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.
If you’re a poet and you know it, score some free pizza with @PizzaLuce’s limerick challenge. If not, @TanpopoMN is looking for a server, @SalutFranceAve has a few spots left for tonight’s Chef Tasting event, @DeRushaJ seeks east metro breakfast recommendations, and @RogueChocolate reports on the status of the [hopefully] soon-to-be-reintroduced Rio Caribe bar.








