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Winter 2007 -
Food and Drink
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Written by Rachel Hanks
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 Shatto Milk Company, Osborn, Missouri
The products of Shatto Milk Company are vast. Their milk does not just come in the typical whole, 2%, 1% or skim, but includes other uniquely flavored milks such as chocolate, orange crème, strawberry, root beer and banana.
“We just want to make milk fun,” said Leroy Shatto, who even made a batch of cotton candy-flavored milk for Family Day this past year.
What started as a family-owned dairy farm located just north of Kansas City in Osborn, Missouri has grown into an award-winning small business that welcomes thousands of visitors each year.
Shatto said people occasionally are skeptical when they hear of these products, but once they try them, they realize what a treat they actually are. In addition to milk, Shatto Milk Company also produces cream, fruit punch, iced tea, butter and seasonal eggnog.
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Winter 2007 -
Food and Drink
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Written by Katie Stuart
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 The Blue Owl Restaurant and Bakery, Kimmswick, Missouri Imagine a homemade apple pie that is so big it takes 18 apples to fill it, was named after a flood barrier, and has appeared on television twice because of its originality.
This is not a typical pie that can be found in an average grocery store. The Levee High Apple Pie is only one of the many desserts created by The Blue Owl Restaurant and Bakery in Kimmswick, Missouri.
Between its irresistible charm and inviting menu, The Blue Owl has taken flight since it began more than two decades ago.
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Winter 2007 -
Food and Drink
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Written by Sarah Shebek
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 Hamburg Inn No. 2, Iowa City, Iowa Hidden in the depths of downtown Iowa City, the Hamburg Inn No. 2 looked like most other diners – but when Ronald Reagan stopped in for the meatloaf special, everything changed.
“He had been an announcer for sports radio in Des Moines, so there was a history there,” said Dave Panther, owner of the Hamburg Inn. “Unfortunately I wasn’t here when he stopped in – I was out making a balloon delivery as a court jester. By the time I came in, he was out.”
That’s right, Panther also works part-time as a professional clown.
His restaurant started out modestly enough, but it has grown into something of an exception in the world of family-owned, mom-and-pop-type establishments. Its reputation was built by countless appearances in travel magazines, newspapers, even a TV show or two and as local destinations go, it’s a little slice of Midwestern Americana with a twist – part of it due to political star power.
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