Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
The sign and menu from the newly opened Lowbrow (website’s incomplete; Facebook is more useful), a sneak peek at Summit Unchained #6 (a Gold Sovereign Ale), DeRusha thinks Bar La Grassa could’ve gotten Trainer Bob that elusive reservation (“a smart restaurant knows how to take care of VIPs without hurting regular customers”), and a look […]
MoreRachel visits the new Tim McKee-era Il Gatto, Roger Waters and David Gilmour of Pink Floyd are spotted at Bar La Grassa, Blue Plate’s new restaurant (Scusi) opens in St. Paul Nov. 1, Lily Bloom’s macaroons win a national Kosherfest prize [PDF press release if you want the details], we’ve updated our Auflauf Cook-Off story […]
MoreRick visits the LoveTree pizza farm, Rachel writes up the new Uptown Cafeteria (read our assessment here), cupcakes versus beards, a kind review of Sea Change, Well Fed Guide to Life visits the Longfellow Grill, Dara reports Greg Norton is leaving both his marriage and restaurant and lays out the wrong way to offer embargoed […]
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 […]
MoreBar La Grassa’s ravishing Bruschetta with Eggs and Lobster via the Strib, spaghetti alla carbonara with asparagus and lamb bacon, lemony broiled cod, sour cream coffee cake, roasted chicken with sunchokes and olives, cumin raisin quinoa and smoky greens, and recipes inspired by The Compassionate Carnivore.
MoreFusilli with veal ragu at Bar La Grassa by jwannie, carrot and lentil soup by andy pucko, doughnuts by jwannie and also by K-SAKI, and tomato soup by thedabble.
More@GuseGreenGrocer sets the date for their official grand opening, @DMBiteAndChew enjoys his meal at @BarLaGrassa, @MNBeer announces MN Craft Beer Week (two months in advance), @128Cafe hosts a @LiftBridge dinner, and @GastroNonGrata urges you to attend tomorrow night’s Eggs for Africa event.
MoreThe 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 […]
MoreDara, writing in Minnesota Monthly, has penned what may be the first non-gushing thing yet written about the insanely popular Bar La Grassa. “Most of what I tried tasted unfinished,” she writes of the appetizers; most pasta “was good but not great”; and of the carrot cake: “Ever been to a wedding? It’s that carrot […]
MoreThe Four Firkins has your Belgian beer geek gift of choice, praise for Koyi Sushi (with photos), local momos at Cafe Nepal, Rachel takes in the scene at Bar La Grassa, Bella (suburban sister restaurant to Bellanotte) closes, Dara has a Christmas catering suggestion for you, and a list of the True Thai dishes inspired […]
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