Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
Stephanie March has the lowdown on Easter egg hunts, a nice portrait of the Piccolo crew by the Strib’s Tom Wallace, Sea Change will get some good ink in the New York Times, and one of Heavy Table’s former interns is now protected by armed guards in Uganda.
MoreDoug Flicker of Piccolo (and his meatballs, plus a smoked sturgeon appetizer) headlines this Sunday’s Gastro Non Grata, which gets started at the Triple Rock at 6pm. Cake Eater Bakery will bring the cupcakes, and bands present will include Unknown Prophets, Bitch and Brown, and Bella Koshka. $7 cover.
MoreRachel heads out to Chimborazo and Cocina Latina (our own takes are here and here respectively), a pretty ambitious exploration of winter beers (tip: serve Schell’s Snowstorm with cookies), Katie reviews Piccolo for Metromix, and it’s Kate’s birthday, but she’s giving away the gifts.
MoreThe Strib has the story behind Sauce Spirits & Soundbar’s busted window [via bring.mn], Rick Nelson likes many aspects of OM other than the plus-sized side dishes (“resigned nods to Minnesota tastes”) and the decor (“a vast, gloomy, generically decorated basement”), there’s a hell of a lineup over at the soon-to-open Haute Dish, a Fitger’s […]
MoreZimmern interviews Dara, Smashburger is open in Woodbury, Cafe Twenty Eight has an “amazing” fried egg sandwich, much love from Dara for Nick and Eddie’s high-value menu, how to go from raw pig heads to delicious head cheese, Harmony Valley Farm is hiring, Lileks on crops and vindaloo, deets on the upcoming Schell’s Bock Fest, […]
MoreIf you’re thirsting for knowledge on Piccolo, the new Doug Flicker venture in the old Cafe Agri space, check out his press release over at TC Foodies. The opening date is Friday, Jan. 15, and the release notes: “A menu of small plates and a variety of wine options allows patrons to control cost while […]
MoreAgri is on its way out and the Doug Flicker restaurant Piccolo will fill the void, Aaron from the Captain’s Chair liveblogs Surly Darkness Day, Vy at The Kitchen Bitch has a stellar post-stage meal at Grand Cafe, in praise of carrots, a Lift Bridge beer dinner at Kings Wine Bar, Bill Roehl buys 44 […]
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