Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
Ryan Zander, a well-regarded local chef who has worked at 112 Eatery (as sous-chef) and Trattoria Tosca (as executive chef) is now helming a recently re-opened Duluth spot called the JJ Astor Restaurant, Lounge, and View. The menu looks about as straight-and-narrow as they come — accessible fare such as steaks, walleye, and pork tenderloin […]
MoreAnchor Fish & Chips, Northeast Social, and Modern Cafe get a mention in a NY Times story about Northeast by Michael Tortorello, insight into Sea Change’s new grill-focused restaurant by Dara, a bunch of parties and tastings for the newly arriving Odell brewery, a Belgian Golden is the next Unchained Summit beer, a blogger is […]
MoreMNArtists.org and Springboard for the Arts unveil a CSA-style local art program, “a 25-year-old woman planning to make cheese on her family farm is the recipient of the first-ever Wisconsin Licensed Cheesemaker Scholarship,” Dara loves the $10 lunch at the D’Amico Kitchen, a chance to help plant onions at Riverbend Farm, Well Fed Guide to […]
MoreBill Roehl’s stormy forecast for a wildlife education center / bar/ grill in Farmington, oven fries vs. the February blues, behold the new fish fry club theme song, an epic sandwich review of the 112 Eatery burger, looks like the (a? one of many?) benefit for Heidi’s and Blackbird may happen March 14, thoughts on […]
More… And we’re back. Cheese Underground’s five favorite new Wisconsin cheeses of 2009 (Hook’s 15-year cheddar deserves at least an honorable mention), Rick Nelson reviews the 2009 Twin Cities food scene, a head-to-head comparison of IKEA and Ingebretsen’s meatballs, insight into buying ethical dairy and eggs, adventures in worcestershire sauce, thoughts about Crescent Moon and […]
MoreZagat’s top five Minneapolis-St. Paul area restaurants, according to its 2009 survey, are: La Belle Vie, 112 Eatery, Alma, Lucia’s, and Vincent.
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