Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
Iggers likes Mosaic but dings it for spurning Peace Coffee (here’s our review), details on SFA’s Festival of Farms, early chanterelles, gorgeous can art for Indeed Brewing Company, Well Fed Guide to Life goes to breakfast at Uptown Diner, a Wisconsin cheese and sommelier / mixologist duel, and Emily Weiss reviews Icehouse.
MoreA century of cheesemaking at Wisconsin’s Mt. Sterling Co-Op Creamery, Shepherd’s Way Farms Hidden Falls cheese, a taste of Bun Mi, Dara and Stephanie’s summer dining guide, and beer classes from Michael Agnew.
MoreOur own Jim Norton explores the Kitchen Lab residency at the Walker’s Open Field, Bossy Acres announces a Big Veggie Potluck, Gail Rosenblum talks with Anousone Phanthavong’s family, love for Rudy’s Red Eye Grill in White Bear Lake, a bajillion beer events commemorating Belgian independence next week, also next week a Historic Pub Crawl in […]
MoreMasu Sushi is planning yet another restaurant, Famous Dave’s answers grilling questions, Schell’s announces Emerald Rye, Bring Me the News tries to start a best-pizza brawl (doesn’t work), Jason likes Icehouse, tomatoes go rogue in Fargo, Piccolo introduces a tasting menu, more details on The Lynn, hauntings at the Palmer House in Sauk Centre, and […]
MoreIt was a quiet day in Lake Wobegon yesterday, but a few hearty food-loving souls had food news to share. There’s a new beer-blog aggregator in the works, food-loving poets and poetry-loving foodies can square off in the food poetry contest at the State Fair, Lee Svitak Dean loves brunch at the Bachelor Farmer, love […]
MoreAn exploration of the Ngon Bistro Food Truck; WACSO illustrates Wise Acre hot sauce; tasting notes for Fulton Lonely Blonde; a new whiskey maker (called Panther Distillery) has set up shop in Osakis, MN; a broadside against the rabblerousers protesting Madison’s Ale Asylum on union grounds; and Iggers goes to Chimborazo (here’s our review).
MoreSome interesting restaurant license applications in motion (World Street Kitchen, Tilia, etc.), a look at how local food trucks pass (or fail) city inspections, a call for Black Sheep Pizza to do dessert, details on a St. Paul Public Library food film series, a mixed review for the far-ranging Maruso Street Food in City Pages, […]
MoreNgon Bistro faces off against grumpy Central Corridor construction workers, a Wisconsin dairy sculptor will carve a replica of Mt. Rushmore out of 640 pounds of mild cheddar, poutine at Tom Reid’s Hockey Bar in St. Paul, Excelsior Brewing is scheduled to open its doors (and taproom) today, Lucid kicks off Surfside (its new pale […]
MorePoorboy Candy fires up a Kickstarter to acquire a commercial kitchen, camping food tasting notes from Father Hennepin State Park, rooftop bees check in at the W hotel in Minneapolis, Rick praises Harriet Brasserie (here’s our review), happy hours and cheap date deals from Iggers, “‘za” from Zorbaz in Detroit Lakes, Persians and prune-filled doughnuts […]
MoreRachel’s favorite pie stops (here are ours plus an in-depth on the Rustic Inn), the Muddy Pig toasts 10 years, the new 2012 Minnesota State Fair foods (here’s our survey of 2011’s offerings to boost the pre-Fair mood still further), a mixed review of Devil’s Advocate, and the Well Fed Guide to Life heads to […]
MoreWhy chefs don’t (often) call in sick, tips for visiting Lanesboro, tasting notes on Central Waters Ouisconsing Red Ale, Stillwater Cellar Door Farmhouse Ale, and an exploration of what makes Leine’s Honey Weiss so terrible (loved it in college, but … yeah).
MoreKathie Jenkins leaves the Pioneer Press, WACSO captures the exterior vibe of Murray’s, tasting notes on Dave’s BrewFarm Green Bullet Single Hop Lager, a profile of up-and-coming WI brewery O’So, a flood-related liquidation sale at Last Chance Liquor in Duluth, Homegrown Minneapolis Food Council approves a strategic action plan, and a field report from the […]
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