The Churn: Ramen, Beer, the North Loop and More

Becca Dilley / Heavy Table
Becca Dilley / Heavy Table

A roundup of local ramen (here’s ours). A look at the favorite restaurants of South Dakotan legislators. Some more gorgeous photos from our Marvel Bar whiskey flights story. Our editor talks hot cocoa and fish McBites on the Current. There’s a petition being circulated to save Cedar Summit Farm, which is threatened by a power line project. An MPR look at the food hot spot that is the North Loop (pictured above: The Bachelor Farmer). Zagat points its readers to Angry Catfish as the state’s coolest cafe. An illustration of Mrs. Mary Randolph’s Forgotten Roast, by Virginia Bueide, from the 1969 cookbook Friends and Their Food — we’ll publish a stemwinder of a story on that book by Andy Sturdevant next week. Brit’s Pub is the world’s leading seller of Newcastle. The adventures of Klement’s racing sausage, Guido, are worth following. A date night at the Crowbar in Sabin, MN. And Surdyk’s cheese shop now sells delicious-looking doughnuts.