Restaurants

April 25, 2020

We got takeout from Zetta’s tonight and thoroughly enjoyed the “somewhat original flatbread sandwiches”. I recommend checking this place out. The food is very tasty, very portable, and well suited to take out during social distancing. 👍

April 8, 2020

Getting delicious takeout empanadas from Boludo tonight. They seem to be thriving with a ton of business. Great to see! 🥟🤘

March 22, 2020

Getting takeout from Tap Society! Delicious cheeseburgers and we need to support our local businesses! 🍔🍔🍔

Two notices taped to a glass door at Tap Society restaurant announcing COVID-19 dine-in closure and takeout and delivery options.

December 22, 2019

Big crowd at Dino’s Pizzeria in Mankato tonight! Delicious pizza! 🍕

Dino's Pizza neon sign glowing above a crowded sidewalk outside the restaurant at night in Mankato Minnesota

November 9, 2019

We went to Keg & Case for the first time and had a fabulous market lunch!

Dozens of fresh shiitake mushrooms growing from a substrate block on a metal rack shelf

Interior of Keg and Case market hall with honeycomb wood shelving displaying candles and goods, shoppers browsing vendor stalls in background.

Four hands holding ice cream cones topped with large scoops, viewed from above on a concrete floor.

Display case at House of Halva showing nine labeled halva blocks including sesame, pistachio, marble, coconut, and chocolate hazelnut flavors.

October 18, 2019

We had great pizza and equally great beer at Rapids Brewing Co. Some deliciously hoppy beers! 🍻

Two men in jackets standing outside Rapids Brewing Co in front of a wood-paneled exterior wall with the brewery sign.

Busy taproom interior with wood tables, string lights, and patrons gathered at a long bar with brewing equipment visible behind it.

Flight of four beers from Rapids Brewing Co on a metal tray with description cards showing Hoky Saaz Wet Hop Pale Ale, Jam IPA, Mosaic Mama IPA, and Zen Mar Marzen Lager

October 11, 2019

Black Market StP

Took in Black Market StP barbecue with a bunch of my old neighbors. Great food, outside, with October snow keeping the beers cold. 🍻

Jim Manns Struttin With Some BBQ trailer with a chalkboard menu listing ribs brisket pulled pork and smoked beans, person working inside

Several takeout containers of barbecue food stacked on a red-and-white checkered tablecloth outdoors, with canned drinks nearby

Sliced rack of smoked pork ribs unwrapped on white butcher paper beside a used knife and red checkered paper

October 6, 2019

Mazie and I enjoyed some delicious Spinning Wylde gourmet cotton candy at Hack the Gap!

Cotton candy machine with smiley face dome at Hack the Gap event, menu listing gourmet flavors like Marshmallow and Sparkling Pear nearby.

Child in pink top and adult hand each holding large fluffy white cotton candy near a cotton candy machine on an orange surface.

September 28, 2019

The Nelson Stone Barn

We continued our farm food tour today with crazy good pizza from The Nelson Stone Barn! Long wait, but the pizza is great and Spotted Cow Ice Cream for dessert.

Rustic stone and wood barn on a green lawn with pumpkins displayed on racks under a tree and visitors browsing nearby

Wood-fired brick pizza oven glowing orange inside, set against a chalkboard wall featuring a Starry Night parody with pizza slices and the text Pizza Pizza Night.

Customers waiting in line at a rustic stone-walled pizzeria counter with a chalkboard menu and Edison bulb string lights overhead.

Two large rectangular sheet pizzas loaded with cheese, tomato sauce, pepperoni, and sausage, served on metal trays on an outdoor mesh table.

September 28, 2019

Together Farms

We drove out to Together Farms and had yummy cheeseburgers, Wisconsin Cheese Curds, and a beer! 🍔🍻