I drink at dusk in autumn. This is dangerous, as dusk comes a little earlier every day, cutting my afternoon off at 6:30, then 6, and then, suddenly, this past weekend, around half past 5. I can almost feel the lonely, lavender air come down like a curtain, or a veil. The world dims in … Read more
My esteemed colleague Ann Bauer is one tough critic. Last month, she claimed that there were only two restaurants in Saint Paul where you can get a decent upscale meal – I Nonni and Heartland, and in her most recent blog posting (see below) – she added Zander Cafe to the list. My list is … Read more
Been gone for awhile attending to biz. That being said, I have a few immediate automotive observations to share. 1) The New Accord shows Japan at its shameless best, again. I coulda’ swore I saw a BMW pull up beside me the other day, but NO, its a direct Bangle-butted four door rice burner called … Read more
When A Rebours closed earlier this fall, I — and just about every other food writer in the Twin Cities — bemoaned the dearth of fine dining in St. Paul. “I don’t know what’s happened,” I wrote on September 20. “There’s practically nowhere left in St. Paul to get a decent upscale meal. The only … Read more
Today is the last day of Surdyk’s Annual Fall Wine Sale, with 20-35% off bottles throughout the store. So if you’re into the old-style guys-in-ties-and-striped-aprons ambiance of the place — or in the mood for some extraordinary cave-aged Cheddar cheese, also on sale in The Cheese Shop next door — you have until 10 p.m. … Read more
How’d you like to see this coming at you? If last night was any indication, either I’ve severely overestimated C.C. Sabathia or Eric Wedge way overused him during the season. Over 240 innings in a year is a lot these days. (Santana pitched 219 this year.) Last night (and in game one of the Boston … Read more
Joy Teiken, the brains behind the local label Joynoelle, opened her new studio and storefront yesterday eve. You’ll find it at 312 W. 42nd St. in South Minneapolis. Here she is, looking as carefree and chic as ever while taking a short break from basking in the glory of it all: And here’s Teiken’s … Read more
The Mill City Farmers Market wraps up its 2007 season tomorrow (Saturday) from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a Fall Harvest Festival. Highlights include a tasting of local wines and beer; a cooking demonstration by local chefs making fall stews, appearances by market mascot Roostini, and a mother hen and her chicks, music by … Read more
Winner of the best opening line of the day: On Labor Day weekend, a midwife’s favorite holiday, Louise Sloan, a 41-year-old lesbian, had semen Fed Exed to her mother’s summer place in Kennebunkport, Maine. Read the rest of the article here.
big shoulders and good hot dogs I’m feeling old. I’m headed down to Chicago with some of my brood for a college visit/tour. My daughter is looking at Loyola and University of Chicago and I have to go along and ask all the right questions: how recently was the dining hall renovated? can she access … Read more