The World Food & Music Festival returns to Des Moines in September

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The Western Gateway Park will as soon as yet again fill with the appears and smells of culinary delights from all-around the world as foodstuff sellers get to the streets through the Planet Food stuff & Songs Competition. The Better Des Moines Partnership declared the return of the world wide food items and tunes function from Sept. 16-18. More than the study course of the weekend, a assortment of reside songs performances, children’s functions and cooking demonstrations will get location among the the festivities. Past year brought cuisines from Bosnia, Herzegovina, Ukraine, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, South Korea, Nigeria, Peru, Morocco, Nepal, Jamaica and El Salvador. The partnership is accepting programs for foods vendors until May perhaps 15.

Award-successful apple cider

Fairfield-dependent Jefferson County Ciderworks brought home five awards at the fourth annual New York Global Cider Competitiveness and has its sights established on the Grand Rapids, Michigan, Perry Level of competition future thirty day period. Not only did the cidery pick up the title of Iowa Cider Producer of the Calendar year, it also took the gold medal in the Modern day Cider classification with its refreshing and thoroughly clean Authentic Apple Cider. A silver medal went to the Black ‘n Blue Session Cider in the fruit cider classification, and Jefferson County’s Cranberry Orange and Apple Pie flavors gained bronze medals in the fruit cider and spiced cider classes, respectively. Extra than 300 ciders from 3 nations around the world participated in the annual opposition. While the Fairfield taproom is at the moment closed, customers in tasting the award-successful ciders can obtain it in Hy-Vee shops all over the point out.

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Spicy treats from Lola’s head to Hy-Vee

Regionally-owned organization Lola’s Great Hot Sauce proceeds to broaden throughout the United States and Canada, and now consumers can discover new Lola’s-seasoned merchandise in Casey’s, Kum & Go, Hy-Vee and Walmart. After doing work with Casey’s to produce seize-and-go treats seasoned with a dehydrated form of the Zesty Jalapeño sizzling sauce, Hy-Vee contacted operator Taufeek Shaw to launch a new line of distinctive merchandise. Cherry Jalapeño salsa, Fiery Chipotle Salsa, Mango Ginger Scotch Bonnet warm sauce and Ghost Pepper peanuts are rolling out in Hy-Vee merchants only around the coming weeks. Hold an eye out for a new line of biscuits, too — a perfect addition to your next charcuterie board.

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An On Cloud 9 birthday bash for 515 Brewing

Will not pass up: 515 Brewing (7700 College Ave., Clive) turns nine this weekend and marks the situation with a Saturday birthday bash it can be contacting the On Cloud 9 Birthday Revelry. Stop by the taproom from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. to try new brews and decide on up prizes to celebrate the brewery’s last year in the one digits.

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