Sometimes, all we really need at the end of a long day is…breakfast. So go on, indulge. Have your eggs and eat them, too, even if it’s after six. But maybe save the coffee for when you really need it.

By Elizabeth Archerd In November 2016, the Wedge said goodbye to its longest-serving employee. Elka Malkis retired as Director of Finance after working for the co-op for thirty-seven years. In June 1979, Elka was hired for a temporary summer storekeepercashier job, during a group interview by all 20 or so “coordinators” in the worker collective.…  Read More →

When she’s not gardening, thrift-store bargain-hunting, or camping with her husband and their dog Clementine, Lori Cyrus-Satter is the head, heart, and the brains behind the Wedge’s newly expanded Cheese department. We sat her down and asked some of the most burning questions we had for our favorite cheese connoisseur in chief. Q: How does…  Read More →

Our Nine-Month Remodel Project Is Complete! Thank you to all of our owners, shoppers, vendors and community for supporting us during this transformation. We know shopping wasn’t always easy, but we can promise you, it’s a delightful experience now! If you haven’t been in since we completed it, be sure to come in and check…  Read More →

We Midwesterners are not known for our adventurous palates— it’s Minnesota Nice, not Minnesota Spice after all! And we’re missing out. In all the world’s great cuisines, there’s a premium on that perfectly calibrated balance of salty, sweet, sour and spice. It’s an essential building block of flavor that wakes up all the other elements…  Read More →

There are few pleasures that compare to fresh pasta. Soft, silky, sproingy, it soaks up sauces with ease—the perfect blank canvas for a filling wintertime meal. But for many home cooks, the idea of making fresh noodles sounds messy, time-consuming, and just plain intimidating. All that cranking! All those different attachments! But what if it…  Read More →

A good stock is the bedrock of many a warming winter meal. Soups, stews, sauces and gravies, curries and stir fries, and risottos—all owe the foundations of their flavors to a well-prepared steaming pot of broth. Making your own gives you a more complex product than anything you can buy at the store, and it’s…  Read More →

We continue to update and add to our Wedge and Linden Hills Basics offerings! Look for the Wedge or Linden Hills Basics tags throughout our stores to find the co-op’s most-affordable foods and wellness products. There are extra-low prices on over 60 healthful products that everyone should have access to, even on a budget. View…

By Josh Resnik, Wedge Community Co-op CEO At the end of October, we announced that the co-op consolidation proposal passed by large majorities at the Wedge (82% “Yes” vote) and Linden Hills (87%) Co-ops. At Eastside Co-op a majority of owners voted in favor (51%), but not enough for the 2/3 vote required to pass…  Read More →

Winter at the Wedge is no time for hibernation! With our Lyndale store renovation fully complete, you can now find even more local foods, even in these dark, bracing, snow-filled days. And with bright new menu items at the Wedge Table and a vibrant line-up of events and classes in our community room, there are…  Read More →