Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
Photos from the Minnesota State Fair Affair in NYC (is that Sam Osterhout standing on stage with Sen. Al Franken? plus: butter lard carving!), details on Simple Good and Tasty’s upcoming dinner at Birchwood, Indochin is now open on Grand Ave. in St. Paul, Dragonfly Coffee is closed, and Corner Table’s rolling out a community-supported […]
MoreA Wisconsin cheese wins Best of Show at the American Cheese Society Conference (and Wisconsin cheese wins almost a third of all of the awards given, more than any other state), Rick Nelson samples the State Fair fare (plus read Dara, and our own roundup is here), Gardens of Eagan is having an interesting fundraising […]
More@BewichedDeli is hiring, @MidwestBrewing now carries cheesemaking products, @FurthermoreBeer plans for their 9/22 barn session, @RogueChocolate criticizes the American approach to flavor, @67_p_car urges you to visit @CTKitchenTable at the @MinnStateFair @EcoExperience today, @HolyLandMN receives the @MN_News award for best lemonade (we concur), and @ScottPampuch, @StephMarch, and @DeRushaEats plan to try to eat their way […]
MoreSerious Eats interviews Todd Haug of Surly, insight into the change of ownership at Colossal Cafe, and some details on the State Fair app. Is there anything else going on? Missed it. I’m fried.
MoreA call for Summit beer memories, State Fair bingo cards (we’ll be there in force this morning so you can eat broadly and with confidence, starting Friday morning… and beyond!), a great write-up of Brainerd Lakes One-Eyed Pike wheat style ale in our Flickr pool, Hot Dish puts Bull Run coffee up against Kopplin’s, Rachel […]
More@CakeEaterBakery plans to start opening on Sunday mornings, @Untiedts predicts an early first frost on @FreshLocalShow, @LuluGrimm links to @MinnPost’s @MinnStateFair gluten-free guide, @FATLORENZOSMPLS seeks part-time servers and cooks, and @RogueChocolate works on a new pineapple-scented origin.
More@Peace_Coffee is in the process of opening a Longfellow coffee shop, @MNBeer announces an Odell beer dinner, @CookingforDads credits his purple potato salad with Brett Favre’s decision to play one more year for the Vikings, @Chowgirls brainstorms and scopes out the playing field for a future foray into street food, @Finnegans seeks volunteers this weekend, […]
More@MinnStateFair’s Food Finder goes live, @TourDeFarm sells out yet again (tickets are still available for the September event), @MplsFarmMarket offers prizes for proud locavores, @TeaGardenMN celebrates two years at their Skyway location, and @ChefShack1 wraps up their soft-shell crab sandies for the season.
More@TCCraftBeer discounts wine and bombers for the rest of the day, @OrganicMeatMan seeks a refrigerator van rental, @PunchHighland offers another free beer coupon, @MinnStateFair urges you to enter their special recipes contest, and @LeeZukor plans the annual SG&T pig roast.
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