Iowa's Simple Pleasures with Dan Kaercher
Delicious Destinations #1
Host Dan Kaercher visits a steakhouse in Albia, a café in Mount Vernon, a place known for huge burgers in Clayton County, an Italian gem in Washington county, a Pella bakery and a winery in southwest Iowa. [28 minutes]
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Jaarsma Bakery, Pella, Iowa (#305)
Dan Kaercher learns to make a Dutch letter at the Jaarsma Bakery in Pella, Iowa. 01:29
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Lincoln Café, Mount Vernon, Iowa (#305)
Dan Kaercher samples presidential cuisine at the Lincoln Cafe in Mount Vernon, Iowa. 01:39
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Bogie's Steak House, Albia, Iowa (#305)
If you say "supersize" me, you better mean it, as Dan Kaercher learned when he ordered a grilled entrée at Bogie's... 04:44
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Templeton Rye, Templeton, Iowa (#305)
Prohibition of alcohol in the 1920s lead to a boom in bootlegging. Dan Kaercher shares his findings of one of... 05:59
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Sugar Clay Winery, Thurman, Iowa (#305)
Tucked into the rural Loess Hills of western Iowa is one of the more than 70 licensed wineries in the state. Dan... 06:12
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Series Description: Dan Kaercher, founding editor-in-chief of Midwest Living magazine, travels Iowa in search of hidden treasures and out-of-the-way places for Iowans to visit and explore right here at home.
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