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Foxy Falafel declares opening date
July 25, 2012 in The Hot Dish
Get ready for a falafel partySee also:Best FalafelFoxy Falafel's new truck: a first tasteFoxy Falafel to open soon in former Caribe spaceOwner Erica Strait announced that she's ready to fling...
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Love Your Lunch Day today at two food trucks
July 25, 2012 in The Hot Dish
A lunch that's easy to loveSee also:Top 10 Street Eats in the Twin CitiesHola Arepa Ginger Lemonade [RECIPE]Fork in the Road truck is a labor of loveReusable container company Aladdin...
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MidNord Food Truck: A first look
July 24, 2012 in The Hot Dish
The new MidNord truck brings a taste of the world to St. Paul curbside diningEmpanadas are a great idea for a food truck. Little fried-dough flavor pockets are easy to...
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Masu Sushi and Robata at Mall of America: a first look
July 23, 2012 in The Hot Dish
Better than the food court, Masu Sushi opens at the MOASee also:Masu Sushi Mall of America has an opening dateBest Japanese Restaurant: Masu Sushi & RobataMasu Sushi & Robata goes...
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Figlio makes a comeback
July 20, 2012 in The Hot Dish
Parasole hands over the keys to FiglioSee also:Primebar opens in Il Gatto spaceIl Gatto ClosedIl Gatto replaces FiglioJust a week after the old space was reopened as PrimeBar, the phoenix...
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The Bachelor Farmer announces first anniversary party
July 19, 2012 in The Hot Dish
Sasha LandskovThe Bachelor Farmer is throwing a block-party blowout--and admission is FREESee also:The Bachelor Farmer adds brunch and Sunday SupperThe Bachelor Farmer: Best Restaurant (Minneapolis)Obama Motorcade goes to The Bachelor...
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Masu Sushi Mall of America has an opening date
July 17, 2012 in The Hot Dish
Masu moves in to the Mall of AmericaSee Also: Masu Sushi makes list of best new American sushi restaurantsBest of the Twin Cities: Best Japanese Restaurant -- 2012 Dining options at the...
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Primebar opens in former Il Gatto space in Uptown
July 11, 2012 in The Hot Dish
Photo courtesy PrimebarSliders now available at PrimebarPrimebar, the chain moving into the former Il Gatto (and Figlio before it) location in Calhoun Square, is now open for business. After a...
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How to brew iced coffee at home [RECIPE]
July 10, 2012 in The Hot Dish
Chill out! Make your own iced coffee concentrateThe hot accessory for summer is a mason jar filled with craft-brewed iced coffee. Many of our favorite coffee shops are now selling...
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Strip Club Meat & Fish pours the metro's first cocktails on tap
July 09, 2012 in The Hot Dish
The Jamo Toe and Pimm's CupEver on the cutting edge of the craft cocktail revolution, the Strip Club Meat & Fish has added two new drinks to its menu. The...
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Desserts in Jars: a chat with author Shaina Olmanson [RECIPE]
July 06, 2012 in The Hot Dish
A taste of Desserts in Jars, available nowThis Sunday afternoon at Kitchen in the Market in Midtown Global Market, blogger and author Shaina Olmanson will be signing copies of her...
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St. Paul Library hosts outdoor movies for foodies this month
July 03, 2012 in The Hot Dish
Mostly Martha, the first in the seriesBeginning this Friday the downtown St. Paul Library will be screening a delectable series of movies every evening at dusk. The showing will begin around 9:30...
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Top 10 street eats in the Twin Cities
June 28, 2012 in The Hot Dish
Joy SummersWhere food trucks rally, we followPeople called them a fad, but as a new truck or trailer seems to pop up every day, it's hard to argue with the...
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Perennial Plate celebrates season 2 at Solera with pig roast
June 28, 2012 in The Hot Dish
Jorge Guzman and Daniel KleinWhen Jorge Guzman and Daniel Klein met and started talking food, it was clear they were chefs cut from the same sustainable cloth. Klein has produced...
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Harvest Grill, food truck from and for Minnesota
June 25, 2012 in The Hot Dish
The Harvest Grill wraps up a little lunchAnother food truck has hit the streets this year--the sunset-colored Harvest Grill. The truck is an offshoot of the Harvest Grill restaurant at...
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Kathie Jenkins out as food critic for the Pioneer Press
June 22, 2012 in The Hot Dish
Pioneer Press says goodbye to longtime food editorYesterday afternoon on the Lori & Julia show on My Talk 107.1, local food critic Kathie Jenkins announced that after almost 17 years...
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Foxy Falafel's new truck: a first taste
June 20, 2012 in The Hot Dish
For the first time, Foxy Falafel on the streets of St. PaulOwner Erica Straight is rocking her newly minted food truck, and she's hitting the streets of St. Paul. After...
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Foxy Falafel soon to open in former Caribe spot
June 19, 2012 in The Hot Dish
Crazy like a fox, Erica Strait builds her falafel empireThe movement of street food to brick-and-mortar buildings continues with overachiever Erica Strait bringing her Foxy Falafel to St. Paul only...
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Scott Pampuch, from farm to table to ... Milwaukee? [UPDATED]
June 19, 2012 in The Hot Dish
Chef Scott Pampuch is saying see ya to MinnesotaScott Pampuch, the celebrated chef who owned and operated Corner Table for seven years and a champion of farm-to-table eating, will be...
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Taste of the Nation HOTlist event fights childhood hunger
June 14, 2012 in The Hot Dish
Dine, drink, and help end childhood hungerNothing tastes better than dining out for a good cause. On Monday, June 25, some of the biggest names in local fine dining and...
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Cafe Levain's Adam Vickerman shares his AMAZING chilled pea soup [RECIPE]
June 13, 2012 in The Hot Dish
Chef Adam Vickerman shares a seasonal recipeEach week City Page's Side Dish column dips a little deeper into the menus of some of our favorite Twin Cities haunts. This week...
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Birdhouse: A preview of Stewart Woodman's new restaurant
June 11, 2012 in The Hot Dish
Stewart and Heidi Woodman at BirdhouseWhile other restaurants languish with elastic opening dates, Stewart and Heidi Woodman aren't wasting any time opening the doors at Birdhouse. It seemed the second...
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Primebar has an opening date [UPDATE]
June 07, 2012 in The Hot Dish
Photo courtesy PrimebarPrimebar brings sliders, brews and happy back to former Il Gatto space in UptownThe Restaurants America mini-chain moving into the ill-fated Il Gatto space announced today that it...
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The Bachelor Farmer adds Sunday supper and brunch
June 07, 2012 in The Hot Dish
Kara BucknerSmrrebrd Sunday The hits keep on coming for Eric and Andrew Dayton's wildly successful restaurant, the Bachelor Farmer. From raving reviews to a recent meal spent with the President...
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Salty Tart celebrates 4 years with cookies
June 06, 2012 in The Hot Dish
Michelle Gayer celebrates four years of the Salty TartMichelle Gayer, the James Beard Award-nominated chef, has been running her bakery, the Salty Tart, for four years today. That is four...
