Month: October 2009
October 21 Flickr Photo Roundup Guest Starring Franklin St. Bakery
Franklin Street Bakery has some terrific cupcake photos up on its Flickr photostream: Thanksgiving in a Box is a great place to start, but also check out the zombie, mummy, and Frankenstein. (Well, it’s actually a depiction of Frankenstein’s monster, but you know how that goes.) [Hat tip to Sarah McGee.] Plus, in our Flickr […]
MoreOctober 21 Tweet Rodeo
Between losing most of their fair-weather customers and having to throw out frozen, still-growing fresh produce, farmers were hit hard by this year’s early cold snap. @KatieBips urges you to support your farmer — the season’s not quite over yet! @ZacharyCohen recommends a 2000-vintage rioja, @Barrio_Mpls celebrates its selection as one of MNMO’s “Best Bars […]
MoreFulton Beer Hits the Scene
Minnesota’s newest beer company, Fulton, makes its debut Oct. 28 at 7pm at The Happy Gnome [Via MNBeer]. The Minneapolis based company does its brewing at Sand Creek Brewery, which we profiled here. The company’s beers include a blonde, a pale ale, a super hoppy IPA, an unconventional malt-dominated red ale called The Libertine, and […]
MoreOctober 21 Morning Roundup
Rachel does a ride-along with Captain Awesome of Galactic Pizza, Second Harvest seeks volunteer apple gleaners, praise for the pit beef (“amazingly tender shaved beef”) at Lyndale Tap House, if you missed the whole Cargill beef tonsil thing, it’s pretty disturbing, Dara sings the praises of the cheesesteak sandwich at Papa’s in North Minneapolis, Well […]
MoreOctober 20 Flickr Photo Roundup
A ravishing asparagus salad with pom vinaigrette and cheese by mamichan (bonus: tres leches cake from The Salty Tart), concord grapes, pear æbleskiver, and Meritage’s Billi Bi Soup by uisgeaon, crock pot ribs by katbaro, and smoky sweet potatoes and turkey soup by thedabble.
MoreOctober 20 Recipe Roundup
Roasted squash with pepper jelly glaze, red wine sangria, apple oatmeal cookies, egg roulade, homemade cinnamon and brown sugar instant oatmeal, and pierogies.
MoreOctober 20 Tweet Rodeo
Looking for @SurlyBrewing Wet? @BlueDoorPub’s got it; @CommonRootsCafe ran out (but is expecting Darkness and a new @LiftBridge soon), @MotoI2Go reintroduces a sausage-stuffed version of their tasty fried shisito peppers, @SimmerTillDone offers a recipe for meatballs with a somewhat non sequitur Twilight story attached, @MplsFarmMarket shares a recipe for butternut squash curry, @SummitBeer reminds you […]
MoreOctober 20 Morning Roundup
A cooking anniversary weekend over at Les Petites Images (featuring foie gras, brioche, steak, and more), Iggers has his eye on the mock duck red curry (and more!) at Tracy’s Saloon, Trader Joe’s is coming to Minnetonka Nov. 6, Bill Roehl hits Harry’s Cafe in Lakeville, and a meditation on the struggles of feeding kids […]
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