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Urban Aquaculture Meets Hamm’s and Morning Roundup
The old Hamm’s brewery in St. Paul may become an inner-city fish and produce farm (there’s one in Milwaukee, and it’s similar to one in northwestern Wisconsin), a look at new Wisconsin cheeses (including Espresso BellaVitano), the Lunds / Byerly’s guide to local cheeses, a nice shout-out for Minnesota Lunch: From Pasties to Banh Mi, […]
MorePizzeria Lola Composts and December 1 Tweet Rodeo
@PizzeriaLola starts composting (both food and paper waste), @UAMinneapolis hosts an event at @UptownCafeteria this evening, @Finnegans posts “Drink Like You Care” deals around the state, @MagicBusHotDogs begins the countdown until street food season — bus season — returns, and @Chowgirls is slated for @JoelECarlson’s Friday TwitterReview.
MoreA Neighborhood Peace Coffee Shop and August 18 Tweet Rodeo
@Peace_Coffee is in the process of opening a Longfellow coffee shop, @MNBeer announces an Odell beer dinner, @CookingforDads credits his purple potato salad with Brett Favre’s decision to play one more year for the Vikings, @Chowgirls brainstorms and scopes out the playing field for a future foray into street food, @Finnegans seeks volunteers this weekend, […]
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March 30 Morning Roundup
A wrap-up of the “Andrew Zimmern fails to credit Chuck Terhark” angst tornado (Zimmern’s original zesty post now includes some juicy comments from the likes of Heartland’s Chef Lenny Russo) [via urbanfoodie, who also offers a meta-wrapup], Sea Salt opens this weekend, Downtown Journal looks at the rebranding of Finnegans, the gastronomic whirlwind lifestyle of […]
MoreMarch 11 Tweet Rodeo
Rainy weather got you down? @VeloVeggies delivers in style, @ScottPampuch ponders television as a medium for sustainable food reform, @Finnegans announces the last day for pub crawl registration in St. Cloud and elsewhere, @HotDishBlog links to a cooking video for the “last frontier in nose-to-tail dining,” and @BergerBrands urges you to adopt a maple tree.
MoreMarch 8 Morning Roundup
Our editor appears on The Splendid Table to talk about Wisconsin cheese, Lift Bridge Brewery now has a Wisconsin distributor’s license, facelift grants are perking up some local restaurant storefronts, there are charming Celtic dancing squirrels over at the Finnegan’s Pint-a-Thon website, the world’s bleakest local brewing product review [via Tom Elko], True Thai and […]
MoreMarch 2 Tweet Rodeo
@BullRunCoffee hosts another public cupping, @SanctuaryRest encourages late diners on Thursday, @ScottPampuch promotes Tour de Farm, and @Finnegans anticipates St. Patrick’s Day.
MoreDecember 14 Tweet Rodeo
Drink up! @DearDara expounds the health benefits of champagne, @KipsPub runs a coupon for free Finnegans every Sunday this month, @EdinaGrill hosts a @LiftBridge party on Thursday, and @MetroMixTC profiles Minneapolis’ new upstart brewery @FultonBeer (available, among other places, at @BrasaRotisserie). Also, @TangledNoodle links to an article on a California legal battle over the decorative […]
MoreAugust 21 Tweet Rodeo
Socially conscious beer at the State Fair? Perhaps the seemingly endless consumerism can be mediated at the Great Minnesota Get-Together… @Finnegans will be available in the grandstand, @CrispinCider’s new artisanal Honey Crisp is now in stock at @SurdyksLiquor, Beatrice Ojakangas of The Great Scandinavian Baking Book fame offers a book-signing at @CooksCrocusHill of St. Paul, […]
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