Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
James Norton
James Norton is editor and co-founder of the Heavy Table. He is also the co-author of Lake Superior Flavors, the co-author of a book about Wisconsin’s master cheesemakers, and a regular on-air contributor to Minnesota Public Radio.
Homegrown Minneapolis: Five Observations
Homegrown Minneapolis is designed as “an initiative to develop recommendations for the City of Minneapolis to improve sales, distribution and consumption of fresh, locally grown foods.” The project is confusing, ambitious, and has the potential to be tremendously important. Structured as a series of advisory committees working in concert with Mayor R.T. Rybak’s office, the […]
MoreBaking (With) Soda
Alexis teaches us all how to use a can of coconut soda to make a crazy delicious cake. News you can use, folks.
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A Tale of Two Dinners
Iggers, compelling as ever, surfaces at People Serving People and documents both a humble dinner for the homeless and a grand banquet/fundraiser for potential benefactors. God help me, but every time I read “People Serving People,” I think of that Twilight Zone episode.
MoreBuona Notte to Sam’s Wines
Sam’s Wine Shop is closed, per Loren3 on Chowhound and the Sam’s website. Only been there a couple times, but both times was impressed by the level of service and knowledge.
MoreAn Ode to Aquavit
How to drink Aquavit, via a long and lovingly written Strib feature on the Danish “water of life”: Pour into a frozen aquavit glass…. Lift glass toward mouth and pause. Stare into eyes of everyone else holding a glass. Say the obligatory Danish toast, “Skaal.”
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Feb. 19 Morning Roundup
Via City Pages, Esquire gives breakfast props to Hell’s Kitchen and Al’s Breakfast, Breadbasketcase bakes pain de mie (i.e. sandwich bread), Rick Nelson explores the rising trend of Sunday value supper specials, Lazy Lightning dives ever further into the all-consuming saga of Apple Valley Liquor Store #3, Red Pepper bemoans the crowded, impersonal nature of […]
MoreEnd of the Times?
MinnPost reports that the Times Bar and Cafe is closed until further notice for “retooling.” With the apparent fall of this Northeast club, this February seems to be living up to its potential as a historically challenging period for anyone trying to earn a living by selling food / drink / ambiance.
MoreGot Milk Preferences?
Over at Monkey Disaster (the blog of John Moe from NPR), there’s a nascent discussion of milk taking place. Quoth Moe on Kemp’s: “I don’t know why but it is better than any other milk I’ve ever had. And I didn’t even know some milk could taste better than other milk.” Ed plugs Cedar Summit […]
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