With all the national media in Iowa this week, we were bound to get some dispatches from the frontier-style stories.
Roll Call has a 15-minute audio experience of the Iowa State Fair. The reporter spent “a day in the deep-fried life” for the first time and fills up at a couple classic food stands (though does not get the double bacon corn dog, which, again, God bless America).
Next, there’s a lifestyle story from the Washington Post announcing that avocado toast has made it to the heartland, and first-class hotels can be had for only (only!) $189.
Des Moines, or DSM to locals, (Really? — Ed.) is a laid-back, easily navigable city with an impressive network of bike trails, one of the most beautiful and interesting capitol buildings I’ve toured and an emerging food and cocktail scene.
In fairness, the Post also has a very nice profile of/Q&A with Sarah Pratt, the woman behind the butter cow.