Court Avenue Brewery, Des Moines, Iowa

While in Des Moines, Chef Marcus was also invited to visit the Court Avenue Restaurant & Brewing Co. with Chef Neil Stone. He took me into his large walk-in with huge portions of prepped food. There was a 5 gallon tub of potato salad, made fresh yesterday afternoon and will be gone by the end of service that night. They have a very busy restaurant with a large line (where food is prepared and given to servers) to accommodate fast service. There is also an onsite brewery with a variety of homemade beers. While touring and taking pictures, Marcus was able to sample 3 of their brews. All very delicious. No wonder it’s a successful operation. www.courtavebrew.com