East Mill Bakeshop and Catering is everything you picture a hometown bakeshop to be, offering freshly baked, homemade breads, muffins, & scones, delicious cookies, and homemade granola, with hand selected ingredients from local farms.  Seasonality and freshness is incorporated into everything you see at East Mill Bakeshop, from their selection of breads and baked goods, … Continue reading “Eat Like a Local: Restaurant Edition” – East Mill Bakeshop & Catering

Through a grant from Iowa’s Healthiest State Initiative, and a collaboration between Lincoln Elementary School and the St. Stephen’s Food Bank, Lincoln Elementary is now able to provide additional food to families at their school.  In early January, the Dubuque Community was awarded a 5-2-1-0 Grant through the Iowa Department of Public Health.  5-2-1-0 is … Continue reading Local Food Highlights: Lincoln Elementary School Food Pantry

This week we take a break from our “Eat Like A Local” series to discuss healthy hints for a healthy diet!  Today, we will be looking at digestive health, and the benefits of yogurt for your digestive system.  One way to improve digestive health and help with weight management is including yogurt in your diet.  … Continue reading Healthy Hints: Yogurt

Garden fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers…doesn’t that sound delightful?!  You can expect this and so much more from Breitbach’s Country Dining in Balltown, IA.  While summer may seem far away, you aren’t far from homemade goodness and fresh, local food at Breitbach’s Country Dining.  Started in 1852, Breitbach’s is Iowa’s oldest food and drink establishment … Continue reading “Eat Like a Local: Restaurant Edition” Breitbach’s Country Dining

If you haven’t been to Brazen Open Kitchen + Bar, this gem needs to go on your list of places check out.  Coming up on its three year anniversary, Brazen is an excellent addition to the Dubuque food scene with fresh, made from scratch meals that support local farms. When I sat down with chef … Continue reading “Eat Like a Local:” Restaurant Edition – Brazen

If you live in Dubuque County, you’ve probably heard of Country Junction.  This hometown restaurant in Dyersville has a reputation for classic, Midwestern comfort foods like roast beef, mashed potatoes, and homemade pie.  Right off of Highway 20, Country Junction serves people from far and wide, especially over the summer travel season.  But what you … Continue reading “Eat Like a Local: Restaurant Edition” – Country Junction

It all began with coffee. Inspire Café opened a little over 3 years ago as a large coffee shop in Dubuque’s Millwork District.  As its name suggests, the place hopes to be a source of inspiration for its patrons, from coffee they serve to the food they offer.  The art on the walls features local … Continue reading “Eat Like a Local: Restaurant Edition” – Inspire Café  

As the cold moves in and farmers market season draws to a close, there is no doubt that fresh, local produce items will be harder to find.  Just because you are hunkering down for winter, doesn’t mean that you have to stop eating local.  In fact, you may already be eating more locally than you … Continue reading “Eat Like a Local”: Buying Local at the Grocery Store

What a great week!  The Dubuque County area has some amazing foods and the quality of our family’s meals this week has been incredible. Take a look at some of our local eats: Wednesday Ray’s Breakfast- eggs, cinnamon roll, apples, and honey Local Items: eggs from Beckers Farm Fresh eggs, Dyersville, IA cinnamon roll- Anna … Continue reading “Eat Dubuque County!” Week Wrap Up

Today, Ray & I attended the Regional Food Systems Working group meeting in Nevada, IA.  It was a great opportunity for local food supporters from across the state to get together, share ideas, and learn more about our passion of working with local foods.  Our lunch today was catered by Robyn Anderson from “The Bistro … Continue reading “Eat Dubuque County!” Day 6: Thursday