'Tis the Season

Beaujolais Nouveau Day: Celebrate at Barbette

By Emily Weiss Wed., Nov. 14 2012 at 8:10 AM
Categories: 'Tis the Season, Food Holidays, Wine
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Last year's vintage of Beaujolais Nouveau is making way for the new guy this Thursday

In America, there's a certain Thursday in November that wine drinkers look forward to. This is also true in France, but the holiday is a week earlier and it doesn't involve as much food, but it does involve a lot more wine. The point is, this Thursday is Beaujolais Nouveau Day! 

When the clocks strike midnight on the third Thursday of each November, Frenchmen from Normandy to Alsace flood the bistros and brasseries to get their first taste of the year's latest Beaujolais -- a fruity, barely fermented, super-young red wine made from gamay grapes. The fervor, fun, and festivity surrounding the release of Beaujolais has since inspired other countries to follow in the tradition, with Italians celebrating Vino Novello Day, and now we even honor nouveau wines in the U.S. -- all on this upcoming third Thursday in November.

Want to start a tradition of your own? Head to Barbette in Uptown. From Thursday to Sunday this week, they'll be hosting a four-course dinner where you can sample Beaujolais Nouveau from popular French winemaker Joseph Drouhin. 

Here's the menu:

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Food Holidays

Top 5 ways to celebrate National Hot Dog Day today

By Emily Weiss Mon., Jul. 23 2012 at 11:45 AM
Categories: Food Holidays
Hot dogs
Exercise your right to tube steaks today
See also: Top 10 hot dogs in the Twin Cities Today is National Pie Day

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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Bigfoot made out of beef jerky [PHOTO]

By Emily Weiss Tue., Jun. 12 2012 at 7:37 AM
Categories: Food Holidays, The Art of Food, Zany Antics
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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.

The portrait was made by Jason Mecier, a San Francisco-based mosaic artist who is known for his bean and noodle portrait of Buffy Summers, Condoleeza Rice made of actual rice, and a card made of holiday candy that features the Olsen twins. It took more than 16 pounds of jerky, which is about 80 bags, of Jack's snack meats to make this work of art.  

Here's a photo:




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Recipes

We rock National Noodle Month with LIKEHELL's Nick Eldorado (RECIPE)

By Michelle Leon Wed., Mar. 14 2012 at 10:47 AM
Categories: Food Holidays, Recipes
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Celebrate the joys of pasta all month long.

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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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Free Stuff!

IHOP giving away free short stacks for National Pancake Day today

By Emily Weiss Tue., Feb. 28 2012 at 7:30 AM
Categories: Food Holidays, Free Stuff!

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You don't even have to be an early riser to reap the benefits of this breakfast-centered holiday.

Today is National Pancake Day (not to be confused with Shrove Tuesday, which was last week), and to celebrate IHOP in Bloomington will be giving away a free short stack of its signature buttermilk pancakes to each guest who stops by between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. 

IHOP is asking for a voluntary donation from each diner, which will benefit the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals' program at Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare.

Since the IHOP started this tradition in 2006, it has raised close to $8 million for local charities and served up more than 14 million free pancakes. They're hoping to hit the $10 million mark this year, so consider embracing syrup caddies, weak coffee, and vinyl booths. It's for a good cause. 


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Choking on our Cheerios

Pizza Hut's $10,010 Valentine's Day proposal kit

By Emily Weiss Fri., Feb. 10 2012 at 7:48 AM
Categories: Choking on our Cheerios, Food Holidays
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A little more than your standard heart-shaped pizza
​Looking for a unique/sad/bizarre way to propose to someone on Tuesday? Pizza Hut is running a promotion through Valentine's Day called the "Tie the Knot With Dinner Box". 

In addition to $10 worth of dinner (we assume pizza, but for this price you should be able to get hot wings and cheesy bread too), the Tie the Knot package includes...

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Food Holidays

Today is National Pie Day

By Emily Weiss Mon., Jan. 23 2012 at 1:45 PM
Categories: Food Holidays

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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." 

Sounds like it's not just your luxury as a baker but your duty as an American to observe this righteous food holiday. Since the APC didn't exactly outline steps 1-2-3, the Hot Dish has a few suggestions as to how you can celebrate locally. 

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Food Holidays

Twin Cities restaurants offer Thanksgiving Day options

By Mo Perry Tue., Nov. 22 2011 at 11:56 AM
Categories: Food Holidays

Restaurant options abound for Thanksgiving Day
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.

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Thanksgiving dinners to go: Five places to pick up your turkey and fixings

By Yael Grauer Fri., Nov. 11 2011 at 7:24 AM
Categories: Food Holidays

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Kowalski's is one of several places offering pre-made Thanksgiving dinners.
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.

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Minneapolis ranked 11th best trick-or-treating city in U.S.

By Jessica Lussenhop Mon., Oct. 31 2011 at 12:59 PM
Categories: Food Holidays
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It's ours for the taking.
​Parents, find yourself some comfortable walking shoes. Kids, start your engines.

For the first time ever, Minneapolis has been ranked one of the best cities in the U.S. to go trick-or-treating.

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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