Interesting comment on Chowhound about restaurants with off-putting odors — Chiapas and Adelita’s get mentioned. Any others come to mind?
Skimming the cream of local food news
The Shepherd’s Way cheese CSA is accepting members, Rick Nelson on Tim McKee’s rescue mission over at Il Gatto (if our ho-hum meal there last night was any indication, his presence certainly can’t do much harm), a sweet map of Longfellow dining, and an announcement for Tavola Lirica, an operatic autumn dinner series. Also, via an email: Gophers football concessions this year will feature a signature cheddar brat, and local fare from La Loma.
@TroutCaviar seeks ideas for “sulfur shelf shrooms” (aka chicken of the woods), @128Cafe and @ScottPampuch team up in St. Paul to make ratatouille and poached eggs, @CakeEaterBakery promotes their new daily commuter special, @S4xton points to a “chef v. chef Twitter battle” (or, more accurately, chef v. Shef), and @GrassFedCattle offers a Facebook Fan Special on a few packages of steaks.
Rachel surveys local street food (check out our Street Food directory here), tasting notes on Brainerd Lakes Beer First Pull IPA, an investigation of wheat berry risotto, a look at Peace Coffee’s upcoming coffee shop in Longfellow, a match of pasta and mushrooms (see our recent story on the same here), the Well Fed Guide to Life visits Kramarczuk’s, Uptown’s Bubble Me morphs into a Sawatdee Express, and an early look at Szechuan Spice in the former Zen Asian space.
@YoungChef2 mentally prepares to cook with Susur Lee (attend the dinner September 16th!), @Chowgirls provides a how-to on canning peaches while @MarthaandTom narrowly avert a canning disaster, @CommonRoots congratulates Hope Creamery on their 5th place State Fair win, and @KeegansPub promotes the Gopher shuttle bus with a free beer.
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Minneapolis Chatterbox. Anyone who walks in will walk out reeking like a grease fryer.
Matt’s Bar, but it’s a wonderful Reeky Lucy reek.
I went to Pop! in Northeast once and it smelled like they mopped the floors with sour water. Haven’t been back. Smelled the same thing on the tables at Longfellow Grill one time but haven’t noticed it since. That kind of smell in the air affects the taste of the food – disgusting.
I’m with Carly on the Chatterbox Pub in Midtown. Anyone remember on MNspeak when it got posted the building it was in was for sale? (see comments) There had to have been a reason why the Chatterbox Pub didn’t buy the building — their mortgage would have been significantly less than their rent. My guess? More than the ventilation needs to get fixed. It should be noted however that the restrooms have improved over the years.
Ah, yes, the Minneapolis Chatterbox. When I get home from there, my clothes go straight into the washing machine.
I’ve had similar issues with grease smell at Buster’s on 28th. I have not been there for awhile but I thought someone said they upgraded the ventilation. Anyone know?