• The Giuseppe, #fakevegan & the mother of all wine clubs

    the Django dog Reader tips took me around the metro last week checking out a tavern legend, a super sized wine dinner and cynicism. Let’s start with the latter matter. Chef George Formaro hosted a forum at his Django restaurant to address anonymous social media attacks against him for: 1.) his…
  • Bandes-annonces ou teasers des prochains films à ne pas manquer / Trailers or teasers of next m

    Coucou, allez je parle un peu de cinéma, j'ai sélectionné au moins 24 prochains films français, américains et internationaux qui vont sortir au cinéma à voir et à ne pas manquer, il y en a pour tous les goûts et j'espère que &ccedi…
  • Nightmare and the Cat - Blackbird Smile

    Nightmare and the Cat, fronted by brothers Django and Sam Stewart (sons of former Eurythmics frontman Dave Stewart and Shakespears Sister singer/mastermind Siobhan Fahey - also a former member of Bananarama), released their eponymous debut EP on July 12th. These guys are great; Django has wonderful…
  • JAST USA panel day 2

    Jast USA Panel AX2011 Day 2 They had a booth in 819 in the exhibit hall next to the J-list booth but they also had a panel on Day 2. Here is a quick recap of what they had to share first JAST is made up of different companies since they translate the games into English and then release them in the…
  • Happy Hour Deals, Kids Meals & Weird Stuff

    While half a billion Iowa eggs were being recalled, our mailbox filled with reader inquiries about drunken baboons, cannibals, happy hour deals and kid’s meals. Grateful to not be chasing the egg story, I determined to investigate their more esoteric concerns. Newly protected as endangered species…
  • The Best of 2008

    Best & Worst of a Very Strange YearBest Restaurant” & “Best Chef - Bistro Montage & Enosh KelleyKelley and Sous Chef Nick IllingworthBistro Montage became Des Moines’ best restaurant by staying focused. While most of the best chef-owners in town were opening second, third and fourth café…
  • Iowa’s New Old Thing

    We've Come a Long Way, Still Got a Long Way to GoIowa has been desperately seeking a unique niche in the national culture - something that attracts tourists, young professionals and investment capital. To that end, our previous governor endowed Vision Iowa and its subsidiary agencies. The good inten…
  • Django

    Django (http://www.djangodesmoines.com/)Five words over the threshold to the Hotel Fort Des Moines’ new restaurant tip off the equivocal character of the 150-seat brasserie: “Django — All French, no attitude.” This is not Julia Child’s persnickety French cuisine, but that of the new polyglot Fran…