One Great Plate: Brussels Sprouts
People are MAD for Brussels, and there are plenty of ways to eat those cute mini-cabbages, other than the ubiquitous bacon treatment.
View ArticleOne Great Plate: Nutmeg
Nutmeg is usually thought of as a Christmas spice, but it really has some nice applications for Turkey Day table too.
View ArticleOne Great Plate: Soft-Boiled Eggs
You haven’t seen the three-minute egg, served in-shell with the crown sliced off, in restaurants very often, but that’s changing fast.
View ArticleCity Lunch: The Burger Place
The burgers here come to your table hot and ready with a nice creamy layer of cheese.
View ArticleEat & Tell: What Are Quince?
Quince is a sunshine yellow fruit that rather looks like a roundish knobbly pear, and it smells heavenly.
View ArticleOne Great Plate: Soup, Beautiful Soup
Birdsong Soups is a CSS (like a CSA but it’s community supported soup), although it feels more like a soup club because you have choice and flexibility.
View ArticleCity Lunch: Sorrento Cucina
Sorrento Cucina are telling an Italian family restaurant story and it’s just what the Nonna ordered on a chilly, frost-bitten day.
View ArticleOne Great Plate: Croque Monsieur/Madame
This little Frenchy grilled ham and cheese sandwich is EVERYWHERE these days.
View ArticleEat & Tell: What Is a Not-to-Miss Soup?
Did you know that January was National Soup Month? Here are some great choices to slurp up.
View ArticleOne Great Plate: Roasted Chestnuts
The great American chestnut is on its way back thanks to the local Badgersett Research Farm in Canton.
View ArticleCity Lunch: Asian Max
There’s actually quite a lot of Asian food spots in the skyway, but there is always a line outside of Asian Max.
View ArticleOne Great Plate: Mac-n-Cheese
Soothe your winter comfort food craving with a creamy pot of warm, bubbly starch n’ dairy.
View ArticleEat & Tell: Best mid-point happy hour spot between Minneapolis and St. Paul?
Where to bring your East and West metro buddies together for happy hour.
View ArticleOne Great Plate: Chocolate at Max’s
The chocolate selection inlcudes a few great local brands, but it’s the international collection of chocolatiers that will send shivers of excitement through any chocofile.
View ArticleOne Great Glass: Sazerac
It’s Mardi Gras, y’all. Time to switch your plates for glasses!
View ArticleEat & Tell: Where Can We Try a Chef Special Sushi Menu?
Omakase is a chef’s special menu of whatever sushi they please. The best way to enjoy this fun menu is right at the sushi bar while your chef is slicing fish.
View ArticleCity Lunch: Real Meal Deli
The food at Real Meal aims to be a stitch above some of the other soup-sandwich shops in the habitrail in that the focus is freshly-made food.
View ArticleOne Great Plate: Gunflint Trail Whole Fruit Syrups
Maybe it’s time to expand your notions and think beyond the maple, like Jan Johnson did. Johnson created Jams by Jan up in Grand Marais (and she has all kinds of craziness such as Ritzy Rhubarb and...
View ArticleOne Great Plate: Chicharron
Where to find homemade chicharron, from spicy an amuse bouche at Corner Table to a chicken skin version at Borough.
View ArticleEat & Tell: Where Can I Go That Offers Kids Appetizers?
Kid-friendly restaurants and menu items that will keep kids' hunger at bay.
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