Rachel’s

The Tap: Restaurant Openings and Closings in Early November

The Tap by James Norton11/09/201611/10/2016

The Churn: The Food of Barbary Fig and More

The Churn by James Norton12/13/201212/13/2012

The Churn by James Norton02/16/201202/16/2012

War and Peace Coffee and Morning Roundup

Kieran 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 […]

The Churn by James Norton07/05/201107/04/2011

Ice Cream, Sausages, and Morning Roundup

The former brewmaster of Chicago’s Goose Island is getting into the cider business as Virtue Cider, DeRusha tries Wisconsin Balls at the Prairie Ale House in Eden Prairie, a photo of the 620 Grill’s Bad Idea Burger in Northfield, Rick’s ice cream picks, the “pretty mundane” answer to the years of questions about Rachel’s in […]

The Churn by James Norton06/10/201106/10/2011

Lucky Bucket Launches and Morning Roundup

Zimmern has some harsh words for “dangerously myopic” council member Meg Tuthill vis-a-vis the proposed restaurant noise ban, the Chowgirls are throwing an intriguing Solstice Supper on June 21 [menu here as PDF], Surly’s having a pretty amazing-looking free party June 18 to celebrate their pint bill getting passed, DeRusha loves the food and hates […]

The Churn by Maja Ingeman04/15/201104/14/2011

Rachel’s Opens and the Morning Roundup

Running out of fish fries to whet your appetite until Easter? Compare notes with Jason DeRusha and make your last two Friday fish fries count; a reminder to compile your Richard Simmons getup for next week’s “half-off-on-4/20” promotion at Galactic Pizza, Caribe’s hiring a sous chef, Cheese and Champagne (a.k.a. our own Jill Lewis) samples […]

The Churn by James Norton07/07/201007/07/2010

When the Hell Will Rachel’s Open and Morning Roundup

Farmers markets take root in the suburbs, insight into the never-open Rachel’s on East Hennepin, Rachel hits the re-opened Forum (“a nice job of blending old Minneapolis with new, illustrated also by plans for the upcoming Minneapolis-St. Paul menu”), state fair posters to get you all hyped up, Well Fed Guide to Life hits Elsie’s […]

The Churn by James Norton11/04/200911/04/2009

Rachel’s to Open, After 9,000-Year Delay

Dara has the scoop on the perpetually mysterious Rachel’s space across from Kramarczuk’s in Northeast. It’s finally going to open! It’ll be serving “non-chef-driven food” as early as January, but, more likely, sometime in early spring of 2010.