Restaurants

Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week

22 local restaurants set for 2026 Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week

Twenty-two local restaurants will participate in the 14th annual Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week, scheduled for Feb. 20 through March 1. The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance announced the restaurant lineup for the event, which will run for 10 days and…

Cedar Crossing will offer more than a casino, supporters say

From three live entertainment venues and three restaurants to an arts and cultural center that…

Cedar Crossing casino new rendering

Estela’s Fresh Mex: burritos, with a side of podcasts and basketball

Anyone who’s been a Hawkeye for the last eight years is no doubt familiar with…

Estela's Fresh Mex co-owners Jerry Vasquez, Tyler Tiecke and Elsa de la Paz.

From farm to feast: How Corridor restaurants work with local farms to enhance their menus

The phrase “farm-to-table dining” evokes many images: steaming platters of bacon and greens, freshly collected…

The exterior of Cobble Hill restaurant as seen on May 30, 2024, in Cedar Rapids. farm-to-table dining

Winter Supper Club in Cedar Rapids inspires members to support local

The Quarter Barrel Arcade and Brewery, 616 2nd Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, was full of…

Patrons visit the Quarter Barrel, Cedar Rapids, on Valentine's Day as a part of a new Supper Club. CREDIT ELIZABETH SCHULTZ

Participants in 2024 Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week announced

The 2024 edition of the Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week officially kicks off Friday, Feb. 16,…

Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week 2024

Tomaso’s Pizza relocates to larger Cedar Rapids location

Tomaso’s Pizza is getting a new Cedar Rapids location after nearly 30 years of business. …

Tomaso's

Frogman’s Print Workshop, UI begin partnership

Iowa City is welcoming the Frogman’s Print Workshop for the first time in July 2023.…

A Photopolymer Intaglio print by Heather Parrish, who will be teaching at the Frogman's Print Workshop in July 2023. CREDIT FROGMAN'S PRINT WORKSHOP.

Think Iowa City Restaurant Week introduces passport, food drive

Think Iowa City’s 2023 Restaurant Week is shifting back to its roots, after pandemic changes…

Rodina’s Samuel Charles named James Beard Awards semifinalist

The James Beard Foundation announced Jan. 25 that Rodina’s Samuel Charles is a semifinalist for…

rodina

Saucy Focaccia permanently closes all locations

Saucy Focaccia, a Cedar Rapids restaurant once named on the list of Iowa’s Best Burgers…

Cedar Rapids-based Saucy Focaccia is permamently closing all locations.

Several Quad Cities-based restaurants expand to Corridor

A trio of bars and restaurants new to the Corridor market are proven commodities as…

Local businesses gear up for Cinco de Mayo in Cedar Rapids

It may not be an official U.S. holiday, but many local businesses in Cedar Rapids…

Cinco de Mayo

Newsmakers: ‘We can’t win for losing’

MAY 24 When the Centers for Disease Control opened the floodgates May 13 to vaccinated…

Downtown Iowa City welcomes new retail openings, restaurants

Retail stores, restaurants, a bowling alley, schools, and store expansions are among the highlights for…

Spare Time Entertainment venue coming to former CR Gordmans store

The former Gordmans store in northeast Cedar Rapids will be home to a new entertainment…