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Biscuits & Gravy Champions!

Team Goodvin has spoken! There are many places that serve up this delicious breakfast selection, but there can only be one that can be named our favorite. Let’s not draw this out anymore than it needs to be and get the name of our newest best friend out there. Ladies, gentleman, readers, and fellow diners,… Continue reading Biscuits & Gravy Champions!

Gallivant Milestones and Moments · Iowa Food

Tour de Biscuits & Gravy-The 2015 Search For Iowa’s Best Plate of Our Favorite Comfort Meal

Our loyal readers have noticed a trend. Team Goodvin loves to seek out new restaurants with every trip. We strive to order interesting items and comb the menus for dishes we’ve never experienced. There is something to be said about a “go-to” when anguishing over a selection while your patient server awaits your order. Sometimes… Continue reading Tour de Biscuits & Gravy-The 2015 Search For Iowa’s Best Plate of Our Favorite Comfort Meal

Gallivant Milestones and Moments

Our 1st Anniversary-Thank You, Iowa!

July 11th, 2014. Sitting on the patio of The High Ground Cafe in Iowa City’s historic Northside, I began typing on my IPad. Just a few paragraphs later I clicked on “publish” in the lower right hand corner of the screen and less than a second later, The Iowa Gallivant came to life. A year… Continue reading Our 1st Anniversary-Thank You, Iowa!

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The Iowa Gallivant’s 2014 Top 20-Some of the Most Memorable Moments & Experiences of Our Year in Iowa

Our blog is young, but who wouldn’t love a great list of some of our favorite times sharing our life in the Hawkeye state. We started The Iowa Gallivant on July 11th and we can’t tell you how much we’ve enjoyed showcasing the great people, places and culture of Iowa. Nearly 10,000 visitors have combed… Continue reading The Iowa Gallivant’s 2014 Top 20-Some of the Most Memorable Moments & Experiences of Our Year in Iowa

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You’re going to make this Iowa thing happen

“People will come to Iowa for reasons they cannot possibly fathom…” -James Earl Jones from the movie, Field of Dreams Hello, folks! First time blogger, long time reader. There’s something going on in Cornbelt, USA and it’s not all pig-poo. I was born in the great state of Iowa and moved away in ’99, when… Continue reading You’re going to make this Iowa thing happen