Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
The Strib’s comprehensive wrap-up of the Heidi’s and Blackbird fire, praise and scorn for Bin Wine Bar in Lowertown, the details on the next Gastro Non Grata, your guide to local fish fries, and the March Simple Good and Tasty event will be at Sen Yai Sen Lek.
MoreWord on Twitter (including WCCO / Jason DeRusha) is that there’s a fire in the building that houses Heidi’s and Blackbird. Here’s hoping the damage is minor or entirely non-existent. Update: Photos and information on the Heidi’s Restaurant and Blackbird Cafe fire.
MoreThe 2010 James Beard Foundation Award semifinalists are out — gaze upon the glory. For Best Chef: Midwest, some very solid names: Alex Roberts. Isaac Becker. Vincent Francoual. Stewart Woodman. Lenny Russo. Mike Phillips. And (new to me) Hakan Lundberg of Cosmos. D’Amico gets a shot at Outstanding Restaurateur, Bar La Grassa for Best New […]
MoreWith some catches of course. Starting at 8pm on Wednesday, March 3, Burger Jones will be giving away pints of the new Summit Unchained release, India Rye Ale. Your first pint of the beer is free, until the keg is killed. Bonus: Meet Summit brewer Mike Lundell!
More@JOjeda gives the chirimoya a rave review, @DivinaPe shares an interesting variation on the traditional gnocchi recipe, @TheSaltyTart reminds you of their MPR member discount, @Foodimentary promotes wine drinking (in accordance with National “Drink Wine” Day), and @VincentMpls announces an upcoming cassoulet dinner with the French-American Chamber of Commerce.
MoreCheese + Champagne samples Hook’s Bloomin’ Idiot, Dara flacks the Food & Wine Experience (she’ll be signing books, we’ll be signing books… check it out…), a favorable write-up for Crispin’s new cider (The Saint), Bill Roehl gets mistaken for a Heavy Table operative and finds Smashburger “quite good but too pricey,” the Well Fed Guide […]
MoreLatvian ham rolls, pickled coriander carrots, grilled potatoes, white bean and tuna salad, a marzipan Valentine’s dessert plus loving reflections (featuring shout-outs to the golden retriever and husband, in that order), and chicken noodle soup.
MoreThis is our 2,035th published post. Holy. Moly. A year ago, we kicked off our site with a profile of Olivier Vrambout of the Bikery, and we haven’t looked back. Thanks to our loyal readers, our collegial colleagues, our faithful sponsors, and — most of all — our luminously talented writers, editors, interns, and photographers. […]
MoreTonight is pizza night at @IlGattoUptown — you get a 10″ pizza + wine or beer for $10, @ArtisanBreadIn5 shows how to shape dough for their recipes, @NgonBistro promotes the Surly Extra Angry Furious on cask for those still disgruntled about V-Day, @DonnyDirks adopts new hours, @CafeCyan provides an easy appetizer how-to, and @SugarSugarCandy’s featured […]
MoreRachel heads out to Chimborazo and Cocina Latina (our own takes are here and here respectively), a pretty ambitious exploration of winter beers (tip: serve Schell’s Snowstorm with cookies), Katie reviews Piccolo for Metromix, and it’s Kate’s birthday, but she’s giving away the gifts.
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