Iowa Restaurant Association

The Hotel at Kirkwood Center chef earns recognition at Iowa Restaurant Association Culinary Competition
The Hotel at Kirkwood Center in Cedar Rapids earned runner-up honors at the Iowa Restaurant Association’s annual Culinary Competition on Nov. 17 in Des Moines, with Chef James Vido’s Santa Maria Steak “Frites” showcasing locally sourced ingredients from multiple Iowa…
Survey shows depth of Iowa’s hospitality worker shortage
Around 92% of Iowa’s restaurants are actively seeking to immediately add staff according to a…

Area restaurant professionals named ‘Women to Watch’
Brittany Hannah, chef and owner of Cedar Marion’s Bistro 3 Nineteen, was one of seven…
ICDD encourages new patron, restaurant & bar pledge
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The Iowa City Downtown District (ICDD) has introduced a new…

State to strengthen compliance for bars and restaurants
Beginning this week, the state of Iowa will take additional steps to enforce compliance with…

Restaurant Association says industry on ‘precipice of collapse’
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The Iowa Restaurant Association has released dire statewide numbers indicating…




