May 8, 2012

It’s hard to believe that an entire year has gone by since I moved back to Des Moines from the San Francisco Bay Area. In so many ways it still feels like I just got here. Maybe it’s because of the mild winter and early spring that the time seems to have gone by so quickly. Or maybe it’s the fact that my wife and I are in the raising-a-baby time warp in...

Dec 19, 2011

He Ate What can you say about Centro that has not already been said? Quality food and ingredients prepared in a casual yet precise fashion? Check. Well-trained service staff eager to make your meal memorable? Check. Atmosphere pumping with the who’s who of Des Moines and one of the few places in town where you need a reservation? Check, check. SHE and I have...

Nov 23, 2011

We’ve been doing this Why eat at a chain Wednesday theme for quite a while, actually over two years, and we have never reviewed the same restaurant twice. Well, that is going to change today, as I am going to review Django a second time. You can see in my first review, I spoke about their lunch menu back in May of 2010 and had some pretty good things to say...

Nov 21, 2011

He Ate This post is longer than most, so apologies up front. I need to get something off my chest. I want to make it clear that I am using Skip’s as a metaphor. As a basic restaurant that has been around for decades, Skip’s is a reliable place to find mediocre food, a warm atmosphere, and dreadful table service (the bartender, on the other hand, was just...

Nov 7, 2011

He Ate  When you go out in Des Moines to dine, and you’re looking for something affordable, efficient, on time, delicious and out of norm, your options are not aplenty. Tartine, therefore, is a welcome addition to the local dining scene as it fills these four needs (needs that SHE and I are often on the lookout for, and consequently, are more times than not,...