Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
@CommonRoots offers a free shot of @PeaceCoffee espresso until 11 am, @StribTaste reviews the story of a man’s quest to recreate the perfect loaf of bread, @SewardCoop has a full supply of morels for sale, and @S4xton asserts that Pizza Nea offers the best pizza in Minnesota.
MoreDaniel Klein of The Perennial Plate hunts morels on video, a glowing review of the new Sweet Retreat Cupcake Boutique, five restaurants that should run food carts, and Saturday is the US Postal Service’s annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive — to participate, place non-perishable food in a bag near your mailbox for pickup.
MorePraise for Bloomington’s Shantytown Bar and Grill (check out our review here), some good reasons to invest in a compost bin, Iggers enjoys everything at El Nuevo Rodeo and celebrates that it’ll stay in business, Kate NG Sommers snaps some fairy tale-esque shots during her first morel forage, the Minneapolis Farmers Market on Nicollet Mall […]
MoreCorporate drama at the company that bought Oceanaire, breaking news on cheese “pee” and cheese “nipples,” it’s ramp mania around here, Subo’s head chef is out, the joy of unexpected morels, and Rachel’s top five Mother’s Day brunches (warning: four-page slideshow).
MoreA profile of the Minneapolis Healthy Corner Store Program, Teddy raves up the sweet chorizo sandwich at France 44, Zimmern loves Target Field but hates the soft serve (“the worst ice cream I have ever tasted”), Rachel profiles Daniel Klein of Perennial Plate (whose latest episode, on an event at Two Pony Gardens farm, is […]
MoreKate documents the Michael Pollan visit and makes a rain barrel, A Perfect Pint tries some dark beers including a monstrosity called “Dragon Joose,” Bill Roehl offers some cool photos and a first-hand report from St. Paul’s International Marketplace, what the deuce is hon tsai tai (Green Your Plate has the answer), and Sue Doeden […]
MoreRed Pepper checks out Risotto in Uptown, Minnetonka’s Gold Nugget is back in a new spot with a new menu, Well Fed Guide to Life podcasts from Burger Jones, a gorgeous shot of garlic cheese bread by surlygrrrl appears in our Flickr pool, Anna from True Thai explains what cream cheese wontons are doing on […]
MoreIf you miss Morel Fest at the now-shuttered Bayport Cookery, head to Lanesboro’s Old Village Hall Restaurant. They’re serving up a mess of morel-themed dishes from now “until they run out,” according to a call to the eatery.
MoreDan Patterson from Rabbit’s Bakery in Lake City will be doing the local foods dinner (ramps! morels! bison brats!) accompanying this month’s Driftless 150 fundraiser bike tour from Afton State Park to Zumbro Falls. Money raised by the tour will benefit two causes: Renewing the Countryside and Two Wheel View.
MoreThe Strib writes about labor-bustin’ allegations at the Mall of America Starbucks, Wisconsin morels can be yours for a mere $30/pound (but you’ve gotta buy 15+ pounds’ worth!), a New York Times map notes that Minnesota and Wisconsin are organic farming hotbeds [via Mediation], The Four Firkins has two new beers from Point and Cold […]
More[Via PiPress]: The Bayport Cookery, known for its annual morel fest, has shut its doors. “The restaurant is now closed,” declares the restaurant’s website, in a movingly succinct final message to its fans. UPDATE: The website is now down.
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