Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
$80,000 and a montly rent of $1,600 gets you this hole-in-the-wall Chinese joint at 2924 Chicago Ave South. Somebody — and it may have to be us — should do a long story on the ecology of the Cities’ many, little, interchangable Chinese restaurants that just keep soldiering on. And does anybody still eat chow […]
MoreCost Plus World Market is having a fixtures fire sale at six locations — tables, barrels, wine rack shelving, and more. More information at the Craigslist post, including details on locations (Bloomington, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Roseville, Woodbury, Rochester.) The liquidation supervisor has more details: 267.374.8518.
MoreThinking about pulling up to a table at the Good Day Cafe on a Sunday morning? You better set your alarm if you’d like to eat promptly. At 8:45am on a recent Sunday, the cheery country dining room was already filled with hungry west metro residents, but a party of three could still be seated […]
MoreFlak Radio (featuring Heavy Table editor James Norton) plays Midtown Global Market this Sunday at 4:30pm. The theme is culinary: baker/blogger Brett Laidlaw (Real Bread and Trout Caviar) and Jill Marckel of Chase Brook Farm Market will be on the show. Music by Chastity Brown.
MoreFood Service News tries the wicked-hot Dragon Wings at Brooklyn Park’s Girvan Grille, Mpls-St. Paul uses the word “panacean” in a write-up of brunch at The Strip Club, Metro touts “Beard cuisine for only fifty bucks” at La Belle Vie, which gives me a splitting headache for some reason, and Great Waters Brewing has a […]
MoreThe Blue Door Pub in St. Paul is alluding to its Puerta Azul roots by taking a more Latino approach to its Lenten menu on Fridays. Namely, fish tacos: “Homemade breaded tilapia and fresh pico de gallo combined with our very own chipotle ranch sauce.”
MoreIf you care about Minnesota beer, you’re probably a fan of “Land of Amber Waters,” the definitive history of brewing in the Gopher State. This Monday (Mar. 2), author Doug Hoverson will be at The Four Firkins, sampling some beers and chatting with all and sundry. Worth a visit.
MoreThe 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.
MoreA 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 […]
More[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 […]
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