twin cities eats

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A Culinary Excursion through the Twin Cities (and occasionally beyond) focusing on non-chain eating spots and the life of a self-proclaimed foodie

Located: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Tags: restaurants, food, cooking, books, Minneapolis restaurants, markets, foodie, culinary, gastronomy

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Sidetrip: Melbourne, Australia on Nov 19, 2009 in I am one very happy Red Pepper. And the simple reason is that Australia, and specifically Melbourne, is a fabulous place for a foodie. Everywhere I turned there were new chef-driven restaurants and, not just that, everyone was talking about the food...



Sidetrip: Melbourne Cup Day, Australia on Nov 13, 2009 in What a week to be in Melbourne! Spring has come and the Spring Racing Carnival is on. Yes, racing, and no, I do not mean NASCAR! We are talking about the ponies! I had no idea that people of all ages could be so inspired by horse-racing that ther...



Food Lit: Heirloom on Nov 11, 2009 in Food Lit If there is one food that I adore it has to be fresh tomatoes, to the extent that I grow them on my patio. I feel horrible pangs of guilt that I can’t treat my tomato plants as well as I would like – the travel, lack of real earth to put them in...



Food Lit: Never Trust a Thin Cook on Nov 9, 2009 in Food Lit Ooh. I am not thrilled. Despite the fact that I truly enjoyed reading Eric Dregni’s Never Trust a Thin Cook and Other Tales from Italy’s Culinary Capital, I felt like I was taken in by the marketing of the book. I saw the title and then the bl...



Lyndale Taphouse on Nov 6, 2009 in Lyndale Taphouse The pinup girls of Lyndale Taphouse have caused quite the commotion on the local blogs in the past couple of months. I feel the need to comment. I was a Women’s Studies minor in college and I am not offended by the photos – I think they are fun...



The Anchor Fish and Chips on Nov 4, 2009 in Anchor Fish and Chips Okay, maybe you will think I am weird but I am a woman with long hair and one of my biggest pet peeves is when I walk out of a restaurant and my hair smells like the grease trap swishing in front of my face and making me blanche in disgust at myself...