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Solera's Bombay Saint: Drink of the week
May 21, 2010 in The Hot Dish
?Bombay Saint$10Solera900 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis612.338.0062website The quest to find the perfect summertime drink is on. Sometimes simple is best--think gin and tonic--but it's exciting when our mixmasters dream up something new....
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Minnesota Scottish Fair, Saturday, May 22
May 20, 2010 in The Hot Dish
This weekend put on your kilt and head North to Farmington to celebrate all things Scottish at the 7th Annual Minnesota Scottish Fair. There will be shepherding, bagpipes a-piping, and...
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Meritage's crepe cart
May 18, 2010 in The Hot Dish
This season, Meritage (aka. Best French Restaurant 2010) will be operating a crepe cart and downtown St. Paul rejoices! Street food is where it's at this year, and our choices...
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Clover Club: The makings of a great vintage cocktail
May 17, 2010 in The Hot Dish
?In the 1930s, a group of writers would gather in the bar of the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia. They would discuss the events of the world, literature, and the arts,...
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Minnesota Craft Beer Week events
May 17, 2010 in The Hot Dish
?Minnesota Craft Beer Week is here! The Seven Corners neighborhood is home to the festivities, with Town Hall Brewery, Preston's, and Stub & Herb's being the epicenter. Here are a...
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Best of Hot Dish: May 10-14
May 14, 2010 in The Hot Dish
Thoth, God of Knowledge/Flickr?Hi there, Hot Dishers! It has been a wonderful week full of all things food and drink. Many great events are coming up: Art-a-Whirl, Minnesota Craft Beer...
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Mayslack's: happy hour of the week
May 14, 2010 in The Hot Dish
?Mayslack's Bar1428 4th St. NE, Minneapolis 612.789.9862 websiteHours and details: Mayslack's happy hours take place Monday-Friday from 3-6 p.m. with $2.50 taps and well drinks. Venue: Since 1955, Mayslack's has been...
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Jameson at the Local: Drink of the week
May 14, 2010 in The Hot Dish
The Big Ginger Jameson Irish Whiskey at the Local Voted Best Irish Pub 2010 The Local is all that. And true fact: It sells approximately 25 bottles a day of Jameson Irish...
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Morel festival, Muscoda, WI: Road Trip
May 13, 2010 in The Hot Dish
tlindenbaum/flickr If bright lights of the big city are just feeling a little too much for you this weekend, pack up the roadster, because I hear the highway calling your name....
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Saint Paul: the drink recipe
May 10, 2010 in The Hot Dish
Looking through a list of vintage drink recipes, I was excited to find a cocktail called Saint Paul. A gin and rum drink made with bitter lemon soda and Angostura...
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Rhubarb recipes that rock
May 10, 2010 in The Hot Dish
ewan and donabel/flickr? With a goal of creating something delicious out of rhubarb--other than a pie or a crisp--we were feeling a little skeptical. In our kitchen, we have a...
Best of Hot Dish: May 3rd-7th, 2010
May 07, 2010 in The Hot Dish
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Herkimer Pub and Brewery: the happiest hour
May 07, 2010 in The Hot Dish
? Herkimer Pub and Brewery: 2922 Lyndale Ave., S., Mpls. 612.821.0101. website Hours and details: Daily: 3pm-6pm 2 for 1 beer and well drink. select appetizers. And Sunday-Thursday: 10pm-1am $3 beer...
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Barrio's Old Cuban: Drink of the week
May 07, 2010 in The Hot Dish
?Old Cuban$9Barrio925 Nicollet Mall, Mpls.612.333.9953235 E. 6th St., St. Paul 651.222.3250websiteThere is something that many drinkers agree upon: mojitos are yummy. Rum, lime, mint, and a little something sweet equals...
DIY-on-the-Fly: lilac syrup and drink recipes
April 30, 2010 in The Hot Dish
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Best of Hot Dish: April 26th-April 30th, 2010
April 30, 2010 in The Hot Dish
Thoth, God of Knowledge/Flickr? These Twin Cities are exploding with food news, as the season of all things fresh and bountiful comes upon us. A perfect weekend to hop on...
Town Hall Brewery's Annual Blessing of the Maibock
April 30, 2010 in The Hot Dish
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Living Green Expo: local food galore
April 30, 2010 in The Hot Dish
Clac-turfa/flickr?Along with useful advice and products to keep our communities greener and more sustainable, the Living Green Expo, Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 to...
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The Lexington's Martini: drink of the week
April 30, 2010 in The Hot Dish
Steve Neuharth Martini$6.95 and up for premium ($5 + at happy hour)The Lexington1096 Grand Ave., St. Paul651.222.5878websiteI hear many a gripe about bars who call anything and everything poured into a...
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Yarusso's: happy hour of the week
April 29, 2010 in The Hot Dish
Yarusso Bros.Italian Restaurant: 635 Payne Ave., St. Paul, 651.776.4848 When: Monday-Friday 3pm-6pm Details: $2.75 beer, wine, and rail drinks, $1 off all other drinks, 1/2-price appetizers. Plus, Monday and Tuesday from 11am-9pm...
Backyard chickens: feeling country
April 29, 2010 in The Hot Dish
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Pink peppercorn and thyme soda
April 28, 2010 in The Hot Dish
Steve Neuharth? This delicious sipper made with pink peppercorns--which aren't really peppercorns but dried berries from Madagascar--has layers of flavor: Clove and anise bring spice, thyme infuses green herbs, and...
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Cooking with dandelion greens
April 28, 2010 in The Hot Dish
?Cooking with dandelion greens might make you feel a little crazy--weeds in your frying pan, and all--but the result is delish. Dandelion greens are full of vitamins A and B,...
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St. Paul Farmer's Market: opening weekend!
April 26, 2010 in The Hot Dish
? Despite a slight drizzle, the peeps were out at the St. Paul Farmer's Market this weekend. Along with many old favorite vendors, there were a few new guys, too,...
Best of Hot Dish: April 19th-22nd, 2010
April 23, 2010 in The Hot Dish
