Lake Superior

Beer Dabbler pairs breweries and food trucks for Pride fest

The Beer Dabbler is always a hot ticket. They're gearing up for the next big bash during Twin Cities Pride this summer, June 22, in Loring Park.Tickets are $35 in advance or $45 at the door (if there are any left by then). The ticket price includes a souvenir six-ounce glass for a two-ounce pou ... More >>

Chassis the dog goes missing in Duluth, turns up 300 miles away near Iowa border

Duluth News TribuneChassis (with Teresa) is apparently a bit traumatized after her 300-mile adventure.​Chassis, a one-and-a-half-year-old husky, began 2012 with the walk of a lifetime.The dog broke free from her Duluth home on New Year's Day. Last week, she turned up in Taopi, a southern Minnesota ... More >>

Toro, citing lack of Minnesota snow, moves snowblower tests to Michigan [GRAPHIC]

The Twin Cities has seen about half as much snow so far this winter as usual.​Minnesota's ridiculously mild, almost snow-less winter has forced Bloomington-based Toro to travel elsewhere to test its snowblowers.With just a trace of snow accumulation in the Twin Cities area, Toro has given up on te ... More >>

Kick.Stand.Press: 100 Creatives

​Number 44: Kick.Stand.Press City: Minneapolis, MN Years spent living in MN:The current bout is 2.5 yearsAs anyone who has ever spent time watching HGTV knows, a good wallpaper job can make or break a room. Gilpin Matthews and Lauren Schuppe, co-founders of Kick.Stand.Press, specialize in making t ... More >>

Minnesota Sea Grant Program challenges top chefs to make herring exciting

​Nine chefs, including big-name cooks from Corner Table, Oceanaire, and Stella's Fish Café, will compete tomorrow for a $1,000 prize in a contest to see who can create the best entrée from lake herring caught on Lake Superior. The event takes place Tuesday from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the Universi ... More >>

Five favorite restaurants worth the drive

One of our favorite road trip destinations.​The Hot Dish has been itching for a road trip lately. But unlike the guy who drove 500 miles to eat at Chipotle, we're seeking true destination dining. Last year, the estimable Bayport BBQ took home our Best Restaurant Worth the Drive honors, but t ... More >>

Superior Lake Trout is a great--local, wild, & year-round--catch

Glaze a Lake Trout fillet with honey/mustard, broil, and serve with salad.​Does your stomach love Alaskan king salmon more than your pocketbook? Try a Lake Superior substitute. Our local Lake Trout is a member of the char family (think Arctic Char) that has a milder flavor than salmon, but a s ... More >>

Corner Table's Scott Pampuch: Chef Chat, Part 3

Scott Pampuch in the kitchen at Corner Table​Today is our final installment in our conversation with chef and restaurant owner Scott Pampuch in the kitchen of his restaurant Corner Table. (Read parts 1 and 2 here.) He's been buzzing through his kitchen the entire time, and finally the sausage is r ... More >>

St. Cloud Craft Beer Expo debuts January 22

St. Cloud Craft Beer Expo coming January 22nd.​There's a new beer fest in town. The first ever St. Cloud Craft Beer Expo happens in less than two weeks on January 22nd from 4 - 8 PM at the St. Cloud Civic Center, 10 4th Ave S. Over 40 breweries are expected to be represented at the event. Food ... More >>

Biggest Food Stories of 2010: a local take on the Atlantic list

Bacon--pictured here, chicken fried--is as big as ever this year!​When The Atlantic published its list of the Top 10 Biggest Food Stories of 2010, the Hot Dish couldn't help but chime in with our local take on each topic: 10. The Meat Trend From charcuterie plates to dry-aged steaks, both bee ... More >>

Purple Sandpiper and BLVD Kitchen bring culinary ambition to suburbs

Big city not required for big taste

Road trip: Scenic picnic on the North Shore

Some days just require a road trip​Each year there is one magical weekend when the fall leaf colors along the northern shores of Lake Superior reach their flaming peak. The brushfire oranges and tepid yellow-greens flutter against the Mylar-shiny backdrop of the waves lapping against s ... More >>

Tavola Fresca launches new outdoor dinner opera series

www.latavolafresca.comOpera outdoor gourmet eats​Nick Schneider, the chef behind this summer's Tavola Fresca garden dining series and Picnic Operetta (playing through September 26), has partnered with Picnic Operetta singer Meredith Cain-Nielson to host a fall dining series, Tavola Lirica, t ... More >>

Open Field picnic at Walker Art Center

Walker Art Center​Picnicking days are coming to a close, but here's one of your last opportunities: Walker Art's Open Field is hosting a picnic Friday, September 3, from 6 to 8 p.m.  This year they've added a grill to the sculpture garden and smartly stocked it with food, beer, wine, and ma ... More >>

Five invasive species that threaten Minnesota waters

Photo: MN DNRThis bighead carp was caught on Lake Pepin in 2007​June 23 was probably like any other day for the 20-pound bighead carp. Meander through south Chicago's Lake Calumet. Eat a few pounds of plankton. Frighten some minnows. Excrete said plankton. But the Asian carp, six miles from La ... More >>

North Shore Dragon Boat Festival

Photo: MN DNRThis bighead carp was caught on Lake Pepin in 2007​June 23 was probably like any other day for the 20-pound bighead carp. Meander through south Chicago's Lake Calumet. Eat a few pounds of plankton. Frighten some minnows. Excrete said plankton. But the Asian carp, six miles from La ... More >>

Lake Superior's best south shore dining

www.wikipedia.comBayfield hosts a classic, Door County-style fish boil!​We can't say enough good things about dining along Minnesota's North Shore of Lake Superior:Chez Jude and the Angry Trout in Grand Marais, the Lockport Store in Lutsen, Nokomis and New Scenic near Two Harbors, and the heav ... More >>

Martha Stewart names Lou's Fish the best in the country

No trip to the North Shore is complete without a stop for smoked fish at Northern Waters in Duluth, Russ Kendall's in Knife River, or Lou's Fish Smoke House in Two Harbors, which was recently named the best smoked fish house in America by Martha Stewart Living. For 35 years, the shop has been wood ... More >>

Dawn Droulliard of Fabulous Catering: Chef Chat

courtesy of Dawn Drouillard​ Dawn Droulliard, chef and owner of Fabulous Catering, is not your average chef. Formerly a singer in the bands Interstate Judy and That's What You Get, Droulliard has a rocking style that has translated itself into her kitchen.After moving to the Twin Cities in 1991, D ... More >>

Phil Harder talks 'Low Movie' and Sound Unseen Duluth

an interview with filmmaker Phil Harder

Minnesota's Witch Tree

You aren't likely to see this epic Minnesota tree in person, but the legend is enough to make it amazing.

Wading into Lake Superior

We heard a story recently about a group of friends that decided it would be fun to go skinny dipping in Lake Superior. Bad idea.

Epic Sandwich: Pairings combines hearty sandwiches and cold brews

Pairings Food and Wine Market uniquely combines a great selection of sandwiches, salads, pastas and pizzas with the flexibility to walk into their wine shop to pick up a nice bottle or beer to pair with your meal.

RIP: The Boathouse

Big summer bummer: one of the North Shore's best restaurants has shut its doors.

Duluth temp shoots up 40 degrees in 20 minutes

Minnesotans know the saying well: "If you don't like the weather, wait 15 minutes." In Duluth on Wednesday, that was more the truth than ever.

100 Things to Eat Before You Die

How many have you already tried? And how would you change this list?

Was someone riding ice on Lake Superior?

Monday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp.

Reporter's Notebook: Sharks in Lake Superior?

Reporter's Notebook: The Chase

Great Lakes surfers pay no mind to frigid temps

CP goes to Duluth to see what kind of brave souls partake of winter boarding

Weekend Checklist

STNNNG, The Trashmen, AC/DC, and Vampire Hands. It's like the Winter Olympics, only everyone gets gold medals.

Keepin' it in the family

T-Paw puts the patronage back in the state government

Buried Treasure

On the Iron Range, the surging commodities market may bring prosperity. But it might also threaten one of the state's greatest natural resources.

Black Label Movement: Wreck

On the Iron Range, the surging commodities market may bring prosperity. But it might also threaten one of the state's greatest natural resources.

Raw Stages 2008

On the Iron Range, the surging commodities market may bring prosperity. But it might also threaten one of the state's greatest natural resources.

Concert Highlights for the Week of August 8 - 14

On the Iron Range, the surging commodities market may bring prosperity. But it might also threaten one of the state's greatest natural resources.

I'm Special

Put on the pancake makeup and the monkey suit, superstar. It’s time to act out Fringe Fest-style.

Urban Fishing

Sea Salt, the new-ish restaurant in the Minnehaha Park Pavilion, serves fresh fish, unbelievably priced

I'd Rather Kiss a Wookie

Will someone please tell JoJo that the world is a greedy, vicious place?

Diana Watters, R.I.P.

Will someone please tell JoJo that the world is a greedy, vicious place?

Gentlemen, Start Your Engines

Will someone please tell JoJo that the world is a greedy, vicious place?

Cooking For The Crowd

New downtown restaurant Nochee is a fine place for dancing, drinking, lunch, and warm cookies

Wade in the Water

Welles Emerson maps the surface of a wave--and the art of science

"Hey, we're in Duluth"

A radio pirate-turned-country rocker who doubles as a nanny. A newspaper that rips the establishment. A deconsecrated church. And a very quiet band called Low. Notes on a tiny counterculture.

You Are Here

Ah, the fall rituals of the Prairie!

Wild at Heart

Artist Frank Sander heads far outdoors

Thinking About Leftovers

But I did recognize the basic equation that Florida is a long way from Minnesota, and no matter how little I had seen my dad up till then, I would see him less in the years to come.

It's Not Easy Being Green

Many clients can't afford it. Builders are leery of it. When will ecologically sound housing reach the mainstream?

With Our Heads in the Clouds

We never really intended to be such ambitious campers, but when you set out to climb mountains, anything can happen

Dioxin for Dinner

We never really intended to be such ambitious campers, but when you set out to climb mountains, anything can happen