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March 3, 2012
It’s a quiet Saturday afternoon in Uptown Minneapolis, so what am I doing? Sitting on the couch thinking about this pork guajillo bocadillo I ate at Sonora Grill a few weeks ago.
February 22, 2012
James Beard Minneapolis
Glad to see these James Beard nods for Minneapolis this morning
Our best showing in any category is the Best Chef of the Midwest category, where Steven Brown of Tilia, Doug Flicker of Piccolo, and Stewart Woodman of Heidi’s all of Minneapolis were all nominated. Mike Brown and James Winberg of Travail Kitchen and Amusements in Robbinsdale were also recognized. In Saint Paul, Russel Klein of Meritage and Lenny Russo of Heartland were nominated.
All I can think about right now are the hot dogs at Tilia.
February 21, 2012
You don’t expect a cable on a new bridge to snap.
Here’s a story I wrote about the opening of the Sabo bridge four years ago.
From reporter Madeleine Baran:
Hiawatha Avenue in Minneapolis is still closed between 26th and Lake streets, after a cable support broke loose, compromising a pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the highway late Sunday.
Light rail tracks running under the bridge are also closed, and buses are ferrying light rail passangers between the 38th St. and Franklin Avenue stations. The Martin Olav Sabo Bridge itself is also closed.
“There are just too many unknowns at the bridge. We have too much to consider and look at, and we need to be absolutely sure of public safety before we can open the bridge,” Mike Kennedy, director of transportation, maintenance and repair for Minneapolis Public Works told MPR News Tuesday morning.
(via stuffaboutminneapolis)
January 30, 2012
Speaking of The Lowry, here’s a picture from that same visit of their crepes pot-au-feu, which tasted more or less the same as the poutine on account of being smothered in the same overly salted gravy.
January 28, 2012
The PiPress’s Kathy Jenkins has a round-up of all the places in the Twin Cities serving poutine, the Canadian dish of fries, curds and gravy.
The picture above is of The Lowry’s poutine, which is a sad, crusty slop of an attempt at the dish. The photo is actually from the Lowry’s opening day in August. I’ve been back a handful of times since and always been unimpressed. First impressions die hard. But, the Uptown crowd seems to love it and is keeping it in business, so good for them.
January 27, 2012
Hard not to be envious of this time.
holy shit, man.
as if you needed more reasons why the Entry and MPLS are awesome.
(via stuffaboutminneapolis)
January 22, 2012
Where to find Hopslam in Minneapolis
It’s the end of January and that means Bell’s Hopslam is finally starting to get tapped at beer-appreciating bars all over the Twin Cities. This past week I have been aggregating on Twitter a list of where that honey-sweetened Hopslam goodness can be enjoyed.
Here, for the record, are the places to be.
Blue Door Pub
The Bulldog Northeast
Buster’s on 28th
Aster Cafe
Bryant Lake Bowl
Republic
Acadia
Grumpy’s Downtown
Triple Rock
Add to this list in the comments and get out there and enjoy a few Hopslams before those kegs are all cashed.
January 16, 2012
I could go for some of these right now. Al pastor, tongue and tripe tacos from Taco Taxi.
January 15, 2012
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November 19, 2011
I opened the door for Harriet, who sniffed the first snow of the season before turning around and marching back inside. See also: Minneapolis’ first snow of last season
November 12, 2011
With the sun shining and the temperature reaching a sweltering 60 degrees in Minneapolis, I wanted to walk over to Bread & Pickle for one last snack of cheese curds, hibiscus punch and duck watching before the permafrost arrives. This Facebook update would seem to indicate I’m too late. I guess I’ll just have reminisce about those perfectly fluffy, lightly battered curds with this mid-summer photo. Sigh.
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