Month: August 2009

August 18 Tweet Rodeo

@NoReservations sings Thai food’s praises while @MplsFarmMarket offers a recipe for Thai eggplant, @JamButter continues a spirited debate of the future of commodity subsidies, obesity, and high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), @ChefShack1 announces “Chef Shack Dos” (coming soon!), @SippitySup offers a winning recipe for tomato-saffron-peppadew pepper scallops, and @SweetCheeksBaby reminds you to stop by Midtown […]

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August 18 Morning Roundup

Bill reports on the city of Rosemount vs. a local vegetable grower, Anna of True Thai is dumping her ad buys, a great-looking way to utilize and save your onion and garlic glut, grilled duck with promiscuous berry sauce, an eyepoppingly pretty shot of Midtown Farmers Market produce at Martha and Tom (start putting this […]

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Burger Jones Dumps Liberty Custard

The endless drubbing Burger Jones has taken in the press hasn’t had much visible impact on their blockbuster business, so management can’t exactly be quaking in their boots about this: Dara drubs them again for swapping out the locally sourced / widely liked Liberty Frozen Custard for an out-of-state bulk product. Kiss those salted caramel […]

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August 17 Tweet Rodeo

Can there be too much of something as good as a cupcake? @SavorTheThyme reports on a 1224-pound, 2 million-calorie cupcake that made the Guinness Book of World Records, @MplsFarmMarket suggests trying water spinach (and tells you how to serve it), @SurlyBrewing will release previously draft-only “Hell” on Wednesday at Moto-i, @Rick_Bayless instructs you how to remove […]

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August 17 Morning Roundup

Beekeeper Jim Kloek shares some honey recipes, Ericka Bailie-Byrne shares some Miel y Leche cupcake photos from last weekend, Minnesota Monthly posts a video interview with Trattoria Tosca’s Executive Chef Adam Vickerman, Sarah Burt launches a new local BBQ blog, and Metro Magazine’s Becky Lang shares a White Truffle Grilled Cheese recipe. Yummy.

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Knife Skills, A Serial Novel – Part 11

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 […]

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