Month: February 2009

Espresso Royale on Washington Goes Down

The 614 Washington Ave. S.E. Espresso Royale has shut down, leaving two other locations still operating in Minneapolis. The company website’s description of the location: “…the company’s only cafe run entirely by its crew. And who said socialism never works?” Erk. Apparently the free market did, in this case.

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Feb. 25 Morning Roundup

Rachel gets out to Santorini’s new Eden Prairie digs, the PiPress recommends you steer your annoying kids to Cecil’s in St. Paul (thanks, PiPress!), Katie Cannon heads out to White Bear Lake to review Ursula’s Wine Bar, and Kris and Mag hit Flat Earth and Ngon.

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Bludgeonfest 2009

If you’re intrigued by the idea of eating a $76, 50-ounce bone-in ribeye at Manny’s because… well, more or less because it’s there… we’ve got just the Facebook group for you: Bludgeonfest 2009. The action goes down Sat., Feb. 28 from 8:45-11:30pm at Manny’s.

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Altopiano’s Pizza for Sale?

A Craigslist posting offers a pizza and sandwich shop for sale in a northern suburb, near a Cub, Lifetime Fitness, and a local high school. Altopiano’s Pizza in Coon Rapids is on the same street (Northdale) as a Cub, Lifetime Fitness and a local high school. The post has photos, so if anyone reading has […]

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A Night on 48th (and Chicago)

On Thursday, Mar. 19, the Field Regina Northrop Neighborhood Group is putting on a night out that’s worth a drive. $12 buys a ticket to a dessert bar, silent auction and a showing of Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid at the Parkway Theater.  Lee Dean (editor of the Strib’s Taste Section and author of […]

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Feb. 24 Morning Roundup

Metro Magazine presents thirteen of the best bakeries in the Twin Cities, a rundown of Friday fish fries by Stephanie March over at Mpls.St.Paul, Stewart “Shefzilla” Woodman Dee Wayne tears into the Mpls.St.Paul readers’ picks for best restaurants with righteous and well-founded anger (Best Seafood… #4 Red Lobster… Christ!), and Dear Dara wimps out by […]

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