Restaurant Slush Pile
Oh MAN was it nice to have a week off. My family wasn't hating on me for the constant tweeting of my meals, I taught the second grader to make ravioli from scratch (and nearly had to break my hand to...
View ArticleF3: Winter Sour
In the week before the official opening, next Tuesday, January 11, Heidi's 2.0 has been running some training/preview dinners. I was lucky enough to be invited to one, and last night I had a Heidi's...
View ArticleF3: Feeling Finished
This Fresh Forkin' Friday, I am celebrating because the thing that has occupied my brain, my time, my life since November is finished. The Best Restaurants issue is done and put to bed, and I can...
View ArticleF3: Oh Dio Mio
The big question, this Fresh Forkin' Friday, is whether or not I should freeze my caboose off and attend the U.S. Pond Hockey Championships down at Lake Nokomis. Having a January birthday means that...
View ArticleF3: Forty Forks
This Fresh Forkin' Friday, I'm celebrating turning 40. My actual birthday is tomorrow, but the ballyhoo begins tonight. I'm one of those people who goes around shouting it's my birthday, I've blogged...
View ArticlePollo Campero, Si
When the first US location of Pollo Campero opened in LA, it supposedly did $1 million in sales in the first 47 days. I had a chef buddy who went to LA for an eating trip and he waited in line for an...
View ArticleFood & Wine Gives Minny Chefs Some Love
Well, isn't this a fun one. Food & Wine has opened its annual Best New Chefs celebration to include The People's Best New Chef. Yup, it's getting all social with it.
View ArticleF3: Marriage Distilled
I feel like I have found you a beginner's scotch. I was on my way to a friend's house for a very serious discussion about the state of her marriage. I felt that we might need a little greasing, but...
View ArticleTurned Out
I’m sure I reek of BO, it’s been days since I’ve seen a bar of soap, but I am immune to my funk. Also I'm completely aware that I look like a thrift shop cast off, which could compromise any...
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