Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
Month: July 2009
Co-ops Challenge Americans This August: Eat Local
Eleven Minneapolis-St. Paul area co-ops are kicking off a national Eat Local Challenge this August with a slew of events; check out the Heavy Table calendar for details on a few of the highlights of this Saturday’s celebration.
MoreSnail in the Park: Charcuterie with Mike Phillips
The second of Slow Food’s picnic seminars is coming up. Craftsman Chef Mike Phillips, known for his house-cured meats, shows his stuff at Hidden Falls Park, St. Paul, Sunday Aug. 16, 4-7pm. Reservations, at $15 a ticket, are available here. Grilled food and a potluck picnic included.
MoreKnife Skills, A Serial Novel – Part 9
Each Friday, the Heavy Table presents a new installment of Knife Skills, a culinary novel presented piece by piece as it’s written. If you’re uncomfortable with salty language, please be aware that characters regularly use words and phrases unacceptable in polite conversation. In the author’s imagination, some members of the food service industry have a […]
MoreMidtown Global Market Plans Your August Brunches
Themed Sunday brunches including an authentic Scandinavian breakfast, a Mexican brunch, and a summer-appropriate farm-style meal liven up the weekends at the Midtown Global Market throughout August; prices range from $6-9 per person. Brunches run from 11am-2pm; check the Heavy Table calendar for details.
MoreJuly 31 Morning Roundup Part II
Rick interviews cutting board impresario Jon Buck from Wood From the Hood, a rooftop garden opens at the Hennepin County Medical Center, Iggers makes a good case for smuggling a sandwich when you go to a Twins game, Jackson’s Coffee and Gelato is now open on Bryant and Lake in the old Uptown Video space […]
MoreJuly 31 Tweet Rodeo
According to @MetroMixTC, Kenwood now boasts a farm, @Aebleskiver suggests gardening with the pros as part of a “Backyard CSA” (apparently it’s all the rage), @CommonRoots invites you to an art opening on Sunday at the café (Why should you go? Art, free snacks, and happy hour), @MPR comments on Obama’s choice of beer, and […]
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July 31 Morning Roundup
Chowhound jfood refers to himself in the third person as he credibly kneecaps The Front Cafe, tiny, charming, Nordic Ware-spawned kobold cakes, Vita.mn readers (again) refer to St. Paul as a suburb and comedy ensues [via Emily], the joy of making buttermilk sandwich bread, Simple, Good, and Tasty recaps its dinner at the Red Stag […]
MoreLucia’s Adds Afternoon Happy Hour for Uptown Art Fair
Lucia’s is adding an afternoon happy hour during the Uptown Art Fair. On August 7-9, stop by from 2:30-4:30pm for an extended bar menu, discounted wine and cocktails, and $3 tap beers. [Hat tip to dedicated reader Laura.]
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Yarusso-Bros. Reopens After Fire
Yarusso-Bros. Italian Restaurant (635 Payne Ave, St. Paul) is celebrating its grand reopening this weekend, just over five months after a fire destroyed the building. Stop by to congratulate the 76-year-old institution, enter to win gift certificates, and, on Sunday, enjoy all-you-can-eat spaghetti.
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