Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
If you still harbor nostalgia for the Jell-O shots of youth, @CHOW_com provides a quirky Halloween party recipe, @SB_Food reports on Iron Chef Morimoto’s declaration that “sushi is recession-proof,” @T_McKee cooks for Joe Biden, @ChefShack1 (thus far nominated many a time for our Silver Whisk Award) is winding down their farmers market season, @KatieBips is […]
MoreThe crowd at Tour de Farm plus the event’s fingerling potato-lentil-trout salad and orecchiette with rabbit by Jason DeRusha, green posole soup with chicken by thedabble, and The Chef Shack’s battered chicken feet by katbaro.
MoreWho says Midwesterners can’t have clambakes? @MSPMag recommends a backyard clambake, @ShackAttacks announces Oktoberfest at Mill City Farmers Market this weekend, @BeardFoundation provides a recipe for a pomegranate-beet salad, @CoopEats suggests butternut squash ravioli with walnuts and blue cheese, and @SurdyksLiquor offers a 20% off cheese sale.
MoreChef Shack’s Sweet Shack launches Sunday at the Uptown Market, Thai restaurant Ginger Hop opens Monday in Northeast Minneapolis, the Strib previews D’Amico Kitchen, Loring Kitchen & Bar, and OM, Teddy praises the Sea Salt po’ boy, Cafe Cyan makes a quiche with a clever couscous crust, A Crafty Lass bakes up some blueberry-wild rice […]
MoreSpurred by an intriguing discussion via tweets, @ZacharyCohen rolls out a list of ways to create a “sustainable food tipping point,” @PunchPizza asks for your advice regarding last night’s Highland Park coupon predicament, @Peace_Coffee recommends Academy Award nominee The Garden, @HyperLocavore tries a new crepe combination, and @ChefShack1 promises a “farmers salad” this weekend at […]
MoreWhat to do with all those tomatoes? @SPClassicCookie recommends freezing them whole or making this raw tomato napoleon, @StarTribune asks local chefs for their top cookbook picks (via @CooksCrocusHill), the Whole Foods debate and boycott continue, as reported by @JamButter, @NYTimes posts about a tasty-looking alternative to mayonnaise (via @Atlantic_Food), @ShackAttacks urges you to come […]
More@NoReservations sings Thai food’s praises while @MplsFarmMarket offers a recipe for Thai eggplant, @JamButter continues a spirited debate of the future of commodity subsidies, obesity, and high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), @ChefShack1 announces “Chef Shack Dos” (coming soon!), @SippitySup offers a winning recipe for tomato-saffron-peppadew pepper scallops, and @SweetCheeksBaby reminds you to stop by Midtown […]
MoreDara presents the Chef Shack’s bacon ketchup recipe, hmcoby adds a lovely shot of edamame (and a lot more) to the Heavy Table Flickr pool, spicy green beans with Thai chiles over at Vegetarian Perspective, high marks for a Spill the Wine bachelorette wine dinner at Camacho Watcho, and Michelob Ultra gets an “F” from […]
More@ChefShack1 / @ShackAttacks boast fire chicken and grilled bacon brats at @UptownMarket this Sunday, @CHOW_com demonstrates how to make the perfect BLT bacon, @ZagatBuzz links to an article on the increasing popularity of DIY butchery (though, in the UK, it’s illegal to share home-butchered meat outside the household), @MSPBaristaJam opens free registration for a full […]
MoreAs a college student of limited means, @ZacharyCohen’s linked how-to for eating “real food on a budget” holds interest for me (and anyone with some semblance of a budget), @MplsFarmMarket delights in grilled softneck garlic, @ChefShack1 is thrilled to announce their new environmentally friendly to-go containers and utensils, @SalutGrand offers a four-course, $30 tasting menu […]
MoreZimmern tips us to good doughnuts (Hans Bakery in Anoka on 5th Ave. S.) and rings the death knell for Bellanotte, Teddy talks up the Chef Shack hot dogs, herbed pork over at Tom and Martha, a sweet-toothed Iron Range take on Native American Fry Bread (minus the Native Americans), and a recipe for some […]
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