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Pawlenty banks on voters forgetting the Obamneycare wimp-out

Team Pawlenty says we'll all forget why Mitt Romney was smiling Monday night.​Tim Pawlenty branded his presidential campaign, "Tell The Truth." He titled his book, "Courage To Stand." And then he wimped out in the Republican debate when offered a chance to confront Mitt Romney about "Obamneyca ... More >>

Tim Pawlenty is Haagen-Dazs vanilla to Fox News

Tim Pawlenty and Haagen-Dazs vanilla, the preferred flavor of Fox News.​After almost a half-hour of challenging Tim Pawlenty's voodoo economics on Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace echoed Bill O'Reilly and wondered aloud whether Pawlenty was just too nice to be a presidential candidate. Maybe he'd b ... More >>

Graeter's ice cream--Oprah's favorite--arrives in the Twin Cities

Graeter's name hints at its greatness!​Missing your daily dose of Oprah? Well, at least you can now drown your sorrows in a pint of her favorite ice cream, as the Cincinnati-based Graeter's recently entered the Twin Cities market. Graeter's is a super-premium, high milk-fat content product, ... More >>

Smashburger and tinga

​ A bit unconventionally, I ate a Smashburger for breakfast last Friday. While chain burger joints are not in my normal tour of Twin Cities restaurants, I was invited to attend a social media breakfast there, and since I had only tried the place once back when it opened, I accepted the invite. ... More >>

General Mills named one of 100 best companies to work for

General Mills squeezes on to Fortune's 2009 "Top 100 Best Companies to Work For" list.

Burger Jones, Five Guys, Smashburger

The Twin Cities can has cheezburger?

You Are Where You Eat

What your choice of grocery stores says about who you are

Spring Forward, Fall Back

Why do TV execs bring the same ratty toys to show-and-tell?

Shenzhen Surprise

General Mills gets a crash course in global spin

The Crema Crop

Family tradition and fanatical attention to detail add up to the sweet life

GREEN EGGS & WALTZES