Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
Cub Foods settles a longstanding dispute with labor union Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en Lucha, General Mills is under fire for falsely marketing Fruit Roll-Ups and other snacks as healthy, the eighth Summit Unchained release will be Black Ale, apparently savvy moms find new ways to feed their kids French fries, Bayfield County in Wisconsin […]
MoreA highly engaging profile of Chef Eric “Big E” Austin by Andy Mannix, Men’s Health nominates the Gopher Bar (see our controversial illustrated profile) for the title of America’s manliest restaurant, Iggers likes the food (and value) at the newly revamped Saffron (we dug it, too), Rachel charts Solera’s reinvigoration, the art of styling Wisconsin […]
MoreAn in-depth look at Minnesota’s dairy princess tradition, a long interview with Omar Ansari and Todd Haug of Surly, some praise for a Crave lunch, shots of Spanish-style tapas made by Solera, a review of Minnesota Lunch that solves the question of why the beef commercial sandwich is called a beef commercial, an upcoming fundraiser […]
MoreName your favorite sandwich for a chance to win Minnesota Lunch over on City Pages, new brewpub legislation would allow brewpubs to sell beer to wholesalers, a brief survey of this year’s Firkin Fest (VIP tickets already sold out!), how to make a Lego cake, Rick dines at Jack’s, Scusi, and Uptown Cafeteria, and YoYo […]
More@TCCraftBeer discounts @SummitBeer Pumpkin Porter, @HeidisMpls adds another pappardelle treatment to the menu — and raves about @SunStreetBreads’ Southern fried biscuit, @CocinaBarrio launches their $10 lunch in Edina, @Victors1959Cafe is hiring patio servers, @Solera_MN completed their remodel, and @EatWSK1 gets excited about Chef Sameh Wadi’s appointment as James Beard Foundation Award Gala Chef for this […]
More@Solera_MN starts in on a remodel, @ChocolatCeleste offers a half price March Madness sale, @BeerGenome wants to start a hashtag to call out bars with dirty draft lines, @AngryCatfish is hiring, and @SweetsBakeshop wants to know which day of the week vegans prefer cupcakes.
MoreDara hunts for the area’s best brunch, a look at the renovation of Solera’s menu, Sue Doeden’s two favorite Food & Wine Experience finds, the Mars Cheese “castle” in Wisconsin is better than ever, a review of Leech Lake Driven Snow Porter, and Wally’s in Bloomington is rebooted in a new location.
MoreFootage and details from the new Lift Bridge brewery in Stillwater, a profile of the Flamenco Organic coffee roastery in Northeast, another review of Capital Supper Club beer (“a gateway to quality”; our review here), Zimmern provides context for the Rick Nelson story on the sale of Solera, and a food blogger gets elected to […]
MoreAttention experienced pastry cooks: need a job? If so, @PastryDiane and @YoungChef2 may be looking for you (as @DeRushaEats points out, you’d work with one of the best); @Northern_Brewer offers a discount on a few wine kits, today is Free Pint Friday at @BurgerJones, and @The_Wedge and @SewardCoop announce that GT Dave’s kombucha is back on […]
More@YoungChef2 mentally prepares to cook with Susur Lee (attend the dinner September 16th!), @Chowgirls provides a how-to on canning peaches while @MarthaandTom narrowly avert a canning disaster, @CommonRoots congratulates Hope Creamery on their 5th place State Fair win, and @KeegansPub promotes the Gopher shuttle bus with a free beer.
More@TroutCaviar pickles milkweed pods, @ScottPampuch barely misses a chance to make roadkill sausage, @Solera_MN rolled out a new menu last night, @CrispinCider shares a sneak peek at their new Artisanal Reserve, and @France44Cheese starts construction on a big remodel.
MoreDara breaks it down vis-a-vis Josh Thoma and Isaac Becker, checking in on the fiscal health of the restaurants involved (looks like La Belle Vie and Solera will be fine; Smalley’s, well, maybe not), mulling the role of media in scandal situations such as this one, and getting some good quotes from Becker on the […]
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