Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
Meritage will be open on Monday, May 11 to serve Springsteen fans (Chef Russell Klein is a big fan), We Got Served checks out the increasingly bustling Blue Door Pub in St. Paul, Rachel suggests that you reserve your uber-romantic booth or tatami room right now for Valentine’s Day 2010, and Iggers talks up the […]
MorePunch is offering “buy one pizza, get one free” with a coupon published via Flickr. Coupon good until Feb. 20, so you’ve got some time to ponder the whole Margherita vs. Napoli thing.
MoreSmall plates and an Enomatic wine-serving system are among the selling points of a new Northeast wine bar called Blue Skies, reports the City Pages dining newsletter. The launch is slated for August.
MoreIggers reports from Singapore, Dara reports on recession-busters such as Black Sheep, The Blue Door and Bulldog Lowertown, Nelson rounds up all manner of Thai food, Zimmern plugs Gastro Non Grata at the Triple Rock, Hutton talks up the new planned gastropub Gas-tro-nome, and Metro Magazine rounds up the best pizza… defined here as essentially […]
MoreKathie Jenkins does an exhaustive rundown of local chocolatiers including Just Truffles, Chocolat Celeste, Knoke’s Chocolate, Chihuahua Chocolates, Regina’s Candies and Legacy Chocolates. Whew.
MoreThe Slice blog on Serious Eats invades Aaron‘s turf with a review of Red’s Savoy pizza… But is it truly necessary to work “Minnesota Nice” into the headline? Really? Seriously? Chef Stewart Woodman reports that John Saliba will be taking a position at Rustica, developing their pastry program and working with their laminates… He writes: […]
MoreIt’s an interesting time to get a restaurant up and running, but the cheese- and meat-board and soup-and-sandwich driven Cheeky Monkey Deli on Selby in St. Paul is open for business. (Hat tip to KTFoley on Chowhound.)
MoreThree new Italian places quickly reviewed by Jenkins, who opens with: “Three new Italian restaurants have opened in the past month. Mama mia! That’s a lotta pasta.” Bada bing, Kathie… Bada bing.
MoreCheese & Champagne is offering a “Free Roquefort!” shirt to the person who comes up with the best celebratory sonnet, rhyme or haiku about the cheese in question.
MoreLocal blogger The Bloated Belly — talented, but sporadic — puts the site on hold and announces a possible future role as a contributor to local industry publication Foodservice News.
MoreIt’s annual, it’s got a surprisingly modest prize, but people love it: It’s Izzy’s invitation to the public to come up with their own ice flavor for the shop. Recipes are due May 10, celebration takes place June 28. This year, there’s a new “So Local” category, too, which is pretty swell.
MoreJust in time for Valentine’s, Rachel Hutton tells tales of proposals and sexy hijinks taking place in various area restaurants, The Captain’s Chair spins the story (and video) of brewing a Summit Winter Ale clone, the Well fed Guide to Life releases episode 47 (taped at the Red Dragon and featuring a Winterfest recap), StuccoHouse […]
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