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.
Chris Olson of Paired and Barbette writes a brief, totally on point, and fascinating piece about how Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts sells itself on TV and how the real world actually treats its graduates. Hard-edged realism about the industry, minus rancor, bitchiness, or cynicism.
