Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
Nom Nom Foodie beautifully shoots and writes up Meritage’s Oysterfest 2012, SPNN’s Emily Noble has a great video interview on the St. Paul Farmers’ Market’s Xang Vang, Zen Box Izakaya has some photos from their one-year anniversary, Peter Groynom walks through making your own simple syrups, City Pages briefs Gray House, and Ryan on MNBeer considers the possibility […]
MoreThe latest from Twitter: The folks @summitbeer are stoked for this weekend’s Oysterfest @meritage_stpaul, @Busterson28th rolls out the beer cheese soup, and @PizzeriaLola revamps the wine list.
MoreLeine’s rolls out Big Eddy Baltic Porter, our Pinterest presence is humming with some new activity, fond memories of (the now reopened) Little Tijuana, praise for a three-course dinner special at Cafe Levain, I’m pleased to know that there’s a place called Monk’s House of Ale Repute, some serious coffee geekery (aka some exacting definitions […]
MoreThe Woodmans hire a new chef at Birdhouse (Jes Werkmeister), a Q&A with Marta Lindsey of Ole’s Cannoli (here’s our taste of her wares), how the beer scene is getting weird, the Well Fed Guide to Life heads to the 1029 bar for Smack Shack lobster rolls, and all the details on the Meritage Oysterfest […]
MoreThe latest from Twitter: @france44 cheese gives a shout out to @meritage_stpaul and @MosaicCafeMN, @ArtisanBreadIn5 and @RickNelsonStrib love @jenisicecreams’ salty caramel, and @YelpMSP wishes you a happy National Hot Dog Day.
MoreKieran Folliard sues Jameson over trademark rights to “big ginger” whiskey cocktails, a cocktail throwdown between Richy Rivera of Eli’s East and Rob Jones of Meritage, Rick runs into and chats with three food and drink pros (Benjamin Jacoby of Craftsman, bartender T.J. Akerson of Mission, and John Rimarcik of Rachel’s), Iowa-based Wellman’s Pub is […]
MoreRick looks back at his favorite meals of the year (featuring: In Season, Masu, Sopranos) and Mecca does the same (Heidi’s, Marvel Bar, Tilia), Minneapolis Public Schools hires Taher vet Bertrand Weber for the position of director of nutrition services, Al McCarty really dislikes the Stout of Morning Destruction from Staple Mills Brewing Company, apparently […]
MoreThe bartender from Blue Nile writes up Steel Toe Size 7 IPA and Fulton’s Sweet Child of Vine, Lileks on seed sacks, Bill Roehl on Andale Taqueria in Richfield, and a celebration at Meritage.
MoreA profile of Fulton Beer (ours is here), some serious thought devoted to corn vs. flour tortillas, groundbreaking for the Lunds at 12th and Hennepin is Sept. 1, this year is the last for the Epiphany Diner at the State Fair (our State Fair church diner story runs this coming Monday), Rachel’s five picks for […]
MoreSimple Earth Hops in Wisconsin is hosting a free beer-catered hops harvest festival, the gastronomic charms of milkweed, a live chat with Rick Nelson featuring the St. Cloud “food desert” and more, summer dining in Southeast Minnesota, a rave for Chef Shack, a reassessment of fruit beers, Meritage and Hell’s Kitchen dump Open Table over […]
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