Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
Doug Flicker’s “Sandcastle” restaurant concept is tipped to win the Lake Nokomis concessions contract (here’s his menu and that of the two other contenders) and our own Jason Walker writes about food meeting beer at Muddy Waters for the Growler, a look at Lift Coffee and Treats on Stinson in Northeast, a taste of Samba […]
MoreRachel’s top three haute dogs, praise for the divey Black & Bleu burger at Tootie’s in North Minneapolis, DeRusha’s gastronomic gold medal list, quick write-ups of Aida and Sosa (here’s our Aida review), tasting notes for Lake Louie’s IPA, Lucid’s Dyno pale ale, and Castle Danger George Hunter Stout, a profile of Sarah “Saucy” Burt […]
MoreAn ambitious Kaskaid Hospitality project called Union will go into the Shinders space in downtown Minnneapolis, DeRusha’s skyway sandwich battle, gardening notes from Trout Caviar, details on the Summit Backyard Bash featuring Doomtree, growlers of cold-press coffee, gorgeous photos from Patisserie 46 (here’s our behind-the-scenes P46 video), a nighttime bike + gastro ride, Iggers searches […]
MoreA Q&A with Chef Marcus Samuelsson, Well Fed Guide to Life heads to the American Burger Bar; a City Pages cover story on the New Nordic food movement and a review of Mosaic Cafe (here’s ours); and wiener schnitzel at Brauhaus German Restaurant and Lounge in Akeley, MN; and Bayers Hardware (and awesome soda purveyor) […]
MoreTasting notes for Sunny Road cheddar by Morning Star Farm, tasting notes for Thirsty Pagan Brewing India Pagan Ale, Madison’s first meadery (Bos Meadery) has opened, Twin Cities-based Fruits of the City is seeking volunteer fruit pickers to capture extra produce for local food shelves, and East-Lake’s photo of Kansas City and Boulevard (check out […]
MoreA fight to allow food- and drink-themed restaurant and bar murals in Minneapolis; Zimmern’s take on the upcoming State Fair fare; a local poutine roundup; details on the Simple Earth Hops Harvest Brewfest in Dodgeville, WI; local craft shandy maker (granted, “craft” and “shandy” seem to be at loggerheads) Tonka donates its profits to fight […]
MoreOur photos from the soft opening of Masu’s Mall of America location, Heavy Table lands at #5 on the Vita.mn list of best local blogs, a story of local urban chickens finding a space / time wormhole, a review of Overflow Espresso Cafe, and a roundup of local ice cream.
MoreThe suburban Sopranos Italian Kitchen (our review here) is becoming a reboot of uptown’s defunct Figlio, an understandably grumpy review of Primebar in Uptown, Well Fed Guide to Life heads to Icehouse, an intriguing profile of Wisconsin’s new Ziege Zacke Blue cheese, photos from Ice Cream at Nelson’s and The Daily Grind in Stillwater, Origami […]
MoreFood & Wine lauds local restaurants including Travail, The Bachelor Farmer, and HauteDish (plus: Andrew Zimmern’s local picks and photos from our own Becca Dilley in the print edition); Howl at the Moon closes (alternately: The Shout House wins the piano bar duel); details on the Lynn; 2012’s farm families of the year; an early […]
MoreNew coffee blog Minneapolis Coffee tackles Mapps, a local blog’s Kickstarter succeeds and obtains a portable wood-fired oven, Rachel talks up pork tongue at Victory 44, tasting notes from Summit Unchained #10 (Abbey Ale), Rusty Taco’s Minneapolis location opens today (here’s our review of their St. Paul location), some guys try New Glarus beer from […]
MoreRick recovers recipes from the North Shore, a new book by a local author called There Exists an X, X is a Sandwich “examines the sandwich as object of art, existential interlocutor, and source of unexpected meaning,” Heavy Table staffers talk beer, Birdhouse, and hot dogs on WCCO radio with John Hines, DeRusha digs the […]
MoreMinnesota State Fair Chili in Saveur, find a screening of American Meat here, a look at how many college stadiums serve beer (as TCF Stadium considers it), release parties for Summit Unchained #10 (Abbey Ale), Cupcake bails on opening a Grand Ave. store and moves to MOA after fighting future St. Paul neighbors, a culinary […]
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