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The Churn by James Norton07/31/201207/31/2012

The Rise of Sandcastle and Morning Roundup

Doug Flicker’s “Sandcastle” restaurant concept is tipped to win the Lake Nokomis concessions contract (here’s his menu and that of the two other contenders) and our own Jason Walker writes about food meeting beer at Muddy Waters for the Growler, a look at Lift Coffee and Treats on Stinson in Northeast, a taste of Samba […]

The Churn by James Norton04/27/201104/27/2011

Somali Food Goes Mainstream and Morning Roundup

The owner of Aster Cafe is turning Preston’s into Republic; Nestle may acquire General Mills; the Living Green Expo at the State Fairgrounds on May 7-8 will include more than 300 exhibitors and / or activities; Iggers pens a convincing survey of how local Somali food is moving toward the mainstream (see also: our story […]

The Churn by James Norton03/16/201103/16/2011

Heidi’s Reviewed and Recipe Roundup

The Well Fed Guide to Life visits Samba, and Rachel digs the new Heidi’s. Meanwhile, in the busy world of recipes: Grass-fed barbacoa, coconut layer cake, buffalo chicken salad and drop biscuits, chicken bacon hot pot, Colcannon potatoes with bacon and corned beef with cabbage and carrots, maple butter cookies, Baked Aporridgy, chicken skin singles, […]

The Churn by James Norton01/20/201001/20/2010

January 20 Morning Roundup

Simple, Good, and Tasty launches a book club with Mississippi Market, Aaron heads to Kate’s Pizza Amore in La Crosse, Rachel hits Crave, Cooper, and Icon in St. Louis Park, Well Fed Guide to Life interviews the dude behind HopChart.com at Town Hall Brewery, thoughts on Nalapak, a look at Samba in Hopkins, and hella […]