It’s Friday. It’s also the Friday before the three-day-long Memorial Day weekend. Fun ensues.
Tonight, endless options include taking in Alison Scott at Redstone in Minnetonka. She’s also playing a gig at The Dakota jazz club in Minneapolis on Saturday night, which is a great venue but likely sold out by now.
Saturday entails road-tripping to Albert [...]
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Friday Fun Haus
Posted in Minneapolis, Minnesota, food, holidays, movies, tagged Alison Scott, Memorial Day, Terminator on May 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
La Chaya Bistro: Make Me A Regular
Posted in Minneapolis, Minnesota, favorites, food, tagged restaurant on May 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve never been a regular at any bar, restaurant or other such establishment. Why go back to the same place for the same food on the same plate over and over again?
But last Saturday we chowed at La Chaya Bistro on Nicollet Ave., and people, let me just riff for a minute. After my first [...]
Blue Heaven, Key West
Posted in food, vacation, tagged Blue Heaven, breakfast on March 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
There’s a popular little outdoor restaurant in Key West that all tourists must find – at least that’s what we were told by nearly everyone who offered advice on “definitely do.”
So on Day Two out on the island, we walked to Blue Heaven. While neither of us ordered the famed lobster eggs benedict, we did [...]
Keys to Key West
Posted in Minneapolis, food, friends, humor, news, relaxation, tagged Florida, Key West, vacation on March 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The South Beach of Miami and Key West held a varitable cornocopia of sites to see. We arrived on the front end of Spring Break, which meant plenty of youth, energy, martinis, mango margueritas, and Cuban pork (with black beans and yellow rice).
Best takeaways of 96 hours out of Minneapolis…
Exit and bulkhead row seating
No winter [...]
One Night at The Chambers Kitchen
Posted in Minneapolis, Minnesota, food, tagged eating, restaurants, review on September 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last night’s trip to downtown Minneapolis and the chic urban Chambers Hotel and Kitchen proved a great little diversion. Here’s a three-minute review:
Greeting from Hostess: Friendly
Seating: Slippery
Table Set Up: Funky, angular dishware that refused to support flatware between bites
Waiter: Chuck served our table and also recently waited on First Lady Laura Bush when she was [...]
So Good – Vodka Lemon Slush
Posted in food, tagged drink, vodka on August 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This is a perfect summer drink. Lemonade, limeade and orange juice concentrate, plus a little sugar, water and Skyy citrus flavored vodka. Frozen over night then served up with a splash of Sprite and a couple fresh raspberries. Dangerous!
Excuse Me Waiter, There’s a Knife in My Sub
Posted in food, tagged knife, lawsuit, Subway sandwich on July 17, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I caught this story on Google News today and just had to write about it here.
While I’m not a huge fan of the Subway chain of sandwich shops, I have to admit, this kind of incident is one of those rare things that just happens.
The gentleman that purchased the sub, complete with a deli knife [...]
Piglick on A Stick Grabs Late Night Fame
Posted in Minnesota, diet, fair, food, tagged Pig Lick on July 10, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The Minnesota State Fair is its own best PR machine. Apparently the newest and most highly anticipated treat on a stick at the upcoming fair is called the Piglick. Details of the treat on a stick have graced the monologues of both Leno and O’Brien on recent evenings.
What is it?
A Piglick is deep fried bacon [...]
Seven and The Wilde Roast
Posted in Minneapolis, coffee, food, tagged restaurants, sushi on March 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It just occurred to me that we began daylight savings time today. No wonder I’m tired!
The weekend brought about excellent opportunities to get out and visit unique places in Minneapolis.
First, the new sushi bar Seven, located one floor above R. Norman’s (a newly opened, high-end restaurant focused on great steak). In the time we sat [...]
The Donuts Have Left The State
Posted in fat, food, tagged Krispy Kreme on February 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
There’s 1,000 calories I no longer have to burn out of my system any more. Seems Krispy Kreme donuts pulled out of Minnesota. First, the store in the famed Mall of America was shuttered. Next came the Eden Prairie location. Those both closed in 2007.
Then, suddenly, the first location to ever open in Minnesota was [...]