Soooo, let me add my two cents worth to my esteemed colleague Ann Bauer’s posting on the Table for One topic (see below): I’d recommend any of the places that have counter service. My top pics these days would include the Chef’s Teller Counter at BANK, in the new Westin Hotel in downtown Minneapolis, the … Read more
Reporters and other Guild employees at the St. Paul Pioneer Press got their first look at the totality of the plan owner Dean Singleton and his privately-held MediaNews group has in store for their next contract. That assumes of course you can call what Singleton wants from the Pioneer Press a “contract.” By the time … 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
In the 24/7 news cycle this commentary from Bill Moyers on Rupert Murdoch’s seduction of the current owners of the Wall St. Journal is now ancient history … but still relevant. After so many weeks of following All Things Par I have to be careful not to imagine parallels and connections where few exist. But … Read more
A reader contacted me this morning to ask if I had any restaurants to recommend for solo diners. A single woman who loves good food, she said she often feels self-conscious when seated at a table by herself. It doesn’t help, she added, when the server asks, “Will anyone be joining you tonight?” “Longfellow Grill … Read more
You’re either one of those people who are going to see The Police reunion at the Xcel Energy Center tonight, or you’re not. (That’s pert near rocket science for you.) If you’re not, then you can stroke your ego in a number of ways tonight as you mock those poor souls who are so desperately … Read more
Things heated up a bit in June, but it’s time to bring the summer into full gear now. Our pores have finally opened up a bit, and we have a the mid-week holiday just ahead. Don’t stop at that. Take advantage of the high energy and celebrate the week. Don’t be hindered by the inherent … Read more
When Scott Baker pitches a game like that, dammit all to hell, you have to find a way to win. Hell, when anybody pitches a game like that for you, you have to find a way to win. The Twins have won eight of their last twelve, and just went in and won two of … Read more
It has a refreshingly prosaic name — CMS Red — and a label that reminds me somehow of industrial equipment, with a stamp certifying it’s been approved by the Washington Wine Quality Alliance. But this wine is, in fact, a canny blend produced by Hedges Cellars, a mom-and-pop shop located on Red Mountain in Washington’s … Read more
STYLE by Eeva-Liisa Waaraniemi Runway fashion is to art on a pedestal as street fashion is to art…on a pedestrian. Enter Street Clash, an online style competition driven by bloggers and photographers from cities around the world, our metropolis included. If your favorite page of the Rake is Rake Appeal: Fashion as it Happens, you … Read more