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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
In all its long history, the school lunch has never really been known for culinary excellence. Tater tot casserole, mystery meat, cold canned fruit-these are the commonly conjured images of our country’s cafeterias. But to be fair, the National School Lunch Program, which provides free or reduced-price lunches to 31 million kids every day, has… Read More →
Hoch Orchard La Crescent, Minn. Growing up, Jackie Hoch never imagined the life of a farmer for herself. From a small town, her dreams were of high-rising glowing skylines, not the intermittent flicker of firefly backsides. She went to school to study biology and chemistry, became a medical technician, and worked her way up to… Read More →
How do I cook with that? For Many People, The Term “Ancient Grains” Conjures Up The Imagery Of Hardship: mills and grindstones and brow sweat and open flame. And yes, they may be a bit more complicated than their more modern counterparts, but the time it takes to figure them out is well worth your… Read More →
With the temperatures dropping, weekend entertaining gets cozy and moves indoors. But don’t worry, this doesn’t have to mean keeping tabs on all four burners and the bar while guests arrive. These do-ahead recipes free you up to enjoy a cocktail and conversation while still pulling off a meal to remember. A do-it-yourself bruschetta bar… Read More →
Three things you probably didn’t know about the fruit of summer— watermelon! Like all fruits, they naturally have seeds. But that doesn’t mean that seedless watermelons are genetically modified—they’re actually hybrids that have been carefully bred to be incapable of producing seeds. They’re kind of the mules of the melon world. And those little white… Read More →
Dear Dr. Watts, I am 63 and have been taking vitamins and working out four to fi ve times a week but feel like maybe I am overtaking vitamins. Sometimes after a hard workout, I have leg pains after a hard work out and do not sleep well. I would like to know what vitamins… Read More →
