Food & Drink

Ingredients for a holiday meal made available to any Johnson County resident

Dirty Dough, which opened its first Iowa franchise in January at 2811 Wiley Blvd. SW, Suite 100, has expanded beyond stuffed cookies and into dirty sodas.

The new location will be Freddy’s fourth in Iowa, and its third in Cedar Rapids.

Captain’s Fish and Chicken, opened by owner Ray Aqel at 1616 First Ave. NE in October, has brought a popular new option to the Wellington Heights and Mound View neighborhoods.

The new spot, at 3254 Crosspark Rd. next to Barrett’s Quality Eats, opens on Wednesday, Dec. 11.

With a collection dating back to the 1500s, there’s plenty to feast on at the Szathmary Culinary Manuscript Collection at the University of Iowa — one of the top five collections in the country. Thousands of books, manuscripts and pamphlets all seem to have one common theme: We are what we eat.

The meal is typically serve on Christmas Eve in the Czech Republic, other European countries

Letting kids help in the kitchen can teach them valuable skills, healthy habits and encourage creativity.

After several cafe partnerships and two openings at the University of Iowa, The Eat Shop is opening a new flagship location in Linn County to serve offerings from every other location -- plus a few new things.

Its store on Twixt Town Road closed on Sunday, Nov. 24.

Making your own chicken soup allows you to up the umami factor

The location, which will be the restaurant’s only one in Eastern Iowa, is expected to open in spring 2025.