Food and restaurants


Ward 6 invites East Siders to breakfast

By Meg Gronau, Dayton's Bluff Forum

(Photo pulled from ward6stpaul.com)

You've probably heard of the new local hot spot for comforting pub food, delicious beer, and creative cocktails. Ward 6, owned by East Siders Eric Foster and Bob Parker, is bustling in the evenings, when folks from around the metro gather at 858 Payne Avenue, delighting in creations like the bacon-laced “Fatty Melt” burger or the surprisingly-spicy signature “Ward 6” martini.

MORE »

Richfield’s Asian Direct Oriental Market: Fish, fruit, and fun snacks

By Stephanie Fox, Global Groceries

Polan Sar

On a recent visit, Asian Direct Oriental Market, a little mostly Vietnamese and Cambodian store in Richfield, was filled with customers, even as the sky was filled with April snowflakes.

MORE »

Samba: A taste of Brazil in Hopkins

By Michelle Tran, TC Daily Planet

United Foodies of Minnesota speaking with Samba Taste of Brazil owner Jose Luiz Pantano and his daughter Alessandra Orthey on stop #3 of the tour "Around the World in the Twin Cities."

“Sake?” questioned one of the passengers on our trek Around the World in the Twin Cities.

“Yes, sake is very common in Brazil,” said Jose Luiz Pantano, owner of Samba Taste of Brazil in Hopkins, “You see, there are many Japanese in Brazil. Many influences in Brazil.”

MORE »

Queen's Day is coming; Grab a Minnesota stroopwafel

By Lee Egerstrom, Minnesota 2020

National holidays anywhere make fine times to salute ethnic foods made right here in Minnesota. Put April 30 on your calendar for Queen’s Day in the Netherlands.

MORE »
Minnesota 2020

House passes omnibus environment, natural resources and agriculture bill

By Jonathan Mohr, Session Weekly/Session Daily

Despite charges of wasteful spending and unnecessary fee increases, the House passed the omnibus environment, natural resources and agriculture finance and policy bill 69-61 Thursday evening after four-plus hours of floor debate.

MORE »

Surly Brewing Co.'s "destination brewery" to set up in Minneapolis's Prospect Park neighborhood

By Marion Renault, The Minnesota Daily

Hell, Furious and Bender can already be found at more than 500 Minnesota bars and restaurants, but now Surly Brewing Company will be closer than ever to the University of Minnesota campus and its students.

MORE »

Late winter weather mixed news for farmers

By Lee Egerstrom, Minnesota 2020

Coming off what looks like a record year for Minnesota farm income in 2012, weather watchers are concerned about what the cold, wet, snowy, icy April weather may be doing to this year’s agricultural prospects.

MORE »

Daily Diner could not be finer

By John Bailey, GreenLineGems

I just had a great meal at the brand new Daily Diner in Frogtown. But before I go much further, a couple of acknowledgements are needed.

MORE »
GreenLineGems

Frogtown's Daily Diner dishes up meatloaf and mashed potatoes, with dignity and sobriety on the side

By Jeremy Iggers, Iggers Digest

I still remember the days when I used to get excited about the opening of new restaurants serving exotic dishes like pho and pad Thai. But nowadays, you can find pho and pad Thai on almost every block of St. Paul's University Avenue, and my definition of new and exciting has shifted. What's new and exciting these days is the Daily Diner, which opened Monday at University and Dale in Frogtown.

MORE »
Syndicate content