cheese

The Beauty of ‘Cocotte’ and Morning Roundup

Brewpubs are fighting for the right to distribute their beer, some hidden gems from the World Cheese Championship in Madison, the wonderful Minneapolis-set gastro-comic Cocotte is already on its sixth installment, an assessment of Lucid’s Camo Pale Ale, Rick’s favorite St. Paul fish fries, and a dramatically toothy whole fish is eaten at Bangkok Thai […]

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Cheese for V-Day and Morning Roundup

Dessert wine and cheese pairings for tonight, in defense of nonstick pans, a glimpse into Madison’s Food Fight restaurant empire and its newest outpost, a preview of the eelpout festival in Walker (here’s our take on how to best cook the ugly suckers), some gorgeous food photos from Ann Arbor (outtakes from this story), a […]

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Tanpopo’s Bento Taro and Morning Roundup

The always excellent Tanpopo is offering a lunchtime bento option called Bento Taro (eight box minimum order; on twitter as @bentotaroMN), an “Evening at the World Championship Cheese Contest” event in Madison [PDF with details], thoughts on the Crispin purchase by Miller, there’s a cool-looking local food-based webcomic called Cocotte coming up, a blah review […]

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The Post-Holiday Roundup (Cheese Edition)

How Wisconsin cheese is striving (credibly) to be recognized as world-class and some sweet Wisconsin cheese plates, why Iowa’s Prairie Rose cheese works well in fondue, Kevin Kathman (Barbette, Pat’s Tap) is off to reinvent Jack’s (in the vein of Piccolo and / or Travail, apparently), the Well-Fed Guide to Life heads off to Tandoor, […]

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