Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
A historic dairy rises from the rubble on Door County’s Washington Island, this year’s Zombie Pub Crawl has its own beer (“Brain Belt”! label designed by our own David Witt!) thanks to Schell’s, Travail looks set to move (up the street) and another new restaurant with a common kitchen may emerge as a result, Rick […]
MoreA Minnesota-wines focused wine bar called Minnesota Wine Exchange is coming to Duluth, there’s a good-looking guest speaker list for Fermentation Fest in Reedburg, WI Oct. 12-21 (Sandor Katz, Terese Allen, Scott Buer, etc.), an interesting meditation on the unreadable (to anybody!) Hmong-targeted McDonald’s billboard in St. Paul, a Duluth-area casino cooks up a 2,000-pound […]
MoreVisitors from Winnipeg glory in our vegan paradise, love for Izzy’s and Pumphouse Creamery from star pastry chefs in Food & Wine, Wisconsin cheesemakers dominate another contest, Madison’s old-school Great Dane brewpub starts selling bottles, a list of the top-grossing State Fair food stands, details on the Ale Jail / Wine Thief anniversary party, 2012 […]
MoreA voyage through the tasting menu at Sanctuary, Rachel tries two new Joia soda flavors, a karaoke-filled visit to the Pourhouse, previews of a couple new Schell’s beers, the French Meadow stand at the State Fair gets ripped off to the tune of $24K, State Fair shots including our Wrecking Crew in action, Iggers hunts […]
MoreHow to pair beer with summer flavors, the culinary connection between Minnesota and the Mexican state of Morelos, and the Well Fed Guide to Life heads out to the Fair.
MoreAn update on Bemidji Brewing, WACSO sketches the No Name Saloon and Monkey Bar in Prescott, WI (here’s our Prescott breakfast tour), a Wisconsin cheese store will be selling 28-year cheddar, the State Fair’s craft beer exhibit draws crowds, and Burger Night is coming to Old Arizona this Friday [PDF of poster].
MoreBuzz for AZ’s new food truck, Rachel tries the region’s first grain-to-glass bourbon, South Dakota’s gettin’ some tapas, Rick visits Sparks (here’s our review), Spill the Wine is set to replace Sunrise Cyclery in Uptown, an epic “Band of Brewers” print celebrating local brewers from Summit, Lift Bridge, Fitger’s, and more, Nom Nom Foodie’s rundown […]
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 Lynn on Bryant takes to Kickstarter to get rolling, our favorite Fargo food blogger hits the roof at HoDo, a so-so trip to Bukhara by way of Wayzata, consider the eggplant, alas poor Bootleggers…, fond memories (old and recent) of the Black Forest patio, Wisconsin still leads the nation in cheese production, a profile […]
MoreNotes on the first day in the kitchen for a team of new chefs at Technique, a visit to Magic Thai in Eagan, tasting notes for Town Hall Brewery Witbier, and a detailed report from a visiting Detroit-area Chowhound (thumbs up for Tilia and Broders’, down for Punch, and a ranking of Rustica, Patisserie 46, […]
MoreRachel weighs in on the new Corner Table (here’s our deep dive with them), tasting notes for MPLS by Town Hall Brewery, what to expect when you order a half hog, a profile of Chef Shack, raves for the Double S BBQ joint near Madison, and tasting notes on Petit Frère with Truffles from Crave […]
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