Posts by Devotay

Bryan, If it makes you feel any better, I was raised in Columbus, OH. I'll root for the Hawks over anyone but my Buckeyes though (and Satan himself over Michigan):lol: Your ideas are good ones, and some of them we are using in...

Read the whole story here Sadly I remember him best for some disparraging comments about the Heartland and its food, but he was a great writer and a true professional. He will be sorely missed.

Over the weekend we read the disturbing news of another foodborne illness outbreak. Once again it is e-coli 0157(h)7, a particularly nasty strain, that has sickened at least 120 and killed at least one person. There may be many...

Shroom, For the purposes of the magazine, the reach is far smaller than for my book. Our coverage area stretches from the Des Moines/Ames metro east to the Mississippi. As for distribution, while our first issue will only have a 10K...

There are even better honeydews and canteluoupes down there, Doc! And watch out for the corn. We do grow the best sweet corn on the planet here, but a vast amjority of what you see zipping through our humble state on I80 is feed...

I'm looking to all you Heartland ChefTalkers to help me out. I am launching a new magazine, "Edible Iowa River Valley," and while I know the area fairly well, I don't know it all. So please post your recs for the best food,...

Oh, and what about advertising? If you have one of these in your area (or you wish to) would you (do you) advertise your restaurant in it?

Mine too. the choice between local and organic is a false choice.

I'm proud to announce that on October 8th, the first issue of Edible Iowa River Valley will hit the stands here in eastern Iowa, joining 18 other members of Edible Communities, a family of locally produced magazines throughout the...

Shroom, I understand that, and UI and others are doing that. I'm talking about the next step. I work on the local school board's Wellness Policy committee, and after much cajoling we finally pursuaded them to buy their ground beef...