Issue 30

Sodas Which You May Not be Entirely Aware of: Green River

Okay folks, here we are again. Your favorite quarterly column showcasing rare and desirable sodas is finally back. This time we will be exploring Green River – I’m quite excited about this featured soda. First, we will look at a

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Basil vs. Zucchini 0

Every year at this time we make a few notes regarding the hits and misses of our backyard garden so we can do better next year. Basil and zucchini were big producers this year, but what if you don’t have

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Sodas Which You May Not Be Entirely Aware Of 0

Goody Green Pop and Blue Pop For this installment of this column (which has become a huge part of many of our readers’ lives), I will be reviewing two sodas. You must understand that this is twice the amount of

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Finding the Food: Des Moines 0

Recently some friends and I decided to head up to Des Moines for their first-ever Hinterland Music Festival. We were looking forward to music from Future Islands, TV On The Radio, Edward Sharpe and more, but I was really looking

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Babysitting After Midnight: Infusions

It’s about to be summertime, which means grilling and drinks with friends and family outside on sunny days. We’ll be talking about some fun home infusions you can make at home and the drinks to go along with them. Infusions

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Letter From the Publisher: Issue 20

This issue of Food & Spirits Magazine marks a bit of a milestone for us. In your hands is the 20th issue of FSM. Perhaps it’s needless to say, but I’ll go ahead and say it anyway… it’s been quite

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The Dumpster: Trending Markets

Here in the heartland of agriculture we’ve cultured something that grows great on four acres of parking lot: the farmers market. A farmers market isn’t much of a market and there aren’t any farmers. Mostly it’s rows of big white

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The Dumpster: The Year of Eating Dangerously

Before we buttered our first roll, before the glasses were filled, before we had a chance to say grace, my mother set down the platter of turkey and announced: “Everybody—save the neck for Dad.” There was a pause as our

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Babysitting After Midnight: Happy Hour

It’s many people’s favorite part of the day. That moment when you get to walk out the doors, get into your car and leave work behind. The second favorite? Happy hour. With so many great options around it’s easy to

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In the Business: B & G Tasty Foods, Part 2

Publisher’s Note: This column lets business owners, in their own words, tell us about the history of their place, how they came to be involved with it and what it’s like to run it. Eddie Morin, the owner of longtime

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