Food and restaurants
Celebration dining at Shuang Cheng ... for under $15
Once in a blue moon the start of the Lunar New Year and Valentine's Day fall on the same day. This is one of those unusual years when we celebrate both holidays on February 14. In looking for special ways to celebrate that won't break the budget, I sat down with Daniel Lam of Shuang Cheng in Dinkytown and selected three delicious multi-course New Year/Valentine dining ideas from his regular menu for under $15 per person. MORE »
Ruling the table with Pollan (and a little Wilde)
What has the world come to when one of our leading food and farming writers is moved to pen a book with the subtitle, "An eater's manual"?MORE »
Family meal time
Families eating together is very important. Numerous studies have been conducted that talk about just how important it is to growing children. But for our family, meals don't always happen around a table.
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Anodyne's Eggs come from happy, but not urban, chickens
When I saw that the Daily Special scramble at Anodyne Coffeehouse, 43rd and Nicollet Ave.MORE »
Farm to school in St. Paul, Wayzata
A few school districts in Minnesota have been recognized recently for their efforts in creating healthier, more locally grown meals for school lunches. In March, St. Paul Schools will complete its 18-month pilot program in finding new and innovative ways to create a more local, sustainable and healthy school lunch program. Meanwhile Mary Anderson, the Culinary Director of Wayzata Public Schools, won national recognition for Wayzata schools' farm to school initiative features fresh fruits and vegetables from Minnesota including sweet corn, beets, parsnips and squash, as well as local cheese, grains and other items. MORE »
Creative financing is winning recipe for Saint Paul bakery
Katie Novotny and husband Ebba Benti will celebrate the re-opening of the Saint Paul Classic Cookie Co. next weekend at its new location, 2386 Territorial Road in Saint Paul.MORE »
My new favorite restaurant: the Rice Palace
Going to a restaurant with three children is always an adventure. Couple that with a wide range of tastes and a limited budget, and we don't end up going out to restaurants very much. It is actually pretty hard for me to get myself psyched up to go out. It has to be a restaurant with food that I can't cook at home and portions that will fill us up and a price that doesn't break the bank.MORE »
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