Local residents won’t be surprised to read this: The Uptown Café in Jefferson has been named as the home of the best pie on the Raccoon River Valley Trail.
A delegation from the Raccoon River Valley Trail Association will soon award the coveted engraved glass plate to Uptown Café owner Beth Hougham, chief baker Elaine McDowell, and the rest of the Uptown Café crew.
This is the first year the RRVT Association held a “Best Pie on the RRVT” contest. Voting was open on the RRVT website from June 1 to Sept. 1. The Uptown Café received 1,200 votes, putting it far ahead of the second place Patrick’s Restaurant, located trailside in Adel.
Other contestants were Crossings Bistro & Brew of Minburn, PJ’s Drive-In of Panora, David’s Milwaukee Diner at the Hotel Pattee in Perry, Dexfield Diner in Redfield, and Bell Street Market in Yale.
For the complete story, read Chuck Offenburger’s post on the RRVT website.
