Stephanie March This isn’t your average bake sale. You probably won’t find suburban moms in their J.Jill capris sweetly smiling over bundt cake. That’s because it’s … The Big Gay Bake Sale! This Saturday from 6-10pm, Patrick’s Cabaret is hosting The Big Gay Bake Sale as a fundraiser for the Flaming Film Festival. Beyond bakery items, they … Read more
I was on eGullet the other day and I found this site where you could make motivational posters, like the kind with cheesy moonscapes and sailboat pics above “inspirational” and “pithy” sayings. I’ve created these for you: Check out the others from eGullet food crew.
Corn With The Wind by Mark Hess I feel a tasty weekend coming on…. Do you know what’s great about Irish Fair? It’s the names of the food vendors. FatHead Brennan’s Pie Shop will stuff you with cheese and onion pie. Tussie’s Tea & Sweets will settle you with a dense scone. The Ancient Order … Read more
are you sick of hearing about my obsession with humboldt fog? I got a sneak peek at the new Premier Cheese Market on 50th/France in Edina. What can I say? Lund’s: You’d better step it up. France 44: I don’t know how to help you. The gang at Premier is serious about cheese. The cheesemongers … Read more
what are you REALLY thinking about? Have you ever eaten with foodie friends who make a ridiculous spectacle of themselves when they taste something amazing? You know, a la Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally? I don’t think I do that. I’m hoping and praying I don’t do that, but my friend Terri sent … Read more
Am I the last one to discover these? Apparently, they’re at Target so I’m hoping that you’ve all snagged a bag on your way to the dryer-sheet aisle. If not, do so. Because now that I’ve found them, these Sahale Snacks, these little bags of flavorful nut blends, I am not letting go. In fact, … Read more
Enough about the heat. But first. It’s hard to write about food when you have no appetite. Heat, humidity and the lot drive away my desires to eat. A perfect hell. I had a salad for dinner last night, and even the dressing seemed too thick and heavy. Maybe it’s all the water I’m guzzling, … Read more
I had a German grandmother who could cook, but she lived in Michigan. During our summer and holiday visits, this silly American girl didn’t know how to appreciate her cooking. I thought meat wrapped in pancake was weird and wondered why the potato salad was pink. When I finally realized what I could have learned, … Read more
I have an apple tree in my yard. This astonishing discovery came only a short while ago. We’ve lived here for six years. This tree sits in the back corner of the yard and has never been pretty or fragrant or useful in any way. Too low for a good climb, too spindly for a … Read more
Heirloom Tomato Names That I Fancy Green Zebra Hillbilly Mortgage Lifter Mr. Stripey Cosmonaut Volkov Isis Candy Jaune Flamme Ivory Egg Stump of the World Tappy’s Finest Wapsipinicon Peach Blondkopchen Bloody Butcher Dingwall Scotty Hank Purple Calabash