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The Tap: Fast Food, Real Food
Mid-range chains like Chipotle have touched off a revolution in the way that good local ethnic food is packaged on the menu and sold to the public.
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All Pints North, Maya Cuisine, and More
Some big paper love for the excellent Maya Cuisine and Pizza Nea, tickets go on sale for All Pints North in Duluth, and more.
MoreCheeseheads, Triumphant and Morning Roundup
The New York Times explores beer culture up in Duluth-Superior (we took a similar, but much longer trip, late last year), Council Member Cam Gordon is seeking input on extending food carts into Ward 2 (Seward / Prospect Park / Cedar Riverside), ESPN did a pretty epic story on foam cheeseheads and Wisconsin cheese, some […]
MoreHow to Cook a Steak in a Sauna and Morning Roundup
Eight people were arrested protesting at Chipotle [via Bring.mn], the relaunched Cake Eater apparently involves some tragic cupcake compromises, this February Brau Bros. are putting out an oatmeal milk stout called MooJoos, the Chowgirls are staging a Valentine’s Day “Locavore Love Affair” dinner as the inaugural event for their quasi-restaurant space in Northeast, and the […]
MorePham and Family Bury the Hatchet and Morning Roundup
Thom Pham and his sisters (now at Wok in the Park) settle out of court, Simple Good and Tasty reviews Shefzilla, Heartland has put out its New Year’s Eve menu [here in Word format], the staff of MPLS.TV shares their food moments of 2010, fired Chipotle workers are speaking out, a blogger gives Masa a […]
MoreRingo Closing and Morning Roundup
Ringo is closing (here’s our preview piece from not so long ago), “mass firings” of Latinos at Chipotle stir outrage, more backyard pig butchery photos, Cafe Bonxai has closed, Heidi’s is set to open 1-11-11, Bill Roehl posts a contrarian review of Pizza Nea, and Chris Hewitt on bacon popcorn at the ShowPlace ICON Theatre.
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Apr. 28 Morning Roundup
Zimmern calls for a public castration of restaurant no-shows (which we endorse), Emily is gathering people together for a Pedal Pub ride, Mag and Kris hit the Between the Bluffs Beer, Wine and Cheese Festival and chintz out on the wine and cheese, Metro gives lunch at Porter & Frye a “B” (corrected for their […]
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