Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
Solveig Tofte (aka Sun Street Breads) is opening a bakery at 4600 Nicollet (target date: mid-March), a remarkable new cheese plant is being built in Milwaukee (it’ll be called Clock Shadow Creamery, be run by Master Cheesemaker Bob Wills, and feature a cheesemaker apprenticeship program), Stanley’s in Northeast puts a temporary kibosh on live music, […]
MoreA bike-focused specialty canned beer bar called Cranky’s Bicycle Bar is the works, photos from FEAST, the South Minneapolis coffee scene is really brightening up, Ciento has closed (here’s our initial verdict on it), Summit will move from twist-off to pry-off caps, some cold-weather wine buys from Lake Wine & Spirits (our profile of LW&S […]
MoreSummit rolls out Imperial Pumpkin Porter and a video about the pumpkins used in the beer, Zagat’s top 10 list of best local restaurants has exactly zero surprises, the clock’s ticking on the Strib’s cookie contest, some additional thoughts on the Riedel glassware event at Kitchen Window (which we covered here), Rachel taste tests a […]
More@Judalicious posts a cocktail recipe for “the white lady,” @SummitBeer publicizes an upcoming beer dinner at @TheHappyGnomeMN, @SugarSugarCandy closes early this Friday, @Celebr8nGenr8n recommends making lingonberry wine, @DeRushaEats is weirded out by a kitchen (and no, it’s not just any kitchen), and @Smack_Shack plans a lobster boil for next week.
MoreMichael Agnew reviews barrel-aged Schmaltz’s Alt (the first beer in Schell’s answer to Summit’s Unchained series of specialty beers), author Teresa Marrone is interviewed by Edible Communities, the Well Fed Guide to Life visits The Imperial Room, Chowhounds talk about booya stew festivals (beware the outdated schedule posted high in the thread), and the second […]
MoreWhy Wisconsin havarti kicks the ass of its Danish counterpart (yeah, them’s fightin’ words), giant pancakes at the Rockin’ Horse Cafe in Richville, Rick interviews some Kenyan farmers working in Wisconsin, memories of the Kin Chu Cafe on Hennepin Ave. (circa 1926-61) tasting notes for Bell’s Oarsman, more gushing about the baked goods at Patisserie […]
MoreBill hails the burgers (and little else) at Blondie’s in Farmington, the first annual Wisconsin Artisan Cheesemaker calendar comes out Sept. 1 (featuring photos by our own Becca Dilley), more details on Fulton Beer’s new brewery (at 414 6th Ave N.), a terrific new Longfellow-focused blog has some news about a new Peace Coffee location, […]
MoreThoughts from Summit on what the dang deal is with wine sales versus beer sales around here, Dara’s got the scoop on colorful character Josh Thoma’s new lobster roll truck, Bill Roehl’s not happy with J&J’s ghost pepper salsa, details and a slideshow about wood-fired pizza by the pond at LoveTree Farm, ice cream sundae […]
MoreTaste of @TCOriginals receives mixed reviews — many eventgoers complain that the event was oversold; @MN_Food_Assn provides canning advice, @DAmico_Sons11 plans to streamline their 11+ Twitter accounts, @SummitBeer seeks Golden Ale release event pictures, and @AndrewZimmern discovers the ideal cupcake accessory for the true zombie enthusiast.
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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