food

Iowans near Central City will have a new restaurant option this summer! A new pizza joint called The Main Slice is headed to Main Street in the coming weeks.

A new food truck is set to hit the streets in Cedar Rapids this week! Check out Street Bites, Eastern Iowa's newest mobile kitchen, beginning on Cinco de Mayo!

Back in early April, we told you that NewBo City Market in Cedar Rapids would be welcoming new shopkeepers this spring. After a weekend visit to the market, we're happy to report that three new shops are now open!

Now that the weather has warmed up, local food and beverage trucks have been rolling out of hibernation for the 2026 season! Which Eastern Iowa trucks are your favorite?

This week, we got word that a new food festival is headed to the Quad Cities this November. Get ready for the first ever FESTIVAL OF CHEESE!

We asked Eastern Iowans on Facebook which area restaurant they will be nominating for the 2026 Best Pork Tenderloin Contest, and there were quite a few responses!

Iowa's annual Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin Contest is underway, and it's time for you to send in your nominations!

The first Salsa Guy Cafe to open in Cedar Rapids is going to be shutting its doors for good this month. Lucky for us, the restaurant's newest location isn't going anywhere!

There are some changes coming to the Cedar Rapids restaurant scene this spring! We have details on a couple of cafe openings, the closure and relocation of a downtown restaurant, and a popular deli that will soon have new owners!

Iowa City is home to a new family-owned restaurant that specializes in fresh, Columbian street food! Que Chimba is now open in the Old Capital Town Center.