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.
Short on cash post-holiday season? @CoopEats links to @Wheatfield’s “5 meals for 4 under $10.” @SummitBeer invites you to a (less cheap) beer dinner at @MotoI2Go, @DMaestretti reports on @Imbibe’s recognition of the TC area as an emerging beer scene, @TeaGardenMN assures vegans that their pearls and jellies are gelatin-free, and @CommonRoots analyzes and celebrates their impressive successes last year.
