Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
Emily Newhall experiments with new recipes each week and keeps a mile-long list of restaurants to visit. By day, she is a proofreader and editor for a creative agency in St. Paul. Ever dedicated to Minnesota, Emily was raised in Minnetonka, attended Carleton in Northfield, and now lives in South Minneapolis. She is always impressed by fresh custard-filled doughnuts, perfectly spiced Indian curries, and restaurants that offer more than one vegetarian dish.
From Nov. 19-23, Barbette will offer a special four-course prix fixe menu that pairs with Drouhin Beaujolais Nouveau-Villages 2009. The meal will include caramelized onion pissaladiere with nicoise olives and chevre, butternut squash soup with lamb meatballs, braised red deer shanks or seared arctic char, and red wine-poached pears with mascarpone, pistachios, and lavender honey. […]
MoreThe crowd at Tour de Farm plus the event’s fingerling potato-lentil-trout salad and orecchiette with rabbit by Jason DeRusha, green posole soup with chicken by thedabble, and The Chef Shack’s battered chicken feet by katbaro.
MoreSimple, Good, and Tasty recommends you become a food adventurer by eating something new, chowhounds discuss the best ethnic desserts around town, Well Fed Guide to Life hits Ginger Hop, Girl Friday loves the atmosphere and rockstar staff at OM, and Stephanie March reports that Landon Schoenefeld is leaving Sea Change to open Haute Dish […]
MoreBrau Brothers Brewing Company is hosting two beer-related events this weekend in Lucan, MN. On Friday, 6:30pm, at The BrauHaus, there’ll be a four-course dinner with beer pairings for $25. Call 507.747.2796 for reservations. On Saturday from 11am to 8pm, the brewery is throwing HopFest [PDF], a festival with beer, food, and live music. Admission […]
MoreCold temps and rain inspire loads of comfort food: Macaroni and cheese with mushrooms, barley minestrone soup, ratatouille and sausage pot pie with cornmeal biscuits, and easy home-baked bread.
MoreSome upcoming classes on gluten-free sweets, soups, and salads from Food Snobbery, a wild rice primer (plus wild rice soup) at Green Your Plate, Rachel reports that Punch Pizza is coming soon to the U, Anna from True Thai describes the True Thai menu items most popular with her strongest, fittest clientele, and bloggers weigh […]
MoreAfter nearly 70 years of publication, major food magazine Gourmet is set to fold, with the last issue printed in November. In addition to Gourmet, Conde Nast Publications will also close Cookie and two bridal-themed magazines. Bon Appetit magazine will continue.
MoreNovember’s Simple, Good, and Tasty local food dinner will be held at Spoonriver (750 S 2nd St., Minneapolis) on Nov. 1 at 7pm. Chef Brenda Langton will discuss her approach to food and cooking, and Nan Bailly of Alexis Bailly Vineyard in Hastings will discuss her family’s vineyard and wine. Tickets for the three-course meal […]
MoreButternut squash soup and squash scone with tomato jam by massdistraction, spicy cauliflower soup by thedabble, a Crispin Cider dinner flashback by hmcoby, makeshift Oreos by K-SAKI, and a kebab with Mediterranean salsa and couscous by Pfutz.
MoreAaron eats pizza at Chatterbox, Madeline Island’s The Pub, and Sauce Spirits & Soundbar, Scate lists her favorite burger joints, Teddy finds some rare ingredients at Marx Foods, Simple, Good, and Tasty gushes over the latest Harmony Valley produce, and, if you’ve got several hundred thousand dollars to spare, you could be the proud owner […]
MoreLyndale Tap House, initially called Anchor Bar, has opened will open in the former jP American Bistro space (2937 Lyndale Ave S). UPDATE: They’re opening Tuesday, September 29, 2009. UPDATE: Read our full Lyndale Tap House review.
MoreIn honor of its first birthday, buying club / “real food” warehouse Traditional Foods Minnesota is hosting a barbecue party Saturday from 10am to 3pm. It’ll be grilling grass-fed pork chops and bison burgers, as well as beef patties from Thousand Hills Cattle Company. Members and non-members are welcome [hat tip to reader Kris].
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