Pearson’s in Edina Closes and Morning Roundup

The Obamas enjoy some home brewed honey ale and three different beers from Green Bay’s Hinterland restaurant and brewery, Pearson’s in Edina closes after nearly 40 years (although some popular dishes will live on), a Cicerone’s perspective on Winterfest 2011, talkin’ fromage with Ken Monteleone, one of Madison’s best cheesemongers, Local D’Lish will be hosting a series of North Loop community meet-n-greets, Perennial Plate gets syndicated on the now AOL-owned Huffington Post and milks some goats, WCCO profiles the cheeses of Shepherd’s Way Farms.