I accidentally walked past the entrance to TokiDoki Burger twice. It’s located a couple of doors down from one of chef/owner Yuichiro Matthew Kazama’s other restaurants, the Minneapolis locat...
Many brewery’s mark their birthday with a big, unique barrel-aged beer or two. But Town Hall does barrels differently, dedicating their taps to the specialty style for two weeks each February i...
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Photographs by Becca Dilley / Heavy Table This story originally appeared in the Feb. 16, 2024 edition of the Tap newsletter supported by Heavy Table’s Patreon backers. Subscribe on Patreon to k...
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In most years, Valentine’s Day is a little island of joy surrounded on all sides by a bleak white frozen wasteland; this year, it’s a little island of joy surrounded on all sides by a dry bro...
I forget how I heard about it, but somehow, I found out about an opera concert in Nairobi. This might sound unusual – and it is – but one of the things you learn pretty quickly about Nairobi,...
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Since Hanukkah commemorates a small quantity of oil miraculously lasting for eight nights, the holiday is traditionally celebrated by consuming foods fried in lots of oil. Popular choices inclu...
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When I mentioned to James Norton that I was getting a take-and-bake Thanksgiving dinner from Animales BBQ instead of making a meal from scratch, he asked if I’d write up a story about the value...
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This story originally ran in the Heavy Table’s Churn newsletter on Oct. 10, 2023. If you’d like to read a lot more stories about the food and drink of the Upper Midwest, and support our write...
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We had our doubts about Mi Mexico Querido. This Mexican spot looked set to move into the former Dumpling space on Minnehaha last October when its lovely floral facade went up … and then a year ...
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This story originally appeared in the Heavy Table’s Tulip and Schooner newsletter, which tells the stories of beer, wine, and spirits in the Upper Midwest. Get the newsletter (and three others)...
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PHOTOGRAPHY BY BECCA DILLEY / HEAVY TABLE; ILLUSTRATIONS BY WACSO / HEAVY TABLE This story is one of five capsule reviews from the Lyndale Avenue Checklist published in last Friday’s edition of...
A blind taste test featuring 19 different plain croissants from bakeries around Minneapolis-St. Paul.
Photos by James Norton / Heavy Table except Bryce Stevenson portrait (courtesy of Miijim) This story originally appeared in Heavy Table’s Tap newsletter on Sep. 1, 2023. To get the Tap and Heav...
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This story originally appeared in Heavy Table’s Tap newsletter on Sep. 1, 2023. To get the Tap and three other culinary newsletters from the Heavy Table, back the magazine on Patreon. Freddie B...
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PHOTOGRAPHY BY SARAH MCGEE / BECCA DILLEY / EMMET KOWLER / HEAVY TABLE State Fair food reviews are the closest we come to combat conditions in our cozy world of Upper Midwestern food journalism. ...
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Photographs by Joshua Feist Tom Nechodomu loved his two decade-long career in education. He focused on instructional design and curriculum development, with stints in corporate work, consulting, ...
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Heavy Table published a long retrospective interview with restaurateur and “Food Guy” Tobie Nidetz this January in our Tap newsletter. This week, he passed away after a long illness. If you c...
The meat-free ALT-Burger restaurant in Northeast Minneapolis takes an unusual culinary approach to plant-based burgers.
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY MACY TRAN / ILLUSTRATIONS BY WACSO (FILE) / HEAVY TABLE This story originally appeared in the May 26, 2023 edition of the Tap newsletter. Back the Heavy Table on Patreon to get the...
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The following review is one of five posted as the ninth installment of our Lyndale Avenue Checklist project, along with reviews of Lago Tacos, Volstead’s Emporium, Iconos Gastro Cantina, and Ga...
DULUTH, MINN. — Tom Hanson of Duluth Grill, OMC Smokehouse, Corktown Deli, and Goat Hill Marketplace is opening a new restaurant this Sunday, May 21: Burger Paradox. Located at 2113 West Superi...
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With hundreds of awards and an ambitious plan to expand, Wisconsin cheesemaker Marieke Penterman is on a roll.
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PHOTOGRAPHY BY BECCA DILLEY / HEAVY TABLE This story originally appeared in the Hearth, the Heavy Table’s newsletter about home cooking, cookbooks, farmers, and makers. You can get the Hearth b...
This seriously good chicken tikka masala recipes combines fire-charred protein or veg plus a punchy marinade.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRENDA JOHNSON / HEAVY TABLE This story originally appeared in the Heavy Table’s Tap newsletter. To get the Tap (and the Tulip and Schooner, and Churn newsletters), back us on Pa...
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PHOTOS COURTESY OF CASSANDRA GRAIKOWSKI This story originally appeared in the Heavy Table’s Tap newsletter for Friday, March 31, 2023. To subscribe to the Heavy Table’s three bi-weekly newsle...
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PHOTOS BY BECCA DILLEY / ILLUSTRATIONS BY WACSO FOR HEAVY TABLE The following review is one of five posted as the seventh installment of our Lyndale Avenue Checklist project, along with reviews o...
Anthony Jennings currently works at Arbeiter Brewing Company in Minneapolis and has also worked at Inbound, One Fermentary, and Pryes. An industry vet, he’s also making noise as part of the Bla...
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The food and service at Raag Progressive Indian Cuisine doesn't always match its lofty ambitions.
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY BECCA DILLEY (FRIENDS CAFE AND TOP) AND MACY-CHAU DIEM TRAN This story originally appeared in the March 3, 2023 edition of our subscribers-only newsletter. From the warm, deep curr...
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