The Minnesota Hobby Beekeepers Association Youth Beekeeping Scholarship
Check it out, over at MNBeekeepers.com. This is good stuff, related to the future of our region’s proud gastronomic heritage. [Via @CoopEats]
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Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
Month: August 2009
A Schell for August
Aaron from The Captain’s Chair mounts a defense of the oft-maligned August Schell brewery, endorsing its FireBrick Vienna-style lager as “a very enjoyable and refreshing beer.”
MoreKnife Skills, A Serial Novel – Part 10
Each Friday, the Heavy Table presents a new installment of Knife Skills, a culinary novel presented piece by piece as it’s written. If you’re uncomfortable with salty language, please be aware that characters regularly use words and phrases unacceptable in polite conversation. In the author’s imagination, some members of the food service industry have a […]
MoreIn Defense of the Barbary Fig
A chowhound defends the Barbary Fig, which seems like a strange thing to have to do — they seem to turn out consistently well-executed, delightfully light, Mediterranean-style food. What’s the bad rap on this seemingly excellent place?
MoreCafe Juliahna R.I.P.
Kathie reports briefly on the demise of the relatively new Cafe Juliahna which, with its “organic menu, fair-traded coffees, and solar panel roof,” sounded a bit like the West St. Paul answer to Common Roots.
MoreOf Doughnuts and Denial of Service Attacks
The guys at Rifftrax (including local Kevin Murphy) are intent upon providing shelter from the Twitter- and Facebook-disrupting hack attacks… by sparking a discussion on the venerable French doughnut vs. Cruller debate, framed from a Wisconsin perspective.
MoreGastronomic DeRusha-Related Hijinks A-Go-Go
WCCO’s Jason DeRusha is more than a mere TV newsreader — the guy is a mischief and antics machine. Minutes 1:36-1:57 of the Mpls.St. Paul Bombay Sapphire mixology contest documentary come alive with DeRusha’s almost Letterman-esque presence; and here he is on his own blog, attempting to sell you a crudely decorated plate that he […]
MoreAugust 7 Tweet Rodeo
Fancy a Double Stuf? @CooksCrocusHill shows you how to make homemade Oreos, @SmashburgerMN offers a chance for a free burger and a sneak peek at their new locations, @SPClassicCookie offers “CSB” (community-supported bakery) shares and gets tweet cred from @LeeZukor and @ZacharyCohen, @StPaulGrill announces their first ever five-course cigar dinner via @TCFoodies, @JamButter links to […]
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August 7 Morning Roundup
Kate in the Kitchen plays with the Demy, a touchscreen-based recipe gadget, a brilliant-looking Crispin Cider brined pork and braised kohlrabi recipe posted by A Good Appetite in response to our Summer Grilling Adventures contest (entries due Aug. 16, get grilling), Bill Roehl gently pans the pho at Cam Ranh Bay, Simple, Good, and Tasty […]
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W.A. Frost: Hot Patio, Icy Service?
Sounds as though a consensus is forming around the W.A. Frost patio experience: gorgeous scenery, lousy service, fair-to-middling food. Food Court clocks in with a lengthy and not particularly flattering assessment. kevin47 on Chowhound said the same thing a couple of months ago, supplying a similar depth of detail.
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