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.
Rick Nelson has a delightful dinner at Richard’s in St. Peter — and plans to stop back for lunch soon, Bill visits the Spam Museum in Austin, has a rollicking time, and leaves with lots of Spam paraphernalia, Chris Eats scoffs at beer in a box, the Pi Press keeps it flexible with an Anyberry Summer Pie, and Iggers backs up his theory that there’s an inverse relationship between a barbeque joint’s ambience and the quality of its ribs.
