Foodie File

Primebar to replace Il Gatto

Uptown is getting some big attention. It’s been buzzing on the street for a while about who would take the Figlio/Il Gatto space in Calhoun Square, and Voldy finally gave me the go-ahead to leak it.

Primebar will be the newest addition to that hot corner. The resto is a national chain from…

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Skyway Ramen

I know it’s Restaurant Week and you’re all booked up with value lunching, but I think maybe you should just zip this in your pocket for next week.

 

This is the ramen from Kikugawa’s little skyway outpost in One Financial Plaza. It is a hefty and delicious portion of handmade noodles, charsu pork, egg, spinach, and a very nice earthy broth. It is a…

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F3: Oscar Eating

This Fresh Forkin’ Friday I’ll be on Twin Cities Live giving the deets on some snacks you can make for your very own Oscar party at home. For the Night of Nights I decided to go retro, largely because there is so much flashback food in this year’s Best Picture lineup. Naturally, The Help is hugely centered on food, I defy anyone to see…

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Restaurant Week: What to Eat!

Oh my dilly, it’s the February edition of Restaurant Week! This is my favorite time to gather people I haven’t seen in a while and nab some face time. There are some new restos on the list and a bit of crazy new ballyhoo like the fact that I might show…

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F3: Bright Shiny and New

It’s a gloriously sunny Fresh Forkin’ Friday and we have a bright, shiny, and new website! Finally! I can’t tell you how long our IT team has been slaving over this, they’re almost bald from the hair pulling. I’ve had to deliver infusions of cake pops and liquor on unprecedented levels. Please be patient while we fine tune some of the goods, but…

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F3: LEGO Me

Thumbnail image for lego fork.jpgLast year around this time I was making a Lego cake for Jake’s Bday. Lego still has a grip on that kid, so I was perusing the site to see what was new. Apparently, someone told them to get their girl on, and they’ve launched a very pink…

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V-Day A Go-Go

Love it. Hate it. Ignore it. Whatever your strategy for facing the Valentine’s Day glut of pink hearts and smooshy every-kiss-begins-with-kay commercials, if anything, let’s see it as a reason to circulate, not hibernate. Above all, if you like any of these ideas, let’s shake a tail feather and make a call, shall we?…

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