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 Stories About: bikes AND Chef
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Meals on Wheels
After a mass bike ride across Iowa, a slow-food chef picks up the pace |
Kurt Michael Friese |
25 Jul 2008 |
Chef's Diary |
| Do the ride thing. Photo: David Wade Every year for the last 36, Iowa plays host to a unique event. At the beginning of the last full week of July, more than 15,000 people dip the rear tires of their bicycles in the Missouri River -- and seven days and about 450 miles later, they dunk their front tires in the Mississippi. That ceremonial immersion draws to a close a ride that ... |
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| Topics: bikes, Chef's Diary, food, green living, recipes (all these topics) |
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