This weekend was the weekend of a la carte.   Chefs everywhere! I’ve been getting some great product sample offers lately (more to come in a forthcoming post!) which has been a really fun new venture for me. Something about being on the forefront of new technologies, new foods, and

Few things are more powerful than an idea whose time has come.   Photo by RICH RYAN PHOTOGRAPHY, 2018 It’s been a little over two years since I saw Broadway’s rendition of Newsies at the Orpheum (read original review here). It was the first opportunity I’d had to see the show

‘Tis the season for festivities and debaucheries of all stripes…   Red Cow’s drink menu is considerate and thoroughly on point. If you’re looking for some hot new places (and reliable favorites) to grab a cocktail or delish small snack this holiday season and beyond, look no further than my

The North Loop is Minneapolis’ retail equivalent of a rags to riches story… Photo courtesy of Thrillist And it’s one that will be told for a very long time. Once considered one of the most undesirable areas of the city, the North Loop has become one of the hottest real

Could Waitress have arrived in Minneapolis at a better time?  Photo courtesy of Hennepin Theatre Trust With all of the sexual harassment allegations swarming the cultural conversation, women coming forward every day to tell stories of abuse and hardship, and an increasing focus on telling women’s stories, what better than

As the weather cools down, date night heats up…  The brunch at Dalton & Wade is *legit* And comes indoors. Rather than spending halcyon picnics by the lake or tubing down the river, we must now turn inward (literally) to the cozy warmth of public establishments to break our winter

The life of a chef seems to be on everybody’s media radar these days.  Photo courtesy of Mixed Blood Theatre Whether it’s thanks to Anthony Bourdain’s eternally successful Kitchen Confidential, the explosion of interest in the Food Network, or simply the romance of quitting the office hamster wheel and using

Can privileged people have problems? Photo by Petronella Or perhaps it should be phrased differently: do we, or should we, care about privileged people’s problems when there are so many more pressing issues facing the world today? It sounds like a ridiculous question – I mean at some point, all

The expectation is excess, and this place delivers.  Photo courtesy of Thrillist.  Everyone knows: indulgence is the name of the game at the Minnesota State Fair. After all, where else can you get deep fried everything covered in cheese and haul it on a stick without so much as a

Brave New Workshop’s latest brings humor back to our unending political drama. Photo courtesy of the Brave New Workshop Hats off to the Brave New Workshop’s (BNW) always-on-point branding, which led me to believe that their latest show was supposed to be a superhero spoof. Think about it though: when