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Trending in America: Food halls

March 24th, 2016

If you travel to the big cities in America today you will come across the hottest food to trend to hit the restaurant scene since the food truck explosion of the nineties. We’ve all visited food courts at our local mall but the new trend of high end food halls is sweeping the country.

Imagine dropping into a food hall where there are booths staffed and run by the likes of Mario Batali, Marc Forgione and other hot chefs, either new on the scene or well established. This could the future…

BernBaum’s:A taste of the traditional.

March 24th, 2016

There is something special about neighborhoods that continuously offer surprises in the most unassuming places. From the outside it doesn’t seem to be much of a restaurant at all. The sign is printed on sheets of paper. BernBaum’s is tucked inside of the vintage and retro furniture store MIDMODMADHAUS at 115 Roberts Street N. Both look like they might have been plucked from a neighborhood in NYC.

The location is in a place, that coowner Brett Bernath calls NoRo (North Roberts),…

Loafing around

March 16th, 2016

Loafing around

Empire Tavern’s third annual meatloaf cook-off

By Brittney Goodman

When I told my friends I was writing an article about a meatloaf cook-off, almost everyone had an opinion. One friend: “It’s all about the seasoning. Bland meatloaf sucks. Kick it up a notch.” Another: “I love meatloaf, cold, the next day, in a sandwich with some hot sauce.” Another: “I hope someone sings ‘Paradise by the Dashboard Light.’” Oops, wrong meatloaf. For the third year,…

Beer and Bacon Dinner at Luna

February 27th, 2016

Five courses of bacon paired with five craft beers. When I was asked to cover this dinner I asked myself as a chef, “What would I make if I was cooking it?” It’s a normal reaction for chefs. When we watch shows like “Top Chef” and “Chopped” we wonder what we would do. Knowing that chef Ryan Nitschke of Luna was putting this together made complete sense.

Nitschke is the consummate modern American chef right down to the tats, love for everything pig and hand-crafted local…

Ding, dong, dinner is here

February 18th, 2016

A few weeks ago as the northeast braced for what would be a historic winter storm, news outlets positioned teams around the area at various locations to capture every possible public nuance and one provided me a great laugh. The team covering New York City located themselves outside of a Whole Foods Market in Manhattan. Now anyone who has shopped at Whole Foods knows it is not only a great store and a great company but consequently not cheap. But you do get what you pay for without a…

Valentine’s Day: Make it special

February 11th, 2016

With the special day for romance just a few days away, are you stressing about what to do for that special person in your life? Can’t afford a diamond? Flowers always work but are so predictable. An expensive dinner at a restaurant? Well that’s just a waste of money and frankly not romantic at all. Anybody can make a reservation.

So do something really special for your lover, something intimate, make dinner yourself.

That probably struck a bolt of fear in your romantic heart. But…

Food Insecurity

January 29th, 2016

A few years ago I came across the term “food desert.” I was intrigued and then struck by the seriousness of the matter and wrote about it in this paper. Recently, I discovered that a national organization in conjunction with others is spearheading a plan to get healthier foods into the mouths of people who really need them, mainly the underprivileged segment of our population who tend to survive on foods that lend themselves to obesity, diabetes, and which lead to pitiable health.

I…

So You Think You Make Great Chili?

January 28th, 2016

No two chilies are exactly alike – Is yours spicy? Smokey? Sweet? Chunky? Brothy? Beans or no beans – all are welcome to compete. This popular regional phenomena, the Coors Light Chili Cook-off, sponsored by Bergseth Brothers, is in its twenty-seventh year. Bars throughout the region are currently hosting contests, each selecting a first, second, and third place winner.

The 2016 cook-off kicked off with three establishments on Saturday, January 16. Each weekend there are cook-offs…

For the love of wine and miniature pigs

January 21st, 2016

What really helps me sort through the good, bad and ugly sides of the wine business is my love of an entertaining and informative wine story. I would venture to say that as a person who gravitates toward the unique and esoteric wines for both my restaurant and retail needs, it has become one of the most important tools in my constant search for really good wine. Not unlike food, you can tell a lot about a wine when you know the story behind it. A detailed narrative provides knowledge of…

Savor this

January 14th, 2016

Who was the genius that came up with the idea that come January 1st we should make resolutions that basically remove all the fun and good things from our lives? Seriously, losing weight is a great idea, especially if you are fat as a house, yes we all put on a few extra pounds during the holidays, but it is January, we are in the Dakotas not Palm Beach. Is this really the best time to be crunching on carrots sticks as the mercury drops to ungodly temperatures? Of course not. This is…

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