Food & Drink

The IPR staff talks about what they're looking forward to eating and cooking as the holiday season approaches.

The U.S. imports a lot of chestnuts, and there is an opportunity for more of them to be homegrown.

Chef Sean Sherman, also known as "the Sioux chef," talks about his cookbook “The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen.”

A culturally-specific food pantry and delivery service for Latinos in Iowa will expand its capacity. The organization received unexpected national support.

Iowa’s Latino Heritage Festival made a comeback this past weekend after 2020’s was canceled because of the pandemic. The event in downtown Des Moines celebrated the many aspects of Latino cultures represented in the state.

The Iowa Latino Heritage Festival is back this weekend after a rough two years. Organizers have high hopes for a strong 2021 comeback.

Lawyers for pork producers are assessing their next steps after a federal judge in Iowa tossed out their challenge to block a California law on animal confinement.

Bridget Williams Robinson and Jovountae Robinson created the nonprofit Bridge Under the Bridge the day after the devestating 2020 derecho. A year later, they're still helping their neighbors.

Des Moines hosted Iowa’s first Latino film festival this past weekend. It was an event aimed at connecting Iowans to Latino culture and life.

Throughout the country, elderly people have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19, as well as the social distancing guidelines aimed at avoiding it. Four members of central Iowa’s Asian community decided to do what they can to protect the elderly. They also want to make sure their lives and culture can continue as normally as possible.