Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
America’s Test Kitchen heads to Hibbing in search of porketta; Zimmern trumpets the (as of yet unconfirmed) exodus of Dara from Minnesota Monthly to MSP Mag; photo outtakes from our Silver Whisk profile of Chef Alejandro Castillon of Sonora Grill; the almost invariably positive Southwest Journal writes that Eat Street Social “disappoints”; chefs from Travail, […]
MoreAh, the struggles of being an Upper Midwestern food writer. I blew my stack when a former New York Times writer committed gross malpractice on Wisconsin cheese history; and Dara lost her cool last Friday when the book Opinionated About US Restaurants 2011 made the profoundly ignorant statement that “while the Twin Cities offers successful […]
MoreGovernor Dayton supports the Surly legislation (but the entire liquor omnibus bill may be a different story), an irate coffee lover tells Dara to review more cups of coffee, some gorgeous shots from week one of Midtown Farmers Market, a look at Wild Idea Buffalo Company in Rapid City, SD, Chef Brent Pilrain of Roma […]
MoreCity Pages chats with Rustica’s Steve Horton (and gets his recipe for a cranberry galette), an organizational miracle for the average tea drinker, a visit to Roma in Willernie, MN, Dara’s synopsis of the Cake Eater situation, and A Perfect Pint reviews the Great Lakes Eliot Ness amber lager.
More@Chiang_Mai_Thai declares yet another Snow Emergency Happy Hour, @SusanPowers points to thyme and cacao powder to up your iron intake, @DearDara compares ice wine and “ice whining,” @CheekyDeli offers a Cheeky Monkey ornament with a gift card purchase, and @Fru_LaLa offers free frozen yogurt for a Facebook visit.
MoreA new Duluth bakery seeks an experienced baker, A Perfect Pint reviews the latest Crispin artisanal reserve, Dara lunches at Porter & Frye to a disastrous result, a recap of a week on the Eat Local challenge, Jeremy Iggers reviews Big Daddy’s Barbecue, Katie of k8 in the Kitchen does an at-home attempt of our […]
More@CheeseGeek plans this year’s WI Original Cheese Festival, @DearDara comments on the mysteriously Minneapolis-savvy NY Times, @ChefShack1 picks up goat milk from Poplar Hill for ice cream, @France44Cheese offers a discount on chevre in celebration of their 1-year anniversary, and TONHotlist invites you to attend the Hotlist event in June.
More@TangledNoodle resolves to cook pretty food, @TheMuddyPig hosts a Scotch dinner on Thursday, @StephMarch previews Haute Dish, and @DearDara prides herself on yet another Beard win.
More@GingerHop_NE (among, many, many others) offers the new Grain Belt Nordeast, @DearDara misreads a newspaper headline with a foodie twist, @SweetsBakeshop posts this week’s specialty flavor, @RealFoodMN remarks on the irony of governmental nutrition guidelines, and @SummitBeer celebrates the anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition for beer.
More@DragonflyMpls offers a $1 Irish Cream latte in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, @UptownMarket seeks a bartender for an upcoming fundraiser, @DearDara talks portion sizes, @LeeZukor continues to make a case against conventional school lunch, and @Princetons showcases an unconventional vodka bottle.
MoreMuch buzz about the soon-to-open Forum in the old Goodfellow’s Space (including a Dara interview with restaurateur Jim Ringo), a preview of the Beer Dabbler at the St. Paul Winter Carnival, it takes Rachel “three meals, eight appetizers, ten entrées, five desserts, and several hundred dollars” to find a great bite at Il Gatto (we […]
MoreAnna of True Thai reflects on the tragic Seward triple slaying (plus shots from the vigil via MPR), Dara’s various disguises, Corner Table is closing on Sunday nights, a blogger mistakes a photo of the universe for a cookie, praise for the tripe at Chaska My Love, and Bill Roehl’s take on Rick Nelson’s 10 […]
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