Foodie File

Blue Plate’s New Brew

North Loop just keeps getting hotter!

The news is true, Blue Plate (Groveland Tap, 3 Squares, The Lowry, Edina Grill, etc.) has been working on a secret project for a while and DARN if those neighborhood meetings didn’t spill the beans. Stephanie Shimp confirmed for me that they are indeed planning to open a brewery/restaurant

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F3: Yawp

This Fresh Forkin’ Friday I’d like to give a giant hollering YAWP to all the kids who were recognized by the James Beard Foundation for their talents at life behind a stove. Lord knows, it’s not as glamourous as gits like me like to paint it. I really feel lucky to be a part…

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F3: Pass The Lemon

It’s Fresh Fishing Friday and you know what you need? Some fried fish. I know it has rather crept up on you what with Valentine’s Day and the Chinese New Year also this week, but there’s no better reason than Lent to grab some chums and go in search of a church basement, a dive bar,…

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It’s time: Fish Fry 2013! UPDATE

Not only do the Catholics give us something to chatter about (pope jokes are the best jokes), they give us a lovely tradition of refocusing our proteins on Fridays during Lent. Fish Fry is something to be celebrated for all denominations if you ask me. Gather your pals, sit elbow to elbow in a church basement,…

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F3: Faschings

The Fresh Faschings Friday is brought to you by my wacky German heritage. Faschings (fahhsh-inks) is the German version of Mardi Gras and as stoic as we Krauts can be, when we let loose, we let loose (like hammerschlagen isn’t an indication of that). You might want to head down to Bockfest at the…

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V-Day A Week Away

 

Holy smokes chums, you are about a week away from one of the smooshiest, drippiest, most expectation-laden day of the year! Don’t. Mess. It. Up. To help you out a touch, here are a smattering of ideas and joints at which you still might be able to score a seat/golden ticket of love. Don’t…

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F3: It’s Super, Thanks For Asking.

This Fresh Forkin’ Friday should be marked with salad. Get your lettuce and low-fat proteins on for the next two days because on Sunday, you gotta FRY something. It’s the Super Bowl and that means one thing: bad food. Good bad food, but evil sinister bad food at the same time. It’s the paradox of our…

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Perfect Tanqueray Martini

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Make this easy recipe for your next party. Ideal for: 4th of July, Memorial Day, or a Cocktail Party

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