“Eat Street South” The stretch of Nicollet Avenue north of Lake Street — between Franklin & 29th Street — gets more acclaim as a food destination. But, its counterpart on the south side of Lake Street is the real surprise. Butcher, Baker and Candlestick Maker Coffee Shops The intersection at 38th & Nicollet now has...Read More
Do You Know Where That [Beef/Chicken/Fish/Dairy/Water] Came From? Once upon a time, it was journalists who were referred to as being “well-sourced” (i.e., had good connections, up to and including the most famous one of all, Watergate’s “Deep Throat”). Now, food critics use that term to describe restaurants. As in: “The perfectly medium-rare burger at Red Cow...Read More
Athens Cafe in Robbinsdale Leave it to a Realtor (me) to rely on location to find a good restaurant (and great value!). The biggest costs for a restaurant are typically food, labor, and rent; of those, the one they have the most control over is rent (I can’t prove it, but I believe there’s an...Read More
