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Zen Box Izakaya Reviewed and Morning Roundup
Some dudes try to conquer the Randy’s Premiere Pizza Challenge, our own Tricia Cornell covers for the recently departed Rachel Hutton over at City Pages (reviewing Zen Box Izakaya), Turtle Bread in the Minneapolis skyway closes, details on the hidden gem that is the Midtown Bike Cafe, new regulations promise to protect farmers markets from […]
MoreWI Craft Brew in Danger and Morning Roundup
Trouble is brewing for craft brewers in Wisconsin, the Star Tribune’s Taste 50 is back (featuring Turtle Bread Co., Common Roots bagels, baker Solveig Tofte, and 47 others), Zimmern interviews Milwaukee Chef Jason Gorman of Iron Horse Hotel (interview includes helpful list of Gorman’s favorite Milwaukee restaurants), a first-look snapshot from the soft-opening of Turtle […]
MoreThe Tap: The Lowbrow, Turtle Bread Longfellow, and more
The Lowbrow (opening in early January) 4244 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis The Kingfield neighborhood of Minneapolis is getting its latest addition, this time in gastropub The Lowbrow. Owners Heather Bray, an Ike’s veteran, and chef Jodi Ayres, formerly of Moose and Sadie’s, expect to open around Jan. 4. The pair has kicked around the concept since […]
MoreHmong Village Market Set to Open and Morning Roundup
The grand opening of Hmong Village in St. Paul (a market that features, among other things, 35 produce booths and 17 restaurants) is next Saturday (also see our story on the Hmongtown Marketplace), Iggers gives Hibachi Buffet a “not as bad as you’d fear” sort of grade, a meal at Saffron recalled with words and […]
MoreTurtle Bread Nails Down Its Longfellow Location
It looks like the long-rumored Turtle Bread expansion into a Longfellow location at 42nd Ave. and 34th St. is a go — hallelujah. [Via East-Lake Tumblr.]
MoreCutting the Ribbon at Trattoria Tosca
Hungry in Southwest stumbled upon the soft launch for the Turtle Bread co-owned/co-located restaurant Trattoria Tosca in Linden Hills; the blog’s call to Turtle gleaned the information that Tosca will open for business tomorrow evening. As per the PiPress, Tosca is a project that’s owned by Harvey McLain, was (briefly) headed by Landon Schoenefeld, and […]
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