New restaurants on Grand Avenue: Is overlap inevitable?
When a city sees a rapid influx of new business, as St. Paul has recently, and new restaurants specifically, it is inevitable that we'll end up with more than a few of the same...
Brewing excellence: 12 Minnesota breweries win medals at the 2018 Great American Beer Festival
Minnesota took home the gold (and silver, and bronze) at this year’s 37th annual Great American Beer Festival (GABF), held each year in Denver. This is basicall the Olympics for American brewers, and the...
Tired of pumpkin spice lattes? Try this lavender hot chocolate recipe instead
We are well into sweater weather. Though, frankly, it seems we’re actually moving into wool hats and puffy gloves-kind-of-weather. We've basically skipped right over fall, and with these cool temps, it is the perfect...
Head to these 6 Minnesota vineyards for delicious wine-tasting tours
Wineries and vineyards are not the first things that come to mind when you think of Minnesota. While we may not have the picturesque vineyards of Napa Valley or the sprawling hills of Tuscany,...
Parsnips: Celebrate Autumn With This Delicious Root
Autumn arrived quickly this year - the summer temps plummeted almost overnight, and, before I knew it, I was sneezing through my fall allergies. If you were lucky enough to get a...
The Twin Cities Agenda Guide to the Best Bars in Minneapolis
The Best Bars in Minneapolis, MN
A bar, as a social gathering place, serves many functions: For entertainment, for commiseration, for relaxation, for escape. And the drinks served...
Sweet Treats and Superheroes: Minnesota’s Largest Candy Store is a Must-See
With Halloween just days away, we all definitely have candy on the brain. The National Retail Federation expects shoppers to spend $2.6 billion on Halloween candy. That’s a lot of Snickers. And us Minnesotans...
The Best Restaurants in the Twin Cities Suburbs
Minneapolis and St. Paul typically get all the attention when it comes to who serves up the best dishes and boasting about the best restaurants in town. But don’t brush off the...
Wine down with a night at Mallards on the St. Croix
Recently, I enjoyed a special night at Mallards on the St. Croix. Every year, they host the River Valley Wine Fest, where people try wine, buy wine, and have a wonderful time in general....
Where to find the best grilled cheese sandwich in the Twin Cities
There is something so perfect about the grilled cheese sandwich: pairing warm, buttery, toasty bread with gooey, melty cheese. And as a picky-eater growing up, grilled cheese was the end-all meal for me. I...
