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 recipe for Cafe Latte’s four-seed laden Dakota Bread, an aesthetic objection to kale chips from Tom of Martha and Tom, and a claim is laid for the perfect summertime meal, featuring Fat Tire, a homemade grass-fed goat cheese jucy lucy, and homemade dill pickles, among other elements.








