We're happy to add another Minneapolis, MN entry to our Restaurants list - The Sample Room with chef Geoff Hausmann at the helm (hat tip to contributor Tom Kuckhahn). Chef Hausmann partners with a number of local farms and operates a scratch kitchen. There are also ties to the local brewing tradition, including the convenience [...]
Of Festivals and Fun
We will not often highlight current events, as the ambition of this website is to promote a larger understanding of an emergent culinary movement, not simply what is currently popular. Yet a number of events occurring the next few weeks are great opportunities to get out and experience the ethno-culinary inspiration that underpins Great Lakes [...]
Grilled Fresh-water Fish
The simple pleasures. Sunset Lake, MI Three Large-mouth Bass Prepared with Herbs, Lemons, and Sea Salt And serve.
In Praise of Sauerkraut
If your only exposure to the traditionally German, fermented cabbage known as sauerkraut is an addition to your brat at the ballpark, the full sauerkraut culinary experience is yet to be opened for you. Slow cooking kraut with a meaty cut or well-made fresh sausage mellows the tang and brings out a fullness of flavors. [...]
Underground Food Collective
Just off the main street headed towards the impressive capitol building in Madison, WI is a small store tucked back on a fairly quiet street. The tiny store front is the retail location for the Underground Food Collective that also operates Forequarter in Madison. The inventory is an eclectic mix of artisan products, both fresh and [...]
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