Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
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MoreRachel reviews Patisserie 46: “I did sample a majority of the items and — this is the rarest of statements for a food critic — I would happily recommend every single one I ate” (here’s our initial take), a tale of two bars with legal problems in St. Paul, Dara digs into Azia’s status and […]
MoreStephanie Pituc shares a courageous recollection of the Azia-closing and Wanderers Wonderous Azian Kitchen-announcement PR event last week. It’s a piece on naming, pronunciation, and culture. “My therapist’s intuition picked up on a sense of embarrassment in the air…”
MoreCraving sushi and a drink made by this year’s Iron Bartender? @TCFOODFINDS points your way to a 60% off deal at A25; @BlueDoorPub reopens following a feature on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives, @KipsPub offers free Zommerfest to Sunday afternoon patrons, and @ScottPampuch offers online ticket availability for Tour de Farm.
More@PerennialPlate enjoys a meal at HauteDish, @HighlandGrillMN hosts a Summit Beer Dinner, @AziaRestaurant plans a “Tequila 101” class, and @Sheelar complains of poor service at Ngon Bistro.
MorePhotos from the in-progress Cake Eater bakery, engagement shots from Azia by beccadilley, roast lamb by mamichan, stuffed veggies by devin.berg, Wakame Sushi garnishes by purpig, The Bad Waitress by Meg_Canada, bok choy and a salty tidbit by andy_pucko, green food on a green plate and bacon fat infused vodka by massdistraction. Also, andy_pucko compares […]
MoreIt’s World Water Week! @AziaRestaurant promotes its participation, @MSPMagEats checks out The Forum, @CommonRoots begins to plant for the season, @AcadiaCafe celebrates their second anniversary in a new location, and @BrasaRotisserie St. Paul offers free wings with a pitcher of beer all day today.
MoreThirsty? @CommonRoots offers $1 Surly through Friday (as reported by @MNBeer), @AziaRestaurant teams up with other area establishments to build an orphanage, @France44Cheese stocks a new item (delicious on their fried mortadella sandwich), @CooksCrocusHill will have their duck shares ready tomorrow, and @LeeZukor adds a few more businesses to his Local Food Lovers program.
MoreIf you’ve ever eaten a salad and been left with a bitter, metallic taste in your mouth, Asian pine nuts could be to blame. @TangledNoodle reports on the “palate-killers” that sent her tastebuds on hiatus, @DeRushaJ captures the crowd at Keys Cafe to greet the visiting Treasury Secretary, @YoungChef2 opines that chefs should own up […]
More@commonroots has a 2-for-1 deal in June if you mention Twitter, @tcfoodies talks up a four-course cocktail and appetizer party at Azia and a June 18 5-8 pm 30-wine tasting at Haskell’s 9th & Marquette location for $5, @SmashburgerMN is stoked about its new Golden Valley restaurant opening next Tuesday, @hotdishblog promotes Green Mill’s mobile […]
MoreAndrew Zimmern channels Andy Rooney, Parasole is launching a new Uptown venture called Lake Street Cafeteria and Support Group (and trying retool the perpetually-flailing Figlio), Hennepin County Library has a cool list of 36 nonfiction food books [via Stephanie], Downtown Journal meets the Hmong farmers of the Mill City Farmers Market, MNBeer checks out the […]
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