Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
@BulldogNE starts composting, @France44Cheese touts Uplands Extra Aged, @KatentheKitchen recommends an “incredibly decadent” [and easy] dessert, @ForkKnifeSpoon samples vegan shrimp (note: only worth it for the shellfish-allergic), and @BeerPulse shows off the 2010 @SurlyBrewing Darkness label, designed by @TheApparatus.
MoreRachel reviews Faces (our preview’s here), some blogger love for Lucia’s wine bar, some good Fair tips (“We share at the Fair; it’s like Minnesota tapas”), a detailed accounting of Wisconsin’s haul at the American Cheese Society awards, Rick touts the Minnesota Cooks calendar, the Brotherhood and Sisterhood of the Heirloom Tomato, an update on […]
More@BewichedDeli is hiring, @MidwestBrewing now carries cheesemaking products, @FurthermoreBeer plans for their 9/22 barn session, @RogueChocolate criticizes the American approach to flavor, @67_p_car urges you to visit @CTKitchenTable at the @MinnStateFair @EcoExperience today, @HolyLandMN receives the @MN_News award for best lemonade (we concur), and @ScottPampuch, @StephMarch, and @DeRushaEats plan to try to eat their way […]
MoreA call for Summit beer memories, State Fair bingo cards (we’ll be there in force this morning so you can eat broadly and with confidence, starting Friday morning… and beyond!), a great write-up of Brainerd Lakes One-Eyed Pike wheat style ale in our Flickr pool, Hot Dish puts Bull Run coffee up against Kopplin’s, Rachel […]
MoreBill hails the burgers (and little else) at Blondie’s in Farmington, the first annual Wisconsin Artisan Cheesemaker calendar comes out Sept. 1 (featuring photos by our own Becca Dilley), more details on Fulton Beer’s new brewery (at 414 6th Ave N.), a terrific new Longfellow-focused blog has some news about a new Peace Coffee location, […]
More@ChefShack1 now boasts completely organic mini donuts, @MSPMag seeks #restaurantweek feedback, @France44Cheese comments on a delicious cheese’s discontinuation, @McNallySmith reminds you of the @PizzaLuce block party this weekend, and @The_Wedge tracks local sales for their Eat Local challenge.
MoreDara writes about traveling through time via dining, Perennial Plate goes back in time to cool, refreshing winter for an episode about hunting, Stub and Herb’s shifts its emphasis to local brews and kneecaps Fulton Beer pretty good for brewing across the state line (come on, Wisconsin is local… at Casanova’s on Sundays, anyway), Stephanie […]
MoreCucumber lemon sorbet with zucchini blossoms, chipotle kale stew, uchepos (fresh corn tamales), chilled berry soup in chocolate, Too Many Cucumbers Salad, strawberry shortcake, tequila-lime marinade, roasted brown sugar plums and cherry topping, buttermilk apple and cucumber gazpacho, and Puh-Muhn Chayz (translation: pimento cheese).
More@HeidisMpls visits and talks up Salt Spring Island goat cheese, @SwedeHollowCafe hosts a photo contest, @ChefShack1 justifies the street food movement (and comments on the influx of mobile corporate outposts), @Organic_Valley sweetens the pot for its latest contest by donating $1 for each entry, @DearDara and @DeRushaEats speak highly of Smack Shack (despite the drug pusher-esque […]
More@France44Cheese challenges the Twitterverse to find an unpleasant cheese / cracker combination, @SPClassicCookie plans to offer bike delivery, @ZippsBeer recommends drinking any Avery Brabant still on your shelves, and @FatLorenzosMpls plans a Bloomington location.
MoreA look at Brunkow’s Pave Henri (a washed rind, Trappist-style Wisconsin cheese), a Minnesota-shaped pizza bite (still waiting for the MN-shaped full-on pie), Bill Roehl on Fireside Pizza in Rosemount “more or less, ‘meh,’” the modest perils of pickling, a chowhound sounds the alarm about Tanpopo losing business, and a look at Seven Stars, a […]
MoreCherry tomato and bread gratin; pan-roasted sweet corn; three cheese poblano quesadillas with Wisconsin feta, jack, and cream cheese; grilled veggie tacos; roasted kohlrabi; and chanterelle smoked herring bulgur salad.
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