Month: September 2009

Taste of Lake Street

Rotary’s Taste of Lake Street goes down on Sunday, Oct. 4, from 1-5pm at Midtown Global Market. Guests will “savor fantastic food tastings from 40 Lake Street area restaurants plus wine and beer tastes,” provided they’ve purchased their $25 tickets ($30 at the door). There will also be local musicians, a wine auction, and prizes […]

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September 22 Recipe Roundup

Tarte tatin with local apples, Dutch oven chicken and dumplings (using campfire and stove), candy cane beet and toasted almond salad, and caramel apple and pear cake plus a meditation on Minnesota apples. Apple bonus: Frank Bruni, formerly of the New York Times, tries his first Honeycrisp.

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Grecco’s Chef in a Box

Chef Justin Grecco of Grecco’s on the Saint Croix is debuting a daring — both conceptually and financially — new product called Chef in a Box. The theory: customers will order the components of a gourmet meal (such as Lobster Gnocchi or Pepper Crusted Filet Mignon) and Chef Grecco will pack and FedEx the ingredients, […]

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September 22 Tweet Rodeo

Here’s a healthy (and unfermented) recipe for cabbage, courtesy of @CafeCyan, @Bradstreet601 unveils their new drinks for autumn today with the help of Toby Maloney and Jason Cott, @JavaTrain is both participating in Church of the Holy Childhood’s “Taste of Como” Oktoberfest and looking for a breakfast cook, @CommonRoots will cook and donate a local […]

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September 22 Morning Roundup

A promising new cafe called Cafe 116 opens up in Fergus Falls, PastureLand Co-op picks up some national ink for its organic Summer Gold butter, Heavy Table’s own Aaron Landry talks pizza at tomorrow night’s Give and Take event, you may still be able to get some great deals on heirloom tomatoes at Seward Co-op, […]

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September 21 Tweet Rodeo

@FoodDeclaration links to a detailed summary of Michelle Obama’s food policy speech at the inaugural White House farmers market, @LucyWaverman recommends this warm peach compote over ice cream, @MarthaStewart makes a baked omelet, @CommonRoots offers a new brunch menu, and @BouchonFor2 finds a vegan recipe for a chocolate avocado cake with avocado buttercream that looks […]

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