Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
The latest from Twitter: @localdlish has colorful Sun Barn eggs (going fast!), @commonroots needs volunteer gardeners to help plant behind the cafe tomorrow, @PizzeriaLola’s takes a break from phone-in orders this weekend, and @merlinsrest celebrates Tartan Day by trading Haggis for sightings of your best kilt or corset.
MoreThe latest from Twitter: @perennialplate hunts and tastes some lizards in Boca Grande, @TCFOODFINDS says it’s National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day, @Nueskes is giving away ham today, and @PizzeriaLola gets revved for new lunch hours and their appearance on tonight’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.
MoreThe art of growing cheesemakers, a taste of Rudolph’s BBQ, Bullwinkle’s Saloon is reopening as Bullwinkle Saloon, more love for Pizzeria Lola (here’s our spin on it), Hum Botanical (a hibiscus-and-more-flavored rum) is sweeping the Madison bar scene, the City Pages review of Eat Street Social (here’s our take) and some of the online kerfluffle […]
MoreKieran Folliard sues Jameson over trademark rights to “big ginger” whiskey cocktails, a cocktail throwdown between Richy Rivera of Eli’s East and Rob Jones of Meritage, Rick runs into and chats with three food and drink pros (Benjamin Jacoby of Craftsman, bartender T.J. Akerson of Mission, and John Rimarcik of Rachel’s), Iowa-based Wellman’s Pub is […]
More715 Hennepin Ave. will become the Asian-influenced Maruso Street Food and Cocktails sometime in February (or beyond), Wisconsin hangs on to the coveted “Binge Drinking Champion” belt, bacon-wrapped Snickers pastries, St. Mary’s Grass-Fed Gouda (made in Wisconsin by a master cheesemaker, and aged in the Caves of Faribault) is back on the market, Minneapolis chef […]
MoreMSP wins a couple national awards for its concessions (including Surdyk’s Flights — Best New Food and Beverage Concept), a tale of being on the set of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives at Pizzeria Lola (here’s our story from when the show went to Colossal Cafe and Kramarczuk’s), Tricia writes up the booming trend of Kickstarter […]
MoreA profile of Fulton Beer (ours is here), some serious thought devoted to corn vs. flour tortillas, groundbreaking for the Lunds at 12th and Hennepin is Sept. 1, this year is the last for the Epiphany Diner at the State Fair (our State Fair church diner story runs this coming Monday), Rachel’s five picks for […]
MorePizzeria Lola (our review’s here) has joined the Atlas of Ethical Eating — read the story to find out where they stand on sustainability, local food, and more.
MoreNew Blue Plate restaurant the Lowry’s opening is delayed (thus incurring additional cost) by government shutdown, Iggers covers a couple of beer dinners (including tonight’s six-course menu at Tracy’s), Kindred Kitchen’s food truck fundraiser gets rolling for next Thursday, Steph March profiles local snacks to help beat the heat, our own Jill Lewis (of “Take […]
More@tastebudtart deems @VicsDining’s caramelized onion mashed potatoes “swoon-worthy,” @PizzeriaLola gears up for a “#lolatweetup” tomorrow evening, @chefhesse launches a new lunch menu at @masu_NE, @PoorRichardsCH offers a discount on wraps this afternoon, and @BrasaRotisserie announces their [nearly] 100% gluten-free menu [and notes the particular exceptions that still contain gluten].
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