Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
Bill meditates on food you wish you could get in Minnesota but cannot (Oceanaire notwithstanding, I miss the great oyster bars of the East Coast), Crystal Grobe at WCCO gives our Wisconsin Natural Acres honey lavender shrimp recipe a whirl and tweaks it a bit, a chowhound wonders if Sunday nights are a good or […]
MoreRespected, extensively published, and world-famous chef Martin Yan will appear and give a free cooking class at All Incorporated, the St. Paul-based self-proclaimed largest supplier of appliances and cabinets in the Midwest, located at 185 W. Plato Boulevard. The event happens Friday, Oct. 2, from 11am-1pm.
MoreLift Bridge Brewery teams up with Chef Manfred Krug at The Chef’s Gallery in Stillwater (324 S. Main St) for an evening of beer and ribs on Monday, Sep. 21, 6-9pm; the cost is $65, and reservations can be made via phone 651.351.1144, at The Chef’s Gallery, or online. A second event at The Chef’s […]
MoreIf you can go to just one Oktoberfest this weekend, here’s a pretty good option: Mill City Farmers Market and the Mill City Museum are rocking it out this Saturday with local luminaries such as Red Stag Supperclub, Kramarczuk’s, Land of Amber Waters author Doug Hoverson, The Squires Band, and a hell of a lot […]
MoreMinnesota’s only certified Cicerone, Michael Agnew, gives a thoughtful walkthrough of the best five beers at the Autumn Brew Review. Lift Bridge, Furthermore, Summit, Herkimer, and Town Hall all get some detailed shout-outs.
MoreSend the text message “Safari” to 686868 and you can “become a member” of East African restaurant Safari Express, for which you get a free meal. After that, they will send you special offers a couple times a month, sometimes for food, sometimes tickets to a show, and so forth.
MoreAdam Platt, whose son has a life-threatening peanut allergy, tackles Chef Lenny Russo’s skeptical thoughts on the topic of restaurants’ responsibilities to know and disclose exactly what they serve. “We take full responsibility for our son’s allergy, but we live in terror of the day a restaurant misleads us about what’s in its food due […]
MoreIf the State Fair’s maple soda convinced you to try your hand at homemade soda, here’s a recipe for homemade ginger ale (courtesy of @MetroMag), @ZacharyCohen links to Julia Child’s ratatouille recipe, @NakedGrouse explains the whisky aging process and the evaporation losses it incurs, and @BirchwoodCafe promotes Midtown Farmers Market’s Wednesday night screening of Food […]
MorePhotos from the Simple, Good, and Tasty pig roast and potluck, Dara enthusiastically previews The Anchor Fish & Chips, a profile of Kevin Kathman of Restaurant Max, and a change in city fees for Minneapolis restaurants spells good news for those who like to dine al fresco.
MoreThe chefs and bartenders at the Living Room and Prohibition are, to quote a press release, “seizing on the bounty of the fall harvest” to create their new $5 Harvest Moon Happy Hour. The special runs 5-7pm, seven days a week, all fall long. Among the three $5 fall harvest treats on the menu are […]
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