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War and Peace Coffee and Morning Roundup
Kieran Folliard sues Jameson over trademark rights to “big ginger” whiskey cocktails, a cocktail throwdown between Richy Rivera of Eli’s East and Rob Jones of Meritage, Rick runs into and chats with three food and drink pros (Benjamin Jacoby of Craftsman, bartender T.J. Akerson of Mission, and John Rimarcik of Rachel’s), Iowa-based Wellman’s Pub is […]
More2011 Silver Whisk Award Nominees: Best New Establishment
The Silver Whisk Awards celebrate the best of local food in the Upper Midwest; only three are given out, for Best Chef, Best Purveyor, and Best New Establishment. Winners of all three categories will be announced at the end of February. Now that we’ve had some time to digest our eating escapades in 2011, it’s […]
More2011’s Food in Review and Morning Roundup
Rick looks back at his favorite meals of the year (featuring: In Season, Masu, Sopranos) and Mecca does the same (Heidi’s, Marvel Bar, Tilia), Minneapolis Public Schools hires Taher vet Bertrand Weber for the position of director of nutrition services, Al McCarty really dislikes the Stout of Morning Destruction from Staple Mills Brewing Company, apparently […]
More2011 Year in Review: Notable Openings and Closings
Readers: Win Heavy Table pint glasses The Tap loves restaurant tips from readers, so we’re awarding a Heavy Table pint glass to the best tipster each month. The Tap is the metro area’s comprehensive restaurant buzz roundup, so if you see a new or newly shuttered restaurant, or anything that’s “coming soon,” email Tap editor […]
MoreNational Notoriety for Travail and Morning Roundup
Travail is named one of the country’s best new restaurants by Bon Appetit, Tilia’s Augtoberfest block party is this Sunday (Aug. 21) from noon-6pm, Rachel digs the new food-forward Muddy Waters, Well Fed Guide to Life heads out to Element Pizza (here’s our recent review), Vinaigrette is partnering with the new Scratch Food Truck, and […]
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Surly Makes Progress and Morning Roundup
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 […]
MoreSchumacher’s Grill 212 Closes and Morning Roundup
Schumacher’s Hotel and Grill 212 in New Prague have closed (read our account of sausage making with John Schumacher), DeRusha digs Tilia (we did, too), gotta love this sign at New French Bakery, Mary Mack’s not particularly food-related but this is a very good profile of a great comedian, a blog review of Angelo’s Pizza […]
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Sizing Up Tilia and Morning Roundup
A letter from the nation’s culinary wilderness (Wisconsin), Chef Scott Pampuch explains his new Community Supported Kitchen project, Rick writes that “prices can raise eyebrows” while otherwise praising the 10-year-old Barbette, further details on the upcoming Ngon food truck, Jeremy Iggers offers a detailed assessment of Tilia, and Seed Savers rack locations in Minnesota, just […]
MoreLove for Tilia and Morning Roundup
Zimmern loves Tilia (“this new restaurant is the type of restaurant I have been longing to see open in the Twin Cities”), the Ramaley’s Liquor mural, a first look at Sun Street Breads, campus food in Madison takes a step forward with Steenbock’s on Orchard in the new Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, and Smack Shack’s […]
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