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.
A gorgeous CSA photo in the Heavy Table pool by massdistraction, Green Your Plate writes up a bunch of valuable online locavore resources (thanks for the hat tip), Zoe bakes some great looking chocolate / peanut butter French macaroons (our Thai iced tea macaroons are here), and Brian of East-Lake.net weighs in with a sweeping post about the glorious local craft brew scene. Good lord, that was an upbeat roundup. Looks as though it’s going to be a glorious Thursday.
