Aug 6, 2012

Continuing our birthday celebration with another Top 4 list. Please find the Top 4 list from HE and SHE below: HE and I are eaters, and we are readers.  Those two factors, along with the many dining options our fair city has to offer, made our HE ATE/SHE ATE column so much fun to write.  We’d like to think our posts represent a nice little...

May 30, 2012

If you search for Proof on our Blog you’ll likely find that we love eating there. I am not the only one, many of our other authors are very fond of the food at Proof as well, although I do lead the charge. I love the simplicity of Proof yet the complexity of their meals. Were some of the other restaurants downtown have gone to the extreme to build in ample...

May 16, 2012

I first heard about Host from a Tweet, which is not that shocking in the grand scheme of things. But, I was shocked when I saw it because I hadn’t even heard Flour, the previous concept at the location of Host, had closed. I had heard that Carly Groben had sold Proof, her other restaurant, but for some reason I completely missed the closing of Flour. Anyway,...

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...

Aug 29, 2011

She Ate I look forward to Restaurant Week all year. When the menus are posted, I pour over them, hungrily deciding exactly where to go and when. For those of you who don’t know how restaurant week works: $25 gets you a three course meal at Des Moines finest (and in some cases, priciest) eateries. If you missed out this year, I offer my condolences, and I...