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Badger Hill Brewing Company Emerges and Morning Roundup
DeRusha extolls the always-excellent Broders’, a look at Kinsen’s happy hour, how Parasole dumped small vendors to hold the line on prices, and a sneak peek at Badger Hill Brewing Company, which brews at Lucid Brewing in Minnetonka.
MoreIl Gatto and Duplex Close in Uptown
Right before the (generally lucrative) holiday season, two Uptown restaurants have shut their doors: Parasole’s relatively new Italian eatery, Il Gatto (which underwent a high-profile rescue attempt by Chef Tim McKee) and eclectic modern bistro Duplex, which had a six-year run. In its press release about Il Gatto (PDF), Parasole said Il Gatto had closed […]
MoreFarewell Shorty & Wags and Morning Roundup
Some leaf-peeping food daytrips, Parasole sticks to its guns on skimming from servers’ tips to cover credit card fees, an exhaustive rundown on the Bayfield Apple Festival, and Shorty & Wags calls it quits after 31 years of wings.
More@ruthbourdain Unmasked? and Morning Roundup
The Strib unmasks big-time pseudonymous food tweeter Ruth Bourdain (or… well, maybe not), a Chowhound deals a hard knock to Buon Giorno Italia in Lilydale, #1 autumn jam “Minnesota is the New California” drops a terrific hotdish reference, our own Becca Dilley shoots an engagement photo at Michael’s Frozen Custard in Madison, the living wage-bustin’ […]
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Farewell, Sweet Hooters and Morning Roundup
Five local bar bathrooms to avoid, Trout Caviar holds forth on pickling, R.I.P. Block E Hooters, Well Fed Guide to Life hits the Red Stag, Tim McKee appears to be getting mixed up with Parasole crew, and Bill “The Pepper King” Roehl weighs in on Redline Salsa.
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June 7 Morning Roundup
RIP Derrick’s and Cru, Town Hall is opening a second location (in South Minneapolis), some thoughts on Marla’s (note: We’ve experienced exactly the same missing doubles thing; complain bitterly if it happens to you), the new Parasole place at 50th and France will be called Mozza Mia, Target Field is breathing some new life into […]
MoreMay 17 Morning Roundup
Vandalism takes a toll on the newly opened Derrick’s BBQ, one of our former interns reviews eating a boiled ball of ants, the Hamm’s beer bear tombstone and insight into preserving the old Schmidt brewery, Izzy’s harnesses the awesome power of RFID to let you track their ice cream flavors in real time, the joy […]
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November 3 Tweet Rodeo
This seems novel in theory but is probably underwhelming in practice: @SeriousEats suggests turning leftover Halloween candy into pie filling, @Spill_The_Wine announces another wine dinner, @Atlantic_Food shows off wall art for the baking nerd, @Jo_Shroyer gives @MplsFarmMarket an oatmeal-free apple crisp recipe, @PittBlueSteak advertises the Parasole holiday gift card sale, and @BirchwoodCafe invites you to […]
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