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The New Glarus Story and Morning Roundup
Iggers on Andale and Maya Cuisine, the Big Carve event at Lift Bridge Brewery, Deb Carey of New Glarus Brewing tells the story of her American dream, lamb brains (and more ways to feed hungry zombies at the Zombie Pub Crawl), a Q&A with the reliably sagacious Rick Nelson, the reincarnation of Figlio is skewered […]
MoreA Driftless Cheese Tour and Morning Roundup
A tour of artisan cheeses in Wisconsin’s Driftless Region, “Railgating” food trucks go over gangbusters with Vikings fans, Mankato Brewery kicks off its limited production Center Street Series, a look at Barbette’s new fall menu, apparently IKEA sells seven-pound uncured hams, Madison’s Graze gets some Food Network love from the Sandwich King, Figlio reboots in […]
MoreNorth Coast Nosh V, El Burrito Mercado, Hard Times Cafe, Figlio / Sopranos, Sandcastle, and more
Readers: Win Heavy Table pint glasses The Tap loves restaurant tips from readers, so we’re awarding a Heavy Table pint glass to the best tipster each month. The Tap is the metro area’s comprehensive restaurant buzz roundup, so if you see a new or newly shuttered restaurant, or anything that’s “coming soon,” email Tap editor […]
MoreThe Kenwood, Figlio 2.0, and Morning Roundup
The suburban Sopranos Italian Kitchen (our review here) is becoming a reboot of uptown’s defunct Figlio, an understandably grumpy review of Primebar in Uptown, Well Fed Guide to Life heads to Icehouse, an intriguing profile of Wisconsin’s new Ziege Zacke Blue cheese, photos from Ice Cream at Nelson’s and The Daily Grind in Stillwater, Origami […]
MoreDecember 4 Late Morning Roundup
The reinvention of Nick and Eddie as told by Mecca, kisskiss angela looks at Il Gatto and sees Figlio, the exciting new 29-tap beer list at Preston’s on Cedar Ave., eloquent praise for The Craftsman on Chowhound, and Bill Roehl goes after Pardon My French for copyright violation.
MoreFiglio is Now Il Gatto
Rick Nelson reports that Parasole’s Calhoun Square restaurant formerly known as Figlio is now Il Gatto (“the Cat.”) As befits the name, the menu will be primarily Italian. They’ve been hinting at the name for a while now. UPDATE: Read our Five Observations on Il Gatto in Uptown, Minneapolis
MoreWhat’s Up With Figlio, Meow?
Head cat over at Parasole, Phil Roberts, has been meowing on Twitter as of late: “about to MEOW in November….in Figlio space in Uptown…remember…cats like fish.” Perhaps he shared the new name: “Bustopher Jones is not skin & bones. Infact he’s remarkably fat. He’s the cat we all meet as we walk down the street. […]
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