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.
Farewell to Al’s Bar, Heavy Table chimes in on a WCCO piece about the Morton’s closing, The Food Court finally snaps back into action and gives Victory 44 a thoroughly mixed review, a harsh verdict on the Taste of Minnesota, and a guide to making your own limoncello.
