Elijah Decious

Sam Gelman, named Chef of the Year by the Iowa Restaurant Association, is leaving a mark on Iowa City after rapid success with the Webster and Paper Crane in the Northside neighborhood. Here’s the big picture on his hyper-local work.

Here’s what caught my eye among the lineup so you know how to spend your dollars and calories.

"The Black Gold Tapestry," a hand embroidered piece by Canadian artist Sandra Sawazky, takes viewers on a journey over millions of years using 52 vignettes centered around one element: oil.

With an experienced bar staff, curated French cuisine, extensive champagne menu and immaculately stylish atmosphere, Claude is the local paragon of elegance.

The restaurant’s closure was made apparent by a

Think Iowa City Restaurant Week, running Feb. 16 through 23, features 17 participants.

Iowa Farm Sanctuary speaks to the progress of farm animal welfare in Iowa, how to further advance humane treatment and the significance of the vegan organization’s 10-year milestone in America’s top pork producing state.

The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance has announced a lineup of 22 Linn County restaurants participating in the 14th annual Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week:

A downtown restaurant is trading its Italian chops for a menu from another continent.

For Nathan Berns, owner of Two Men and a Truck franchises across Eastern Iowa, Maryland and New York, knowing the odds has been part of a long-term strategy that has paid off well. But if the Eastern Iowa native has learned anything, it’s not how to play the numbers — it’s how to understand the humans around him.

Public details are minimal on the new spot, described only as “an upscale neighborhood sports bar” for “elevated comfort food, quality drinks, and a refined, welcoming vibe.”

Waterloo’s The Brewery at WonderBread, a three-in-one brewery powerhouse, marks what owners say is a new era for craft brewing across the country. As the growth of new breweries starts to slow, it could be key to surviving industry challenges.

DeLuxe Cakes & Pastries, 812 S. Summit St., was named Jan. 21 as a semifinalist for the prestigious James Beard Award in the Outstanding Bakery category.

Claude, opened by Adélaïde Subtil and Thomas Heineman on Jan. 10, hosts a svelte lounge on the second floor with plans for a furniture and decor shop downstairs.

Find breakfast, lunch, dinner and more in this opening in a historic New Bohemia bank building.