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The Year of Cheese and January 3 Tweet Rodeo

@Meritage_StPaul temporarily closes for a brief staff holiday, @SapsuckerFarms showcases their maple syrup bottling process, the always entertaining @France44Cheese declares 2011 the “Year of Cheese” (corresponding zodiac paper placemats, we assume, to follow), and @ScottPampuch celebrates a successful end to @TourdeFarm 2010.

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Here Comes the Sun (Street) and Morning Roundup

Solveig Tofte (aka Sun Street Breads) is opening a bakery at 4600 Nicollet (target date: mid-March), a remarkable new cheese plant is being built in Milwaukee (it’ll be called Clock Shadow Creamery, be run by Master Cheesemaker Bob Wills, and feature a cheesemaker apprenticeship program), Stanley’s in Northeast puts a temporary kibosh on live music, […]

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Wondrous Dim Sum and Morning Roundup

Rachel digs the dim sum at Wondrous Azian, Crispin’s newest cider (or “apple wine,” I guess?) is called The Jacket, Crystal praises the Punjab Glory at Cooper,  DeRusha unleashes his inner old cranky curmudgeon as he lashes out at loud restaurants, Chef Shack is shutting down Oct. 31 this year and then it’s off to […]

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Giant Pancakes and Morning Roundup

Why Wisconsin havarti kicks the ass of its Danish counterpart (yeah, them’s fightin’ words), giant pancakes at the Rockin’ Horse Cafe in Richville, Rick interviews some Kenyan farmers working in Wisconsin, memories of the Kin Chu Cafe on Hennepin Ave. (circa 1926-61) tasting notes for Bell’s Oarsman, more gushing about the baked goods at Patisserie […]

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