Foodies Here’s something you can sink your teeth into Wikipedia defines Foodies as a person who has an ardent or refined interest in food and who eats food not out of hunger but due to their interest or hobby. If this describes you then you’re going to love the Amana Colonies. The Colonies have a…
Historic Communal Dinners Taste and experience our history To efficiently feed the population of the seven villages it was decided that meals would be made and eaten together. This meant that there would need to be a series of kitchens and dining halls in each village. Each kitchen would be responsible to feed about 40…
One Original Bakery Still Survives Carrying on a century old tradition During our communal era, each Amana village had a bakery that would supply bread to the numerous communal kitchen houses. A pile of wood kindling was stacked by each bakery. The baker would use this to stoke the brick oven and then let the…
Fall Events + Festivals to Experience Autumn in Amana, you’ll remember it for a long time to come Autumn is a special time of year in the Amana Colonies. As the weather turns just a little cooler and the leaves begin to change the landscape transforms into a painter’s palette of multiple shades of yellow,…
Experience a Vintner Dinner A themed five-course meal with wine pairings When you think of the Amana Colonies, food might be one of the first things that pops into your mind. It might be those fantastic brats, or the delicious coffee cakes or even the full family-style meals that made our restaurants famous. Those thoughts…
Classic Amana Family Style An Amana Colonies Tradition Family Style dining is an Amana tradition and while these restaurants also serve delicious plated meals it’s the family style bowls of side dishes that has its roots in our history and makes this a unique experience. If you have never had an Amana Colonies Family Style…
10 Amana Specialties to Devour You’ve got to try these things An important feature of any culture is the food. Amana is no exception; in fact, our food is a huge part of the communal era culture that is still with us today. Take it from this Amana boy these are some things you must…