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2nd Annual Food Truck Fair moves to Uptown

By Joy Summers Wed., May 22 2013 at 8:40 AM
Categories: Events, Food Truck
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Joy Summers
AZ Canteen joins the 2nd Annual Food Truck Fair
After what can be generously described as a steep learning curve, the Minnesota Food Truck Fair is returning with some big changes. The first Food Truck Fair was held in the North Loop and charged varying ticket fees for samples of food and craft beer. Attendees complained of excessively long lines, over-selling the event and a complete lack of water (among other things).

This year, the organizers have promised that there will be big changes. Not only will the event move to two blocks, south of Lake Street on Hennepin Avenue to 31st Street and east to Holmes Avenue, they are also doing away with an entry fee.

After the outrage of last year's attendees, we reached out to organizers to discuss what we could expect this year.

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Haute Dish is turning three!

By Keane Amdahl Thu., May 16 2013 at 8:29 AM
Categories: Events, Food, News
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Haute Dish turns three and invites you celebrate with them with a special five-course tasting menu of HD classics

Downtown's favorite haute 'diner' celebrates their venture into mid-toddlerhood as the restaurant known for its own distinct take on Midwestern cuisine turns three-years-old this weekend. The restaurant will be celebrating with a special five-course tasting menu composed of several of their classic dishes that helped to make them a fast Minneapolis favorite.

In addition to the special tasting, all week long the folks at Haute Dish have been dishing out goodies to loyal their customers. Haute Dish patrons can win things like t-shirts, gift cards and various fancy meats!


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Minnesota Monthly's Grillfest RECIPE

By Joy Summers Wed., May 15 2013 at 9:39 AM
Categories: 'Tis the Season, Events
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Emily Utne
Some of Peter Botcher's crafted sausages at Butcher and the Boar

It's time to slap on some short pants and fire up those grills. The warm weather has arrived and we're ready to celebrate with something charred to perfection. This weekend, May 18 and 19, Minnesota Monthly Magazine will host their second annual Grillfest at The Depot in downtown Minneapolis from 1 - 5 p.m. There will be live music, cooking demos, tons of samples, beer and wine. In anticipation of the event, Chef Peter Botcher, the main sausage man at Butcher and the Boar was kind enough to share a taste of what's in store.

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Thomas Keller and Bouchon Bakery coming to La Belle Vie

By Joy Summers Mon., May 13 2013 at 8:27 AM
Categories: Celebrity Dish, Events, ZimmernWatch
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Thomas Keller and Sebastien Rouxel of Bouchon will be stopping in town to promote their new Bouchon Bakery cookbook along with a little help from local celebrity chefs Andrew Zimmern and Tim McKee. A very special book signing will take place at La Belle Vie, and you're invited.

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Muddy Pig to host Arts & Craft Beer Boutique on Sunday

By Dawn Brodey Fri., Apr. 26 2013 at 11:31 AM
Categories: Events, Holiday Dining

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Beer drinking and Mother's Day shopping: Why didn't someone think of this before?
Mothers' Day is right around the corner. And just in time, the Muddy Pig serves up something that both you and Mom will truly treasure -- beer and artful gifts. On Sunday, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., the bar will be collaborating with Founders Brewing Company and 14 local artists to present the Arts and Craft Beer Boutique.


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Food Network's Ted Allen talks about Dining Out for Life

By Keane Amdahl Wed., Apr. 24 2013 at 12:30 PM
Categories: Events


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Chopped host Ted Allen is a spokesperson for the restaurant fundraiser to fight HIV/AIDS
This Thursday more than 180 restaurants around the Twin Cities will take part in a national fundraiser to help raise money and awareness for the fight against HIV/AIDS. Dining Out for Life is an annual event in which restaurants from across the country donate a portion of their evening's proceeds to local HIV/AIDS-related charities. Twin Cities restaurants are donating anywhere from 20 to 100 percent of the evening's profits.

One of Dining Out for Life's celebrity spokespeople is Ted Allen, the Emmy Award-winning host of the Food Network's hit TV show Chopped. Allen has also served as a judge on the Food Network's Iron Chef America and Bravo's Top Chef, and he is the author of The Food You Want to Eat: 100 Smart, Simple Recipes. The Hot Dish recently talked with Allen about the national dine-out event.

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Best-selling food writer Michael Pollan to visit Twin Cities

By Keane Amdahl Mon., Apr. 15 2013 at 11:31 AM
Categories: Events, Food, Neighborhood Dining, News

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New York Times best-selling author Michael Pollan will speak at a one-night-only event to promote his newest book

New York Times best selling author and forefather of the modern movement against industrialized food is coming to the Twin Cities for a one-night-only event to promote his newest book, Cooked: a Natural History of Transformation. The event will be held May 2 at Beth El Synagogue in St. Louis Park. Tickets are still available, with several purchase options available. 

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Lucid Beer Burger Bash is set for Saga Hill Cooking School

By Emily Weiss Tue., Apr. 9 2013 at 11:40 AM
Categories: Brews, Etc., Events
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Build (and eat) a perfect burger at Lucid Beer Burger Bash starting this weekend

As we start to prep our backyards, clean off the patio furniture, and roll out the grills (okay, maybe that's a little premature, but it will happen soon), suddenly burgers are on the brain. They are deceptively simple -- just meat and bun -- and yet perfecting one can take years of practice and tweaking and convincing yourself you need to grind your own meat. If you want to take some of the trial and error out of your burger-making and add a few beer samples to help make the whole process just that much easier, plan to attend the upcoming Lucid Beer Burger Bash.

Here are the details on the multidate class at Saga Hill Cooking and Events in northeast Minneapolis.

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Seward Co-op to host its 12th-annual CSA Fair

By Keane Amdahl Mon., Apr. 8 2013 at 7:18 AM
Categories: Events, Events, Food, News
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On Saturday, Seward Co-op's CSA fair will feature farmers from across the state.

This Saturday Seward Co-op will be hosting its 12th-annual CSA Fair, which showcases local farmers and their CSA programs to the public. A CSA (short for Community Supported Agriculture) is a program in which consumers buy harvest shares directly from local farmers. In return, investors receive fresh produce on a scheduled basis, which can be picked up from a variety of drop points across the Twin Cities. These programs help farmers with their heavy springtime expenditures while providing people with fresh, locally grown produce.

The event will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, in the parking lot of Seward Co-op and will be "rain or shine." We with a co-op manager and some of the farmers involved to get their take on what CSAs mean for the community at large.


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Surly Overrated release party is tomorrow

By Emily Weiss Fri., Apr. 5 2013 at 11:53 AM
Categories: Beer, Events
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The real label for Overrated just in time for its real release

In what turned out to be a Kaufman-esque (Andy, not Charlie, though we'd be interested to see that too) publicity stunt, several months ago Surly pranked the surprisingly stuffy beer community by leaking fake label art for its upcoming West Coast IPA called Overrated. After the pastel unicorn-sparkle aftermath died down, the brewery cleared up its intentions and published the real label, complete with the following self-aware explanation:
It's been said, 'It's easier to brew an extremely hoppy beer than an extremely balanced beer.' And you know us, we are always looking for the easy way out, so we jumped on the West Coast IPA bandwagon and brewed this dry and hoppy ale. 'Surly's a little bit of a one-trick pony, they just brew gimmick beers,' and maybe we are OVERRATED, but at the end of the day, it's just a beer. If you like it, great, so do we. If you only liked us when we were small, then leave this one on the shelf. Let one of the fanboys grab it.

Now Surly is ready to release Overrated for real, and they are doing it in style tomorrow, April 6. Here are the details.

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