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Cheeky Monkey
Grand Avenue Cupcake Crumbles and Morning Roundup
WACSO sketched iPho by Saigon, praise for Ted Cook’s 19th Hole, how the Summit Hill Association successfully fought off a new wine-bar equipped location of Cupcake on Grand Avenue, the Fridges of Hennepin County, a snapshot of some of the most notable ongoing restaurant delays, Lift Bridge Biscotti Ale, love for Cheeky Monkey Deli, and […]
MoreIce Whining and December 21 Tweet Rodeo
@Chiang_Mai_Thai declares yet another Snow Emergency Happy Hour, @SusanPowers points to thyme and cacao powder to up your iron intake, @DearDara compares ice wine and “ice whining,” @CheekyDeli offers a Cheeky Monkey ornament with a gift card purchase, and @Fru_LaLa offers free frozen yogurt for a Facebook visit.
MoreSnow Emergency Happy Hour and December 14 Tweet Rodeo
@BrasaRotisserie plans a “Darkest Day of the Year Party” complete with beer and food samples, @CheekyDeli offers kids free lunch in honor of the second snow day in a row, @Kopplins remains open despite the early-morning fire at the Nook due to some old-school “firewalls,” @ScottPampuch shows off tonight’s “guest of honor” (not for the […]
MoreChickpeas Roasting on an Open Fire… and December 6 Tweet Rodeo
@CheekyDeli adds new dinner specials to their winter menu, @Celebr8nGenr8n suggests making a cheap, chestnut-like treat, @FreshTartSteph offers a free bag of almond flour and a cookbook in two separate contests, and @MSMarketCoop suggests stretching your dough to make several kinds of cookies.
MoreApril 6 Morning Roundup
Ben and Erin visit Mairin’s Table, Jonesinforfood starts a weekly series on pizza starting off with Richfield’s Fireside, Elizabeth Millard gives us the skinny on ChinDian Cafe and Rachel Hutton visits the new Mt. Fuji in Uptown. As we’re told on Twitter, “Barbary Fig has homemade merguez sausage to die for,” “Salty Tart is just too amazing” and […]
MoreMar. 4 Morning Roundup
Zimmern flips, with good reason, over Michelle Gayer’s work at Salty Tart (and suggests that Midtown Global Market may be “running on fumes”), some nice Cheeky Monkey photos by Katie Cannon at Metromix, Tour de Farm offers multicourse summer meals by big-name chefs on farms for a mere $85 (gack) a head [hat tip: Stephanie […]
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Nelson Clocks in on Cheeky Monkey
There’s “thoughtfully prepared” London-style “comfort” fare at Cheeky Monkey deli, or so says Rick Nelson. We’ll see about that. Check Heavy Table’s Twitter account this afternoon for an update or two, and look out for Lori Writer’s review tomorrow.
MoreFeb. 17 Morning Roundup
A Strib writer pens the obit for the nightlife of Uptown using a bunch of anecdotes and not much data, our own Katie Cannon files a nice series of photos of Roseville’s Chianti Grill for Metromix, Chowhound regulars deem the newly opened Cheeky Monkey tasty (with a few nitpicks), and MN Beer reports that Sierra […]
MoreCheeky Monkey Open For Business
It’s an interesting time to get a restaurant up and running, but the cheese- and meat-board and soup-and-sandwich driven Cheeky Monkey Deli on Selby in St. Paul is open for business. (Hat tip to KTFoley on Chowhound.)
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