Farewells, chicken coops, and more in the Best of the Week: September 5-9, 2011

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See ya!

​The Hot Dish posted this week on a few downtown Minneapolis staples that are flying the coop, plus stories on what may be the manliest restaurant in America and a bit of Twin Cities soul food history. As summer winds down and the fair is in our rear view mirror, here's a great set of Hot Dish items to keep your weekend interesting.

• So long Cold Stone Creamery and the Hard Rock Café. Is it the end of Block E?
• Not to worry, as the nearby Cowles Center will have Cravings.
• Gopher Bar is in the running to be America's manliest restaurant. Wow.
  
• Take a Big E walk down memory lane.
• Into chickens? Check out the coop tour.

Enjoy your weekend, and if you join the parade of chicken coops, please tell us about it!