Saffron

Doughnuts-A-Go-Go and Morning Roundup

The owners of Schell’s Brewery get a Service to Mankind award (it is pretty good beer), a review of Joey Nova’s pizza in Tonka Bay, urban farmer Will Allen and Andrew Zimmern will co-headline the Kickapoo Country Fair organic food fest, seasonal eating at Rainbow Chinese, the Heavy Table talks pies on All Things Considered, […]

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An Erik Anderson Send-Off and May 23 Tweet Rodeo

@Chowgirls seek some “pit bull” dishwashers, @YoungChef2 joins in at @Airick72’s send-off (learn more about the Sea Change chef’s plans), @FreshTartSteph collects donations for the Red Cross and signs up volunteers to help @Celebr8nGenr8n with cleanup via tonight’s #MNFoodBloggers event, @BullRunBar hosts $2 Tuesdays ($2 off per pound of coffee), and @EatWSK1 / @SaffronMpls seek […]

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Soul Daddy Schmol Daddy and Morning Roundup

CHOW.com’s 16-chef bracket contest for 2011 Innovator includes a duel that pits Sameh Wadi against Mike Brown and James Winberg of Travail, Lee Svitak Dean gives the MOA location of America’s Next Great Restaurant (Soul Daddy) a mixed review and a Chowhound likes it even less, a fun review of the super-unpretentious Wang’s Restaurant in […]

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A Pozole Showdown and Noon-Hour Roundup

A date night visit to Saffron, declaring “pie as the new cupcake” (seriously, where does one get good pie in the Twin Cities outside one’s own kitchen?), a plea to save Rock Bottom, Lazy Lightning interviews the management at just-opened Andiamo Italian Ristorante in Eagan, and a pozole taste-off: Taqueria Los Ocampos versus Tortilleria La […]

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Blackbird’s Return and Morning Roundup

Blackbird’s back in business and they’ll take old giftcards, a MinnPost profile of the Brau Bros. in Lucan, the Kingfield Farmers Market moves indoors for one last hurrah of the season, some fun foodie math, and Downtown Journal profiles Saffron’s wunderkind, Sameh Wadi. Also: Make sure you check out a session of squirrel hunting, Hmong […]

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May 26 Morning Roundup

Mecca introduces more street food (by Sameh Wadi of Saffron, and a mobile pizza oven called Streetzza), the Tin Fish’s mahi mahi sandwich could use more restraint and less tartar sauce, a promotional video profile of Chef Erick Harcey of Victory 44, Bill Roehl beats up on a soybean festival, and five Memorial Day cheeseburgers […]

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January 27 Morning Roundup

Behold Slashfood’s mind-blowingly condescending attitude toward the Midwest in general and Minneapolis in particular (vis-a-vis Chef Wadi on Iron Chef), Rachel compares Subo to New York’s Momofuku, a beet lover’s confessional, Well Fed Guide to Life heads to Saffron, Simple Good and Tasty is holding an event at Grand Cafe, and Miel y Leche saunters […]

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