We Americans love out condiments. And summer is the season of condiments, with a seemingly unending parade of opportunities to grill, picnic, and sit on the patio with happy hour fries and a beer. And when it comes to condiments, ketchup is king. In the U.S., the average person consumes a whopping 71 pounds of… Read More →
Summertime is made for cooking outdoors but there’s a limit to how many brats and burgers a person can eat. So the next time you have a backyard gathering, try grilling up some pizzas instead. With the Wedge’s selection of Midwest-grown produce and locally made cheeses, the possibilities are nearly endless. These recipes require no… Read More →
Minnesotans love their summers, and the excitement over sweet corn, local blueberries, and heirloom tomatoes can sometimes reach a hysteria-state. So it’s no wonder we often overlook the veritable tidal wave of leafy summer greens that hit markets and stores in June and July. But these vitamin-packed vegetables are worth getting to know, both for… Read More →
Cool off your tastebuds with our biggest selection of locally made ice cream ever! Find these sweet treats and more in the freezer section: Sweet Science Ice Cream Making all-natural ice cream takes skill. Perfecting it takes science. Izzy’s Ice Cream Family-owned, super-premium ice cream handmade from Midwest cream. Castle Rock Organic Farms Using an… Read More →
In Minnesota, hunger can be hard to recognize. Besides the fact that we spend most of the year bundled up in bulky winter wear, hunger is just not a visible problem here in the way we,ve been programmed to think about it. Here, it doesn,t mean children with bloated bellies and hollow faces dying on… Read More →
Wedge Co-op Catering with Online Ordering Tashi at the Wedge Table How did you get into the catering business? What did you do before you started working at the Wedge? My family has always been very into cooking (my mom owned a bakery in our hometown of Alexandria), so choosing to work with food was… Read More →
Bauhaus Brew Labs Minneapolis, Minnesota Wonderstuff. Stargrazer. Wagon Party. Sky-Five! These are not the names of ordinary beers. But then again, Bauhaus Brew Labs is not your average brewery. After launching a successful Kickstarter campaign in May of 2014, they opened up operations in Northeast Minneapolis just two months later, complete with a taproom, outdoor… Read More →
Whether you wear it as a badge of pride on the sleeve of your down jacket, or spend all year dreading its icy clutches, the Minnesota winter is polarizing, even when it’s not polar vortexing. Some embrace every opportunity to ski, skate, and snowshoe their way to frozen eyelashes, and others seize a cozy sofa… Read More →
Ebb and Flow at CPW (Or, why things get busy in the winter in the warehouse business) We already know that Cooperative Partners Warehouse (CPW) plays a singularly pivotal role in helping create a local food system here in the Twin Cities. They are instrumental in helping many farmers get to market and keeping co-ops… Read More →
This February will mark Nate Oerter’s 20th year with the Wedge, and so it’s a fitting time for him to make history by becoming the new Wedge Table’s first Market Manager. We went and visited the construction site on Nicollet to talk about this exciting next step for both the Wedge and Nate. It’s cold… Read More →
