Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
A sign up at the old Midori’s Floating World location (3011 27th Ave S., Minneapolis) proclaims the future arrival of the “Sizzling Shish Kebab Cafe,” no presumptive birthdate or further details attached. Update: Apparently, the new restaurant is actually an expansion of the neighboring Gandhi Mahal, and will showcase a tandoor oven. [Via Tomas in […]
MorePhilip Dorwart of Mpls.St.Paul hails the annual return of the California-grown asparagus, the Como Avenue Jug Band will be rocking Brit’s Pub tonight (pst, Brit’s Pub, it’s not the “Coma Avenue Jug Band”), and Eating Minnesota wants to know how much to tip a bartender around here.
More[Via Facebook]: Grumpy’s Downtown (1111 Washington Ave. S.) is popping open a keg of Surly 16 Grit Double IPA tonight at 5:30 pm. Release party to follow at 7 pm. MNBeer has some colorful comments about both the beer and the venue.
MoreJessie Nimm from Tyranena Brewing in Lake Mills, Wisconsin will be at The Four Firkins on St. Patrick’s Day to give away free samples of all their beer. This includes a couple growlers of special stuff (such as Sheep Shagger Scotch Ale or Smoked Chipotle Imperial Porter). The event runs Tue. 17 from 6-8 pm. […]
MoreSeward Co-op’s 8th Annual CSA Fair will take place on Apr. 25 from 11 am-3 pm, rain or shine, in the co-op’s parking lot. Twenty-five local CSA farmers will be on hand to showcase their farms and answer questions about their CSA shares.
MoreBill Roehl gently savages the Savage Depot Bistro in… uh… Savage, calling out the newly opened restaurant for its “sloppy as hell” sandwiches and basil-free, sauteed onion-garnished “caprese.”
MoreKris and Mag at Beer Musings give big props to a four-oz. pour of Eel River Raven’s Eye Russian Imperial Stout, as featured at an intense Day of Big Beers at the Blue Nile. Quoth Kris: “Even at 9.5% this is an easy drinker that is well balanced enough to be had for a long […]
MoreEd Kohler puts his finger on what’s wrong with many restaurant websites and also IDs a solution, MNBeer has all the best haps at the Muddy Pig, The American Burger is opening at 345 N. Wabasha in St. Paul next week (via Surly’s Twitter channel), and Chowhounds chat about a new location of the Afghan […]
MoreThe Heavy Table’s Katie Cannon along with Jucy Lucy Restaurants’ Ed Kohler make their own Jucy Lucys, a Minnesota-original burger filled with a pocket of melted cheese. Production by Adam Voreis. Video available in HD on MN Stories, on Vimeo and YouTube. Jucy Lucy Heavy Table’s “Local Lucy”* serves 6 2 lbs ground beef (80-85 […]
MoreKim Bartmann, owner of Bryant-Lake Bowl, Cafe Barbette and Red Stag, is apparently dealing with “nonpayment of more than $100,000 in employment taxes.” [via Taylor Carik]
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