Niman Ranch Weekend: Farm to Table at the Willis Hog Farm

Visiting Iowa isn't exactly the sort of thing you'd do just for the weekend. After all, cornfields and farms aren't really "weekend getaway" material. But when you're spending it with Paul Willis and his family, their hospitality and warmth slowly chip away at your pre-conceived notions, until you're completely bowled over by their Midwestern charm and forced to admit that, yes, you had a damn fine time in Iowa, and would jump on the next chance you get to visit them again.

Last weekend, Niman Ranch invited Lick My Spoon, their customers, partners and a couple of other bloggers out to Des Moines for a porky weekend culminating in their 12th Annual Hog Farmer Appreciation Dinner on Saturday evening...[Read full post]