Lenny Russo

The Churn by James Norton

Mill City Tavern and Morning Roundup

Rick recovers recipes from the North Shore, a new book by a local author called There Exists an X, X is a Sandwich “examines the sandwich as object of art, existential interlocutor, and source of unexpected meaning,” Heavy Table staffers talk beer, Birdhouse, and hot dogs on WCCO radio with John Hines, DeRusha digs the […]

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Dinner 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 […]

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The Churn by James Norton

MSP Airport Dining Takes Off

The local Delta hub at Concourse G is up for some ambitious gastronomic updates beginning in January 2012, including restaurants with menus overseen and / or created by chefs including Lenny Russo of Heartland (Mill City Tavern), Russell Klein of Meritage (Mimosa), Doug Flicker of Piccolo (Volante), Ann Kim of Pizzeria Lola (Vero), Erick Harcey […]

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The Churn by James Norton

Local 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 […]

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