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.
@CampusPizza hopes to see a spike in their alcohol sales due the the U Regents’ decision against serving alcohol at the new TCF Stadium, @TCFoodies mentions new gastro-pub Victory 44 (in the old Sauced location), @ChefShack1 is making red beet ice cream (yum!), @CooksCrocusHill has their black truffle crop share in stock (though you do have to be on the list) AND wants to teach you to make some decadent homemade pasta, @CocoaAndFig boasts black velvet and lemon coconut cupcakes today–get them at 8th & Nicollet–and @SurlyBrewing reports that Burger Jones has finally decreased the wait time to a reasonable level–well, at least sometimes.
