Minnesota Lunch

The Story of Los Ocampo and Morning Roundup

A strong initial review of Butcher & the Boar in METRO (here’s our preview piece), the Mill Ruins area on …

Urban Aquaculture Meets Hamm’s and Morning Roundup

The old Hamm’s brewery in St. Paul may become an inner-city fish and produce farm (there’s one in Milwaukee, and …

The SweeTango Apple Takes Manhattan and Morning Roundup

METRO puts out a great-looking Twin Cities brewery checklist, a review of Damien (a small beer derived from Darkness), Minneapolis …

Minnesota Lunch on KARE11 and at Cooks of Crocus Hill

Rapture or no, Heavy Tablers and Minnesota Lunch authors James Norton and Susan Pagani will be at Cooks of Crocus …

Mendoberri Reviewed and Morning Roundup

Beth Dooley talks up the “insatiable curiosity and shoe-leather reporting” of our Minnesota Lunch book, WCCO lists the top 10 …

The Bullfrog Opens and Morning Roundup

The kind-of Bulldog-associated Cajun-inspired Bullfrog bar opens tonight, praise for Aji in Hopkins, Wuollet Bakery is now open in the …

Forum Closes and Morning Roundup

Poof! Jim Ringo’s Forum goes dark, news of a Seattle restaurant specializing in Upper Midwestern food (including jucy lucys), meditations …

Katie Cannon / Minnesota Lunch

Minnesota Lunch: From Pasties to Banh Mi

Growing up with two sets of Iron Range grandparents, I couldn’t escape eating pasties.  My parents would always buy a …

Solera’s Baffling Tagline and Morning Roundup

Name your favorite sandwich for a chance to win Minnesota Lunch over on City Pages, new brewpub legislation would allow …

Walleye Outtakes from Minnesota Lunch

The blog for the Minnesota Lunch book (“the eleven sandwiches that tell the story of the state”) has a new …