Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
The Surly bill passes the MN house (plus a City Pages profile of the Minnesota beer activists who are making it happen), Alex Roberts and Lucia Watson team up at a family style dinner event to raise money for the Youth Farm and Market Project, the Well Fed Guide to Life celebrates MN Craft Beer […]
MoreSurly’s taproom bill is crawling toward approval, Food Republic interviews Dara, Alaskan Brewing’s big launch week is coming up, some great art on the Peace Coffee ads in the Onion, a Wisconsin bistro is serving up invasive carp, a mixed review of The Neighborhood Cafe in St. Paul (“It’s a great place to sober up” […]
More@DeRushaEats comments on this year’s first @TourdeFarm, @France44Cheese has been offering 15% off English cheeses this week while @SweetsBakeshop offers specially decorated cupcakes in honor of the royal wedding, @MSMarketCoop celebrates the MN Food Share dollars raised by area food coops, @RichfieldFarmkt seeks musicians, and @SurlyBrewer offers a fresh cask of Pentagram for MN Beer […]
MoreVictory 44 announces its Coffee and Provisions expansion, Corner Table is going to get some TV love, Surly’s social media effort is boosting its legislative campaign on behalf of its new brewery, Crown Coffee opens up on Cedar Ave. in the Cup a Joe space, there’s a swell-looking Bell’s beer dinner coming up at The […]
MoreWhen Pop! St. Paul went down, it cost the city $96K, the Well Fed Guide to Life heads out to Rinata and talks about the Food & Wine Experience (and kicks off its giveaway of Heavy Table staffer-written book Minnesota Lunch: From Pasties to Banh Mi), the downtown St. Paul Tea Garden is kaput, a […]
More@SurlyBrewing is featured on @Northern_Brewer TV and gets some accolades from Fox (via @CaptainsChair), @CTKitchenTable gets a new website, @WFMStPaul trades chocolate for donations, @MplsFarmMarket applauds Hopkins Public Schools for their partnership with local farmers, and @SecretsCity promotes the @GastroNonGrata art show featuring food from @ForkNRoadTruck (read our profile here) this evening.
MoreSummit Brewing Company’s statement on Surly’s controversial brewery proposal: “We fully support the idea of selling pints on premise at breweries. In fact, Summit President Mark Stutrud and Ted Marti from Schell’s have been quietly building alliances to promote this legislation for several years. As we continue to work to be able to sell our […]
MoreAn interview with Summit brewer Damian McConn about the new Unchained beer, Gold Sovereign Ale; a review of Leech Lake Brewing’s Three Sheets Imperial IPA; a knock on fancy (La Belle Vie) desserts; the MLBA moderates its stance on the proposed Surly Brewery; much ado about ramen; the eelpout festival is under way in Walker […]
MoreFavor Cafe will be replaced by a place called Brasa Viva Brazil (no, not that Brasa), how to lose 80 pounds a year while reviewing hundreds of Madison-area restaurants (and our profile of said reviewer), the Well Fed Guide to Life visits Sakana Sushi, a profile of the dog behind Pizzeria Lola (our review’s here), […]
MoreFood & Wine tips HauteDish, Sea Change, and Travail in its People’s Best New Chef: Midwest list, Rachel heads out to Jack’s and People’s Organic cafes, another hat tip for Sub Rosa (here’s our story on the dinner series), smoking could be returning to local bars that sell food, the First National Green Room is […]
MoreFour reasons not to buy Girl Scout cookies, further reflections on the Surly brewery fight from Michael Agnew, Crispin makes a splash in DC, and DeRusha digs Hoban’s Korean food.
MoreCommentary on Surly’s $20 million brewery / pub plan: “The real significance of Surly’s plan lies not with the thing itself, but with the implications of the proposed changes to the laws governing the three-tier system in Minnesota,” writes Michael Agnew, and the Minnesota Licensed Beverage Association opposes the plan, writing, in part: “By preventing […]
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