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.
@AperitifMN offers tips for cooking risotto, @CommonRoots has @SurlyBrewing SurlyFest on tap, @StellasFishCafe and @MollyCools952 host the Harris brothers from Deadliest Catch tonight and tomorrow, respectively, @SecretsCity shares a coupon for free dim sum at @WondrousMpls, and @PunchPizza reports on the progress of their weeklong donation drive.
More@SewardCoop seeks member e-mail addresses for an upcoming election, @RockBottomMpls’ brewmaster wins silver at the Great American Beer Fest, @CakeEaterBakery offers a $20 gift certificate to their 2,500th fan on Facebook, @SweetMsFarm plans their first Customer Appreciation Hog Roast, and @FreshTartSteph and @AndrewZimmern nearly drool over each other’s meals.
More@SeaChange_Mpls’ Erik Anderson hosts a cooking class (with wine pairings!), @FACESMearsPark publicizes Fever Pitch (starting on Tuesday), @SewardCoop explains their egg shortage (though they do have eggs in stock), @PizzaLuce enables online ordering at a few locations, and @SweetCheeksBaby recommends locally made, reusable fabric @ReBagItBags for food storage.
More@ScottPampuch publicizes tomorrow’s Whole Foods Community Day to support the Lyndale Youth Farm + Market Project, @DBrauer checks out the new digs at @Victors1959Cafe, @StubAndHerbs publicizes Friday’s “Pillage in the Village” featuring cheap @SummitBeer, @CampusPizza offers two-for-one pizza through tomorrow, and @WNAHoney considers expanding their market to Chicago.
MoreWant a high-end veggie restaurant in the cities? Sound off to @YoungChef2, @BARSBakery (former Swede Hollow Cafe owner Sandi Younkin’s latest project) opens its doors, @FoxyFalafel dreams of owning a food truck, @SewardCoop offers fresh hen of the woods mushrooms for your cooking pleasure, and @DandelionKtchn posts their schedule for the week.
More@MplsFarmMarket (with @Amy_Boland) and @MCFarmersMkt plan sauerkraut how-tos for Saturday, @SweetmsFarm runs low on CSA shares, @MN_Food_Assn seeks more workers for Saturday, @BirchwoodCafe touts their non-GMO fish, and @CookingforDads gives Pittsburgh Blue’s happy hour a shot.
More@TroutCaviar seeks ideas for “sulfur shelf shrooms” (aka chicken of the woods), @128Cafe and @ScottPampuch team up in St. Paul to make ratatouille and poached eggs, @CakeEaterBakery promotes their new daily commuter special, @S4xton points to a “chef v. chef Twitter battle” (or, more accurately, chef v. Shef), and @GrassFedCattle offers a Facebook Fan Special […]
More@YoungChef2 mentally prepares to cook with Susur Lee (attend the dinner September 16th!), @Chowgirls provides a how-to on canning peaches while @MarthaandTom narrowly avert a canning disaster, @CommonRoots congratulates Hope Creamery on their 5th place State Fair win, and @KeegansPub promotes the Gopher shuttle bus with a free beer.
More@BulldogNE starts composting, @France44Cheese touts Uplands Extra Aged, @KatentheKitchen recommends an “incredibly decadent” [and easy] dessert, @ForkKnifeSpoon samples vegan shrimp (note: only worth it for the shellfish-allergic), and @BeerPulse shows off the 2010 @SurlyBrewing Darkness label, designed by @TheApparatus.
More@JDeRusha wants you to join Team Hunger, @France44Cheese revives the apple-honey-cheese sandwich (so good!), @TroutCaviar finds sheep sorrel at a new location, @AsherBMiller reminds of the last Open Field event this summer, @GrovelandTap welcomes its soon-to-be neighbor, Scusi, and @CTKitchenTable seeks volunteers to pick veggies this weekend for the next @TourdeFarm event.
MoreEver wondered how to flip a skillet like a pro? @CafeCyan shares tips from yesterday’s MN Cooks event, @RingoRestaurant debuts an Argentinean menu, @StephMarch recommends Safari Express’ mango on a stick @MinnStateFair, @Northern_Brewer offers 10% off wine-making supplies, and @MCFarmersMkt hosts a fall harvest dinner and promises fresh lamb this weekend from Braucher’s Sunshine Harvest […]
More@ScottPampuch warns of imminent @TourdeFarm sell-out, @GingerHop_NE debuts a new date night test run, @Amck gives Mediterranean Deli’s spicy veggie sandwich a rave review, @OrganicMeatman takes 25% off your order, @SovereignGrnds offers half off coffee beans for college students, and @France44Cheese congratulates Uplands Dairy on their ACS win.
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