Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
Over at Shefzilla, Chef Woodman sides with “the vast majority of people” and defends bottled water from naysayers with the clever argument that other stuff is even more environmentally damaging. He follows this up by reading FOX News, conflating a limp pro-tap water quote from a random passerby with the totality of the official City […]
More@CampusPizza hopes to see a spike in their alcohol sales due the the U Regents’ decision against serving alcohol at the new TCF Stadium, @TCFoodies mentions new gastro-pub Victory 44 (in the old Sauced location), @ChefShack1 is making red beet ice cream (yum!), @CooksCrocusHill has their black truffle crop share in stock (though you do […]
MoreIggers finds an odd Indian-inspired Malay dish at Zake (where he also trashes the bento box), two cats plus vegetables, meditations on the term “meathead” and the best burger name of the year (The Lair of the Minotaur), oh Lileks with your zany old milk-related ads from the past, and the Strib dips into Portuguese […]
MoreThe new St. Paul Trader Joe’s at Lexington and Randolph will be opening tomorrow (have fun parking!), a superb collection of North Shore eateries from the ever-reliable Rachel plus her glowing review of Trattoria Tosca, Martha and Tom make banh mi from scratch, and Girl Friday cheers on Gabby’s Saloon’s successful lawsuit against the City […]
MoreStar Tribune’s Chris Riemenschneider writes that Trocaderos near Minneapolis’ Warehouse District is now closed. He cites a note buried on their website as well as on their front door. Calls for comment from Trocaderos weren’t answered.
MoreDara’s Rube Goldberg machine of a mock-Myers-Briggs Pizza Personality Test is receiving scrutiny over at Secrets of the City’s Talk. (Recommending Leonardo’s Pizzeria for Chicago-style deep dish with Pizza Lucé as the alternative might be a sign they forgot to try out Randy’s Premier or Aurelio’s.) Dara defends herself: “Well, little I do is perfect — […]
MoreChef Lenny Russo worries on his Strib blog that the word “green,” in reference to environmental credentials, may have crossed over to the dark side. “First of all, there are so many charlatans out there jumping on the “green” band wagon that it gives those who are well intentioned a bad name and in many […]
More@MetroMag drops ideas for gourmet tailgating, KSTP TV will feature @TownTalkDiner’s absinthe cocktail, “The Green Fairy,” today on its 3 pm show “Twin Cities Live,” @CHOW_com explains the “India” reference in India Pale Ale, and @CampusPizza and @BulldogNE tout their A/C.
MoreJason’s Deli, a Texas-based restaurant chain known for healthy food, is opening as many as 10 Twin Cities’ locations in the next five years, if you’re in a lavender mood, try some lavender strawberry lemonade, some fascinating background on the (locally created) walnut burger, the Well Fed Guide to Life podcasts from Barrio, coverage from […]
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