Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
Those who follow the gastronomic equivalent of the Oscars may find the following piece of information interesting: the 2009 James Beard Foundation Awards semifinalists have been posted. A few Upper Midwestern rising (or shining) stars to consider… OUTSTANDING RESTAURATEUR Larry D’Amico and Richard D’Amico, D’Amico & Partners, Minneapolis OUTSTANDING RESTAURANT Lucia’s Restaurant, Minneapolis BEST NEW […]
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: […]
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