Iowa's Simple Pleasures with Dan Kaercher
Delicious Destinations #2
Host Dan Kaercher learns how Iowa's smallest brew pub makes its specialty beers, how a Grinnell couple turned a dilapidated bank on old highway 6 in Ladora into a fine wine and food bistro, and what makes an Italian restaurant so special in the Mississippi river town of Clinton. Dan also visits the Maytag Blue Cheese factory. [28 minutes]
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Maytag Blue Cheese, Newton, Iowa (#308)
Dan Kaercher visits the Maytag Dairy Farm in Newton, Iowa. 01:30
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Rastrelli's Restaurant, Clinton, Iowa (#308)
The name Rastrelli has been synonymous with food since 1939 in the Mississippi river town of Clinton. Join Dan... 07:52
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Goldie's Ice Cream Shoppe, Prairie City, Iowa (#308)
Dan Kaercher learns there's more than ice cream to taste at this small town diner with BIG food. Goldie's Ice Cream... 05:26
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Worth Brewery, Northwood, Iowa (#308)
Join Dan Kaercher for a pint of beer at Iowa's smallest brew pub in the north central part of the state. Hosted by... 06:10
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Ladora Bank Bistro, Ladora, Iowa (#308)
Dan Kaercher enjoys a side dish of local history with the food and wine served at a 1920's era bank, now restored as a... 06:31
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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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