Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
Each Friday, this list will track five of the best things Heavy Table’s writers, editors, and photographers have recently bitten or sipped. Have a suggestion for the Hot Five? Email editor@heavytable.com. The Hot Five is a weekly feature created by the Heavy Table and supported by Shepherd Song Farm. Mango Sticky Rice at On’s Thai […]
MoreNotes on the first day in the kitchen for a team of new chefs at Technique, a visit to Magic Thai in Eagan, tasting notes for Town Hall Brewery Witbier, and a detailed report from a visiting Detroit-area Chowhound (thumbs up for Tilia and Broders’, down for Punch, and a ranking of Rustica, Patisserie 46, […]
MoreIsaac Becker of 112 Eatery and Bar La Grassa wins the Beard Award for Best Chef: Midwest, the New York Times writes up the Minneapolis bakery boom (they got Bars, Sweets, Salty Tart, and Patisserie 46; missed Sun Street), Rick shouts out three good neighborhood Italian restaurants, there’s a new local gourmet ice pops business […]
MoreBostock, deviled eggs with smoked salmon, Salty Tart’s pear galette, tilapia with lemon-parsley sauce, oatmeal packets, black bean and chipotle chili, plus “Almond Joy” the cookie and “Almond Joy” the drink.
More@KingfieldMarket holds a holiday market this weekend, @OMMinneapolis extends their restaurant week deal and adds a discount, @CommonRoots launches a new website and a soup special Twitter account, @DeRushaEats reports on a soon-to-open pizza place, and @TheSaltyTart posts their Thanksgiving menu online.
More@SecretCoffeeShp embarks on a quest to find a better cinnamon roll, @ShackAttacks praises today’s red curry, @TheSaltyTart previews her @SurlyBrewing Darkness cupcakes for Darkness Day, @McKinleyCSA seeks more Frankenfish activism (all you have to do is send a free postcard), and @CakeEaterBakery provides notice of upcoming winter hours.
MoreA suggestion to “reconsider walnuts,” Iggers raves about Travail (the gastropub we briefly previewed in August has become quite the media darling of late, between Dara’s charcuterie recommendation and Rachel’s review), St. Paul Grill adopts throwback prices, Michelle Gayer and the Salty Tart are “in” (though this writer would contend that the Salty Tart’s reputation […]
More@ForkKnifeSpoon seeks a new home for her rooster, @DeRushaEats recommends @BulldogNE’s strawberry-rhubarb vodka, @DunnBrosMPLS offers 2-for-1 iced drinks, @SanctuaryRest weighs the pros and cons of joining FourSquare, and @TheSaltyTart promotes their new Sangria cupcake.
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