Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
Writer Rachel Hutton is taking the food critic post at Minnesota Monthly that was recently vacated by Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl. Hutton worked at Minnesota Monthly from 2002-2007 (holding the lead critic job for her last two or so years), and subsequently served as the lead reviewer for City Pages. Reached by email, Hutton wrote: “I’m […]
MoreDavid Brauer has a great scoop explaining Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl’s departure from Minnesota Monthly for greener pastures at MSP Communications, in her own words: “‘We’ve been diminished,’ says Grumdahl of MnMo. ‘I feel like MSP is growing, thinking about growing, and that’s sort of where I want to be, in a place going forward.’”
MoreLast night, the James Beard Foundation announced the winners of its 2010 Media and Book Awards. They include Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl (Minnesota Monthly) for “Chardonnay Uncorked” under the category “Writing on Spirits, Wine, or Beer,” and Andrew Zimmern (Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern) under the category “TV Food Personality.” Also, Chow.com (which includes the Supertaster […]
MoreIf you’re not reading the new Dara and Co. team blog over at Minnesota Monthly, you’re missing some intriguing local gastronomic stuff. The team includes blogger Marie “Reetsyburger” Flanagan, former MNMO editor Elizabeth Dehn, the incorrigible Jason DeRusha, and blogger Stephanie Meyer.
MoreMetro asks whether Minneapolis will ever get serious about street food, The Captain’s Chair gives Sam Adams Utopias 2009 an A+ (I say B, maybe B+ — if you factor in the $150 price tag per bottle), Dave’s BrewFarm eulogizes a Border Collie named Kodi, you’ve got until noon today to scoop up a ticket […]
MoreBill Roehl describes “the worst fucking meal I have ever had at a restaurant, ever” at the Parkway Grille, a City Pages shout-out for upcoming food book events featuring Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl and our own Becca Dilley plus yours truly, a claim that fresh pumpkin makes a better pie (not what our test kitchen has […]
MoreRachel hits Cru (“underappreciated things can really shine”) and the Kitchen (“you really should order the crab cake”), a book review of Just Food (which makes the case against much local, organic food growing), Dara will be on stage with Ruth Reichl (and has begun the promotional blitz for her book, Drink This: Wine Made […]
MoreDara’s Rube Goldberg machine of a mock-Myers-Briggs Pizza Personality Test is receiving scrutiny over at Secrets of the City’s Talk. (Recommending Leonardo’s Pizzeria for Chicago-style deep dish with Pizza Lucé as the alternative might be a sign they forgot to try out Randy’s Premier or Aurelio’s.) Dara defends herself: “Well, little I do is perfect — […]
MoreGreen Your Plate provides a nice retrospective of last week’s Policy and A Pint local food panel featuring Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl, Scott Pampuch of Corner Table, and CSA Farmer David Van Eeckhart.
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