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Broadcaster & Food Critic
Growing up in Chicago, I have a soft spot in my heart for the places doing Chicago-style hot dogs and Italian Beef sandwiches. I love Chris and Rob's, and I love Uncle Franky's. So when the owner emailed me and told me that he was transforming the place on Thursday,...
The trend in donuts has been brilliant, fun pastry chefs trying to out-do themselves with crazy fillings and toppings. The antidote to that trend is Hans' Bakery in Anoka. I heard it was crazy there, with people lining up - so after the WCCO Noon show two weeks ago, I...
Why so many chain restaurants in the suburbs of the Twin Cities, and so few interesting, locally-owned restaurants? Rent is high, diners are perceived to be less adventurous, I wrote about this in Minnesota Monthly awhile ago. But there are little islands of joy for...
One of my biggest beefs about living in Maple Grove is the lack of locally-owned restaurants. Our food scene is so excellent in the Twin Cities, and we are a largely suburban population, but outside of Pittsburgh Blue (owned by Parasole), Maple Grove has a lot of...
As a suburbanite, finding family-friendly, family-owned, scratch-cooking kitchens isn't easy. So Friday night when I was the emcee of the Robbinsdale Cooper marching band fundraising concert (sorry for partying, people!), I asked on Twitter if anyone had any...