Entries Tagged as ‘Iowa’

January 13, 2010

Expecting the Unexpected: The Problems with Pesto

My first few months driving in Los Angeles many years ago, a brand new Thomas Guide riding shotgun, drivers pulled in front of me when I least expected.  They stopped at the light when I thought they would go and went through when I thought they would stay.  I felt ill at ease, like I [...]

January 5, 2010

Iowa City: A True Gem in the Heartland

What I love most about Iowa City is that it is always evolving.  Perhaps it’s a product of being a college town.  Like the youth who appear there every fall, it grows with the times.  While one may think that we want our beloved places to stay the same, I love Iowa City because it [...]

September 4, 2009

Who Says You Can’t Go Home?

Cadry’s Kitchen has been quiet while I took to the skies and went to my hometown, Des Moines, Iowa, to visit family and unwind.  I’ve heard it said that our perceptions of a location say more about us than the place itself.  That’s certainly true when it comes to going home again.  There was a [...]