Dapper Brass on the Street
Think positive. Think positive. That can be a tough chore if one digests news these days, but there are humans who walk the earth that manage to do more of that positive thinking than its… Dapper Brass on the Street
On Mpls-St. Paul Mag’s Manly March Chef Cover
For all the hubbub the Mpls.St.Paul Magazine cover is causing, the issue might have been one to get buried under the pile, what with all the usual, recognizable chefs on the cover. I didn’t look… On Mpls-St. Paul Mag’s Manly March Chef Cover
Baking with “barm” an old option for bread
When it comes to experimenting with unfamiliar ingredients, I’ve never been much of an incrementalist. Even if something is good on the first try, I move from there quite broadly to establish the ends of… Baking with “barm” an old option for bread
To bake despite reasons not to
I’ve been baking bread. Not a shocker, coming from a guy who works at a bakery—one that specializes in bread—for the last 10 months, and who ran a restaurant magazine for the decade previous to… To bake despite reasons not to
Budget Casualty No. 1: Dining Out
If one is searching for personal enlightenment, forget yoga, meditation surrounded by crystals, sweat lodges or religious conversion. Merely itemize—honestly—your monthly expenses. You’ll likely find an assortment of surprises and embarrassments fueled by inattentiveness—or, at… Budget Casualty No. 1: Dining Out
The Entrepreneurial Leap
Is it really the dream of every line cook to open their own restaurant? That was among the first questions posed by moderator Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl at the Mpls.-St. Paul Magazine Tastemakers event on Wednesday,… The Entrepreneurial Leap
The Farm Bill: gerrymandered for failure
The U.S. House of Representatives took up rancorous debate and passed yesterday its version of the Farm Bill (which is actually the Food, Conservation and Energy Act), that gargantuan piece of legislation renewed every five… The Farm Bill: gerrymandered for failure
Whisk(e)y fueled “debate”
There was he was, sitting there in a fifth floor conference room at the posh Graves Hotel in downtown Minneapolis, attending another food and drink event. He did that a lot for his job—but that… Whisk(e)y fueled “debate”
Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011
“Death is a very liberating thought.”
Non sequitor: Dave Brubek
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