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  City Pages' Fall Wine Tasting is tonight--and you're invited

  published Sep 30, 2011

  The corks will be popping at City Pages' Fall Wine Tasting event tonight, where you can sample more than 200 wines presented by MGM--just the thing if you've always wanted to know what it's like to be... More >>

• Man subsisting on wife's breast milk

  published Sep 23, 2011

  Well, this is a new one. A man named Curtis has begun blogging about his attempts to eat or drink nothing but his wife's massive stash of breast milk for as long as he possibly can. Decide for yoursel... More >>

• Maeve's Cafe to open this Sunday in Northeast

  published Sep 23, 2011

  After much anticipation, Maeve's Cafe is opening this Sunday. Mary Cassidy, who ran northeast Minneapolis's now-shuttered Audubon Coffee for more than a decade, is launching her new coffeehouse on the... More >>

• Carmine's brings more Italian fare to Woodbury

  published Sep 22, 2011

  The former home of Chickadee Cottage in Woodbury has been reborn as an Italian joint called Carmine's. The Pioneer Press reports that owner Brenda Hafiz is a first time restaurateur, but her husband... More >>

• Wisconsin may repeal margarine ban

  published Sep 22, 2011

  Who even knew that Wisconsin has a law making it illegal for restaurants to serve margariner The 44-year-old law was intended to protect the state's famous dairy industry, and now some legislators a... More >>

• Cheech and Chong hawk General Mills 'magic brownies' [VIDEO]

  published Sep 22, 2011

  Cheech and Chong are back! The vintage stoner duo is starring in a short flick used to promote General Mills Fiber One 90-calorie brownies. The Business Journal reports that the term "magic brownies... More >>

• Heinz's new ketchup packet enables the uncivilized practice of dining while driving

  published Sep 21, 2011

  Heinz has redesigned its 1960s-era ketchup packets only to enable the uncivilized--not to mention dangerous--practice of eating while driving. The Wall Street Journal reports that Heinz had research... More >>

• Wayzata Eatery closes, Taher opens St. Louis Park Woodfire Grill

  published Sep 21, 2011

  Wayzata Eatery, the Taher Corporation's first foray into the restaurant business, has shut its doors, reports Minneapolis/St. Paul Magazine. The Minnetonka-based food service company previously clos... More >>

• Black Forest Oktoberfest offers 10 days of Deutsch-style fun

  published Sep 21, 2011

  The Black Forest restaurant kicks off its famous 10-day Oktoberfest celebration this weekend. On Friday, they'll host their annual Prost! Night (with celebrity keg tapper and KARE 11 meteorologist Sve... More >>

• City Pages Iron Fork tickets half-off today!

  published Sep 20, 2011

  City Pages annual Iron Fork cook-off is coming up on Thursday, October 13, from 6-9 p.m. at International Market Square. Local chefs Donald Gonzalez from Forepaughs, Adam Vickerman from Cafe LeVain,... More >>

• RIP NorthCoast

  published Sep 20, 2011

  Location, location, location is the real estate agent's mantra, but prime lakefront digs weren't enough to keep Wayzata's NorthCoast in business. When the Star Tribune checked in on the restaurant's t... More >>

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  Viking Jared Allen serving coffee at Caribou today

  published Sep 20, 2011

  Caribou Coffee Co. has mostly been concentrating on expanding its franchise business lately, but it opened its first company-owned store since 2008 yesterday, near the site of a shuttered Caribou in G... More >>

• RIP Kitchen Window instructor Carl Antholz

  published Sep 19, 2011

  Kitchen Window made a sad announcement last week: Carl Antholz, a long time staff member and culinary instructor passed away at age 66. Antholz was known for his bushy white mustache and his robust ... More >>

• Twin Cities Coffee Guild website debuts as a hub for local java info

  published Sep 19, 2011

  Gordon Bellaver, manager and part owner of Bull Run coffee shop at 34th and Lyndale, says his inspiration to start a Twin Cities Coffee Guild began one day several months ago when he was at another lo... More >>

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  Barsy's Almonds fans go nuts for local "Hotties" and "Naughties"

  published Sep 19, 2011

  As soon as they arrived in the Wedge's bulk aisle, almond "hotties"--roasted nuts coated with a sweet-hot spice--quickly became an expensive addiction (and a fun nickname). I was eating so many of the... More >>

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  Ridiculous celebrity foodie Twitter spats

  published Sep 16, 2011

  Was the summer heat and humidity going to celebrity foodie headsr For whatever reason, the last few months have been especially rife with famous-types doing regrettable food-related tweeting, includin... More >>

• American Joe Coffee & Ice Cream moving from Blaine to St. Paul

  published Sep 16, 2011

  American Joe's owners closed the cafe's doors in Blaine on September 2 in order to move the business to downtown St. Paul. Owners Eric Sandrock and Brad Ireland, who also own the American Burger Bar... More >>

• Mysterious hot dog man statue frightens Iowans

  published Sep 15, 2011

  A mysterious hot dog man showed up in downtown Council Bluffs, Iowa, giving new meaning to the phrase "lost dog." The Daily Nonpareil newspaper reports that one morning earlier this month, the local... More >>

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  Agwa de Bolivia green coca leaf liqueur arrives on local shelves

  published Sep 15, 2011

  Agwa de Bolivia comes with an all-caps WARNING! that it's made from only the finest Bolivian coca leaves. The signature ingredient is apparently shipped "under armed guard" from Bolivia to Amsterdam w... More >>

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  Jimmy John's offers $1 sandwiches!

  published Sep 14, 2011

  Thursday is Customer Appreciation Day at Twin Cities Jimmy John's, which means that sandwiches listed on the menu #1-6 (all subs: Pepe, Big John, Totally Tuna, Turkey Tom, Vito, and Vegetarian) will b... More >>

• Metrodome's new food offerings look lame compared to Target Field's

  published Sep 14, 2011

  Centerplate, a concessions provider for entertainment venues, convention centers, and sports stadiums, announced its new menu items for the 2011 NFL season at the Metrodome. If you're looking for Vi... More >>

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  Five favorite Twin Cities ice cream flavors

  published Sep 14, 2011

  This year's Best Ice Cream Flavor, Sebastian Joe's Nicollet Avenue Pothole, is not for everyone. Its mix of dark chocolate ice cream, fudge, truffles, chunks of Heath bar, and sea salt is pretty inten... More >>

• Kopplin's Coffee moving to Merriam Park

  published Sep 14, 2011

  Andrew Kopplin, proprietor of Kopplin's, announced news that's been long in the making: He's moving his Highland Park coffee shop across town to Merriam Park. The new spot, on the intersection of Cle... More >>

• Oprah KFC coupon lawsuit settled: Get your $3.99 refund!

  published Sep 13, 2011

  Two years ago, after Oprah promoted a KFC coupon for a grilled chicken meal, a perfect storm of the endorser's popularity and the national hunger for fast food turned the promotion into a PR disaster... More >>

• Killebrew sodas batting 0-2 in quality control

  published Sep 13, 2011

  Who doesn't want to root for a hometown hero, especially when it's a root beerr Old Fashioned Killebrew sodas--root beer and cream soda--are part of famed Minnesota baseball player Harmon Killebrew'... More >>