Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
Mecca reports that the Fabian seafood truck is at the In-N-Out station in Minnetonka (15114 Hwy 7) today from noon-6pm, and at Pahl’s Market in Apple Valley (6885 W. 160th) from 10am-noon tomorrow. Gulf shrimp, blue crab meat, crawfish tails… sounds like good BBQ fodder.
MoreThe City Pages beer fest is going on its 17th year and features 120 brews — and it’s now at a new location, near 10th and Hennepin. Tickets $30; $8 for designated drivers; $45 for VIPs who want to drink, uh, unlimited Michelob.
MoreSimple, Good, and Tasty gives a nice breakdown on AM950’s new food show, “Fresh & Local” with Susan Berkson and Bonnie Dehn. Guests have included Lucia Watson, Mike Phillips of The Craftsman, and Jeremy Iggers. (The Heavy Table’s editor appears on the program June 6.)
MoreThe menu details are in for the Thursday, June 4 Lift Bridge Dinner at the Water Street Inn in Stillwater, and it sounds like a doozy. Here’s course two: Biscotti™ will accompany a slow roasted shrimp appetizer with fennel slaw and a garlic beurre blanc.
MoreBill Roehl hits gem-in-the-rough Mexican joint Tacolmeca in Burnsville and delivers a number of verdicts in his patented paint-peeling uncensored style: “I dug in to the tamale first. It was a bit overdone for my liking but the parts that weren’t burned to a crisp were spicy and flavorful”; “I switched over to the Cuban […]
MoreAs per the Cheese Shop at France 44 blog, the St. Paul Cheese Shop (1573 Grand Ave.) has opened its doors and is in its soft launch phase.
MoreThe Kingfield Farmers Market makes its 2009 debut at 9am on Sunday, May 31. From the press release: “On opening day, expect farm-raised meats, local honey, baked goods, jams, salsa, pickles, & artisan cheese. There will also be a large selection of bedding plants, heirloom vegetable starts, hanging baskets, and potted flowers available for spring […]
MoreTom Horgen reports on a hoppy beer party at the Blue Nile, the Nordeast Bar Hop, and Braufest. Plus, via an email update: Longfellow Grill is having a patio party on Wednesday, June 3, from 5-9pm featuring $2 Summits and brats. Summit’s own Mark Stutrud will be in attendance.
MoreTrout Caviar whips up some brown trout escabeche with ramps and asparagus, DeRusha’s omnipresent always-streaming Jasoncam catches Don Shelby in the act of stealing a cupcake, a kickass watermelon photo from surlygrrrl in our Flickr group, Katie makes some monsterburgers, and giant beer glasses pop up over at Town Hall [via MNBeer].
MoreIn order to create a follow-up to this vintage local grocery store matchbook poster, Metro Collectible is looking for additional vintage matchbooks from Twin Cities bars, diners, nightclubs, and other entertainment establishments — contact metrocollectible@gmail.com.
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