Beaujolais Nouveau Day: Celebrate at Barbette
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| Last year's vintage of Beaujolais Nouveau is making way for the new guy this Thursday |
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| Wikimedia Commons |
| Last year's vintage of Beaujolais Nouveau is making way for the new guy this Thursday |
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| Exercise your right to tube steaks today |
Aside from National Pie Day (January 23), Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day (April 12), and Whiskey Sour Day (August 25), today, National Hot Dog Day, is one of the food holidays we look forward to the most.
There's nothing wrong with packing a picnic lunch or firing up the grill in your own back yard, but here are five ways to celebrate today at local restaurants:
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| National Jerky Day is June 12 |
In honor of National Jerky Day (that's today for those of you who didn't already have it on your calendar), Jack Link's, now one of the "fastest-growing meat snack manufacturers in the world," has created an all-jerky portrait of Sasquatch, the creature featured in its current ad campaign.
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| Celebrate the joys of pasta all month long. |
Not only is Nick Eldorado a member of the hard rockin' band LIKEHELL, he also loves hotdish so much (even more than Michele Bachmann) that he started his own group to celebrate the stuff. Since March is National Noodle Month, we checked in with Eldorado, who shares one of his favorite hotdish recipes and a pasta recipe made by his Italian papa.
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| A little more than your standard heart-shaped pizza |

It's high time for pie time
March 14 used to be the day that held national significance for lovers of flaky pastry and mathematical constants alike, but the American Pie Council has declared today, January 23, National Pie Day, and its purpose is to "pass on the love and enjoyment of pie eating and pie making to future generations." If you're wondering why this day was specifically chosen as National Pie Day, the APC has a predictably cute and pretty convincing answer. "It's 1/23 because celebrating the wholesome goodness of pie is as easy as 1-2-3."
On a holiday that's all about food, why not let the professionals do the cooking? Whether you're hosting notoriously judgmental family members or looking to start a new lower-key Thanksgiving tradition, choosing one of the many Twin Cities restaurants that offer Thanksgiving Day meals just might be the way to go. Here are some of your options.
Restaurant options abound for Thanksgiving Day
Who hasn't ever entertained the thought of hiring a chef to prepare an entire Thanksgiving meal for the family? Since that option is fairly inaccessible, here's the next best thing: Pre-order your turkey and side dishes to go. Here are some local options. ![]()
Kowalski's is one of several places offering pre-made Thanksgiving dinners.
| It's ours for the taking. |
The real estate website Zillow ranked 20 cities throughout the country in order of their trick-or-treatability, and Minneapolis placed 11th, ahead of Miami and San Diego. They also picked the best neighborhoods for Halloween loot, and we've picked the best possible route to hit them all and still have time to gorge at home before bedtime.
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