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 heralds the arrival of Anchor Fish & Chips in Northeast, a quick Q&A with Wolfgang Puck from AndrewZimmern.com (check out our interview, too, if you missed it), a big ol’ Strib tour of Wisconsin microbreweries, Mecca visits Bulldog St. Paul, and Common Roots writes about (and produces a video on) Riverbend Farm.
