Dr. Gregory Schmunk
The state of the arts of murder and suicide Polk County Medical Examiner Dr. Gregory Schmunk is a bona fide celebrity in his field. He was the forensic consultant for [...]
Read More →
Posted January 31, 2018in Lunch With...
Posted January 03, 2018in Lunch With...
George Formaro at Centro
George Formaro obsesses about food. He wakes up in the middle of the night to read esoteric government manuals about pickling and charcuterie. He is owner/chef of Italian, French and [...]
Read More →
Posted December 06, 2017in Lunch With...
Josh Mandelbaum
Josh Mandelbaum was the new star in the local political sky this election cycle. He not only upset a likable Democratic party insider and party boss, but he trounced him [...]
Read More →
Posted November 01, 2017in Lunch With...
Tai Johnson-Spratt
Talking turkey and much more at Chicago Speakeasy Tai Johnson Spratt owned Iowa’s most exotic poultry facility ever until she closed Fox Hollow Farm five years ago. She was having [...]
Read More →
Posted October 04, 2017in Lunch With...
Lila A. T. Akrad at Greenbriar
Lila A. T. Akrad is a patent attorney, veterinarian, dog rescuer, jewelry designer and cancer survivor. She is also the granddaughter of Dr. William Lacy Brown, the legendary scientist who [...]
Read More →
Posted September 06, 2017in Lunch With...
Kevin Cooney
Kevin Cooney spent his professional life as a TV commentator, all but two years in service to KCCI and its predecessor KRNT. He was the longest serving anchor in Des [...]
Read More →
Posted August 02, 2017in Lunch With...
Bruce Gerleman
Bruce Gerleman is a developer, general contractor and restaurateur best known for reviving the Court Avenue district and creating Jethro’s. We asked him to lunch recently to talk about his [...]
Read More →
Posted July 05, 2017in Lunch With...
Jim Hubbell at Bauder’s
As Chairman of the Board of Hubbell Realty, James (Jim) W. Hubbell III has watched Des Moines change and grow from a top-floor perch. We asked him to lunch to [...]
Read More →
Posted June 01, 2017in Lunch With...
Bob Conley at Genevieve’s
To people who know him well, Bob Conley is associated with generosity and a sense of humor that ranges from dark to ironic and sometimes totally inappropriate. That’s at least [...]
Read More →
Posted May 03, 2017in Lunch With...
Chief John Quinn
Wanting to write this column with someone in law and order, I asked several people in the criminal justice system for recommendations. The unanimity amongst their responses amazed me. Waukee [...]
Read More →
