Locavorus North Shoreus
Green Your Plate presents a sweeping and entertaining survey of local beer, wild rice, lake trout, and herring — in short, the four food groups of the North Shore.
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Beer Events at Brau Brothers
Brau Brothers Brewing Company is hosting two beer-related events this weekend in Lucan, MN. On Friday, 6:30pm, at The BrauHaus, there’ll be a four-course dinner with beer pairings for $25. Call 507.747.2796 for reservations. On Saturday from 11am to 8pm, the brewery is throwing HopFest [PDF], a festival with beer, food, and live music. Admission […]
MoreOctober 2 Tweet Rodeo
@DuplexMpls announces the upcoming visit (and accompanying cocktails and nosh) of the mixologist and president of Death’s Door Spirits on October 22, @LiftBridge delivers Chai Girl to Grumpy’s today, @Atlantic_Food links to a personality-filled recipe for baba ghanoush, @Finnegans urges you to visit tonight’s Oktoberfest and Apple Tasting at the U of M, @Rick_Bayless tells […]
MoreSeptember 30 Tweet Rodeo
October 1 is National Sake Day in Japan, as well as @MotoI2Go’s first anniversary — to celebrate, they’re offering buy-one-get-one-free sake all day and premium sake, @MplsFarmMarket reviews Eichten’s “Zesty” cheese curds, @CookingWithKARE offers a whole host of recipes, including how-tos for Saffron’s asparagus salad and @DakotaJazzClub’s carrot cake, @HotDishBlog announces the Strib “Taste” section’s […]
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September 25 Tweet Rodeo
Want a free drink tonight? Stop by @PracnaOnMain from 4-5pm for a Schell’s or Widmer Oktoberfest, and follow it up with a @NakedGrouse scotch at Joe’s Garage (5-7pm) or @RockBottomMPLS (7:30-9:30pm). Meanwhile, @DustyTrice muses on names for restaurants serving “Michael Jackson-themed Pan-Asian cuisine” (What do you think of “Moon Wok?”), @France44Cheese dreams up an alter […]
MoreBewitching Beer Dinners
Be’Wiched Deli is offering specialty dinners that pair food with artisanal beers. Next Wednesday at 7pm, explore the US microbrew scene with Michael Gottschalk of Snake River Brewing, Jackson, WY. The following Wednesday, Sep. 30 at 7pm, keep it local with Jeff Williamson and Mike Elias of St. Paul’s Flat Earth Brewing. Dinners are $35 […]
MoreSeptember 17 Tweet Rodeo
In addition to 10,000 lakes, many a food-on-a-stick, and niceness (and / or passive aggression?), MN is home to many a quaint, fabled ideal… like Lake Wobegon or Archer Farms — the prime example of “farmoflage” (via @The_Wedge and @FairFoodFight). In the meantime, @Bradstreet601 considers cupcakes (Cupcakes + cocktails? Yes, please!), @NgonBistro adds a couple […]
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August 7 Tweet Rodeo
Fancy a Double Stuf? @CooksCrocusHill shows you how to make homemade Oreos, @SmashburgerMN offers a chance for a free burger and a sneak peek at their new locations, @SPClassicCookie offers “CSB” (community-supported bakery) shares and gets tweet cred from @LeeZukor and @ZacharyCohen, @StPaulGrill announces their first ever five-course cigar dinner via @TCFoodies, @JamButter links to […]
MoreJuly 31 Tweet Rodeo
According to @MetroMixTC, Kenwood now boasts a farm, @Aebleskiver suggests gardening with the pros as part of a “Backyard CSA” (apparently it’s all the rage), @CommonRoots invites you to an art opening on Sunday at the café (Why should you go? Art, free snacks, and happy hour), @MPR comments on Obama’s choice of beer, and […]
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