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.
Things Chef Chris likes about his job, Stubb’s BBQ and Great Big Cheese Cookbook giveaways, a brief note on Seward’s excellent bratwurst and other sausages, Ringo is in Belgium mode this month, deets on the next Furthermore Shitty Barn Party, MPLS.TV rages against the margaritas at Taco Bell, a farm dining roundup, Localicious documents a program to teach North Minneapolis high school students about cooking, nutrition, and running a restaurant business, and interesting advice on how to grocery shop like a pro around here.








