The Strib unmasks big-time pseudonymous food tweeter Ruth Bourdain (or… well, maybe not), a Chowhound deals a hard knock to Buon Giorno Italia in Lilydale, #1 autumn jam “Minnesota is the New California” drops a terrific hotdish reference, our own Becca Dilley shoots an engagement photo at Michael’s Frozen Custard in Madison, the living wage-bustin’ Cossetta’s is making a big expansion, Lenny Russo of Heartland comes to the defense of the Parasole group for skimming percentages from its servers’ tips, a look at the beer cupcakes of Daisy Cupcakery in Madison, and a 1,630-pound pumpkin breaks the Minnesota record at Stillwater’s Harvest Fest.