Off to Stillwater area this morning. Starting with breakfast at Mon Petit Chéri.
Restaurants
It seems that Affogatos are all of a sudden popular at a number of different places. Sadly, most places that have good ice cream have terrible coffee — and vice versa. However I was very impressed with Sebastian Joe’s delicious rendition — if only they didn’t put it in a paper cup. 🍦☕️
We were in the area and finally got to visit Kyiv Cakes in Lakeville today. I’ve wanted to come here for a while. They have a broad menu of Ukrainian as well as traditional baked goods. We got a slice of Honey Cake with raspberries and it was light and delicious! Recommended. 🇺🇦
Lakeville Art Festival
We found ourselves with some open time this weekend and decided to check out the Lakeville Art Festival this morning. We’ve been to many art fairs but this was our first time to this particular one and we thought it was great. They had a great selection of art from artists in …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Lakeville Art FestivalWe stopped at the Arboretum’s AppleHouse today and picked up a bag of First Kiss Apples today. I love Honeycrisp but this early season variety is really good! Very juicy, crunch, and tart. Not as sweet but available a month earlier! 🍎
Got to meet Gerard Kulzer who carves the Butterheads for the Dairy Princesses each year! Seeing the Butterheads is a must for me every year. 🧈
Time for the Great Minnesota Get Together — Minnesota State Fair!
Incredible final rhubarb desert course at Wolf Atelier tonight to finish a multi-course evening of great food.
I can’t believe I only tonight discovered I can get Kramarczuk’s Cheddar Sausage at Allianz Field! This will be automatic going forward. So good! 🤤
Stopped in Alexandria to try Up North Ice Cream. Tons of flavors all made in-house and delicious. They had a Sweet Corn ice cream that was pretty wild.
