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The Churn by Maja Ingeman

December 3 Tweet Rodeo

Do you know what you’re eating? @NSFoodsMemo warns of “Ex-Lax” sushi, @BarbetteMpls touts their primarily organic and local sourcing, @LeeZukor prepares for next week’s SGT gathering at Craftsman, @Spoonriver1 urges you to visit Cafe Brenda before it closes on Saturday, @FEASTmpls seeks volunteers to help plan the next event, and @GIngerHop_NE offers another free bottle […]

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The Churn by James Norton

November 23 Morning Roundup

Iggers samples the haggis at L’Ecosse, eight reasons to dine out for Thanksgiving, Marjorie Johnson shows up at The Affair, From Animal To Meat visits a Confined Animal Feeding Operation, a mixed review for the always controversial Ted Cook’s, the dairy glory of Neillsville, an appreciation for Cafe Brenda, stuffing or dressing?, and a review […]

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The Churn by Maja Ingeman

Cafe Brenda Closes

Chef Brenda Langton is closing her 23-year-old namesake establishment to focus on her newer restaurant, Spoonriver. With a Spoonriver cookbook in the works and a class to teach at the U of MN, Brenda says, “I’m having a great time moving into other arenas, and I just don’t have time for it all.” The tentative […]

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The Churn by James Norton

Toast and Taste in the Gardens

An encore of last year’s sold-out after-hours event, Toast & Taste in the Gardens serves up samplings of in-season, fresh local cuisine from 18 specialty restaurants, livening up the already pleasant gardens of the Arboretum. Live music, cooking demos by Chef Brenda Langton of Cafe Brenda and Spoonriver, plus a beer garden. Wednesday, June 24, […]

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