Fair Trade Forum: Totally SNOW’D
The Eastside Food Coop “Fair Trade 101, A Consumer’s Guide to Fair Trade” event has been rescheduled t0 Thursday, March 26, due to… well, look outside.
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Hang Tight for Bun Mi Stadium Village
A call placed to the not-quite-open Vietnamese-inspired eatery Bun Mi reveals that they’re shooting for an end-of-March opening, and plan to offer both traditional Vietnamese dishes and bahn mi sandwiches as well Korean BBQ and lemongrass chicken. Sounds like a place worth watching… [Originally: Hang Tight for Bun Mi Dinkytown. Thanks to Anne for the […]
MoreA Guide to Bagging Savings
[Via KARE 11]: The non-profit Twin Cities Consumers’ Checkbook investigates aggregate grocery prices in the Twin Cities and finds out that a) shopping at Wal-Mart saves you a ton of money, b) the produce, service and meat are lousy at Wal-Mart, and c) although Lunds and Byerly’s are expensive, they’re awesome on the quality and […]
MoreFor Sale: My Wife’s Dream
Bittersweet “Roseville coffee shop for sale” Craigslist posting… “This is my wife’s coffee shop. The company I work for is very possibly relocating me to another region and my family has to be ready to move when the time comes.”
MoreFarewell Milio’s in St. Paul
[Via Kathie Jenkins]: The downtown St. Paul location of Milio’s (400 Robert St. N., Suite 110) is with us no more. Speaking as a dude who used to eat Big Mike’s Super Subs for lunch almost every afternoon during high school, this is a sad day.
MoreFeb. 26 Morning Roundup
Zimmern comments on the Beard Award nominees (re: Lucia’s: “…her eatery isn’t even in my top five for best local restaurants”), the local Chowhounds dig into the mysterious Italian pepper and egg sandwich, Stewart “Shefzilla” Woodman reports 300 applicants for a single dish position (yikes), Jimmy John’s drags the word “rockstar” into an Orwellian sewer […]
MoreLove and Vinaigrettes
Annona Gourmet is hosting Chef Ron Combs (Elegancia Catering and Cooks of Crocus Hill) this Saturday, Feb. 28, at 1pm, for a demonstration of kickass upscale vinaigrettes. Featured: lemon garlic aioli, oregano vinaigrette, and more.
MoreNelson Clocks in on Cheeky Monkey
There’s “thoughtfully prepared” London-style “comfort” fare at Cheeky Monkey deli, or so says Rick Nelson. We’ll see about that. Check Heavy Table’s Twitter account this afternoon for an update or two, and look out for Lori Writer’s review tomorrow.
MoreChurros, Anyone?
Over at Mediation, Taylor is planting the seed for the buying of a churro-maker at Hockenbergs. The post is sort of like a brief one-act play about kitchen supply stores.
MoreEspresso Royale on Washington Goes Down
The 614 Washington Ave. S.E. Espresso Royale has shut down, leaving two other locations still operating in Minneapolis. The company website’s description of the location: “…the company’s only cafe run entirely by its crew. And who said socialism never works?” Erk. Apparently the free market did, in this case.
MoreFeb. 25 Morning Roundup
Rachel gets out to Santorini’s new Eden Prairie digs, the PiPress recommends you steer your annoying kids to Cecil’s in St. Paul (thanks, PiPress!), Katie Cannon heads out to White Bear Lake to review Ursula’s Wine Bar, and Kris and Mag hit Flat Earth and Ngon.
MoreCheese’s Unlikely Ally
Ken Liss from Premier Cheese Market and Mark Hamer from Vino Source team up to present a class on how to pair cheese with sake. This Friday from 6-8pm, five sakes, $55, taught via Cooks of Crocus Hill.
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