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.
Mmmm, the tastes of summer: @DehnsGarden sells the first of their field-grown basil, perfect with the new everyday Parmigiano-Reggiano at @France44Cheese… follow up the summery snack with solar-baked cookies, courtesy of a retweet from @CHOW_Com — take advantage of those UV rays while you still can! In other events, @AziaRestaurant hosts an oyster and champagne […]
MoreBeer and biking?! What could be better? @Peace_Coffee serves you your cold one this Saturday at the best of both worlds, Fat Tire’s Tour de Fat. In other news, @MplsEats reports that Anchor Fish and Chips will open in an ex-art gallery in Northeast, @CoopEats invites you to a local salsa contest in Linden Hills, […]
More@Finnegans and @LiveGreenTC promote eating (and imbibing) local, @CheeseGeek summarizes a lively debate on the future of raw milk cheese in Wisconsin — ultimately calling for a better definition of “raw milk”, @Atlantic_Food points to the possibility of venture capitalists’ newest darling, “clean tech”, benefiting organic farmers, and @Oceanaire_Mpls wants you to know that it […]
MoreWant to cut down on your carnivorous eating habits? @Atlantic_Food promotes the “Meatless Monday” pledge, @CommonRoots just harvested fresh broccoli from their garden for a deli salad, @Aebleskiver launches a new blog (still pretty new but there’s a promising recipe for homemade Irish cream), @318Cafe cooks up a raw foods dinner this Sunday, and @UptownMarket […]
MoreNothing like cold, hard data to excite an economics major like myself about a business chain… @StephMarch points to an article about Darden Restaurants’ (of Olive Garden and Red Lobster fame) brand management strategies, @TCFoodies samples the tubesteaks, truffled chicken sausage, and gelato outside @SurdyksLiquor, @CafeMaude announces a second Istanbul Night to meet high demand […]
MoreEver wonder where your coffee comes from? @MplsFarmMarket reports that, catering to an increasingly conscientious base of caffeine-swilling customers, Peace Coffee now lets you track your brew’s origin. @NgonBistro now stocks Lift Bridge Kimono Girl on cask, @MidtownGlobal promotes a summer sale at Jakeeno’s Trattoria — up to 25% off, a young child entertains @France44Cheese […]
MoreKnee-high by the fourth of July — or, perhaps, the twenty-fourth? @GardensOfEagan and @The_Wedge expect to see the first batch of local organic sweet corn the week of the 24th, @TheWinePeople supply an idea for a refreshing summer cocktail, @CookingWithKARE presents a recipe for “Asian street eats” as a prelude to this weekend’s Dragon Festival […]
MoreI scream, you scream, we all scream for ICE CREAM! @UptownMarket reminds us all to celebrate National Ice Cream Month — try the homemade goat milk variety that @ChefShack1 is making. @SurdyksLiquor offers 20-35% off thousands of wines through July 25th as a part of their summer wine sale, @CommonRoots is featuring CSA Riverbend Farm […]
MoreIn case you didn’t know, @Nordeast reports that Grumpy’s NE offers half-price MN beer every Monday from 5-9pm — that just may be the cheapest Surly and Summit around! @HotDishBlog serves up the original recipe for the Banoffi (banana-toffee-coffee) Pie available at Victory44, @GreenMill001 is handing out free pizza slices tomorrow at a St. Paul […]
More@CafeMaude is planning a 40-person Istanbul Night in its private Armatage Room, @TownTalkDiner hosts Guest Bartender Ira Koplowitz from Chicago’s Violet Hour from 4-close on Wednesday, @MplsFarmMarket premiered their new Little Locavores program for kids, and @CheeseGeek recommends a site chock full of cheeseburger ideas featuring a wide array of Wisconsin cheeses — The Johnny […]
MoreIt seems today’s Twitter foodies are becoming more opinionated and involved than ever: @FromFarmToTable (among many, many others) reports on grocery store giant Safeway’s false labeling of “local” produce; @SecretsCity continues the discussion of “voting with your dollar” started by the Heavy Table’s Aaron Landry (which, might I add, started as a harmless question…). In […]
MoreIs new restaurant Risotto the beginning of an attempt to revitalize the construction-torn Lyn-Lake? @HotDishBlog reviews the (affordable!) new restaurant, @Finnegans reports of New Belgium’s (makers of Fat Tire) efforts to decrease carbon emissions, one bike at a time, @MSMarketCoop on Selby changed their hours and expects the new West 7th location to open July […]
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