Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
Motor Trend makes a big Midwestern beer run and stocks up on New Glarus and Dave’s BrewFarm product; a taste of Schell’s Snowstorm; Summit’s ninth Unchained beer will be Dunkel Weizen by brewer Eric Bloomquist; Trout Caviar looks back at 2011 and a surprising pumpkin seed harvest; the Well-Fed Guide to Life visits Pat’s Tap; […]
MoreA (very hostile) open letter to the Lexington in St. Paul, a review of Bittercube Bitters, a gourmet grilled cheese restaurant called Melthouse Bistro is opening in Milwaukee, a visit to Steve’s Meat Market in Ellendale, a review of Summit’s Black Ale, the vintage and profoundly enigmatic Live from Lunds, the owners of Oceanaire need […]
MoreA look at the Dutch food served at the Amsterdam Bar and Hall; a great vintage Gold Medal Flour sign; five cases of salmonella have been linked to eggs from Larry Schultz Organic Farm of Owatonna (here are the details of the recall); Rick pitches breakfast at Al’s, Bank, and Jensen’s Cafe; Andy Sturdevant’s illustrated […]
MoreCub 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 […]
MoreThe story behind the Eat for Equity benefit dinners, wine book recommendations by La Belle Vie’s Bill Summerville (including Drink This), details on the new Urban Bean, DeRusha loves Mozza Mia, Summit’s new Unchained beer will be a black ale, and some details on four new ciders by Crispin.
MoreParasole chef Todd Bolton’s “Porcupine Sliders” win him a trip to the White House to meet with Michelle Obama, the Well Fed Guide to Life visits Scusi, more press for Saucy Burt’s plus an announcement of Minnesota’s first Food Truck Festival (to be held at Canterbury Park), a clash of local beer festival dates (unintentional, […]
MoreAn interview with author / brewer / baseball pioneer / oral historian Ed Janus (writer of Creating Dairyland), a Summit beer BBQ dinner at Rudolph’s, Chef Big E gets the boot at Viva Brazil just before it opens [via Mpls St. Paul], DeRusha digs the squid ink rice at Masa, Adele’s Frozen Custard closes its […]
MoreThe romantic story behind Summit’s new Honeymoon Saison, Rachel reviews Republic (our take on it is over to the left), deli tastes from Groceries of the Orient, an obit for the founder of Culver’s, gorgeous food photos from Porter & Frye, stylish photos from a local homebrew session, brief meditations on Paul Bunyan’s Cook Shanty […]
More“I’m not going to be at Corner Table anymore,” says Chef Scott Pampuch, meditations on a mysterious apple tree in Wisconsin, the state government shutdown sidelines the Independent in Uptown, Summit’s holding release parties for its Silver Anniversary Ale, an exploration of the gritty Dragon Star market, and how to make a tincture of St. […]
MoreA glorious profile of New Glarus Spotted Cow (the virtual state beverage of Wisconsin), the North Shore Fungi Farm is looking for help via Kickstarter, DeRusha looks at the grain that goes into Summit beer, a tour of the Elliot Park neighborhood led by food blogger Angharad Guy, Big Bowl vs. pizza from Yo Yo […]
MoreSummit’s coming out with a classy-looking 25th anniversary beer, a Q&A with Mike Tattersfield of Caribou Coffee, the new downtown Crave is freakin’ gigantic, Satanists are going to love Surly’s new beer label, the legislature cuts funding for the Asian carp barrier at the Coon Rapids dam, Rachel directs us to good biscuits and gravy, […]
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