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.
Kate documents the Michael Pollan visit and makes a rain barrel, A Perfect Pint tries some dark beers including a monstrosity called “Dragon Joose,” Bill Roehl offers some cool photos and a first-hand report from St. Paul’s International Marketplace, what the deuce is hon tsai tai (Green Your Plate has the answer), and Sue Doeden presents baked eggs with wild rice and morels.
Some trashing of farmers going on at Kate’s wonderful blog. The trashing is given a history lesson of the Mpls Farmers Market
Wow. Farmer John, if that was you posting anonymously on Kate’s blog, you need to get a clue. There was no trashing unless you believe bananas can be grown locally.