Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
Rick rounds up the local James Beard award semi-finalists, who include Isaac Becker (112 Eatery and Bar La Grassa), Lenny Russo (Heartland), Doug Flicker (Piccolo), Russell Klein (Meritage), and Erik Anderson (Sea Change). La Belle Vie was nominated for outstanding restaurant and outstanding service, Piccolo for best new restaurant, Michelle Gayer for pastry chef, Sameh […]
MoreBlackbird’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 […]
MoreBrother Ali gets dessert fit for a star at Fogo de Chao, Bill Roehl writes up two wild berries and fruits books by forager/author Teresa Marrone, the jucy lucy war waged again at Chowhound (pegged to my blurb in USA Today about the Nook), Dara loves Sameh Wadi’s World Street Kitchen (but mostly dislikes the […]
MoreFiscal scandal rocks the Thoma / McKee gastro-empire, grilling tips from Chef Nick Schneider, more details on Sameh Wadi’s street food plan, food writer Beth Dooley will demo an herbed new potato salad this Saturday at 10am at the Midtown Farmers Market, local summer brews, and notes on Boulevard Brewing Company’s Zōn.
MoreMecca 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 […]
MoreDid you miss Sameh Wadi’s appearance on Iron Chef? @StribTaste summarizes with a short video and @CoastalSeafoods offers sale-priced Spanish mackerel to reenact Wadi’s performance at home. @BlueDoorPub donates the proceeds from a special wine list this Saturday and Sunday to a Haiti relief fund, @T_McKee enjoys his meal at Piccolo, and @SalutFranceAve publicizes Parasole […]
MoreBehold 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 […]
MoreChef Sameh Wadi, owner of Saffron Restaurant & Lounge, will be the first Minnesotan to compete on Iron Chef America when he appears on the show this Sunday night, Jan. 24. Wadi will face off against veteran Iron Chef Masahara Morimoto on the Food Network at 8pm (Central). Azia and Sassy BBQ Sarah are throwing […]
MoreSaffron’s Sameh Wadi talks to the Strib about his upcoming appearance on Iron Chef, Common Roots by the numbers, a pictorial depiction of what it’s like to drink 1,000 beers in a year, the history of Peter’s Grill, Wisconsin’s well on its way to having an official state snack, and Rick Nelson’s top ten restaurant […]
MoreFans of the restaurant Saffron and /or Iron Chef should make sure to tune in to Food Network on Jan. 24 at 8pm — local spice mogul Sameh Wadi will face down Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto.
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