Month: April 2009

The Churn by Katie Cannon04/27/200904/27/2009

Gluten-Free Wine Dinner at Wildfire

Wildfire Eden Prairie is offering a four-course gluten-free wine dinner on Monday, May 18. The dinner menu features pizzas, citrus-cured salmon, braised short rib with root vegetables, and a pear tartlet. Wine pairings are included for each course for a total dinner cost of $55 per person. [via Twin Cities Restaurant Blog]

The Churn by Katie Cannon04/27/200910/28/2009

Apr. 27 Morning Roundup

Strawberries have never looked sweeter than in this dessert at Zoe Bakes, Good Cheap Eats gives high marks to the croissant at Trung Nam French Bakery, proving that bacon and cocktails do mix, the Hotel Aspen shares its recipe for the BLT Cocktail (via Chris Eats), Iggers feasts family-style on Greek gastronomy at Gardens of […]

Scenario by James Norton04/27/200904/26/2009

10 Poetic Plants from the Friends Sale

Should you see a copy of the guide to the 20th Annual Friends School Plant Sale laying around at a cafe or restaurant, seize it at once. This prosaic-looking publication is more than merely a vast catalog of intriguing fruits and herbs — it’s a treasury of quirky, eloquent, and sometimes highly entertaining botanical writing. […]

CSA Fair at Seward Co-op

Farm, Field, and Stream by Katie Cannon04/25/200910/22/2014

Minneapolis Farmers Market Opens

Snapshot by Jill Lewis04/25/200904/25/2009

The Churn by Katie Cannon04/24/2009

Annona Gourmet Sampling Tomorrow

Drop by Annona Gourmet on Saturday, Apr. 25 for some sampling surprises. In addition to their gourmet oils and vinegars, there will be truffle popcorn and other surprise flavors are promised as well. Store hours are 10am to 6pm.

Q Fanatic in Champlin

In Depth by James Norton04/24/200906/15/2009

The Churn by James Norton04/24/200904/24/2009

Urban Farming Made EZ

Some interesting details on Backyard Harvest, the community garden building program that goes CRAZY on your garden on your behalf. It costs a steep $1025 to $1295, but includes a watering system, mulch, compost, 30+ kinds of crops, and your own personal urban farmer who harvests the produce and leaves it at your back door… […]

The Churn by James Norton04/24/200910/28/2009

Apr. 24 Morning Roundup

Guinness 250 arrives at The Four Firkins today (a fizzier, maltier, more alcoholic version of the classic), Teddy reports on the Chef Shack’s warm weather debut, Bill Roehl comments on the hard realities of the District 196 school treat ban and being a fatty growing up, and details on the St. Paul Grill upscale $5-a-ticket […]