Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
MNArtists.org and Springboard for the Arts unveil a CSA-style local art program, “a 25-year-old woman planning to make cheese on her family farm is the recipient of the first-ever Wisconsin Licensed Cheesemaker Scholarship,” Dara loves the $10 lunch at the D’Amico Kitchen, a chance to help plant onions at Riverbend Farm, Well Fed Guide to […]
MoreThe cutest cake EVER, Spanish-style quinoa, roasted vegetables and watercress with warm vinaigrette, and “Easter Cheese.”
MoreThe truck crossed four lanes of traffic on Interstate 90 before the fiery explosion. The driver was sent to La Crosse with non-life-threatening injuries. Most of the cheese did not survive, however.
MoreThe Center for Dairy Research in Madison, WI, is an organization responsible for a number of noble advances in dairy science and cheesemaking. The creation of raspberry-, bubble gum-, and sour apple-flavored string cheese probably doesn’t qualify as one of them. This information and more in an interesting interview with Master Cheesemaker Roger Krohn.
MoreThere’s a new dairy at the Minneapolis Farmers Market: Morning Star Farm of Cokato, MN. In addition to milk and Italian ices, they’ll be selling some cheeses, including a juusto (Finnish-style “bread cheese”).
MoreFaribault Dairy wins a top-in-class prize for its gorgonzola at the World Championship Cheese Contest (we toured their caves last year), True Thai introduces kimchi fried rice, Zake calls it quits, Dara’s details on a new Meritage crepe stand, Iggers endorses the food at St. Paul’s Homi restaurant, a Lift Bridge beer dinner at 128 […]
MoreA Wisconsin-based Pakistani foods company called White Jasmine is debuting a line of spice-infused cheeses this week; varieties will include Cumin Gouda, Tandoori Gouda, and Sajji BBQ Gouda. Details galore [PDF] over on the Dairy Business Innovation Center site. Locally, the cheeses are set to pop up at Whole Foods in Minneapolis.
MoreJade goes out of business at Midtown Global Market (go to the Chowhound thread for back-and-forth about the super-scary neighborhood it’s in), a seismic shift in Wisconsin cheese shop country, thoughts on the specialty beer “ghetto,” Crystal recounts her adventures as a Cub Foods VIP, Rachel reflects on Szechuan food, the sheer joy of a […]
MoreA company near Houston County makes it big selling carp [via Bring.mn], a bit more 15-year cheddar is hitting the market, Randy’s is selling heart-shaped pizzas again (up to 30″ if you need the extra bulk) and the PiPress has a bunch of heart-shaped pizza options, the Four Firkins is introducing a beer / food […]
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