Yearly Archives: 2010

Intrigue Chocolates Co.

March 8, 2010    |    Print Print
I was reading my Saint John’s University Alumni Magazine recently. In it was an article featuring several undergraduate alumni who are now in the food and beverage business in one way or another.  One entrepreneur featured was Aaron Barthel of Intrigue Chocolates Co., a native of Minnesota, now living and working in Seattle, Washington. Being […]
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Seven – Sushi Ultralounge and Skybar

March 1, 2010    |    Print Print
It was a long day at the Twin Cities Food & Wine Experience a couple of weekend ago. By that Sunday afternoon we were dragging our tails, when we happened to meet Nick, the Director of Sales and Marketing  for Seven.  We mentioned that we had never been to Seven before. As an excellent Marketing […]
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Roasted Butternut Squash with Quinoa Salad

February 28, 2010    |    Print Print
I take the train to and from work so I’m generally reading the latest issue of Food & Wine or Bon Appetit during those 40 minutes each day. I discovered the following recipe by Michael Symon from the March 2010 issue of F&W. Of course, I adapted it immediately as I didn’t have a Delicata […]
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Spicy Beef Satay at the Twin Cities Food & Wine Experience

February 23, 2010    |    Print Print
The Twin Cities Food & Wine Experience was this past weekend at the Minneapolis Convention Center. It was great to see so many local, independent vendors this year specializing in artisan foods. A couple of owners with whom I was able to chat for a moment included Janan Juliff from The Cake Diva and Karen […]
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Morel Mushrooms and Raw Milk Cheddar, They’re great in a Frittata!

February 15, 2010    |    Print Print
Last spring, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to go morel hunting. I didn’t find any, but friends of mine did and they gladly shared their treasure with me. I dried most of the mushrooms using a dehydrator and luckily, I still had a few left in the pantry. I reconstituted a ½ ounce […]
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Macarons, take 4 or is it take 5?

February 6, 2010    |    Print Print
Kevin, Jen, and I got together recently for another round of macaron recipe testing. Kevin has now dubbed us “Team Macaron – South Minneapolis.” Prior to our big baking day, I had received an email from an online dessert magazine. Low and behold, it included a YouTube clip of two French pastry chefs making macarons. […]
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Add Some Spice!

February 2, 2010    |    Print Print
Minneapolis’s own Sameh Wadi, co-owner and chef of Saffron Restaurant & Lounge, competed last summer in Iron Chef America. He was up against Morimoto (his choice) and the secret ingredient was Mackerel.  The show aired Sunday, January 24. To celebrate, Sameh and his brother Saed hosted a party at the Hotel Minneapolis to watch the […]
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Cinnamon Bacon — Who Knew?!

January 30, 2010    |    Print Print
Our friend Joe brought over some Prairie Pride Farm uncured hickory smoked cinnamon bacon he purchased from Grass Roots Gourmet in the Global Market.  I was wary at first, for the mere description caused images of cinnamon rolls to dance in my head.  Of course, the image of cinnamon rolls in and of itself is […]
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