New Flix Brewhouse offers dinner and a show
Cutline: Flix Brewhouse brings dinner and a movie in a one-stop shop to Merle Hay Mall. How many times have you gone out on a date with your partner only [...]
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Posted December 31, 2014in Belly Up To...
Posted December 24, 2014in Belly Up To...
If you like wine, you’ll love +39
Iowans used to have to make a trip to the nearest Olive Garden to get a taste of Italy. Similar restaurants offer varieties of pasta and wines, but none [...]
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Posted December 17, 2014in Belly Up To...
Eatery A: Five-star quality at a two-star price
Dust off that favorite little black dress in the back of your closet, ladies, and strap on your best heels. Ditch the tennis shoes, men, and find that one tie [...]
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Posted December 10, 2014in Belly Up To...
Mangez bien: ‘Eat well’ at Django
It’s Saturday night, and the whole group is together. The women want different wines, and men want football and a cigar-induced hangout. The only thing the group can agree on [...]
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Posted December 03, 2014in Belly Up To...
Des Moines celebrates 12 years of drinking with Santa
Twelve years ago, John Johnson and Jason Kiesau gathered a group of friends together and rented a party bus. Each dressed like Santa Claus and set out to have a [...]
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Posted November 26, 2014in Belly Up To...
Enjoy a night of western fun at Cowboy Jack’s
At Cowboy Jack’s, Daisy Duke will be your server, and you’re sure to find cousins Bo and Luke at the bar, never meaning no harm. It is a relaxed and [...]
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Posted November 19, 2014in Belly Up To...
Classic cocktails with a twist at RoCA
I moved to Des Moines in May, as a lifelong Iowan with far too little knowledge of all that its capital city has to offer. When I took up this [...]
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Posted November 12, 2014in Belly Up To...
The Exchange is Des Moines’ own Wall Street for beverages
If you’ve ever had a taste for the excitement of the stock market, you’ll probably find The Exchange is right up your alley. If you have no idea how the [...]
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Posted November 05, 2014in Belly Up To...
Madhouse Brewing stands out in a world of craft breweries
How many craft breweries is too many craft breweries? When will brewers run out of new flavors to use? Is craft beer just a trend doomed to fade away, like [...]
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Posted October 29, 2014in Belly Up To...
Granite City: Where happy hour comes twice a day
Granite City isn’t your average restaurant chain. It’s part food, part brewery — all fun. Granite City takes pride in its in-house brewed beer, featuring such creations as the Broad [...]
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