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OpenTable Praises Four Local “Foodie” Restaurants and Morning Roundup
WCCO does a nice write-up of the upcoming North Coast Nosh, a look at urban farming, wackjobs “warn” about the “dangers” of Wisconsin cheese (nature’s perfect food), METRO visits the Gopher Bar — “Manliest Restaurant” in America according to Men’s Health (we got there a while back, and our illustrated review is a hell of […]
MoreDinner at Heartland and the Morning Roundup
A brief recap (including a cocktail recipe) of Monday night’s media launch event for Joia soda (note: we’ve tried the Niver’s drink; it’s a hit), a proposal to exempt small-time Wisconsin brewers from restrictive new legislation, pictures from this past Sunday’s Tour de Farm Chicknic, The Bachelor Farmer “soft opens” to much fanfare, and Lenny […]
MoreWeekend Food Happenings and June 24 Tweet Rodeo
Heartland starts serving brunch this weekend, the White Bear Farmers’ Market opens today, @forkNroadtruck will be at Mears Park today and Saturday for the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, and Saturday @CedarSummit hosts the Milkapalooza — @The_Wedge will sell lunch at the event.
MoreHeartland Launches Its Brunch Program
Starting this Saturday (June 18), Heartland is firing up a Saturday and Sunday brunch program. (Bonus kudos for the Saturday brunch, a relative rarity around here.) Some highlights from the menu [available here as a PDF]: lake trout gravlax, heirloom potato hash, and challah French toast with preserved cherry butter.
MoreForum Closes and Morning Roundup
Poof! Jim Ringo’s Forum goes dark, news of a Seattle restaurant specializing in Upper Midwestern food (including jucy lucys), meditations on the upcoming Burnsville location of Burger Jones, Chowhounds savagely debate whether Heartland is truly great or grossly overrated (for what it’s worth, the last meal we had there was superb), a farm on a […]
MoreLocal Beard Award Details
Details on this year’s Beard award nominations are in, and two local chefs are among the nominees for Best Chef, Midwest: Isaac Becker of 112 Eatery and Bar La Grassa, and Lenny Russo of Heartland Restaurant and Farm Direct Market. Two Wisconsin chefs also made the cut: Tory Miller, chef/co-owner of L’Etoile in Madison (we […]
MoreSchumacher’s Game Returns and Morning Roundup
All that clamoring has finally paid off — Schumacher’s reprises some old, gamey favorites on their new menu (find Chef John’s sausage-making tips here); a Scotch tasting at Brit’s Pub; some beautiful photos of Heartland; Rachel’s take on the return of Psycho Suzi’s, Blackbird, and Rice Paper; and a Tallgrass tasting at Thomas Liquors this […]
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