Clark Williams at West End Architectural Salvage
Clark Williams is a musician, writer, chef, graphic designer, publisher and proud Son of St. Patrick. We asked him to lunch, and he chose West End Architectural Salvage, a downtown [...]
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Posted March 06, 2024in Lunch With...
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Tim and Wendie O’Brien at Ted’s Coney Island
Tim and Wendie O’Brien are horse people with a challenging love story. Because it’s St. Valentine’s month, we asked them to lunch, and they chose Ted’s Coney Island, an Ingersoll [...]
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Posted January 03, 2024in Lunch With...
Kim Perez at Trellis
Kim Perez is the new president and CEO of the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden. We asked her to lunch, and she chose Trellis, the restaurant under the Garden’s dome. [...]
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Posted December 06, 2023in Lunch With...
Bill Mulstay and Mike Hughes
Bill Mulstay is a former fireman, carney and an artist with more than 60 years of significant work in Des Moines. Mike Hughes is a guitar maker, post beam constructionist [...]
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Posted November 01, 2023in Lunch With...
Mike Lavalle and Marc Navailles at Purveyor
More than anyone else, Mike Lavalle elevated the Des Moines dining scene over the last 50 years. Right or wrongly, he has been a step ahead of everyone else in [...]
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Posted October 04, 2023in Lunch With...
Nicola Dance at Trellis
On Sept. 28, Nicola Dance was installed as the fifth-ever dean of St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, under the watch of the recently installed Bishop of the Diocese of Iowa, Betsey [...]
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Posted September 06, 2023in Lunch With...
Nick Tillinghast at Bubba
Nick Tillinghast owns and manages DM Does Things, which controls three Des Moines bars associated with the cooler, younger third millennium Des Moines. We asked him to lunch, and he [...]
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Posted August 02, 2023in Lunch With...
Elaine Estes at Cheese Bar
Elaine Rose Graham Estes was the longtime director for Des Moines Public Library. She is also the first woman of color to hold that title. A Civil Rights pioneer long [...]
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Posted July 05, 2023in Lunch With...
Joe Giunta at Fresko
Joe Giunta is maestro of the Des Moines Symphony Orchestra (DMSO). He has had opportunities to conduct top orchestras all over Europe, South America and the U.S., and he has [...]
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Posted May 31, 2023in Lunch With...
Willie Farrell at Tumea & Sons
Willie Farrell is Des Moines’ resident comedian. He has lived here his entire life, though his talent could have opened big doors out east and west. He is also the [...]
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