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It was a great year for eating and drinking in Des Moines. Here is a look at 2021s biggest restaurant and bar openings.

Restauranteur talks about COVID, family, creative geniuses and a dream house. Tony Lemmo owns Aposto at Café di Scala and is a partner in Gusto, Juniper Moon, El Guapo, Breakfast Club and Anna Dolce. We asked him to lunch recently, and he chose Breakfast Club in East Village. Fifty years ago, downt

Ride-hailing shortages continue and prices for rides soar, according to report Bar owners encourage people to figure out how theyre getting home before going out for the holiday weekend. Author: Rachel Droze Updated: 10:17 PM CDT July 2, 2021 DES MOINES, Iowa — Uber and Lyft rides continue to be in high demand and now, consumers are paying more to catch a ride.  Thats according to a report from Rakuten Intelligence.  The ride-hailing industry took a major hit...

If a classic plate of spaghetti drenched in a robust red sauce and dotted with meatballs sounds like your idea of a perfect meal, new restaurant Anna Dolce might be the spot for you. Tentatively scheduled for an April 19 opening in the former Blu Toro Cantina & Grill in West Glen Town Center, Anna Dolce will be serving updated Italian American classics, like the previously mentioned spaghetti and meatballs. “Believe it or not, that’s one of the menu items I’m most excited about,” said J...

A 1986 cookbook recipe from St. Anthony Catholic School in southside Des Moines offers an early glimpse of the culinary ambitions of a pair of students who have gone on to become metro dining entrepreneurs. "A Collection of Favorite Recipes" from the students includes contributions from Tony Lemmo, who is now owner of Aposto at The Scala House in Sherman Hill, and Emily Gross, who along with her sister Andrea Williams operates catering service Taste to Go and its signature event space, Cu...

14 new Des Moines-area restaurants for 2021 Missy Keenan, Special to the Register © Brian Powers/The Register The outside of Kinship Brewing is seen on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, in Waukee, IA. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has been tough on bars and restaurants nationwide, it apparently hasn’t dampened local entrepreneurs’ drive to open new restaurants — or the Des Moines community’s desire to patronize them. “If this pandemic has shown us anything, it’s how much ...