Food and Drink

American Swedish Institute… Magnus Nilsson’s Nordic Photographs

I first heard of Magnus Nilsson in an article in Food & Wine magazine the beginning of this year and I was hooked… by his recipes, but even more by...
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Grand Ole Creamery… making homemade ice cream since 1984

I confess to being an ice cream snob… fostered by our wonderful, independent, locally owned Twin Cities homemade ice cream shops. When we moved here in 1987 we were elated...
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Restaurant Alma… consistently named one of the best restaurants in Minneapolis

I have been reading about and driving by the intimate, 60-seat Restaurant Alma in the Minneapolis Marcy Holmes neighborhood for years. Consistently named one of the best restaurants in the...
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Adele’s… serving fresh frozen custard in Minnetonka lake country since 1988

Adele's has been serving fresh, homemade frozen custard since 1988, and it still has the charm of a small lakeside hometown shop. Closed for the winter, its opening is a...
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Milkjam Creamery… inventive new Uptown homemade ice cream shop

When we had a beautiful warm, sunny day a couple weeks ago that really felt like spring we were lucky to have an unclaimed spot in the middle of the...
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Payne-Phalen has been called St. Paul’s next hot neighborhood… find out why, from people who have loved living there

I first got to know the Payne-Phalen neighborhood about 15 years ago, when I listed a home on Montana Avenue just west of Lake Phalen. I was struck then by...
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Red Cow North Loop… great weekend brunch stop in Downtown Minneapolis

We decided to look for a new place for brunch as we drove through downtown Minneapolis on Sunday. We were delighted to find that Red Cow opened a North Loop...
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Blue Sun Soda and Sweets Shop… carrying 1,100 varieties of craft soda!

Crazy crafted sodas from hundreds of root beers to odd little-known flavors and labels. For "yours truly" this was a fabulous find! I bet I spent nearly an hour there....
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