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The latest from Twitter: @nefarmersmarket says goodbye to Styrofoam, @CaribeBistro crosses their fingers for a spot next to Sarah Jane’s Bakery, @TangledNoodle shares a handsome infographic on Americans’ taste for alcohol, and tonight @summitbeer will debut summer beers @SeaSaltEatery.
MoreA slate of Summit Saga IPA release parties, Daily Candy Chicago’s “things to do in Minneapolis” slideshow reads as though it was assembled via five or six desultory Google searches [via Stuff about Minneapolis], and Cossetta’s is denied a stormwater variance.
MoreSummit is rolling out its Kölsch-like Summer Ale (which will replace the brewery’s Hefe Weizen) and its Sága IPA the week of May 14. Details and an extensive list of beer release events available right here (as a PDF).
MoreSummit Brewery Extra Pale Ale takes home an award, Rick Nelson has recommendations for Mother’s Day, the scoop on the Eighth Annual Hotdish Revolution in the Holland neighborhood, first thoughts on George & the Dragon, Anna of True Thai shares one last story about Anousone Phanthavong after the Amy Senser verdict, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives […]
MoreCold Spring Brewery rises in the ranks of America’s largest craft breweries (according to the Brewers Association), La Belle Vie hosts an Austrian Wine Dinner this Thursday, a less-than-thrilled review of Anchor Fish & Chips wonders what all the fuss is about, Anna updates on the trial affecting hit-and-run victim and former True Thai chef […]
MoreRick’s roundup of University Avenue eateries with parking, down-home breakfast at Henry’s Cafe in Maple Grove, a taste of Pastor Hamilton’s BBQ in St. Paul, tasting notes on Summit’s Unchained #9 Dunkel Weizen (here’s our take), a wheel of Wisconsin cheese sells for $8,400, meals at Mañana and Little Szechuan, a rogue freeze does some […]
MoreA mixed assessment of Cap’s Grille BBQ, Northern vintners work to improve their wine quality (here’s our recent north country wine survey), notes on Summit Dunkelweizen, notes on new food trucks, facts about Peace Coffee, and more details on Don Saunders’s new restaurant.
MoreVenison enchiladas, butterscotch pot de creme, cilantro lime hummus, honey shortbread with strawberries, bolognese, recipes from the Summit chili cook off, meatloaf for sandwiches, pasta carbonara, and sauteed tilapia with French green lentils.
MoreA profile of Summit’s Mark Stutrud [via East-Lake], a fitting rave for Q Fanatic BBQ (here’s ours), SOS from the Crystal VFW, a sketch from Chimborazo (here’s our review), flying carp are on the move, the art of homemade cheese, Madison’s Bratfest is (again) facing a homegrown leftist alternative festival, UW-Madison’s Memorial Union dining hall […]
MoreMilwaukee says farewell to its jolly, combative, often drunken roaming cannoli and pepperoni man, the Duluth area bids farewell to the exuberant Charlotte Zacher of Charlotte’s Cafe, a profile of Indeed Brewing, details on Lift Bridge Brewing’s upcoming Irish Coffee Stout, a Minnesota Marquette wine tasting, St. Paul is rebranding the shops and restaurants of […]
MoreLenny Russo weighs in on the Grand Ave. Cupcake debacle and other things related to St. Paul business development; Rick looks at counter service at Al’s Breakfast, Bradstreet, and Obento-ya; sketches of Saigon in St. Paul and Mickey’s Diner; a sheep-viewing trek to Hidden Springs Creamery; and two new beers from Summit.
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