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Los Ocampo
The Story of Los Ocampo and Morning Roundup
A strong initial review of Butcher & the Boar in METRO (here’s our preview piece), the Mill Ruins area on the Mississippi may be picking up another Sea Salt Eatery or something along those lines, Middleton, WI is apparently developing a food scene, a look at the couple behind the Los Ocampo restaurants, some lovely […]
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), […]
MoreA Pozole Showdown and Noon-Hour Roundup
A date night visit to Saffron, declaring “pie as the new cupcake” (seriously, where does one get good pie in the Twin Cities outside one’s own kitchen?), a plea to save Rock Bottom, Lazy Lightning interviews the management at just-opened Andiamo Italian Ristorante in Eagan, and a pozole taste-off: Taqueria Los Ocampos versus Tortilleria La […]
MoreRojo Set to Open Later this Month
Rojo (website still parked), a new 280-person capacity Mexican restaurant located at The Shops at West End in St. Louis Park, opens Aug. 23. Its press release notes that it will feature “traditional and favorite ethnic dishes, as well as creative ‘nuevo’ Mexican interpretations.” The release [PDF here] also contained the following curious quote from […]
MoreMay 20 Morning Roundup
Blue Plate Restaurant Co. is putting a casual Italian place into the soon-to-be former Heartland space, speculation that Heavy Table’s “unjustified blasting” may have changed the decor at Cosmic’s Coffee, The Well Fed Guide to Life visits Preston’s Urban Pub, Iggers checks out the acorozado (or “battleship”) taco-like-thing at Los Ocampo, some new beer-related legislation […]
MoreNovember 19 Morning and Catch-All Omni Wrapup
An epic sandwich review of the Los Ocampo Torta Cubana, pre-Thanksgiving jitters, part 2 of Lee’s SGT interview with director of Big River, the Strib’s Bill Ward presents the ABCs of holiday drinks, farewell to the Whistling Bird in Gilbert, Dara is legitimately excited about Il Gatto, praise for the charming Everett’s in South Minneapolis, […]
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