By Shane Goodman shane@dmcityview.com

Stuffed full of Relish

We have been publishing our Relish guide to food and fine dining for more than five years. The packaging of it has certainly changed, going from an insert, to center pages, to its own publication, and now to the cover of Cityview.

Quick history: Relish started in the spring of 2003 and debuted as an insert in Pointblank, a now defunct alternative newsweekly that we once published. When we purchased Cityview in April of 2005, Relish made its move there and was a great addition, providing in-depth food and dining coverage of the local scene to even more readers. The publication’s following grew so much that we decided to let it stand on its own, and in the fall of 2006, Relish debuted as its own publication with a slick and glossy cover in a magazine format, available for free at several hundred locations across the metro. And now you will find it as the cover story of Cityview, with additional food-related stories and photos packing this issue.

Why the change? You told us that you loved Relish, but that you had difficulty finding it. By making Relish the cover story of Cityview, it now has the strength of Cityview’s readership and distribution. And it gives Des Moines’ independent newsweekly some great content that centers around one of the most popular forms of entertainment — dining.

The one thing that has been consistent through the years has been the writing of our food critic, Jim Duncan. Jim is a longtime Des Moines resident, and his knowledge of the local food scene is unmatched. He and our staff have written educational, informative and entertaining articles once again, and we are pleased to present them to our Cityview readers.

Thanks for reading.

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