Stephanie March ssssssssssssssassy First of all, does it seem that Rocco has had some work done? Or was that just a really creepy makeup job? This last week, the Top Chef kids had to compete in a food test for the quick-fire challenge. What was with the gimme ingredients? Oatmeal? Bow-tie pasta? Come on, Casey should have … Read more
how i feel, courtesy of Voodoo Donut. I feel like I’ve been offered a jelly donut, only to find a puff of stale air in place of promised jelliness. There in the pages of the glossy Lake Minnetonks Magazine, ran a snippet that proclaimed the existence of a new Good Day Cafe, right in Wayzata! … Read more
There are no gifts to buy, no feasts to plan, no national reason for gathering your relatives. Thankfully, the sultry days of August hold only one sort of holiday: the kind fashioned with an afternoon, a hammock, and a popsicle. Cool and sweet simplicity, delivering reward for very little effort, this frozen treat pays homage … Read more
When it’s as hot as it’s been, those of us with pools must be resigned to the impromptu gathering. And so it goes that last Wednesday we had a few families over for some swimming and noshing with a little late-birthday celebration thrown into the mix. But I’ve been hungry, despite the heat (shock) and … Read more
I finally made it to the Sur La Table that opened on 50th and France in Edina, mere steps down from Cooks of Crocus Hill. Of course I did a little comparative secret shopping. I’ve enjoyed Sur La Table in many places before, the Seattle Pike’s Place market location being my favorite. The store has … Read more
FRIDAY Are you one of the obsessed? Will you be waiting in line at the stroke of midnight when the final Harry Potter is released? My geekish clan will be decked out and hotly debating our picks for the dead pool while we wait in line. Before we don our capes (yes, we have three), … Read more
A Day For Eaters? … count me in. This weekend the Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota is hosting Grazefest: an event aimed at promoting the health benefits, positive environmental impact, and economic possibilities of pasture-raised foods. And hey, there’s a band! The first half of Saturday is devoted to hot discussion among professional Graziers, but … Read more
It’s a luck day, chums, if you know where to look. I found a very agreeable Cobb Salad. I think that’s very lucky as some Cobb’s can go sadly wrong: not enough bleu cheese, or old nasty bacon, or odd additions like carrots. The Cobb at French Meadow Bakery is lovely. The bleu cheese is … Read more
This is my last dispatch from Denver: #1 Thing to Do in Denver When You’re Hungry. Find Biker Jim’s hot dog cart on the 16th Street Mall, he’s out in front of Palomino. Order a Reindeer Dog. He’ll happily give you a bun with a split alaskan caribou sausage. In the split he’ll caulk a … Read more
Taken in a real live Kwik-E-Mart in Denver! Is there anything more American than a Squishee? My daughter just got back from Spain where she and her host family went to the Grandmother’s house and watched The Simpsons (in Spanish, natch) and then rushed home to watch the same episode again. Whether or not they … Read more