How national exposure helped Cupcake weather light rail construction; some blockbuster Scandinavian food events at ASI; a Q&A with Executive Chef Tom Hommes of Cosetta’s; Stillwater is getting its first Vietnamese restaurant; Minnesota hunters can once again donate venison to state food shelves; details on an Excelsior Brewing Beer Dinner at Eat Shop Kitchen & Bar; Wausau, WI’s Bull Falls Brewery is undertaking a $1.5 million expansion; and ESPN covers railgating in Minneapolis.