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 interviews cutting board impresario Jon Buck from Wood From the Hood, a rooftop garden opens at the Hennepin County Medical Center, Iggers makes a good case for smuggling a sandwich when you go to a Twins game, Jackson’s Coffee and Gelato is now open on Bryant and Lake in the old Uptown Video space [thanks to reader Laura for the tip], and the Lions Tap gets a shout out on Sound Opinions from Wendy and Lisa (comrades-in-music of Prince).
