All About Food

Dinner at the J&L

August 17th, 2016

Sanborn North Dakota is a small farming community a little over an hour from Fargo on the I-94, just past Valley City. It has a population of a little less than 200 people, and may be best known for their Bull-o-rama in mid-July, and Fourth of July events which include a parade and a demolition derby that has become somewhat legendary in the surrounding communities.

The J&L Bar and Grill is the local social hub serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, and libations. Breakfast is served from 8…

Good & Ugly

August 17th, 2016

Ugly food, which is cosmetically imperfect food, has been receiving increased attention on a national basis. End Food Waste, nationally, and Ugly Food of the North, locally, are asking sellers and consumers to take another look at produce and to realize that while that carrot may be a little crooked, it is still just as tasty and nutritious.

According to ReFEDToday, the United States spends $218 billion a year growing, processing, transporting, and disposing of food that is never…

Going hog wild

August 10th, 2016

Robinson, North Dakota, is about two and a half hours northwest of Fargo, it can easily be found on I-94, but the route via highway 36 is a sight to behold with its gently rolling hills, pothole sloughs filled with multiple varieties of waterfowl and a handful of small towns with plenty of character dotting the highway.

Robinson has a population of close to 40 and is home to a bank, post office, and Hanson’s Bar. Hanson’s has been a staple on Highway 36 since its inception in 1936…

License to grill

August 3rd, 2016

Ypsilanti North Dakota is nestled in the James River valley 15 miles southeast of Jamestown. With a population of a little over 100. It is home to a grain elevator, The 50 Plus Club, and The Ypsi Bar and Grill.

Ypsilanti is a known stop on charity bike runs and the Ypsilanti Community Club hosts an annual Ribfest and cook-off.

The Ypsi Bar and Grill has gained a reputation in the area for its hand-pattied burgers. The most popular menu items are the newly added Cali burger which includes…

A hidden gem on Highway 281

July 27th, 2016

Bordulac, North Dakota is two hours northwest of Fargo straight off of highway 281 North. The population is around 24, but the Bordulac Bar and Grill seems to be one of 281’s best kept not-so-secrets and has made quite a name for itself in Foster County.

The Bordulac Bar and Grill’s menu consists of burgers and steaks all sourced from Barton’s Meats, a butcher shop based in Carrington, the nearest city, which is mere minutes away.

The bar was established in 2005 and is housed in a…

Not woodsy, not sour, not bitter, not chewy. Not fatty, not boring, not dusty, not gamey.

June 29th, 2016

By Lori Listopad and Steve Listopad

The Oslo Rocks team held three Taste Offs of traditional Norwegian meats, whale versus reindeer, to determine the victorious victual and Rudolph reigns supreme.

Our first taste-off was at the fishmarket in Bergen’s famous treehouse district. We tried fresh caught Minke whale steak grilled and served with salad and an A1-type of steak sauce. Nothing fancy, but perfectly grilled to medium rare. The texture of all our Minke selections was typical of a…

Food truck season!

June 22nd, 2016

By Heather Schuer

Food trucks to me are an indication that summer is here. It’s this amazing realization that there actually IS a season after winter, as hard as it is to believe sometimes in this state when we can still see (as tiny as they are) snow flurries on a Friday afternoon in May, as we did last month.

I’ve recently moved to Fargo, so this past month I was more than ready to try out the food trucks this city has to offer. So here they are, the food trucks of Fargo.

Chef…

3rd Annual Restaurant Week: Ten days! 21 Restaurants!

June 8th, 2016

It started in New York City in 1992. For a week or so, restaurants show you what they can do, offering prix fixe menus. In Fargo, in 2016, that’s a lot of restaurants, 21 of them.

Zest, at the Radisson, 201 5th St N, 293-6717. Superb hotel restaurant, deserves however many stars. Prix fixe main dish, bison tenderloin, other equally edible goodies.

Toasted Frog, 305 Broadway N, 478-7888. We like the friendly atmosphere, high ceilings, grilled mahi mahi, but don’t know for sure what…

Grandma’s banana bread

June 1st, 2016

My great-grandma Marion was kind of a badass.

She lived all her life in Traill County, N.D., the daughter of H.H. McNair, a Portland, N.D., mayor, and his stoic wife Gabriella, who lost her first husband and two children to tuberculosis. Marion was the youngest of her siblings, and her parents were significantly older than average (he was 50, she was 45).

Nevertheless, Marion had a bright childhood. Fishing on the Goose River. Taking up photography as a hobby with her brownie camera.…

Baking with Grandma W

May 25th, 2016

Eighteen months after her death, my grandmother is still feeding us.

Sure, her buttermilk brownies may be a bit past their expiration date, but Grandma Williams' frozen goodies are still edible after 30 seconds on high in the microwave and dunked in a glass of milk.

Grandma W and I bonded over baking, one of several interests we shared, like genealogy and reading. Whenever I had a baking question (or problem), I'd give her a ring.

When I made her lemon bars for the first time, around age…

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