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.
Dara tells at least some of the intriguing story behind the meat-heavy gastropub Butcher Block on Hennepin, Zimmern’s assesment of local tastes hits home and / or raises ire (“up in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, we tend to not like things we can’t pronounce”), a Dunn Bros. owner laments the closing of her shop and the “quit drinking your daily coffee” advice that writers so blithely dispense to would-be budget busters, and deets on the corndog festival.
