Brunch, Beer, a Cheese Castle, and Morning Roundup
Dara hunts for the area’s best brunch, a look at the renovation of Solera’s menu, Sue Doeden’s two favorite Food & Wine Experience finds, the Mars Cheese “castle” in Wisconsin is better than ever, a review of Leech Lake Driven Snow Porter, and Wally’s in Bloomington is rebooted in a new location.
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James Norton
James Norton is editor and co-founder of the Heavy Table. He is also the co-author of a book about Minnesota sandwiches and the people who eat them, the co-author of a book about Wisconsin’s master cheesemakers, and a daily video blogger for CHOW. His latest book is a guide to the food and restaurants of Minneapolis and St. Paul called the Food Lovers’ Guide to the Twin Cities. Norton has written about food for Culture: The Word on Cheese, Salon, Gastronomica, Popular Science, Saveur.com, Minnesota Monthly, and City Pages (as a weekly restaurant reviewer).
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I always make a special trip to Wally’s — Jeff’s a great guy and an awesome manager.