Vera’s Cafe to Close
Vera’s Cafe in Uptown is closing on Thursday, the latest in string of LGBT business closings, as per the Wilde Roast Cafe’s blog. It follows on the heels of Pi, Brass Rail, and Clicquot Club.
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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.
MN Beer on Winterfest
Kris and Mag report from the surprisingly overdressed Winterfest, where Great Waters and Brau Bros. offered some great pints, and a brewer vs. patron quarrel got a bit too zippy for everyone’s liking.
MoreSomeone’s Too Good for Local Cheese
breadbasketcase does a great story on Vermont Cheese bread, but raises the question: Why not Wisconsin Cheese bread? Is that too damn much to ask of a Midwestern blogger? No, seriously, the bread looks totally delicious.
MoreNelson’s Hot Five
Rick Nelson compiles a Hot Five Valentine’s dining deals list, including, somewhat inexplicably, a McCormick & Schmick’s “deal” for $29.95 per person. Granted, that’s steak and lobster, but yikes nonetheless.
MoreLeine’s Freshens Its Lineup
Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co. is due to roll out a new, year-round beer, reports the AP. Classic Amber is “a light copper, golden color beer that features four varieties of hops.”
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Feb. 9 Morning Roundup
Zimmern sings a dirge of mourning for the Cozy Cafe in Cyrus, Minnesota, Iggers, writing from Sumatra, weighs in on Indonesian fried chicken, our own Katie Cannon reports on Sanctuary, which she compares to a “best-selling mystery novel,” and the former George’s on Plato on Robert Street in St. Paul will soon become El Toro, […]
MoreMoto-i in Uptown, Minneapolis
Billed as the first sake brewery restaurant outside of Japan, Moto-i is a bewildering blend of chic neighborhood bistro, genuinely cultured Japanese outpost, and obnoxious nightclub. Newly opened, there’s presumably a fair bit of fine tuning still taking place at this Uptown nightspot, which defiantly refuses to serve sushi and instead serves up classic izakaya […]
MoreQ Fanatic in Champlin
For Twin Citians, there are only two real downsides to Q Fanatic: no liquor license and the long-ass drive to Champlin. Everything else about this place: the ribs, the beef brisket, the sides — reflects love, sweat and care. Q Fanatic nails what may be the most challenging aspect of producing consistently good BBQ — […]
MoreHoang Thien Y Deli on Eat Street, Minneapolis
Editor’s Note: Hoang Thien Y is now closed. One of the most singularly surprising things about the Twin Cities is that you can get authentic Vietnamese food as good as anything outside of the mother country. Hoàng Thiên Y, a hole in the wall in a Nicollet Avenue strip mall, is a good place to […]
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