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The Rise of Sandcastle and Morning Roundup
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 […]
MoreHot Weather Eats and Morning Roundup
The Minneapolis report (Tilia, Sea Salt, Blackbird) from CHOW.com’s visiting Chowhound coordinator, thumbs up for Muddy Waters and down for Bull Run over at Minneapolis Coffee, the local farmer online market Twin Cities Local Food expands (PDF press release), Seward Co-op turns 40 in August, and what to eat when it’s hot (Zen Box, Sushi […]
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America’s Test Kitchen Hits the Iron Range and Morning Roundup
America’s Test Kitchen heads to Hibbing in search of porketta; Zimmern trumpets the (as of yet unconfirmed) exodus of Dara from Minnesota Monthly to MSP Mag; photo outtakes from our Silver Whisk profile of Chef Alejandro Castillon of Sonora Grill; the almost invariably positive Southwest Journal writes that Eat Street Social “disappoints”; chefs from Travail, […]
MoreThe SweeTango Apple Takes Manhattan and Morning Roundup
METRO puts out a great-looking Twin Cities brewery checklist, a review of Damien (a small beer derived from Darkness), Minneapolis City Council changes an ordinance to allow microbreweries to operate next door to a church, how to have a Minnesota locavore Thanksgiving, when social media collides with traditional tailgating, some noteworthy 2011 books about food […]
MoreNational Notoriety for Travail and Morning Roundup
Travail is named one of the country’s best new restaurants by Bon Appetit, Tilia’s Augtoberfest block party is this Sunday (Aug. 21) from noon-6pm, Rachel digs the new food-forward Muddy Waters, Well Fed Guide to Life heads out to Element Pizza (here’s our recent review), Vinaigrette is partnering with the new Scratch Food Truck, and […]
MoreJun Bo Takes the Big Sleep and Morning Roundup
Rachel reviews the comfortable Las Teresitas, praise for the ham and cheese danish at A Baker’s Wife (see how A Baker’s Wife pie fared in our pie taste-off), after months of turmoil Jun Bo finally gives up the ghost, reflections on the natural world from Trout Caviar, the Twisted Sister House of Hunger food truck […]
MoreMuddy Waters Opens and June 21 Tweet Rodeo
@AmuseeWine sings the praises of the wine at @CafeMaude and @SocialNicole does the same for the lattes at @urbanbeancoffee, the pedal pub races are captured on film, @MuddyWatersMPLS is now open to the public, and @wccoradio alerts us that the North St. Paul city council is voting on an ordinance that may shut down bars […]
MoreMuddy Waters Reopens and June 15 Tweet Rodeo
In celebration of @surlybrewing Bitter Brewer and Harriet Brewing West Side, @commonroots is giving away a soft pretzel with the purchase of a pint (today only), @eatingfreely gives the details on @MplsFarmMarket demos, @muddywaters reopens as a restaurant, and @Eating4England raves about the red peanut curry with roasted duck at Jasmine 26.
MoreMuddy Waters Expanding and Morning Roundup
MN proves to be the #1 market for RumChata, Lazy Lightning despises Frank’s Red Hot Wings — Hot Buffalo Sauce (“Overall Frank’s Hot Buffalo Wing Sauce is foul. Absolutely disgustingly foul.”), Muddy Waters plans to move and expand into a restaurant and bar, Andrew Zimmern reports on Crave’s new-and-improved chef lineup, The Well-Fed Guide to […]
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