Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
Four Daughters Vineyard & Winery near Grand Meadow, MN, held its grand opening this weekend (it makes its wine on site from cold-hardy grapes); the National Mustard Museum of Middleton, WI, gets a new lease on life; Cannon River Kitchens apparently makes a decent sweet cardamom bread mix; an excellent preview of some of 2012’s […]
MoreChef Shack is named one of America’s most creative food trucks, a look at Crapola granola, a spotlight on master cheesemaker Joe Widmer’s brick and Colby cheeses, praise for the Helicopter Burger of Anchor Fish and Chips, love for Muffuletta’s beer-cheese soup, Harriet Brewing may be the first Minneapolis brewery with a taproom, Smokehouse Brewpub […]
MoreDetails on the terrific-sounding one-year anniversary celebration of Harriet Brewing at Blue Nile, Wisconsin cheese talk with Chef Christopher Koetke of Chicago, Eli’s East is now open in Northeast, and Bank Brewing Co.’s Longbeard Winter Wheat is set to debut.
MoreReaders: 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 […]
MoreDon’t send local apples to Western states, Rick and Dara have details on Jack Riebel’s new “craft” food and bourbon restaurant (Butcher and the Boar), Duplex, Fusion, and other restaurants got fined for illegal alcohol purchases, a new Italian restaurant in Woodbury called Carmine’s, a positive assessment of Roat Osha in Uptown, Harriet Brewing has […]
MoreA profile of food business incubator Kindred Kitchen (here’s ours), measured praise for the pizza buffet at the Pizzaioli Pizza Maker of Chanhassen, Northern Brewer will be selling wet hops this harvest season, looks like we’ll get a decent sweet corn crop this year, how to have a paella party, food-focused Fringe fest follies, Jason […]
More@LongBrian praises @THBrewery, @harrietbrewing will be sampling the Saison Nourrice this weekend at the St. Paul Summer Beer Fest, tonight at @ModernCafeMpls ladies get a second glass of wine free with the order of an entree and glass of wine, @northern_brewer is opening a Minneapolis location, and @Nate_Dogs is headed to downtown Minneapolis at 4th […]
MoreIn celebration of @surlybrewing Bitter Brewer and Harriet Brewing West Side, @commonroots is giving away a soft pretzel with the purchase of a pint (today only), @eatingfreely gives the details on @MplsFarmMarket demos, @muddywaters reopens as a restaurant, and @Eating4England raves about the red peanut curry with roasted duck at Jasmine 26.
MoreIs Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak the most food-forward city official in the country? He’s probably a contender. A few choice food-focused excerpts from his State of the City speech: “In 2005, it took the City 79 days to issue a liquor license. Now it takes 31 days. In 2007, it took the City 42 days […]
MoreA WCCO fish fry survey, Hirsute man-about-town Andy Sturdevant talks beards (and local food) on City’s Best, Bill reads Andy’s story on 38th St. and tries the wings at Shorty and Wag’s, DeRusha loves the not-entirely-healthy peanut butter and bacon burger at The Ugly Mug, Midwestern pineapple harvesting, Madison’s Doug Moe assesses the food at […]
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