*This fall we had the pleasure to team up with the Iowa Egg Council for an eggy road trip that featured plate after plate of this classic American comfort food. We’re talking Deviled eggs! The views expressed in this blog post are of our own. Now, let’s gallivant! Edith Lucille’s Bait Shack & Wing Depot-Cedar… Continue reading The Delicious Dozen: 12 Iowa Deviled Egg Destinations
*We’ve had one heck of a tasty time with Iowa Pork and all the delicious pork tenderloins we’ve experienced this year. I had the great pleasure to promote their top 5 finalists for the best in Iowa. The views expressed in this blog post are of our own. Now, let’s gallivant and start drooling! Ladies… Continue reading Iowa Pork’s 2025 Top 5 Tenderloins!
*Earlier this year, the Iowa Beef Council sponsored our beefy road trip across Iowa to promote their Top 10 Best Burgers of 2025, and we were honored to take up the tasty project. This is a list of those juicy burgers that made it to the top 10, and I know we could all use… Continue reading Burger-Up Your Travels in Iowa
*The list below is not a ranking! It’s the order of counties we’ve featured. Feel free to click on the highlighted links to get more info on many of these restaurants we’ve showcased. Now, let’s gallivant! 67. Appanoose County: White Oak Grill-Exline, Iowa 68. Poweshiek County: The Classic Deli & Ice Cream Shoppe-Brooklyn, Iowa 69.… Continue reading 99 Pork Tenderloins: Part 3 of 3-Iowa’s Sandwich Odyssey
*We had another great year of traveling throughout this amazing region while partnering up with a great organization once again. Burgers & Backroads is sponsored by Western Iowa Tourism. The views expressed in this blog post are of our own. Now, let’s gallivant! Mother Nature’s-Estherville, Iowa (Emmet County) Houdini’s Soda Fountain-Lake View, Iowa (Sac County)… Continue reading Burgers & Backroads-Western Iowa
*We were honored to partner up with Iowa Pork and visit their top 5 restaurants for the 2024 Best Pork Tenderloin in the state. This tasty tendy project is separate from The Iowa Gallivant’s 99 Pork Tenderloins Sandwich Odyssey. The views expressed in this blog post are of our own. Now, let’s gallivant! *The list… Continue reading Iowa Pork’s Top 5 Contenders for Best Tenderloin-2024
Perhaps the favorite sandwich in Iowa and it’s presented in many forms. We’re talking about the Pork Tenderloin sandwich and we’re propping up one from all 99 of Iowa’s counties! Have fun reading Part 1 of our delicious list, and keep supporting Iowa’s producers, local restaurants and the communities they call home. *The list below… Continue reading 99 Pork Tenderloins: Part 2 of 3
Perhaps the favorite sandwich in Iowa and it’s presented in many forms. We’re talking about the Pork Tenderloin sandwich and we’re propping up one from all 99 of Iowa’s counties! Have fun reading Part 1 of our delicious list, and keep supporting Iowa’s producers, local restaurants and the communities they call home. Thank you to… Continue reading 99 Pork Tenderloins: The Iowa Sandwich Odyssey-Part 1 of 3
*Right in between the Quad Cities and Iowa City metro areas, on Interstate 80, is one of Eastern Iowa’s premiere communities to shop small and eat well during this holiday season and beyond! Our Gallivant was sponsored by Main Street West Branch. Some of the goods, meals and services were complimentary. The views in this… Continue reading Main Street Iowa, Small Town Iowa, Historic Iowa: The Holidays in Bountiful West Branch
*The greatest part of traveling is getting to know the folks that help to make their communities thrive. Especially when we can find the locals who also know how to have fun, laugh together and welcomes you over and over again around every corner. Our visit to Davis County was sponsored by Davis County Tourism.… Continue reading The Handmade, Homemade, Fun Loving & Delicious Getaway to Davis County, Iowa
