Month: June 2009
FRESH & Tasty
The food film FRESH will be at Corner Table for three nights, as part of a special dinner and movie showing. The meals will be three courses, with beer and wine available for purchase. The whole evening (dinner, movie, popcorn) is $55, and is available June 30, July 1, and July 2; dinner’s at 6:30pm, […]
MoreThe Shrimp Truck is Comin’…
The Fabian Shrimp Truck will be at Jun-Bo (494 and Nicollet) from noon-6pm on Thursday, June 18. The shrimp will also be on sale in Spring Park at the BP Station (4311 Shoreline Dr.), noon-2pm; also in Maple Grove at O’Ryan’s Marathon (494 and Bass Lake Road), 3-6pm. Friday, June 19, it’ll be in Minnetonka […]
MoreDo You Enjoy Free Beer?
Two great-looking tastings at the Firkins this week: Flat Earth from 6-8pm tonight, and Delirium tomorrow (Tuesday, June 16) from 6-8pm, featuring Brad the Beer Guy. A Tuesday bonus: Gouden Carolus.
MoreJune 15 Morning Roundup: Part II
Simple, Good, and Tasty profiles the locally produced beverage Unpeeled, Sue Doeden does some terrifying Cider-Planked Stuffed Bananas that look like special effects from Aliens, The Captain’s Chair discovers an obscure but apparently decent Wisconsin brewery called Central Waters, the Dutch oven thread heats up over at Lazy Lightning, Chris uses his psychic powers to […]
MoreJune 15 Morning Roundup: The MNBeer Edition
A Crafty Lass teaches us about the wonders of mint sugar, a fat courageous woman on a motorized scooter is angry that she can’t get White Castle sliders at the late night drive-through, there’s a new hibachi menu at the newly relocated Sushi Tango (intriguing!), Surly Darkness Day returns (kinda), a chowhound gives it to […]
MoreMinnesota Tan Hits the Streets
The new Lift Bridge beer, Minnesota Tan, is now available at the Mad Capper Saloon in Stillwater, and the Happy Gnome, Ngon, and the Muddy Pig in St. Paul. It’s a Belgian triple ale infused with lingonberries.
MoreLocal Goats Made Good
Cheese and Champagne samples chevre and a goat’s-milk blue cheese called Billy Blue, from Donnay Dairy in Kimball, MN and Carr Valley in La Valle, WI, respectively. Both get high marks, and are available at Surdyk’s.
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