Good News/Sad News on the DSM Dining Scene

A new spot to help with meal prep, a new restaurant in Polk City, and the closing of a visionary farm.

Greetings readers! A few items of note.

But first, let me encourage you to make a beautiful salad platter with summer’s bounty. Then, snap a photo and enter it into my Salad Platter Contest. The deadline is August 25. And remember—everyone who enters wins a free one-month paid subscription to this newsletter (giving you access to my archive of reviews and insights on the DSM dining scene). Plus, premium prizes will go to the top three winners. Find all details right here.

I’ve turned into a mean, lean, salad-platter-making machine! This one is with chicken, apples, Comté cheese, walnuts, and spinach tossed with curry vinaigrette made lightly creamy with a touch of mayo.

Now onto the news:

Andrea Love Opens Dinner Delights

Dinner Delights
2713 Beaver Ave.
515-635-5517
Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Andrea@mydinnerdelights.com. Pre-order here by Thurdsay. You can also subscribe to their mailing list for ordering-window updates each week.

Storefront, interior, kids nook (so far).

Beaverdale…