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Zimmern Will Guest Judge Top Chef Masters

Via Bravo: “This season, Top Chef Masters will feature guest stars and judges Mekhi Phifer, The Simpsons creator Matt Groening and star Hank Azaria, Andrew Zimmern (Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern), the cast of Modern Family, US Olympic Swimmer Jason Lezak , Bravo’s “Real Housewives of OC” Lynne Curtin, Alexis Bellino and Tamra Barney among […]

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January 29 Morning Roundup

Dining on lamb (and considering how to utilize the offal) over on Trout Caviar, Bull Run’s “no espresso to go” rule is either snobbish or sensible, Michele Obama gives R.T. Rybak a shout-out for his work on promoting farmers markets, Zimmern sees eye-to-eye with us (and other Subo=Second Coming skeptics), Sen. Klobuchar eats humble pie […]

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June 16 Morning Roundup

Dara tells at least some of the intriguing story behind the meat-heavy gastropub Butcher Block on Hennepin, Zimmern’s assesment of local tastes hits home and / or raises ire (“up in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, we tend to not like things we can’t pronounce”), a Dunn Bros. owner laments the closing of her shop […]

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June 3 Morning Roundup

Scate Bakes whips up some fascinating Amish cinnamon friendship chain bread, Rachel bewails the closing of The Boathouse in Superior, Zimmern violates Adam Platt’s review rules and takes the newly opened Burger Jones to the woodshed for lousy service, Summit can’t make Horizon Red Ale fast enough, it’s a Miel y Leche Cupcake Saturday and […]

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May 20 Morning Roundup: Funkier Than Expected

An awesome looking smoked trout mousse at A Crafty Lass, Zimmern’s appearance on The Soup (Chicken tet-ra-zzini!), an instant classic comedy chicken-foot photo of Peter from Paired, MNBeer posts about a Lift Bridge dinner featuring cigars (oh hells yes), and Twin Cities Restaurant Blog lists every menu item at Grumpy’s and then declares the food […]

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May 13 Morning Roundup

A Crafty Lass teams up with a guest blogger to bake some homemade dog treats, Katie whips up some pork tostadas, Zimmern uses the word “impactful,” Pawlenty vetoes the DFL tax omnibus bill and its onerous alcohol taxes (“hardworking Minnesotans might want to enjoy a drink over the Fishing Opener weekend without facing another tax […]

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Feb. 13 Morning Roundup

Iggers reports from Singapore, Dara reports on recession-busters such as Black Sheep, The Blue Door and Bulldog Lowertown, Nelson rounds up all manner of Thai food, Zimmern plugs Gastro Non Grata at the Triple Rock, Hutton talks up the new planned gastropub Gas-tro-nome, and Metro Magazine rounds up the best pizza… defined here as essentially […]

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Feb. 9 Morning Roundup

Zimmern sings a dirge of mourning for the Cozy Cafe in Cyrus, Minnesota, Iggers, writing from Sumatra, weighs in on Indonesian fried chicken, our own Katie Cannon reports on Sanctuary, which she compares to a “best-selling mystery novel,” and the former George’s on Plato on Robert Street in St. Paul will soon become El Toro, […]

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