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.
Free equal exchange coffee plus a performance arts festival… how could you go wrong? @The_Wedge serves up a cuppa’ joe to Fringe-goers, @CooksCrocusHill advertises the last day (today) of their sidewalk sale, @TCFoodFinds recommends Fat Lorenzo’s for pizza, @BulldogNE announces their new specials for the week, and Lee Zukor talks with Heartland’s Lenny Russo on @LiveGreenTC about “why there’s no such thing as cheap food.” On the bar front, @SecretsCity reports that Nye’s bartender is planning to “hang up the rag,” and @Bradstreet601 is giving out a prize for their 500th follower (the 400th was awarded a free drink)… if you have Twitter, add them soon!
