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Alcina's Island: A Picnic Operetta

Alcina's Island: A Picnic Operetta

Alcina's Island: A Picnic Operetta

Alcina's Island: A Picnic Operetta

Alcina's Island: A Picnic Operetta

Alcina's Island: A Picnic Operetta

Alcina's Island: A Picnic Operetta

Alcina's Island: A Picnic Operetta

Alcina's Island: A Picnic Operetta

Alcina's Island: A Picnic Operetta

Alcina's Island: A Picnic Operetta

Alcina's Island: A Picnic Operetta

Alcina's Island: A Picnic Operetta

Chefs for Change dinner rallies support for a homeless shelter rooftop garden

Brenda Langton of Spoonriver will host the event​Once a month, People Serving People, Minnesota's largest and most comprehensive family-focused shelter, hosts a Chefs for Change dinner event, in which a local executive chef hosts a cooking demonstration and elegant dinner party to raise funds ... More >>

Tales of Hoffmann: A Picnic Operetta (HP: C)

Brenda Langton of Spoonriver will host the event​Once a month, People Serving People, Minnesota's largest and most comprehensive family-focused shelter, hosts a Chefs for Change dinner event, in which a local executive chef hosts a cooking demonstration and elegant dinner party to raise funds ... More >>

Tales of Hoffman: A Picnic Operetta

Brenda Langton of Spoonriver will host the event​Once a month, People Serving People, Minnesota's largest and most comprehensive family-focused shelter, hosts a Chefs for Change dinner event, in which a local executive chef hosts a cooking demonstration and elegant dinner party to raise funds ... More >>

Tales of Hoffman: A Picnic Operetta

Brenda Langton of Spoonriver will host the event​Once a month, People Serving People, Minnesota's largest and most comprehensive family-focused shelter, hosts a Chefs for Change dinner event, in which a local executive chef hosts a cooking demonstration and elegant dinner party to raise funds ... More >>

Tales of Hoffman: A Picnic Operetta

Brenda Langton of Spoonriver will host the event​Once a month, People Serving People, Minnesota's largest and most comprehensive family-focused shelter, hosts a Chefs for Change dinner event, in which a local executive chef hosts a cooking demonstration and elegant dinner party to raise funds ... More >>

Spoonriver's Brenda Langton: Chef Chat, Part 2

A.J. OlmscheidSpoonriver owner Brenda Langton outside the Mill City Farmers Market​Today we bring you the second part of our chat with longtime Twin Cities restaurateur and chef Brenda Langton. (Here's part 1 if you missed it.) Langton talks more about her upcoming Spoonriver cookbook, the imp ... More >>

Tales of Hoffman: A Picnic Operetta

A.J. OlmscheidSpoonriver owner Brenda Langton outside the Mill City Farmers Market​Today we bring you the second part of our chat with longtime Twin Cities restaurateur and chef Brenda Langton. (Here's part 1 if you missed it.) Langton talks more about her upcoming Spoonriver cookbook, the imp ... More >>

Tales of Hoffman: A Picnic Operetta

A.J. OlmscheidSpoonriver owner Brenda Langton outside the Mill City Farmers Market​Today we bring you the second part of our chat with longtime Twin Cities restaurateur and chef Brenda Langton. (Here's part 1 if you missed it.) Langton talks more about her upcoming Spoonriver cookbook, the imp ... More >>

Tales of Hoffmann: A Picnic Operetta

A.J. OlmscheidSpoonriver owner Brenda Langton outside the Mill City Farmers Market​Today we bring you the second part of our chat with longtime Twin Cities restaurateur and chef Brenda Langton. (Here's part 1 if you missed it.) Langton talks more about her upcoming Spoonriver cookbook, the imp ... More >>

Tales of Hoffman: A Picnic Operetta

A.J. OlmscheidSpoonriver owner Brenda Langton outside the Mill City Farmers Market​Today we bring you the second part of our chat with longtime Twin Cities restaurateur and chef Brenda Langton. (Here's part 1 if you missed it.) Langton talks more about her upcoming Spoonriver cookbook, the imp ... More >>

Tales of Hoffman: A Picnic Operetta

A.J. OlmscheidSpoonriver owner Brenda Langton outside the Mill City Farmers Market​Today we bring you the second part of our chat with longtime Twin Cities restaurateur and chef Brenda Langton. (Here's part 1 if you missed it.) Langton talks more about her upcoming Spoonriver cookbook, the imp ... More >>

Picnic Operetta starts this weekend

​ If you missed it last year--or enjoyed it so much you'd like to go back--the Picnic Operetta is returning to Twin Cities community gardens this weekend. This time, eleven singers and musicians will be performing director Scotty Reynolds's take on Tales of Hoffmann, beginning Saturday, August ... More >>

Tales of Hoffman: A Picnic Operetta

​ If you missed it last year--or enjoyed it so much you'd like to go back--the Picnic Operetta is returning to Twin Cities community gardens this weekend. This time, eleven singers and musicians will be performing director Scotty Reynolds's take on Tales of Hoffmann, beginning Saturday, August ... More >>

Tales of Hoffman: A Picnic Operetta

​ If you missed it last year--or enjoyed it so much you'd like to go back--the Picnic Operetta is returning to Twin Cities community gardens this weekend. This time, eleven singers and musicians will be performing director Scotty Reynolds's take on Tales of Hoffmann, beginning Saturday, August ... More >>

Tales of Hoffman: A Picnic Operetta

​ If you missed it last year--or enjoyed it so much you'd like to go back--the Picnic Operetta is returning to Twin Cities community gardens this weekend. This time, eleven singers and musicians will be performing director Scotty Reynolds's take on Tales of Hoffmann, beginning Saturday, August ... More >>

Best of Hot Dish: May 31-June 4

All Things Michigan/flickr​ Hello, loyal Hot Dish readers. It has been a week full of dreamy things like grilling, root beer floats, outdoor festivals, and clear blue skies. And don't you wish every weekend could be three days long? While you ponder that thought, here are a few of the week's top ... More >>

Grilling tips from a top chef

How did your Memorial Day cookout go? If the results weren't so stellar, don't worry: You have the rest of the summer to practice, and we're going to give you some help. Nick Schneider, the chef behind the new Tavola Fresca dinner series, knows a thing or two about outdoor cooking. Here are a few of ... More >>

Tavola Fresca dinner series: gourmet in the garden

​Interested in eating a gourmet meal al fresco, but not interested in cooking it yourself? Then consider attending one of the new monthly backyard dinners called Tavola Fresca hosted by local chef/gardening guru Nick Schneider. The dinners will each focus on a different region of Italy, inspir ... More >>

The Picnic Operetta = must-see show

A musical performance of modern Greek myth is staged in local community gardens-- mint /tomato /watermellon appetizers included.