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Spring. What to Eat?
While the cult of locavore continues to sweep the country, those of us
in Minnesota have hit bottom in terms of local produce. Most of the
local root vegetables and cabbages that were cellared are gone. So,
while we wait for our local vegetable bounty to…
The last few weeks, I cannot help feeling that there has been a major
shift in the restaurant community, particularly in the service
department. As a rule, I tend to keep my service expectations in check
so as to not be let down when I got mediocre or workman-like…
After discussing blog topics with friends, it was decided that I needed to write about fish. I write reluctantly because most of those I know who observe Lent don’t actually cook their own fish; they are generally going to restaurants or fast-food places to get Friday’s mandated fix of fish. To me,…
Last week, for some reason, the stars aligned, and I got to eat two of the best gyros/shawarma sandwiches from two very different establishments. The gyros I had are arguably the best in town for very different reasons.
The first shawarma was from Abu Nader, the tiny grocery…
After reading The New York Times
article on letter grading restaurant inspections, I think this is the
way to go. To boil it down for you: the New York City Department of
Health will be moving to a posted letter grade system (A, B, C) for all
…
Last weekend, my wife and I were invited to our friends’ home in Chaska
for their quarterly gourmet club. We jumped at the chance, as we rarely
get invited for dinner in others’ homes because of the chef
intimidation factor. By this, I mean that people seem…
Last Friday night, I got to do a few of my favorite things: eat free high-quality local cheese and drink free Summit beer, yeah for me! My wife and I were invited to Summit Brewing in St. Paul to attend the launch of a local cheese-beer collaboration. The…
I have been a soup guy for a very long time. My first foray into truly
ethnic soups was discovering pho at Phuong Café on Nicollet in the
early nineties. I would end up eating lunch there many a Saturday for
years. Its restorative powers healed me from the beating…
Why are the young (and not so young) so crazy about ranch dressing?
Does it make everything taste better? Does the white dressing make food
look more appetizing? What did we do before ranch dressing? Oh, I yearn
for the days of ketchup and mustard…
When a restaurant screws up your dining experience, how—if it can—make up for it? As I posted on Friday, my company holiday party this year would consist of a progressive dinner at different local restaurants. One of our restaurant stops was totally ill prepared for the twenty-three of us. I made…
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