Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
Schell’s is named one of the nation’s 10 best breweries, gummi bear bratwurst are the new hot thing in Hugo, MN, a detailed write-up of D-Spot wings (our review’s here), a farewell look at the now-closed Cake Eatery Bakery, brickbats for Wise Acre and praise for Cafe Ena, a new cookbook celebrates the Italian food […]
MoreCake Eater Bakery in Minneapolis is closing July 10. As per the farewell message on the bakery’s website: “We have had some financial hardships, and coupled with our desire to be more available for our families, it is our decision to close the bakery.” Cake Eater will have a farewell open house from 10am-4pm on […]
More@HellsKitchenMN promotes their Mother’s Day Dinner Show, @HeidisMpls hopes to open the patio tonight, @CakeEaterBakery plans to launch a lunch menu in a matter of weeks, and @AleJail announces the @BeerSchoolMSP May schedule.
More@CakeEaterBakery celebrated one year in business yesterday (celebrate with a home-baked cake using owner Emily Moore Harris’ vegan baking tips), @PunchPizza offers a new salumi plate at their Highland Park outpost, @SewardCoop gears up for their CSA Fair, @MplsFarmMarket calls out some interesting points from the USDA’s Minnesota Fact Sheet, and @AndrewZimmern cheers on Robin from […]
MoreEight people were arrested protesting at Chipotle [via Bring.mn], the relaunched Cake Eater apparently involves some tragic cupcake compromises, this February Brau Bros. are putting out an oatmeal milk stout called MooJoos, the Chowgirls are staging a Valentine’s Day “Locavore Love Affair” dinner as the inaugural event for their quasi-restaurant space in Northeast, and the […]
MoreThe Urban Eatery will replace the View at Calhoun Beach while taking the “generic name” challenge to a whole new level, J.P. Samuelson will be cooking Italian at the Sopranos Italian Kitchen (for the love of God, can we please stop associating Italian food with organized crime? the Mafia’s not a bunch of lovable cartoon […]
MoreLooking for this year’s batch of @SurlyBrewing Smoke? @France44Wine’s got it — and they’ll even give you a discount if you buy by the case, @CakeEaterBakery is “totally booked” for Thanksgiving, @SweetMsFarm offers 10% off meat CSA shares, @FACESmearspark offers a great Foursquare special for repeat customers (as noted by @GSax), @PerennialPlate posts a new […]
More@FACESMearsPark invites you to the BOOs Crawl in Lowertown this weekend, @CommonRoots taps @SurlyBrewing Darkness at 5pm, @CakeEaterBakery plans a Halloween party prior to their reset to winter hours, @BetsyKroon seeks a vegetarian Thanksgiving night out (via @DeRushaEats), and, if you’re in Duluth, @Brewhouse1 has 1/2 price wine bottles all day — so drink off […]
More@SecretCoffeeShp embarks on a quest to find a better cinnamon roll, @ShackAttacks praises today’s red curry, @TheSaltyTart previews her @SurlyBrewing Darkness cupcakes for Darkness Day, @McKinleyCSA seeks more Frankenfish activism (all you have to do is send a free postcard), and @CakeEaterBakery provides notice of upcoming winter hours.
More@PunchPizza tallies the donations from last week’s Bambini / Children’s Cancer Research fundraiser, @SenYaiSenLek promotes a promising Slow Food event this weekend, and — in honor of National Coffee Day — a slew of discounts: 15% off @Peace_Coffee, $1 off the fall-flavored “Snowdragon” at @DragonflyMpls, and 50¢ off any mocha at @CakeEaterBakery.
More@SewardCoop seeks member e-mail addresses for an upcoming election, @RockBottomMpls’ brewmaster wins silver at the Great American Beer Fest, @CakeEaterBakery offers a $20 gift certificate to their 2,500th fan on Facebook, @SweetMsFarm plans their first Customer Appreciation Hog Roast, and @FreshTartSteph and @AndrewZimmern nearly drool over each other’s meals.
MoreJust dropped by Quixotic Coffee in Highland Park, St. Paul — it’s the former White Rock. Promising stuff. Beans are from MadCap Coffee of Grand Rapids, MI; cupcakes from Cake Eater. Small menu, a bit pricey, wish they used a local roaster, but the iced coffee I sampled was really first rate… rich in flavor, […]
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