Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
The daughter of an artist and a music teacher, Maja spent much of her childhood traveling the country in a rusty old van, attempting to model all of her father’s salable jewelry at the same time, and sampling the many edibles available both on the road and at the art fairs they visited. Though she now lives in Minneapolis, the coffee addiction and love for food that she picked up en route to one of their many destinations never left her. Between marketing work in the medical device industry and poring over the Harvard Business Review, she can typically be found holed up in her kitchen, baking bread every weekend and experimenting in between.
@CommonRoots plans to tap one of @Peace_Coffee + @FultonBeer’s four firkins of War+Peace this Thursday, @BlackSheepPizza’s new St. Paul location opened yesterday at 4:30 following some mechanical issues, @The_Wedge emerges unscathed from yet another commercial peanut butter recall (it seems there are more advantages to buying better peanut butter than just taste), and @Smack_Shack still […]
More@DeRushaEats comments on the Green Ox charcuterie at Cooper, @Masu_NE seeks “excellent cooks and sushi chefs,” @Chowgirls caters a fundraiser for the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless and Animal Humane Society, and @SewardCoop promotes their March Campaign Food Drive.
More@HauteDish plans to start serving Sunday brunch, @Bittercube makes an appearance in an M Magazine piece about “Twelve of Milwaukee’s Most Intriguing Men,” @Northern_Brewer’s Brewing TV is now available on iTunes, @Smack_Shack plans a lobster boil next week and is taking advance orders, and @BrasaRotisserie celebrates Fat Tuesday.
More@RogueChocolate comments on the current “bean to bar” trend and offers his prediction on the direction of the chocolate industry; @SweetsBakeshop hosts a couple of evening decorating classes, @JustFoodCoop gears up for a their winter “Eat Local Challenge,” and @NgonBistro starts work on a food cart (and updates us on his progress).
More@Kopplins considers moving, @PairingsFW’s “BIG Sale” is in full swing, @PunchPizza is transitioning into a solely social media-driven promotion strategy (tweet via @HotDishBlog), @McKinleyCSA links to a bonsai watermelon how-to, @ElisDonutBurger is hiring (read our profile here), and @Cosmos601 will be closed Friday night for a private party.
MoreYour vote is in high demand: @MetroMixTC wants your input on the Best of 2011, and — more urgently — @DeRushaEats points to the close race between Erik Anderson of @SeaChange_Mpls and “some dude from Little Rock” for People’s Choice Best Chef in Food & Wine… and urges you to vote before the polls close […]
More@SurlyBrewing is featured on @Northern_Brewer TV and gets some accolades from Fox (via @CaptainsChair), @CTKitchenTable gets a new website, @WFMStPaul trades chocolate for donations, @MplsFarmMarket applauds Hopkins Public Schools for their partnership with local farmers, and @SecretsCity promotes the @GastroNonGrata art show featuring food from @ForkNRoadTruck (read our profile here) this evening.
More@France44Cheese recommends a worthwhile appenzeller, @SurdyksLiquor starts their whiskey and ale sale (time to stock up!), @MannysTortas offers a buy one get one half off deal on tortas for Neighborhood Night, @JP_Samuelson provides an update on Sopranos, @BlueOxCoffeeCo inquires about the necessity of a dipper well, and today’s the last day for free V-Day @PunchPizza.
More@JenkinsCritic reports on an upcoming Blue Plate restaurant in Uptown, @MidwestBrewing incentivizes a red rye kit, Willy Wonka-style, @FreshTartSteph recaps the first #MNFoodBloggers conference, @GrandCafe_MPLS plans out a V-Day tasting menu, and @BlueDoorPub encourages voting for the next Blucy of the Month.
More@Kopplins plans a Valentine’s open house for Saturday (including a chocolate tasting), @AcadiaCafe announces plans for tonight’s Surly Anniversary, @SapsuckerFarms puts “eggsicles” to good use, @DanHaugen and @DBrauer comment on Supervalu’s upcoming beer line, and @ForkNRoadTruck commends @ChefShack1 on a top 20 mention in @QSRMagazine.
More@YoungChef2 queries how frequently convenience trumps quality, @SurlyBrewing plans to make a “big announcement,” @CheeseGeek applauds a new cheesemaker job description, @AmSwedInstitute holds another Smörgåsbord, and @SimpleGoodTasty shares a recipe for homemade grass-fed beef jerky.
MoreHeading to @Chowgirls’ VDay dinner? Get a 10% discount thanks to @ChinookBookMSP, @Barrio_StPaul will be closed this Sunday, @MotoISake recommends a sake news source, @JP_Samuelson reports on the progress at Sopranos, @PizzeriaLola experiments with bread-baking, @ForkKnifeSpoon hates the latest incarnation of the Purple Sandpiper, @KatentheKitchen suggests broiling angel food cake, and @France44Cheese recommends the @GAchatz memoir.
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