How to Host a Minnesota Picnic and Morning Roundup

Lenny Russo proposes middle ground in the Tom Emmer server payment brouhaha: “we just freeze the minimum wage for tipped employees at it’s [sic] current rate,” a Be’wiched Surly beer dinner, a brief review of the doughnut situation at A Baker’s Wife, a look at the blueberries of Rush River, DeRusha dines at The Dakota, and how to host a picnic in Minnesota [via Because Emily Says So].