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.
The Pioneer Press offers a burger joint roundup, Martha and Tom make ta’amiya (AKA falafel), City Pages proposes a Winedown roadtrip to New Ulm, nothing goes with honeyed figs like pig, blueberry is the pie of the month at Norske Nook (warning: their blueberry crunch is just killer), the ever-useful CP Month in Review of closings and openings, and Cheese and Champagne’s Minnesota correspondent reports back from the Fancy Food Show in NYC.
