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Aaron is the Co-founder and was the Producer of the Heavy Table. Born and raised outside of Stillwater, Minnesota, he has called both Saint Paul and Minneapolis home. His personal site is aaronlandry.com
Gusto Cafe and Wine Bar in Hopkins closed this weekend. Their voicemail says after three and a half years of business, due to economic conditions “we have made the painful decision to close.” Their website indicates: “Gusto became much more than a restaurant. The guests came in and became friends, our employees became family.” Sad […]
MoreFollowing up from last month’s announcement, a brief chat with staff at Chambers Kitchen this weekend confirmed that the last day they will operate under Jean-George Vongerichten’s name is Sunday, July 19th. With the forthcoming switch to D’Amico, most of the staff has been reinterviewed and they will be closed “for about a month and […]
MoreSimple, Good and Tasty has put together their August dinner with Executive Chef JD Fratzke of The Strip Club. At only $35 for a custom 3-course meal with the SGT crew, these seats are going to get reserved very fast.
MoreUpon finding out that Baja Sol’s CEO is the new chair of the Republican Party of MN, a number of folks on Twitter decided to chime in regarding supporting places based on who’s on top. The result for Baja Sol? “We’re almost to 1000 followers! Thanks everyone! Let’s Salsa!” How does the leadership of a company influence […]
MoreAndrew Zimmern writes that within 48 hours of D’Amico Cucina closing, it’s announced that D’Amico is taking over the food service at the Chambers Hotel.
MoreStar Tribune’s Chris Riemenschneider writes that Trocaderos near Minneapolis’ Warehouse District is now closed. He cites a note buried on their website as well as on their front door. Calls for comment from Trocaderos weren’t answered.
MoreDara’s Rube Goldberg machine of a mock-Myers-Briggs Pizza Personality Test is receiving scrutiny over at Secrets of the City’s Talk. (Recommending Leonardo’s Pizzeria for Chicago-style deep dish with Pizza Lucé as the alternative might be a sign they forgot to try out Randy’s Premier or Aurelio’s.) Dara defends herself: “Well, little I do is perfect — […]
MoreFrom Lee Zukor and others comes local startup Primo Recipes, which provides aggregated searching of over 400,000 recipes across multiple recipe sites. From Erin Anderson and others with General Mills comes Tablespoon, a new place to find professional recipes as well as a home to share your own. Get cooking!
MoreGiving a nod to smoked ham at Ingebretsen’s, Finnegans Irish Amber, chefs Bill Baskin and J.D. Fratzke, Parkers Farm peanut butter, Ruby Moon chocolates, The Wedge Co-op’s cookies, and the site you are reading right now, the Star Tribune toasts the 50 “people, products and places that emphasize why Minnesota is the place for those […]
MoreThe Mediterranean Cruise Cafe, which has been in Eagan for ages, moves this week to its new location at 12500 Nicollet Ave. in Burnsville. Grand opening is lunch tomorrow, Thursday, June 11 at 11am.
MoreJune isn’t too early to start talking about the Minnesota State Fair, apparently. As Pioneer Press’ Tad Venzer reports, “‘Last year was the year of the bacon. This year is the year of the potato,’ said Dennis Larson, Fair license administration manager who has final say on what food makes it into the Great Minnesota Get-Together.” […]
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