Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
A mixed initial reaction to Parma 8200, there’s a new Franklin Street Bakery location in Edina (link goes to PDF of hours and location), Rachel rounds up perennial menu items at various restaurants and looks at bidding (including Steven Brown and Kim Bartmann) for the potentially lucrative Lake Harriet concessions contract, some weather-appropriate enthusiasm for […]
MoreDeRusha hunts down some good restaurants that welcome kids, a thrilling (seriously! thrilling!) account of the stormy Tom Emmer meeting vis-a-vis rescinding the minimum wage for restaurant servers, the first look at Summit’s newest Unchained beer (Belgian style golden ale), Schell’s is hiring a brewer [via MNBeer], fun with chanterelles, Teddy endorses the veggie burger […]
MoreThom Pham plans to launch Wanderer’s Wondrous Azian Kitchen at the cursed address of 533 Hennepin Ave. S, the Minneapolis Farmers Market rolls out an EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer) system [PDF of press release], a recap of the dishes of Taste of the Nation, Schell’s tightens the availability of Nordeast, Molly from Found Recipe Box […]
MoreThe top 50 breweries and craft breweries by beer sales volume (featuring Summit, New Glarus, August Schell, and Point, among others), Big Bowl ginger soda hits the shelves at Cub, and insight into Korea’s Black Day and local jajangmyeon (and don’t miss our piece on Lucky China’s hidden Korean menu).
MoreRachel heads out to Chimborazo and Cocina Latina (our own takes are here and here respectively), a pretty ambitious exploration of winter beers (tip: serve Schell’s Snowstorm with cookies), Katie reviews Piccolo for Metromix, and it’s Kate’s birthday, but she’s giving away the gifts.
MoreZimmern interviews Dara, Smashburger is open in Woodbury, Cafe Twenty Eight has an “amazing” fried egg sandwich, much love from Dara for Nick and Eddie’s high-value menu, how to go from raw pig heads to delicious head cheese, Harmony Valley Farm is hiring, Lileks on crops and vindaloo, deets on the upcoming Schell’s Bock Fest, […]
MoreA mixed review of the wings at Wild Bill’s Sports Saloon in Apple Valley, MPR reports on the 150th birthday of Schell’s Brewery, how to create the perfect local cheese plate, an interview with the Brau Bros. on KSTP, MNBeer welcomes a new beer-oriented social networking site called Hopchart, and a look at Uncle Pete’s […]
MoreSchell’s is building a beermobile out of an awesome-looking vintage highway coach. That is all. [Via Bring.mn]
MoreAdapting a Recipe Today’s the day to take a few hours and do something particularly meaningful in the kitchen or on the grill — take a great recipe and adapt it to your own taste, and make it a personal trademark. Grill instead of sautee. Double the amount of cocoa powder. Throw in some diced […]
MoreRachel’s rundown of Minnesota beer is a great starting point for those interested in the exploding local scene: Brau Bros., Summit, The Four Firkins, Schell’s, Lake Superior Brewing, Surly, Doug Hoverson… man alive, did she miss anything? If so, it’ll probably be picked up in next week’s installment of this two-part series, which features three […]
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