In case you’re still hemming and hawing about where to go and what to eat during Restaurant Week, Stephanie March takes the pressure off. She’s compiled a list of her favorite dishes and recommendations and, as a sweetener, she’ll even be surprising some lucky diners during lunch and spot them their delicious meals.
Doesn’t Masa’s Mexican hot chocolate bread pudding sound good? What about Barbette’s duck breast with fig compote? You get the idea. Feb 26-March 2.
Created in 2007 by John Olson of local ad firm Olson, The BrandLab is an innovative non-profit organization working to change the largely homogenous workforce of the marketing industry. And guess what? It’s working.
This just in from Secrets: Andrew Zimmern for City Council!
“Oh, why not! This interview with Zimmern quotes Mr. Bizarre Foods as wanting to “give back” after his food career and AZ tosses out the idea of a local political position, maybe even a city council. It’s not any more…
Today I took a tour of Guthrie Theater with the East Downtown Council. I highly suggest you do this! The Events calendar has a “tours” tab so you can quickly find a date and time that works for you. I’m going to do this with all of my out-of-town guests.
Top: A 1921 strike by South St. Paul meat packers brought out National Guard troops equipped with bayonet fixed rifles.
Bottom left: A 1933 farm rally seeking a foreclosure moratorium - which lawmakers granted.
Bottom right: The 1934 Minneapolis truckers strike involved a range of workers who clashed with thugs hired by a business-backed group called the Citizens Alliance.
There’s something special going on in Minnesota right now. I think the day is coming when people will say that in Minnesota all our restaurants are strong, all our plates are good looking, and all our chefs above average.
MinnPost photographer Steve Date took advantage of the mild weather last weekend to head over to Lake of the Isles and see the ways people were enjoying this warm winter we’re having.
Neighborhoodr is a local neighborhood blog network where anyone can quickly and easily post about what's happening in their neighborhood without having to log in or register.
Have news you'd like to share about your neighborhood? Just use the share buttons along the top of the page.
Editors
Interested in becoming an editor for this blog? Email us at hi@neighborhoodr.com for more information.
2PM, Feb 24 2012
