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Alex Roberts
Efforts to Find (and Legalize) Beer and Morning Roundup
The Strib’s omnibus liquor bill roundup (there’s a lot going on), Timberwolves players are given letter grades and compared to various beers, findabeernow.com helps you find various beers at local bars and restaurants [via WCCO], a return trip to Mickey’s Diner, some mostly good news for local urban agriculture, deep thoughts on toast from Rick […]
MoreBrasa in Minneapolis and St. Paul
For new mothers, toting a sleepy newborn to a restaurant often means having the option to quietly tuck their carrier under the table or hang it in a carseat sling, all while savoring in the peaceful sounds of the not-crying-at-this-moment window. Bringing a kid out to eat? Not bad at all. Should they wake during […]
MoreSurly Makes Progress and Morning Roundup
The Surly bill passes the MN house (plus a City Pages profile of the Minnesota beer activists who are making it happen), Alex Roberts and Lucia Watson team up at a family style dinner event to raise money for the Youth Farm and Market Project, the Well Fed Guide to Life celebrates MN Craft Beer […]
MoreMore National Recognition for Chef Shack and May 9 Tweet Rodeo
@ChefShack1 expects a visit from Heather Shouse, author of “Food Trucks: Dispatches and Recipes from the Best Kitchens on Wheels,” @StanleysBarRoom launches their “Breakfast On-The-Go” service, @Smack_Shack plans an Art-A-Whirl lobster boil (reservations required), @FreshTartSteph promotes the May 21st @YouthFarmMarket fundraising dinner featuring Alex Roberts and Lucia Watson, and @ZippsBeer offers a bit of an […]
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May 13 Morning Roundup
Kate introduces us to her wondrous new chicklets, the snack forecast for Art-a-Whirl, a look at the blue cheese makers over Seymour Dairy, books on Wisconsin fish (People of the Sturgeon), cheese (The Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin), and food in general (The Flavor of Wisconsin) win Midwest Book Awards, first anniversary and MN Craft Beer […]
MoreMay 6 Morning Roundup
Environmental activists target the Wayzata-based Cargill corporation (home of the Oopsy Daisy Burger), a recent menu at the Pizza Farm in Stockholm, WI, a Strib guide to farmers markets and a recap of some of the local Beard award winners, Rachel’s top five Mexican restaurants (warning: four pages), and gift ideas for a foodie mom […]
MoreAlex Roberts Named Best Midwest Chef at James Beard Awards
Tonight, Alex Roberts, chef at Restaurant Alma, was named Best Chef: Midwest at the 2010 James Beard Foundation Awards. He beat out Isaac Becker of 112 Eatery, Lenny Russo of Heartland, Gerard Craft of St. Louis-based Niche, and Colby Garrelts of Kansas City-based Bluestem. Recipients, according to the foundation, must have been a working chef […]
More2010 Beard Semifinalists
The 2010 James Beard Foundation Award semifinalists are out — gaze upon the glory. For Best Chef: Midwest, some very solid names: Alex Roberts. Isaac Becker. Vincent Francoual. Stewart Woodman. Lenny Russo. Mike Phillips. And (new to me) Hakan Lundberg of Cosmos. D’Amico gets a shot at Outstanding Restaurateur, Bar La Grassa for Best New […]
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