Big Wood Brewery hopes to set up a taproom in White Bear Lake (zoning code update required), Northgate Brewing is opening early this fall in Northeast and will make English session beers, DeRusha digs Cafe Levain and praises the short rib burger, a construction boom in Lowertown could bring some new restaurants and bars, Madison will soon be home to a local grenadine by Quince and Apple and a Death’s Door Spirits distillery, and why you should grill clams, cheese, and other crazy stuff.
Cranberry bars by pickycook, creole shrimp and couscous by Bill.Roehl, forbidden donuts by massdistraction, a summer photo from Angry Trout in Grand Marais by gamelaner, cinnamon roll cupcakes by jwannie, and Session Black beer and roasted vegetable soup by andy pucko.
