Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin

Local Food Author-o-Rama

Join the authors of The Minnesota Table (Shelley Holl and B.J. Carpenter), Never Trust a Thin Cook (Eric Dregni), and The Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin (Becca Dilley and yours truly) this Sunday at Slow Food Minnesota’s Writers’ Night potluck at Local D’Lish. The event starts at 4pm; register online ($15 for non-members) and bring a […]

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Beer Meets Its Match(es)

Local beer expert Michael Agnew will be teaching two new beer pairing classes in October and November at The Chef’s Gallery in Stillwater. We’ve got a vested interest in this; my wife (photographer Becca Dilley) and I will be co-teaching  “A Perfect Pair: Local Brew and Cheese,” based on knowledge we picked up while researching […]

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May 13 Morning Roundup

Kate introduces us to her wondrous new chicklets, the snack forecast for Art-a-Whirl, a look at the blue cheese makers over Seymour Dairy, books on Wisconsin fish (People of the Sturgeon), cheese (The Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin), and food in general (The Flavor of Wisconsin) win Midwest Book Awards, first anniversary and MN Craft Beer […]

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Cheese at Edesia on Monday

Strib writer Kim Ode’s Edesia Cookbook Review features Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin co-authors Becca Dilley and myself on Monday, Feb. 22, at 7pm. Song Lee from the France 44 Cheese Shop will be there, too, on the lower level of the Barnes and Noble in the Galleria in Edina.

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November 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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November 12 Morning Roundup

“Good restaurants beget other good restaurants,” opines Rick Nelson while writing about Acqua Restaurant and Wine Bar, Lift Bridge is putting its Crosscut Pale Ale in bottles, Schumacher’s in New Prague is reportedly back up and running, Shefzilla is throwing a pre-Thanksgiving bash at Sunny’s Bar and Grill, photos of a Punch pizza oven being […]

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November 5 Morning Roundup

Rick Nelson declares Sea Change “sublime,” Dara offers a grand tour of the new restaurant scene (OM, Sea Change, Ginger Hop, and more), some good press for The Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin, a stunning photographic tribute to this fall (a rough season for farmers), the always helpful City Pages month in review, Chef Scott Pampuch […]

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November 2 Morning Roundup

Bill Roehl describes “the worst fucking meal I have ever had at a restaurant, ever” at the Parkway Grille, a City Pages shout-out for upcoming food book events featuring Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl and our own Becca Dilley plus yours truly, a claim that fresh pumpkin makes a better pie (not what our test kitchen has […]

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