South America

Nightstand confessional

Curumin

Kassin + 2

Lura

The Avett Brothers; Jessica Lea Mayfield

Carnaval Brasileiro

Estampas Portenas

Michael Carina: Far From Home

Midwest Sanctuary

Chango Spasiuk

High Living

Lake Street's Los Andes Makes the High-Altitude Cuisine of Ecuador and Colombia Accessible, Affordable, and Awfully Good

Liza Minelli

Lake Street's Los Andes Makes the High-Altitude Cuisine of Ecuador and Colombia Accessible, Affordable, and Awfully Good

B-Side Players; Salvador Santana; Cipes & the People

Lake Street's Los Andes Makes the High-Altitude Cuisine of Ecuador and Colombia Accessible, Affordable, and Awfully Good

Juice

Lake Street's Los Andes Makes the High-Altitude Cuisine of Ecuador and Colombia Accessible, Affordable, and Awfully Good

Tablehopping

Lake Street's Los Andes Makes the High-Altitude Cuisine of Ecuador and Colombia Accessible, Affordable, and Awfully Good

Ave Maria

Lake Street's Los Andes Makes the High-Altitude Cuisine of Ecuador and Colombia Accessible, Affordable, and Awfully Good

TOWED!

The last snow emergency afforded us the pleasure of visit to that sensible civic institution: the munificent, Municipal Impound Lot.

New World Dance: New York

The last snow emergency afforded us the pleasure of visit to that sensible civic institution: the munificent, Municipal Impound Lot.

2009 Peace Games

The last snow emergency afforded us the pleasure of visit to that sensible civic institution: the munificent, Municipal Impound Lot.

Global Roots Festival

The last snow emergency afforded us the pleasure of visit to that sensible civic institution: the munificent, Municipal Impound Lot.

Consumer Reports rates blended coffee mostly all lame

Consumer Reports turns up its nose at coffee blends, prefering single-source coffees.

Chilean wine: Top 5

Picking up some wine for the weekend? Consider buying Chilean.

Best of Hot Dish: March 22-26

Drink some wine or drive to taste some wine and then store it using a crazy new gadget. Check out what we learned reading this week's Hot Dish.

Gilberto Gil

Drink some wine or drive to taste some wine and then store it using a crazy new gadget. Check out what we learned reading this week's Hot Dish.

Readers respond to "Farming for Federal Dollars"

Drink some wine or drive to taste some wine and then store it using a crazy new gadget. Check out what we learned reading this week's Hot Dish.

Chilean wines: fabulous, inexpensive picks from the Rapel Valley

Vina Siegel​Chile is home to amazing value wines and is creating a reputation for producing wines to rival Napa Valley and Bordeaux. Vitis vinifera grapes were planted by the Conquistadors back in the 16th century, but it has only been recently that their wine has been exported in volume.

2010 Flint Hills International Children's Festival

Vina Siegel​Chile is home to amazing value wines and is creating a reputation for producing wines to rival Napa Valley and Bordeaux. Vitis vinifera grapes were planted by the Conquistadors back in the 16th century, but it has only been recently that their wine has been exported in volume.

World Cup Eats: Celebrate at these ethnic restaurants

​This week, I finally got the email I've been anticipating for four years, subject header: WORLD CUP MAN-CAVE INSANITY. Yes, I've got an invite to the hottest living room in south Minneapolis to watch the world's best display of beefcake, er, uh, soccer tournament, the World Cup, which begins ... More >>

Rooted: Hip-Hop Choreographers' Evening

​This week, I finally got the email I've been anticipating for four years, subject header: WORLD CUP MAN-CAVE INSANITY. Yes, I've got an invite to the hottest living room in south Minneapolis to watch the world's best display of beefcake, er, uh, soccer tournament, the World Cup, which begins ... More >>

Juana Molina

​This week, I finally got the email I've been anticipating for four years, subject header: WORLD CUP MAN-CAVE INSANITY. Yes, I've got an invite to the hottest living room in south Minneapolis to watch the world's best display of beefcake, er, uh, soccer tournament, the World Cup, which begins ... More >>

Seward Co-op discounts cheese for World Cup

​Seward Co-op is running a World Cup cheese sale, marking down one representative cheese from each competitor country and keeping them on sale until that country is eliminated. Many of the big cheesemaking countries expected to do well--France and Italy for starters--are already out. But, on the ... More >>

World Cup Soccer

​Seward Co-op is running a World Cup cheese sale, marking down one representative cheese from each competitor country and keeping them on sale until that country is eliminated. Many of the big cheesemaking countries expected to do well--France and Italy for starters--are already out. But, on the ... More >>

Best new patios

Michelle LeonUptown Cafeteria's new Skybar is king!​We all have our favorite standbys for outdoor drinking and dining--W.A. Frost's lush garden patio, the busy sidewalk seats at French Meadow, or the Dennis Rodman-drawing roofdeck at Stella's. But have you checked out the breezy surrounds at t ... More >>

Minnesota twisters can't beat the Fire Tornado [VIDEO]

Mulling It OverFire tornado DESTROY!​Think we've got it bad in Minnesota, now that we've got the most tornadoes in the nation?Forget about it. Those are just regular tornadoes. Down in Brazil today, they've got something a little more attention-grabbing: fire tornadoes.It hasn't rained in the Braz ... More >>

Los Amigos Invisibles

Mulling It OverFire tornado DESTROY!​Think we've got it bad in Minnesota, now that we've got the most tornadoes in the nation?Forget about it. Those are just regular tornadoes. Down in Brazil today, they've got something a little more attention-grabbing: fire tornadoes.It hasn't rained in the Braz ... More >>

Damian Francis Wagner

Mulling It OverFire tornado DESTROY!​Think we've got it bad in Minnesota, now that we've got the most tornadoes in the nation?Forget about it. Those are just regular tornadoes. Down in Brazil today, they've got something a little more attention-grabbing: fire tornadoes.It hasn't rained in the Braz ... More >>

Luisa Maita

Mulling It OverFire tornado DESTROY!​Think we've got it bad in Minnesota, now that we've got the most tornadoes in the nation?Forget about it. Those are just regular tornadoes. Down in Brazil today, they've got something a little more attention-grabbing: fire tornadoes.It hasn't rained in the Braz ... More >>

Haley Bonar, B.B. King, Dawes, and more

Mulling It OverFire tornado DESTROY!​Think we've got it bad in Minnesota, now that we've got the most tornadoes in the nation?Forget about it. Those are just regular tornadoes. Down in Brazil today, they've got something a little more attention-grabbing: fire tornadoes.It hasn't rained in the Braz ... More >>

Metrodome Collapse: 10 other stadium disasters

Mottaqi Stadium, Iran​What might have happened had the Metrodome roof collapsed during the Vikings game against the Giants on Sunday? What might have happened if the roof had slowly sagged and busted wide open over stands packed with spectators in a panic, but unable to move? Disaster, that's ... More >>

Hopkins gets three new worldly restaurants

Check out Samba, Curry 'N' Noodles, and Aji

National Strawberry Month: Five ways to celebrate

​May is National Strawberry Month. First bred in Brittany, France, around 1740 from plants harvested in eastern North America, Chile, Argentina, the garden strawberry is known for its fragrance, bright red color, juicy texture, and sweet, sometimes tart taste. Whether eaten fresh or in prepare ... More >>

Big E parts ways with Viva Brazil, threatens legal action

Eric Austin via FacebookBig E. posing at Viva Brazil.​Drama continues to follow chef Eric Austin, better known as Big E. A few months ago, he partnered with the owners of a forthcoming Brazilian restaurant in Uptown, supposedly set to open this week. But today, Austin announced that he's no ... More >>

Eric "Big E" Austin: Chef Chat

Courtesy of Eric Austin​If you follow the local food scene at all, you'll surely recognize chef Eric "Big E" Austin's name. Known for both his sophisticated neo-soul fare and some very public endings to multiple business partnerships, Austin has made his presence known in the Twin Cities since ... More >>

Agwa de Bolivia green coca leaf liqueur arrives on local shelves

Agwa de Bolivia is made from the same source as cocaine.​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 where it's stripped of the psychoactiv ... More >>

Todd's Salsa: The new face of local salsa

Sociably responsible and tastes good!​ Todd's Salsas are the latest locally made products to enter the realm of all-natural foods. The label boasts that it's gluten free, with no added sugar or preservatives, and even reminds you to recycle the glass bottle. These salsas are handcrafted in small b ... More >>

SXSW announces first 2012 showcasing bands, including Minneapolitans Howler

​Oh lordy. It isn't time to think about SXSW already, is it? It seem like all that long ago that Minneapolis bands were swarming the streets of Austin, Texas in search of free beer and food trucks, and when Gimme Noise threw our first-ever Minnesota music showcase with First Avenue.But according t ... More >>

Rosa Mexicano leaves a lot to be desired

Mexican fare disappointing even on the good china

Minneapolis-Saint Paul Latin Film Festival

Mexican fare disappointing even on the good china

Ford plant closure sympomatic of capitalism's ills, writes World Socialist

Ford has relocated St. Paul manufacturing jobs to Thailand and Brazil. ​Weeks after the last Ford vehicle build in Minnesota rolled off the Highland Park assembly line, the World Socialist Website writes that the plant's closure is symptomatic of the decline of American manufacturing. The fact tha ... More >>

Buffalo Moon

Ford has relocated St. Paul manufacturing jobs to Thailand and Brazil. ​Weeks after the last Ford vehicle build in Minnesota rolled off the Highland Park assembly line, the World Socialist Website writes that the plant's closure is symptomatic of the decline of American manufacturing. The fact tha ... More >>