Are you excited about planning a trip to Iowa or are you looking for a new culinary adventure? Would you like some guidance from a local? "Eat Like a Local - Iowa" offers the inside scoop on food in the Hawkeye State, from small-town diners to elegant restaurants. 

"Eat Like a Local - Iowa" can be ordered through Amazon. It is also available for in-store purchase at Three Bells Books in Mason City and the Visit Mason City Welcome Center.

June 10 - 8:50 a.m., author interview on KCMR Radio. 

June 18 - 5:30 p.m., Three Bells Books,14 S. Commercial Alley, Mason City, Iowa.

Mary Pieper is a freelance writer who loves reading, baking, history, and travel. Her family moved to Iowa when she was 3, and she has lived there ever since. She grew up in Marshalltown, went to college in Cedar Falls, and was a journalist for newspapers in Tama/Toledo, Boone, Storm Lake, and Sheldon before moving to Mason City to accept a job as a reporter for the Globe Gazette. Mary got to know the food scene in those communities and has eaten at restaurants in other parts of the Hawkeye State while on vacation or visiting relatives. She's also enjoyed the cuisine in Chicago, New York City, and Italy but still loves the food in her home state.

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