Busy times here at Iron Leaf Press. The Dream Big. Grow Here. contest is still in full force (go vote) and today, Iron Leaf Press is featured on Khenri’s blog. Khenri specializes in “custom, hand-painted and one-of-a-kind products from shoes to shirts, to accessories and menswear” and I’ve known the owner for a number of years — ever since we were both Grand View students. Anyway, check out the interview and her custom shoes!

Besides lots of busy-ness in the design and letterpress world, John and I took some time this weekend to visit the opening of the NewBo City Market. The NewBo City Market is a year-round, public market with a variety of vendors and is part of the NewBo/Czech Village area in Cedar Rapids. This area was hit hard in the 2008 flood, but there have been a lot of efforts to rebuild the historic district.

It was busy, even shortly after they opened Saturday morning, but John and I got breakfast here, as well as a few groceries to try out at home. I had a delicious chorizo breakfast burrito from La Reyna and John had a tasty egg gyro from Zaytoon Mediterranean Grill (so delicious that we both forgot to photo document them).

I also bought a loaf of whole-wheat heritage bread from Betty and Bobo’s Better Breads, which I made into some delicious turkey, brie, and honey-apple butter grilled sandwiches. The bread was crispy on the outside and airy and soft on the inside. I may have also ate the bread with just some olive oil and Parmesan cheese; it’s that good.

We’re looking forward to going back and trying out a few more of the vendors and perhaps even try out a cooking class or two in their culinary kitchen.