Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
Rachel (cruelly? cleverly? dispassionately?) cuts Aperitif down to size, a review of the newly arrived Deschutes Mirror Pond Ale, Dara sneaks a peek at Caribe (replacing Jay’s Cafe), Well Fed Guide to Life hits Market Barbecue, six new Wisconsin Master Cheesemakers have graduated from the program, Gameworks at Block E closes, a decidedly tepid review […]
MoreCHOW.com’s James Norton (AKA yours truly) reviews MN State Fair eats via video, Bill Roehl expands on the bizarre saga of Apple Valley Liquor Store #3 and reviews Perron’s Sul Lago in Prior Lake, a recipe for espresso BBQ sauce (which Q Fanatic does wonderfully), and Rachel digs Butcher Block and traces its I Nonni […]
MoreThe Butcher Block apparently lives up to the hype, a neat shot of veggie tempura from Hoban Korean Restaurant in Eagan, MN in our Flickr pool (read Bill’s review here), and Mecca got uninvited to the Butcher Block preview after being invited (if it’s any consolation, Mecca, same thing happened to us).
MoreDara tells at least some of the intriguing story behind the meat-heavy gastropub Butcher Block on Hennepin, Zimmern’s assesment of local tastes hits home and / or raises ire (“up in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, we tend to not like things we can’t pronounce”), a Dunn Bros. owner laments the closing of her shop […]
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