Elijah Decious

If you need to optimize your time or spending, check out these nine things that made the best impression on us. Then, try them for yourself through Feb. 25.

Ahead of plans for the launch of a huge undertaking, The Gazette caught up with NewBo City Market’s executive director, Julie Parisi, to look back at the last decade as the organization prepares for the next one.

The Laughter Club in Iowa City manages to get the benefits of laughter without relying on comedy. Here’s how.

With a rich pork broth, see the ramen options that are making Hokkaido Ramen House a fast-growing national chain for authentic Japanese.

Tickets, now on sale at iowacraftbrewfestival.com, start at $45. Each ticket includes unlimited samples, a commemorative tasting glass, and access to festival grounds with shade tents, vendors, yard games and a variety of food trucks.

Tease your appetite with a peek at the specials for 10-day restaurant weeks in Linn and Johnson counties starting this week.

THC drinks have been popping up at more and more restaurants and stores. Here’s how they became legal and how they’re different from recreational products sold across Iowa’s borders.

The new restaurant from a former Iron Chef cast member is finally living up to its tagline: All Day.

The restaurant plans to add breakfast to the menu with its reopening.

In addition to Mexican food, which has saturated the Cedar Rapids market with more than 30 options, the restaurant offered a unique specialty in Central American cuisine at a modest price.

This year’s winter “Point in Time” count Jan. 24 yielded mixed results in Linn and Johnson counties that showed perhaps the start of changing trends for both.

With meet-ups at a different restaurant each week, the Winter Supper Club in Cedar Rapids is more than just a place to eat.

One Mexican restaurant is standing out from the crowd by turning the tables — telling the people who love their food to make it themselves in a new workshop.

Paul McDermott, a chef at Wildwood BBQ & Saloon in Iowa City, earned the Media’s Choice award, designated by media professionals invited to the event.

The new event, set for May 3 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., will let attendees explore a variety of culinary persuasions from food trucks and vendors on the Second Avenue Bridge in downtown Cedar Rapids.