Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
An 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).
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 […]
MoreThe latest from Twitter: @ButcherandBoar is giving away tickets to @harrietbrewing’s Sol Bock, @BrodersCucina made its debut on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives last night, it looks like @ngonbistro’s jumping on the food truck bandwagon, and @chowgirls will host an Earth Day brunch this Sunday with @BossyAcres and @SapsuckerFarms.
More@LongfellowGrill now offers 30 beers on tap, @NgonBistro considers offering a meat plate including in-house Chinese elk sausage and five spice pheasant/duck, @TownTalkDiner celebrates the repeal of Prohibition on Sunday with $5 drinks, and @CTKitchenTable adds both a daily 3-course tasting menu and an advance notice 7-course grass-fed beef menu to their offerings.
More@PerennialPlate enjoys a meal at HauteDish, @HighlandGrillMN hosts a Summit Beer Dinner, @AziaRestaurant plans a “Tequila 101” class, and @Sheelar complains of poor service at Ngon Bistro.
MoreSome praise for Ngon Bistro, Matacabras (“the wind that kills goats”) is a hell of a good name for a beer, all about Colby cheese (it’s quite a story), Simple, Good, and Tasty interviews the Chief Marketing Executive for Organic Valley, three breakfast ideas from the Good Day Cafe, the Strib’s take on Subo, and […]
MoreIf the cold still doesn’t faze you, @IzzysIceCream’s got a deal for you: $1 off per cone. @NgonBistro offers a New Year’s Eve three-course menu, @PunchPizza provides free Margherita pizzas tomorrow in exchange for food donations, @SurdyksLiquor shares a drink idea, and @MotoI2Go hosts a support-the-troops event on Thursday.
MoreTrout Caviar presents a marvelous essay calling for more area restaurants to follow in the footsteps of Ngon Bistro and aggressively incorporate local, seasonal foods into cooking traditions other than French. Plus: a recipe for Sichuan Braised Chicken with Chestnuts.
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