Food Finds

Your Favorite. My Favorite. And More.

Plus a fine-dining spot that's open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Dec 23, 2025 • Wini Moranville

Des Moines’s Best Artisanal Foods, 2025

Thanks to pros like these, dining in gets more rewarding by the year.

Dec 18, 2025 • Wini Moranville

Thanksgiving Mains and Sides from Trusted Sources

And you can even taste-test some TODAY if you get on the stick!

Nov 11, 2025 • Wini Moranville

How to Get Holiday Pies from Local Microbakers: Who, What, When, and Where.

Ordering deadlines are coming up very soon!

Nov 10, 2025 • Wini Moranville

Waukee This Way! Five Food-Focused Reasons to Head Way Out West.

These food artisans make it worth the gas money.

Sep 11, 2025 • Wini Moranville

“What Is Wrong with the Chicken in This Country?”

Why do restaurants serve such boring chicken? And where can you get chicken that actually has some flavor? You know I’ll tell you, right?

Aug 25, 2025 • Wini Moranville

A Slew of Cool Things on the DSM Food & Dining Scene

Before the door slams shut on summer, here are some great things to enjoy right now.

Aug 18, 2025 • Wini Moranville

Quick Bites on the Des Moines Dining Scene

Including my recent visit to the city's most non-frenzied farmers' market.

Jun 2, 2025 • Wini Moranville

Oh, That Cake! Plus More Des Moines Food News

This week: sweet stuff, 65 farms to visit this summer, and more news of note.

May 19, 2025 • Wini Moranville

I Rolled the Dice on a New Caterer. Here’s What Happened.

I hired a young duo—whose food I'd never even tasted—as private chefs for a party. Talk about going out on a limb!

May 14, 2025 • Wini Moranville

Netflix Baking Contestant Eileen Gannon Tells It Like It Was

No wonder she lost seven pounds! Yikes. Eileen takes us behind the scenes. She also tells us how to bring spectacular desserts to our own tables. Stay…

May 8, 2025 • Wini Moranville

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This State Fair Cooking Legend Competed on a Netflix Reality Baking Show. I've Got Questions!

I bet you do, too. Let's talk to Eileen Gannon tomorrow. Live!

May 6, 2025 • Wini Moranville

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