Minneapolis Farmers Market

June 22 Tweet Rodeo

@MplsFarmMarket needs your vote to win $5,000, @AsherBMiller of 20.21 comments on the irony of a line of port-a-potties outside the Walker for Rock the Garden, @TownTalkDiner links to a discussion of happy hour with master bartender Nick Kosevich, @TCFoodies reports recent taco truck sightings and recommends watching the new film “Food, Inc.,” and @NgonBistro […]

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June 18 Tweet Rodeo

@towntalkdiner is touting their new Limoncello Ramos Fizz and Strawberry Rhubarb Gimlet (and those guys can tend bar!), @MplsFarmMarket is pumped about the first broccoli of spring, share a provocative question with @summitbeer and you could win $50 in free stuff, and buy three entrees at @Cosmos601 on Father’s Day and they’ll buy the fourth […]

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Tammy Wong’s Market Talk

Tammy Wong of the Rainbow Chinese Restaurant and Bar will be giving a talk and cooking demo at the Minneapolis Farmers Market this Saturday, June 6, at 10:30am. She’ll prepare spring vegetables like pea shoots, chives, and spinach and also demonstrate how to make a simple entree of pork tenderloin with lemongrass.

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Rage Against the Zimmern

Heavy Table commenter Farmer John tees off on Andrew Zimmern for the writer’s disparaging remarks about the Minneapolis Farmers Market. A sample: “Also Mr. Elitist Eater, we have EVERY walk of life at the MFM, check out Mill City and St Paul and its a predominately White Folks market.”

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New Food Show

[Via Zimmern]: “The Voice of Minnesota, AM950, is starting a new weekend food show called Fresh and Local in partnership with the Minneapolis Farmers Market.” Zimmern also takes a (reasonable) dig at the market’s avocados and pineapples. Also on the topic of food radio: Heavy Table editor James Norton appears this Saturday at 1pm on […]

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