Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
Mecca at Metro recommends three restaurant patios, Bill Roehl (incorrectly) asserts that if you try White Castle you won’t think it sucks and eats himself sick at Chapati, Chris (correctly) debunks the old canard about “searing in the juices” — this time in regards to Smashburger, and Hillbilly Mint Juleps over at South 12th.
MoreVictory 44 opens in the old Sauced space, Kathie Jenkins pulls out some rarely-seen claws and goes after Erbert and Gerbert’s new subs (slimy! zero flavor!), Solveig Tofte criticizes “passion” (as opposed to “hard work”) — hear, hear, the Harmony Valley Farm CSA box shows up over at Simple, Good, and Tasty, and M St. […]
MoreBill Roehl has the scoop on the Black Dawg biker bar’s upcoming relocation, a good list of this month’s openings and closings over at City Pages, a full-on Vietnamese style meal at Chez Charles (including three recipes), the always illuminating Philip Dorwart explores the fish chop, Lenny Russo salutes Beard Award winner Tim McKee and […]
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 […]
MoreA Perfect Pint quaffs beers at the Zipp’s tasting (verdict: boo for Lagunitas, yay for Crispin Cider), a guest blogger presents a terrific looking apple slaw on A Crafty Lass, the Rotisseria Chicken Man has resurfaced at Cottagewood USA reports Chowhound faith, and The Captain’s Chair uses Dark Lord beer for making BBQ sauce — […]
MoreRick Nelson follows our lead and takes Mort’s Deli to the woodshed over all their imports, Bill Roehl talks about the surprisingly controversial ins and outs of a proposed Dunkin’ Donuts drive-through in Burnsville, Chris Olson and Kentucky native Andy Sturdevant talk mint juleps (and so does Chuck Terhark!), Metro is the first to snark […]
MoreColin hails the tide of douchebags that will flood the new St. Paul location of Barrio and also proposes a speakeasy at the supermercado on 38th and Bloomington, Aaron praises a 419-scam email sent to the Heavy Table as the “most well-written” he’s ever seen, Cheese Underground documents the French government’s effort to get people […]
MoreA Perfect Pint wraps up the Battle of the Beers VI at The Four Firkins, get yourself [ugh!] a free BBQ pulled pork slider at White Castle [via Chris Eats], Hungry in SW does the scratch brunch at the always-excellent Blackbird, Cowboy Slim’s is open in Uptown, and Captain’s Chair takes a great beer roadtrip […]
MoreZimmern calls for a public castration of restaurant no-shows (which we endorse), Emily is gathering people together for a Pedal Pub ride, Mag and Kris hit the Between the Bluffs Beer, Wine and Cheese Festival and chintz out on the wine and cheese, Metro gives lunch at Porter & Frye a “B” (corrected for their […]
MoreStrawberries have never looked sweeter than in this dessert at Zoe Bakes, Good Cheap Eats gives high marks to the croissant at Trung Nam French Bakery, proving that bacon and cocktails do mix, the Hotel Aspen shares its recipe for the BLT Cocktail (via Chris Eats), Iggers feasts family-style on Greek gastronomy at Gardens of […]
MoreGuinness 250 arrives at The Four Firkins today (a fizzier, maltier, more alcoholic version of the classic), Teddy reports on the Chef Shack’s warm weather debut, Bill Roehl comments on the hard realities of the District 196 school treat ban and being a fatty growing up, and details on the St. Paul Grill upscale $5-a-ticket […]
MoreTacos Blass has closed at Nicollet and 38th, Philip Dorwart tells you how to forage dandelions and stinging nettles, Taylor checks out the 501 Club, sushi and thumbprint cookies over at The Mess Maker Baker, and Trout Caviar whips up an outrageously delicious looking real maple syrup-inflected Cassoulet “Carcajou.”
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