Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
A strong initial review of Butcher & the Boar in METRO (here’s our preview piece), the Mill Ruins area on the Mississippi may be picking up another Sea Salt Eatery or something along those lines, Middleton, WI is apparently developing a food scene, a look at the couple behind the Los Ocampo restaurants, some lovely […]
MoreThe old Hamm’s brewery in St. Paul may become an inner-city fish and produce farm (there’s one in Milwaukee, and it’s similar to one in northwestern Wisconsin), a look at new Wisconsin cheeses (including Espresso BellaVitano), the Lunds / Byerly’s guide to local cheeses, a nice shout-out for Minnesota Lunch: From Pasties to Banh Mi, […]
MoreMETRO puts out a great-looking Twin Cities brewery checklist, a review of Damien (a small beer derived from Darkness), Minneapolis City Council changes an ordinance to allow microbreweries to operate next door to a church, how to have a Minnesota locavore Thanksgiving, when social media collides with traditional tailgating, some noteworthy 2011 books about food […]
MoreRapture or no, Heavy Tablers and Minnesota Lunch authors James Norton and Susan Pagani will be at Cooks of Crocus Hill tomorrow signing their book. We’ll be at the Edina location (3925 West 50th Street) from 10am until noon and at the Grand Ave. (877 Grand Avenue) location from 1-3pm. And if you tune in […]
MoreBeth Dooley talks up the “insatiable curiosity and shoe-leather reporting” of our Minnesota Lunch book, WCCO lists the top 10 walleye lakes in the state, G. Sheaves shares his food and wine notes for May, Rick heads to the salad bar at Macy’s (?!) and reviews Mendoberri Cafe & Wine Bar, a blog assessment of […]
MoreThe kind-of Bulldog-associated Cajun-inspired Bullfrog bar opens tonight, praise for Aji in Hopkins, Wuollet Bakery is now open in the skyway, a bit of detail about Kitchen in the Market, there’s a new email listserve for Minnesota urban farmers, Rick likes the Scotch egg (and more) at Urban Eatery, and a kind review for Minnesota […]
MorePoof! Jim Ringo’s Forum goes dark, news of a Seattle restaurant specializing in Upper Midwestern food (including jucy lucys), meditations on the upcoming Burnsville location of Burger Jones, Chowhounds savagely debate whether Heartland is truly great or grossly overrated (for what it’s worth, the last meal we had there was superb), a farm on a […]
MoreName your favorite sandwich for a chance to win Minnesota Lunch over on City Pages, new brewpub legislation would allow brewpubs to sell beer to wholesalers, a brief survey of this year’s Firkin Fest (VIP tickets already sold out!), how to make a Lego cake, Rick dines at Jack’s, Scusi, and Uptown Cafeteria, and YoYo […]
MoreThe blog for the Minnesota Lunch book (“the eleven sandwiches that tell the story of the state”) has a new story up — an outtake about Mille Lacs, the Blue Goose Inn, and walleye sandwiches.
MoreWhen Pop! St. Paul went down, it cost the city $96K, the Well Fed Guide to Life heads out to Rinata and talks about the Food & Wine Experience (and kicks off its giveaway of Heavy Table staffer-written book Minnesota Lunch: From Pasties to Banh Mi), the downtown St. Paul Tea Garden is kaput, a […]
MoreIf you’re headed out to the Food & Wine Experience this weekend, make sure you hit the Magers & Quinn table; it’ll be packed with food and drink authors on both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday: at 2pm, Robin Asbell, author of New Vegetarian and The New Whole Grains Cookbook; at 3pm, Shelley N.C. Holl, author […]
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