Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
The newly established Four Daughters Winery takes the Governor’s Cup at the International Cold Climate Wine Competition (our profile on them here), the North Minneapolis hip hop tribute to Hot Cheetos & Takis that is burning up the interwebs, the story behind American Cheese Society award-winning Deer Creek cheddar, details on Andrew Zimmern’s awesome-sounding State […]
MoreWhere to eat pork belly (but no Corner Table? come on!), the Nick & Eddie team is planning to open a new spot (proposed name: Bellmore) in the Warehouse district, an appealing-looking meet-the-farmer event at Trotter’s on Aug. 24 (PDF with information), details on local cereal makers Minnesota Goodness and Urban Graze, you gotta love […]
MoreA full tour of a meal at Piccolo, a taste of Valley Pastries in Golden Valley, MN, the former Independent location in Uptown will become a second location of Republic, The Bachelor Farmer takes 6th on the Bon Appetit “Hot 10 List,” Iggers powers down buffet food at Super Moon, the Well Fed Guide to […]
MoreAn NYC-hosted Minnesota State Fair simulation on Aug. 18, a taste of Ray’s Southside Indian at the Baldwin exit in Wisconsin (here’s our review), a nice shot of wild boar at Birdhouse (here’s our Birdhouse review), analysis of Cold Spring’s new brand (Third Street BrewHouse), motion in St. Paul on the Frogtown Farm project and […]
MoreWisconsin’s dairy goat industry takes a pounding from this year’s drought, East-Lake ponders the insane number of new local breweries, Rachel gently pans Cakedy candy bars (here’s our assessment), a visit to Four Daughters Vineyard (here’s our visit and review), WACSO visits the newly opened Foxy Falafel, naam prik ong from the Minnesota Garlic Festival, […]
MoreNorse-mythos themed HammerHeart Brewing plans to open a brewery and taproom in Lino Lakes, the City of Minneapolis puts alcohol licenses for the nightclubs Envy and Bootleggers in jeopardy, a behind-the-scenes look at the packaging for Bliss Granola (including its two new Bircher Muesli flavors), a visit to Blue Door Pub in St. Paul (here’s […]
MoreAndrew Zimmern and Sameh Wadi bury the Israel-Palestine hatchet, street food originals Chef Shack are planning to open a restaurant in Bay City, WI, a former Open Arms employee is charged with swindling the organization, details on the Meals on Heels event to benefit Meals on Wheels, the Steel Toe Brewery taproom gets a city […]
MoreThe Hanger Room hangs it up (perhaps temporarily), Iggers spins the incredible tale of Abdul’s Afandy reopening after 24 years only to close down immediately thereafter, the Food Truck Fair enrages attendees by overselling tickets (ratio of 5,000 tickets sold to 14 food trucks; you do the math), and the Nicollet may add food and […]
MoreA disturbing trend in local cheese pricing (we’ve noticed this too…), an eye-opening trip to a Minnesota factory pork farm, results from the American Cheese Society show from Cheese Underground and Cheese and Champagne, our own Becca Dilley has two Minneapolis photos in this month’s Food & Wine, tasting notes for Indeed’s Day Tripper Pale […]
MoreCocoa & Fig rolls out Minnesota-shaped pies on sticks, DeRusha asks and answers “what exactly is a craft beer?“, praise for the traditional and easygoing fare at George & the Dragon (here’s Louie the Loon’s mixed take), a hearty taste of poutine at The Lowry, a yogurt cheese revelation, a hot-weather beater of a beer […]
MoreA look at the evolution of local charcuterie, a new Madison-area place called the Cookhouse, Murray’s gets a remodel, Rick does a culinary survey of the Midtown Global Market, a visit to Rye Deli (here’s our analysis), a guide to local brewpubs, Indeed Brewing Company announces its taproom opening, and tasting notes for Dave’s BrewFarm […]
MoreThe New York Times documents our New Nordic trend, Pat Murray (owner of Murray’s Steakhouse) dies, a salute to the traditional red-sauce Italian-American food of DeGidio’s, gourmet smorrebrod from Trout Caviar (right on trend!), a mixed-trending-positive review for Karta Thai in Northeast, apparently tomato thieves plague our community gardens (what are they using the tomatoes […]
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