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 mixed initial reaction to Parma 8200, there’s a new Franklin Street Bakery location in Edina (link goes to PDF of hours and location), Rachel rounds up perennial menu items at various restaurants and looks at bidding (including Steven Brown and Kim Bartmann) for the potentially lucrative Lake Harriet concessions contract, some weather-appropriate enthusiasm for Izzy’s Salted Caramel ice cream and Cherry Water Ice, some enticing details about Schell’s 150th anniversary Schellabration (Sep. 17-18), a look at how Midtown Farmers Market handles EBT, and DeRusha takes a whisky class from Matt Fisher at France 44.
