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.
Russell Klein (of Meritage fame) and the St. Paul JCC team up for a Rosh Hashanah cooking class; a gelato touted to be “as sublime as the real deal,” a B.T. McElrath dogfight, Kat of A Good Appetite’s varied menu plan for the week (some people are so good at planning ahead!), and a spotlight […]
More@SanctuaryRest quotes Chef Patrick Atanalian’s description of his latest menu, @SurdyksLiquor promotes the 4 Orange Iron Cocktail Competition, @DeRushaEats samples @GrandmaRubys fudge fondue, @GrovelandTap hosts the president and founder of Tall Grass Brewing this afternoon, and @DunnBrosMPLS offers two-for-one fruit freezes today.
MoreA new restaurant and bar, Stanley’s Northeast Bar Room, is slated to open in October in the old Stasiu’s location. With 32 beers on tap and Steven Brown at the helm in the kitchen, the place might be one to watch. In the meantime, you can join their e-club for a free appetizer this fall.
MoreCanteloupe agua fresca, zucchini salad, zesty potato salad, pistachio praline topping, and an experimental salt-and-pepper bread.
MoreA new Duluth bakery seeks an experienced baker, A Perfect Pint reviews the latest Crispin artisanal reserve, Dara lunches at Porter & Frye to a disastrous result, a recap of a week on the Eat Local challenge, Jeremy Iggers reviews Big Daddy’s Barbecue, Katie of k8 in the Kitchen does an at-home attempt of our […]
More@AmesFarmHoney is on sale at local co-ops, @ForkNRoadTruck serves from 11-1:30 in Mears Park, @BlackCatNatFood jokes about milk, @BrasaRotisserie hosts an upcoming Land Stewardship Project fundraiser, and @EZweber (via@The_Wedge) comments on @MichaelPollan’s shout-out to Lorentz Meats in his book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma.
More@ChefShack1 now boasts completely organic mini donuts, @MSPMag seeks #restaurantweek feedback, @France44Cheese comments on a delicious cheese’s discontinuation, @McNallySmith reminds you of the @PizzaLuce block party this weekend, and @The_Wedge tracks local sales for their Eat Local challenge.
More@ForkKnifeSpoon seeks a new home for her rooster, @DeRushaEats recommends @BulldogNE’s strawberry-rhubarb vodka, @DunnBrosMPLS offers 2-for-1 iced drinks, @SanctuaryRest weighs the pros and cons of joining FourSquare, and @TheSaltyTart promotes their new Sangria cupcake.
More@MetroMixTC recommends Lucia’s happy hour, @BullRunCoffee shows off its new coffee cart, @BlackDogStPaul schedules a busy night tonight, @WFMStPaul slashes the price of Humboldt Fog goat cheese for the weekend, and @TheSaltyTart sells maple bacon caramel rolls — yum!
More@HeidisMpls visits and talks up Salt Spring Island goat cheese, @SwedeHollowCafe hosts a photo contest, @ChefShack1 justifies the street food movement (and comments on the influx of mobile corporate outposts), @Organic_Valley sweetens the pot for its latest contest by donating $1 for each entry, @DearDara and @DeRushaEats speak highly of Smack Shack (despite the drug pusher-esque […]
More@France44Cheese challenges the Twitterverse to find an unpleasant cheese / cracker combination, @SPClassicCookie plans to offer bike delivery, @ZippsBeer recommends drinking any Avery Brabant still on your shelves, and @FatLorenzosMpls plans a Bloomington location.
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