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2011 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 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 […]
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 […]
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Scusi Set to Open and Morning Roundup
Rachel visits the new Tim McKee-era Il Gatto, Roger Waters and David Gilmour of Pink Floyd are spotted at Bar La Grassa, Blue Plate’s new restaurant (Scusi) opens in St. Paul Nov. 1, Lily Bloom’s macaroons win a national Kosherfest prize [PDF press release if you want the details], we’ve updated our Auflauf Cook-Off story […]
MoreCheap Furthermore and October 5 Tweet Rodeo
@ZippsBeer offers a monthlong @FurthermoreBeer sale, @IlGattoUptown unveils new desserts while @ModernCafeMpls debuts a new menu, @McKinleyCSA shows you why processed meat of unknown origin is scary, @BurgerJones hosts a Dine for Hope event, @AcadiaCafe taps Boulder Coffee Flashback for cheap, and @MarthaAndTom come up with a new mantra: When in doubt, go to @LaBelleVie_MN.
MoreUpdates at Il Gatto and September 23 Tweet Rodeo
@T_McKee provides exciting updates on the @IlGattoUptown revamp, @RogueChocolate produces a particularly good batch of Sambirano, @SurdyksLiquor’s pumpkin beer selection is fully stocked, @PracnaOnMain offers a free Summit Oatmeal Stout for happy hour-goers, @MplsFarmMarket worries about an early end to the growing season, and @France44Cheese concludes their British Isles sale, with characteristic weather to boot.
MoreA Troubled Waters Controversy and Morning Roundup
TC Daily Planet asks whether a Big Ag conflict of interest is at the heart of the University of Minnesota pulling “Troubled Waters: A Mississippi River Story,” Dara teases apart the strange case of Tim McKee cooking for Il Gatto, an analysis of what “local” really means, Stephanie reports that the excellent Fat Lorenzo’s has […]
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