This Just In From the Filled Pancake Desk
Breaking Æbleskiver news: The custom-crafted 9-hole cast-iron Aunt Else’s Æbleskiver pans have hit the Web and will be available this weekend at the Mill City Market.
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Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
Month: August 2009
August 14 Tweet Rodeo
What’s the ultimate refreshing snack for summer @Rick_Bayless has it right — tequila-avocado ice (recipe included). If you prefer your booze and fruit (yes, avocado is a fruit) separate, @Metro_Mag hosts a GuacOff next week for your guac fix, and @DeRushaJ has an interesting run-in with “Cabo Wabo.” @CommonRoots reminds us that Garlic Fest is […]
MoreAugust 14 Morning Roundup
Deviled ham for hot weather, zucchini cake FAIL, a Crispin contest prize leaves a recipient pleased and bewildered, the Strib and Mecca talk zombies (or zombie bars, anyway), and the Captain’s Chair does a Great Waters brewpub beer roundup.
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August 13 Afternoon Roundup
Rick Nelson loves The Drive In, the prettiest salad photo you’ll see in a month or more, garlic noodles with heirloom tomatoes (etc.) in the Heavy Table Flickr pool, a nice meditation on local food (by way of our meditation) on towlebooth, Metro describes five key flavors you should have on hand in your kitchen […]
MoreThe Grand Slam Waiter Event
If being served a $250 meal by Michael Cuddyer and other Twins at Restaurant Max sounds like a good time — and you like the idea of your money supporting The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities — check out the Grand Slam Waiter Event Aug. 30. The special menu for the evening […]
MoreDo You Know What a St. Paul Sandwich Is?
Andy of South 12th has some of the inside scoop: First of all, it’s not a sandwich from St. Paul — it’s actually a native of St. Louis. “It’s egg foo yung on white bread, with lettuce, tomato, pickles, onions and mayo. Some variations have an egg in there, too.”
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How St. Paul’s Farmers’ Market Stacks Up
Farmland.org’s national farmers market poll put the St. Paul Farmers’ Market at… drumroll… #4 among national large markets. Of course… it’s an Internet poll. So take from it what you will. [Via Secrets of the City]
MoreThat Can-Do Spirit
“It may be time to consider another hallmark of the World War II era: canning,” suggests the Southwest Journal, in a long-form article on the new era of canning as an in-vogue hobby. Canning central, apparently: the Kingfield Farmers Market.
MoreAugust 13 Tweet Rodeo
Missed the Tour de Farm? @AsherBMiller links to a retrospective of the last-minute Walker installment of this summer’s series, @Rick_Bayless works on another new cookbook, @BeardFoundation serves up a recipe for a tasty summer snack, @GuthrieTheater promotes a $35 sangria, sustainable seafood, and show combo on the Sea Change patio, @TangledNoodle reports on the discovery […]
MoreAugust 13 Morning Roundup
Minnesota’s only beer Cicerone gives Summit’s Kölsch high marks saying “this beer is everything a Kölsch should be,” apparently Andrew Zimmern’s not above ruining a guy’s perfectly tempered chocolate to make a humorous point, a sensible call for a 24-hour gourmet donut shop by Alexis, Green Your Plate explores the angel (Mississippi Market) and the […]
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