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Nokomis to Close and Morning Roundup
Duluth’s Nokomis is closing Oct. 28, the well-regarded Sushi Fix food truck is becoming a storefront restaurant in Wayzata, Flat Earth Brewing is one of the businesses that will move into the old Hamm’s brewery, an orchard party and hard cider launch that looks like exactly the right way to celebrate autumn, Slow Food’s annual […]
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The Best Meals of 2011 and Morning Roundup
Iggers recaps his most memorable meals of 2011, Max Sparber tells the tale of the Hamm’s Beer Bear, a legislative call to action to preserve the state of Wisconsin homebrewing, Rush River hits batch 1,000, some nicely chalked food art at Seward Co-op, City Pages assesses Public House and Social House (our review of Social […]
MoreUrban 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, […]
MoreA First Look at Pacific Islander and Morning Roundup
The Onion brings us the bittersweet story of the Hamm’s beer bear being found dead in a “flop zoo,” Surdyk’s Flights makes #1 on a top-10 list of airport dining experiences (we liked it, too), the lowdown on Madison’s underground dining scene, Iggers writes up Pacific Islander (a new Filipino place at Midtown Global Market), […]
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May 17 Morning Roundup
Vandalism takes a toll on the newly opened Derrick’s BBQ, one of our former interns reviews eating a boiled ball of ants, the Hamm’s beer bear tombstone and insight into preserving the old Schmidt brewery, Izzy’s harnesses the awesome power of RFID to let you track their ice cream flavors in real time, the joy […]
MoreMay 10 Morning Roundup
The debut of the locally produced Brewing TV, a sharp-eyed blogger eviscerates the sign for Historic Piggy’s Restaurant in La Crosse, a report from week 2 at the Midtown Farmers Market, the Arcade Bar now and then (1888) and the secret origins of the Hamm’s Beer bear, SGT checks out the rooftop garden at The […]
MoreFebruary 9 Morning Roundup
Dara adores the porchetta at Il Gatto, a Hamm’s-themed blast from the past, Staccato closes, and the world’s best popcorn (made here in Minnesota).
MoreThe Hamm’s Lifestyle, Writ Large
If you’ve got $19,000 and a love of vintage beerinalia, you’re in luck: here’s a 20-foot 1890s vintage backbar built by the brewer Hamm’s. [Thanks to reader Jon.]
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