News across Hennepin County
Joe Rosenthal: Food Fighter
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The Chef Camp Cookbook
It’s been a number of years since the last iteration of Chef Camp, the wild gathering of chefs and campers in the north woods of Minnesota, but we thought it might be nice to share one of the tangible products of those magical late summer days and nights: The Chef Camp Cookbook.…
At Home with Heti Low-Dose THC-infused Botanical Beverages
This story originally appeared in the Heavy Table Tulip and Schooner newsletter for beer, wine, and spirits published Friday, June 21, 2024. To receive new Heavy Table culinary newsletters every Friday morning, subscribe on Patreon. Heti is a new startup from Dana Thompson, a…
24 Hours in Grand Forks, ND
This story originally appeared in the Heavy Table email newsletter for June 14, 2024, and was made possible through the support of our subscribers on Patreon. Back us on Patreon to receive four-to-six newsletters a month with news, reviews, and interviews telling the culinary…
Bumbling Fools Mead in Minneapolis
People have been drinking mead nearly as long as they’ve been harvesting honey. While mead has a storied history, it’s not nearly as popular as beer and wine, despite some similarities. But that hasn’t stopped mead makers from pursuing their passions in a competitive beverage…
Dangerous Man’s Difficult Move
Sarah Bonvallet wonders if the brewery she and her husband Rob Miller (pictured above) began 11 years ago during the nascent, rapid-fire opening of Minnesota taprooms, is no longer meant to exist. Dangerous Man recently shut down brewing at their original Northeast Minneapolis…
Lyndale Avenue Checklist, Part Five of Five: Coffee, Tea, and Breakfast
Part five of Heavy Table’s five-part crawl through 79 independent restaurants on Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis, Richfield, and Bloomington, Minnesota.
Lyndale Avenue Checklist, Part Four of Five: Northish and Northside
Part four of Heavy Table’s five-part crawl through 79 independent restaurants on Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis, Richfield, and Bloomington, Minnesota.
Lyndale Avenue Checklist, Part Three of Five: LynLake
Part three of Heavy Table’s five-part crawl through 79 independent restaurants on Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis, Richfield, and Bloomington, Minnesota.
Lyndale Avenue Checklist, Part Two of Five: South of LynLake
Part two of Heavy Table's five-part crawl through 79 independent restaurants on Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis, Richfield, and Bloomington, Minnesota.
Lyndale Avenue Checklist, Part One of Five: Bloomington and Richfield
Part one of our five-part crawl through 79 independent restaurants on Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis, Richfield, and Bloomington, Minnesota.
New Beer, New Digs: Padraigs, River Siren, and Two Fathoms
For 10 years, 612Brew was a core tenant of the Broadway Building at the busy intersection of Broadway and Central in Northeast Minneapolis. But last summer, 612 sold their business to new owners, Pat Carey, Jason Myrold, and Steve Wankewycz, who have rebranded as Padraigs…