Yesterday morning we went to the Mill City Farmers Market. It was our first visit, and only the second weekend that the market has been in operation. This market is different than the huge Minneapolis farmers market. It was coordinated by a number of people and led by the founder …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Mill City Farmers MarketContinuing my trend of mentioning new restaurants that we really like I would be remiss without highlighting Yum Kitchen and Bakery mentioned at The Rake. Before you go looking for a website, it seems they do not have one yet. They are very new, but it"s a bit shocking to me that …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Yum! Kitchen and BakeryWe stopped by two new restaurants yesterday and were happy with both. We had lunch at Salut in Minneapolis, at the 50th and France area. Salut is a fairly new French bistro. Don’t let the French part scare you off – they have an extremely approachable menu. It’s owned by the same …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Salut and RavelloTammy and I went to our first movie since Mazie was born today. We saw Walk the Line if you are interested (and yes, it was very good). We also went to a new restaurant for lunch before the movie. We tried out Naar Grille. They opened up about 2 weeks ago. If location really …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Restaurant: Naar GrilleWe tried a new restaurant today. It was my mothers birthday a couple of days ago and we went out for lunch. We chose Rix Bar & Grill in north Minneapolis. Rix is fairly new, replacing what I hear was a fairly rundown bar that used to be there. The restaurant was non-assuming and …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Rix Bar & GrillTammy and I went out for our anniversary this evening to 20-21, the new restuarant in the Walker Art Center.The restuarant is an asian-fusion fare, which may seem a bit tired at this point, but they do it well. The menu was put together by famed TV chef Wolfgang Puck. The initial …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: 20-21 RestuarantWe just got back from a quick overnight trip to Iowa City to visit friends. We wanted to get out of town for a night on the long weekend (I have today off!). Let me start by saying that I’m not a fan of college towns. Maybe I’m bitter and old or something, but it just seems like …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Weekend in Iowa CityTonight Tammy and I planned to cap off a really great 4th of July weekend with a trip to the Taste of Minnesota, also known as “the taste”. We hadn’t been to the Taste since 2002 when it was at the state capitol for the last time. Taste is usually a fun afternoon of food that is …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: The (Not So Good) Taste of Minnesota