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Ale Asylum Goes Big and Morning Roundup
Madison’s Ale Asylum brewery is planning a new, nearly $7 million brewery and restaurant near the Dane County airport; a review of the Brau Bros. Ring Neck Braun Ale; Betty’s (voted worst pie maker for both absolute taste and value by The Heavy Table) starts its “Slice of Heaven” tour of shopping malls (AKA); the […]
MoreThe Story of the Dairy Princess and Morning Roundup
An in-depth look at Minnesota’s dairy princess tradition, a long interview with Omar Ansari and Todd Haug of Surly, some praise for a Crave lunch, shots of Spanish-style tapas made by Solera, a review of Minnesota Lunch that solves the question of why the beef commercial sandwich is called a beef commercial, an upcoming fundraiser […]
MoreThe State Fair Affair and Morning Roundup
Photos from the Minnesota State Fair Affair in NYC (is that Sam Osterhout standing on stage with Sen. Al Franken? plus: butter lard carving!), details on Simple Good and Tasty’s upcoming dinner at Birchwood, Indochin is now open on Grand Ave. in St. Paul, Dragonfly Coffee is closed, and Corner Table’s rolling out a community-supported […]
MoreA Tom Emmer Showdown and Morning Roundup
DeRusha hunts down some good restaurants that welcome kids, a thrilling (seriously! thrilling!) account of the stormy Tom Emmer meeting vis-a-vis rescinding the minimum wage for restaurant servers, the first look at Summit’s newest Unchained beer (Belgian style golden ale), Schell’s is hiring a brewer [via MNBeer], fun with chanterelles, Teddy endorses the veggie burger […]
MoreFRESH The Movie: The Events
Lots of action — lectures, dinners, VIP receptions — afoot in support of the film FRESH. Among the most interesting events: a Sunday April 18 fundraising brunch with “lunatic farmer” Joel Salatin hosted by Tracy Singleton of Birchwood, a Joel Salatin lecture that evening at the Bell Museum of Natural History, and a rain barrel […]
MoreApril 14 Tweet Rodeo
Have an idea for @FultonBeer’s bottle labels? Let the guys know at the company’s “Worthy Anniversary” (a play on their Russian Imperial Stout, “Worthy Adversary”) at @BryantLakeBowl tonight. In other news, @BirchwoodCafe offers half price wine on their patio this evening, @HolyLandMN shares April specials, and @StribTaste reports on General Mills’ plans to reduce sodium […]
MoreMarch 30 Tweet Rodeo
@BirchwoodCafe offers Fischer Farm hams for Easter, @BarbetteMpls is closed today for Spring Cleaning, @IlGattoUptown promises new fruit liqueurs, @JavaTrain sells discounted peach Italian sodas for a 90210 cast member’s birthday, and @SproutDeals shares a coupon for @SewardCoop sausages.
MoreMarch 18 Morning Roundup
A review of the apple panino served at Cupcake, a look at Cedar Summit Creamery, the Strib flashes back to an old but interesting article on Latvian Easter eggs, an ode to Le Creuset on the always-excellent Trout Caviar, some more details on the Linden Hills Co-op move, insight into plans to expand Birchwood, and […]
MoreJanuary 15 Tweet Rodeo
Trying to decide if grass-fed / free range meat is worth the price differential? @MplsFarmMarket provides another unsavory statistic on factory-farmed meat; @BirchwoodCafe and @Peace_Coffee team up yet again to offer a caffeinated incentive for food shelf donations, @BGFarmBoy explains St. Croix flavor nuances, @MNMOmag finalizes the line-up for their upcoming chef challenge, and @StephMarch […]
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