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WI Meat on the Move and Morning Roundup
Wisconsin specialty meat plants that are state-inspected may soon by able to ship their products across state lines, how to balance food writing and not gaining tons of weight, St. Croix Economic Development Corporation names Future Farm (we profiled their tilapia farm last year) as its business of the year, the Beer Genome project tastes […]
MoreWhat Would Tim McKee Do? and Morning Roundup
In quasi-food quasi-news, a Peeps store is coming to the Mall of America, a fair-to-poor wild rice harvest has been predicted for this year, Sweets Bakeshop has a new menu [PDF], some nice shots from Saffron’s new menu (our review’s here), how the (roasted) corn king conquered the State Fair and how Minneapple Pie got […]
MoreSweets Bakeshop and August 12 Tweet Rodeo
@The_Wedge shares an article about how to avoid salmonella superbugs and sells a limited supply of honeycombs from @amesfarmhoney, @BirchwoodCafe recommends their Catfish Pizza, @10000licks makes raspberry yogurt ice pops with Minnesota berries, and @sweetsbakeshop invites you to come try their new flavors for free this Saturday at noon at the Minneapolis shop.
MoreThe Charlie Awards Debut and Morning Roundup
Say hello to an interesting new MNMO/METRO/Mpls. St. Paul food-related honor called the Charlie Awards, Sweets Bakeshop is rolling out some potential new cupcake flavors [PDF] for public sampling and commentary this Saturday (Aug. 13), Rachel writes about Deane’s Kombucha and its alcohol problem, a review of Ecopolitan, Well Fed Guide to Life heads to […]
MoreSweets Bakeshop Goes Splitsville and Morning Roundup
A look at the tiny restaurant hub that is Dorset, MN, DeRusha drinks Joia soda, the team behind Sweets Bakeshop goes busto (check out our Sweets profile here), and an assessment of Pizza Biga.
MoreSolera’s Pig Roast and May 31 Tweet Rodeo
Hey, carnivores: what better way to great summer than with a suckling pig roast? Reservations are still available for @Solera_mn’s upcoming pig roast; @ScottPampuch compliments @FoxyFalafel’s “BEST EVER!” falafel, @AleJail serves up Two Brothers beer samples tonight from 5-7, @UptownMarket holds a spring kickoff fundraiser at @motoisake, and @sweetsbakeshop shows off their Cirque du Soleil-inspired […]
MoreChocolate Beer Cupcakes and May 17 Tweet Rodeo
In honor of Minnesota Craft Beer Week, @sweetsbakeshop’s flavor of the week (through 5/22) is chocolate beer (chocolate cake with oatmeal stout beer buttercream), @MoBea shares Andrew Zimmern’s list of favorite Midwest hamburgers (on which numbers one through three are Minneapolis burgers), @2harvest is looking for volunteers this Thursday at their mobile food pantry at […]
MoreRack Shack BBQ Open House and March 24 Tweet Rodeo
@JP_Samuelson runs his first Sopranos test dinner, @SweetsBakeshop announces “Vegan Day,” @RackShackBBQ hosts an open house this afternoon, @PioneerPress points to the future of the former Pop! space, and @HeidisMpls celebrates two years of Shefzilla (the blog).
MoreDirty Draft Watchdogs and March 14 Tweet Rodeo
@Solera_MN starts in on a remodel, @ChocolatCeleste offers a half price March Madness sale, @BeerGenome wants to start a hashtag to call out bars with dirty draft lines, @AngryCatfish is hiring, and @SweetsBakeshop wants to know which day of the week vegans prefer cupcakes.
MoreCheesehead Discounts and February 1 Tweet Rodeo
@SewardCoop plans to close early next Tuesday, @SweetsBakeshop has a few openings remaining for a Wednesday decorating class, @France44Cheese takes 15% off all “‘Sconnie” cheeses, @ChinoLatinoMN unveils another “adventure in the Hot Zones,” and @GrovelandTap (among others) hosts an event to celebrate of five years of Surly.
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