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The Beer Scene Gets Weird and Morning Roundup
The Woodmans hire a new chef at Birdhouse (Jes Werkmeister), a Q&A with Marta Lindsey of Ole’s Cannoli (here’s our taste of her wares), how the beer scene is getting weird, the Well Fed Guide to Life heads to the 1029 bar for Smack Shack lobster rolls, and all the details on the Meritage Oysterfest […]
MoreThe Eat Shop Cometh and Morning Roundup
An NYC-hosted Minnesota State Fair simulation on Aug. 18, a taste of Ray’s Southside Indian at the Baldwin exit in Wisconsin (here’s our review), a nice shot of wild boar at Birdhouse (here’s our Birdhouse review), analysis of Cold Spring’s new brand (Third Street BrewHouse), motion in St. Paul on the Frogtown Farm project and […]
MoreFood & Wine’s Local Tour and Morning Roundup
Food & Wine lauds local restaurants including Travail, The Bachelor Farmer, and HauteDish (plus: Andrew Zimmern’s local picks and photos from our own Becca Dilley in the print edition); Howl at the Moon closes (alternately: The Shout House wins the piano bar duel); details on the Lynn; 2012’s farm families of the year; an early […]
MoreMill City Tavern and Morning Roundup
Rick recovers recipes from the North Shore, a new book by a local author called There Exists an X, X is a Sandwich “examines the sandwich as object of art, existential interlocutor, and source of unexpected meaning,” Heavy Table staffers talk beer, Birdhouse, and hot dogs on WCCO radio with John Hines, DeRusha digs the […]
MoreSummer Chanterelles and June 10 Tweet Rodeo
The latest from Twitter: The new @birdhousempls charms the ladies of @chefshack1, @pastrydiane slurps a refreshing-looking plate of @CrispinCider sorbet with lychee, @FreshTartSteph and @troutcaviar admire summer’s first round of chanterelles, and yesterday @commonroots turned five years old.
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Birdhouse, Icehouse, and Morning Roundup
Bites from Birdhouse and Icehouse, a look at Summit Unchained #10 (long may the series run), and the planned Uptown Trader Joe’s is dealt a zoning setback.
MoreThe 2012 Great Spring / Summer Openings Roundup
Readers: Win Heavy Table pint glasses The Tap loves restaurant tips from readers, so we’re awarding a Heavy Table pint glass to the best tipster each month. The Tap is the metro area’s comprehensive restaurant buzz roundup, so if you see a new or newly shuttered restaurant, or anything that’s “coming soon,” email Tap editor […]
MoreFitger’s is Coming to Minneapolis and Morning Roundup
With less than a day and nearly $30,000 to go the Caribe 2.0 Kickstarter needs a last-minute miracle, the Wedge fires its (seemingly effective) general manager, the aftermath of the well-attended but controversial Minnesota Cheese Festival (here’s our preview), praise for the Get Sauced food truck’s kalbi pork sandwich (our take on Get Sauced and […]
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