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The Heavy Table reports on eating and drinking from roots to table in the Upper Midwest.
2023-12-06 16:11
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… Read More
2023-11-08 17:48
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 supp… Read More
2023-10-23 15:44
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 th… Read More
2023-10-13 21:31
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 thre… Read More
2023-09-25 12:00
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 e… Read More
2023-09-21 04:59
A blind taste test featuring 19 different plain croissants from bakeries around Minneapolis-St. Paul Read More
2023-09-04 12:00
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… Read More
2023-09-03 17:06
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… Read More
2023-08-28 19:10
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 journal… Read More
2023-08-19 18:30
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, consult… Read More
2023-07-05 22:57
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 illn… Read More
2023-06-13 13:30
The meat-free ALT-Burger restaurant in Northeast Minneapolis takes an unusual culinary approach to plant-based burgers Read More
2023-05-31 14:07
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 ge… Read More
2023-05-23 18:20
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 Cantin… Read More
2023-05-18 18:18
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 We… Read More
2023-05-15 16:04
With hundreds of awards and an ambitious plan to expand, Wisconsin cheesemaker Marieke Penterman is on a roll Read More
2023-04-25 14:27
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… Read More
2023-04-18 16:43
This seriously good chicken tikka masala recipes combines fire-charred protein or veg plus a punchy marinade Read More
2023-04-04 20:03
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… Read More
2023-04-03 15:49
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… Read More
2023-03-27 13:15
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 revi… Read More
2023-03-20 12:00
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 o… Read More
2023-03-16 16:37
The food and service at Raag Progressive Indian Cuisine doesn't always match its lofty ambitions Read More
2023-03-06 17:00
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… Read More
2023-01-31 20:53
It takes real commitment to pull off world-class dim sum, and Mandarin Kitchen is fully committed and crushing it in Bloomington, Minn Read More
2023-01-16 13:00
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRENDA JOHNSON / HEAVY TABLE This story originally appeared in the Churn newsletter, one of three published by the Heavy Table on Fridays via Patreon. Back us on Patreon to ge… Read More
2023-01-09 17:12
PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANNMARIE GENIUSZ This story was originally published in the Tap newsletter, available to our backers on Patreon. Hundreds of hooves simultaneously pounding the ground. A… Read More
2023-01-09 14:00
The pita baking process at Mara in downtown Minneapolis is half ballet, half factory floor Read More
2023-01-03 20:22
Prima in Minneapolis may feel like a culinary time capsule from 1999, but its Italian food hits a great many warm, delicious notes Read More
2022-12-12 17:00
A collection of food experiences in Minneapolis-St. Paul including omakase, high tea, omakase dining, and more Read More
2022-12-12 13:00
This story originally appeared in our subscriber-only newsletter, available by backing the Heavy Table on Patreon. From festive food to servingware to local treats and intoxicating (or sobri… Read More
2022-12-05 17:40
The following two reviews are from the third installment of our Lyndale Avenue Checklist, an 18-mile trek through more than 70 independent restaurants on Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis, Bloom… Read More
2022-11-21 13:00
PHOTOGRAPHS BY BECCA DILLEY / ILLUSTRATIONS BY WACSO The following review comes from the November 18, 2022 edition of the Heavy Table newsletter via Patreon. It ran alongside four other revi… Read More
2022-11-16 17:14
Amy Rea reviews Bernie's, the new East Grand Forks, Minnesota restaurant from author and Food Network host Molly Yeh Read More
2022-11-08 18:27
"At Home," the debut cookbook by Minnesota chef Gavin Kaysen, is a clearly conceived and elegant manual for the serious home cook Read More
2022-11-02 16:17
Ask a brewer about hop aroma and you will receive a passionate explanation of the melon, citrus, pine, orange zest, bubble gum, and other smells that hops can exude. Bring up Phantasm Powder… Read More
2022-10-24 17:33
Heavy Table’s Lyndale Avenue Checklist will include reviews of all 70+ independent restaurants located along Lyndale Avenue’s full 18-mile length. All reviews will be emailed in… Read More
2022-10-20 15:00
Red Table Meat Company, one of Minnesota’s best-regarded makers of charcuterie and a key tenant of Northeast’s Food Building, will call it quits at the end of 2022. We’ve f… Read More
2022-09-28 17:27
So, there’s a theory that you’re probably familiar with, that every time you make a decision – whether to order an extra side of bacon with your omelet, or a dish of Hollan… Read More
2022-09-06 12:00
In the mid-00s, I dined at the restaurant on the 16th floor of Duluth’s Radisson Hotel with my boyfriend at the time. Back then the restaurant was called the Top of the Harbor, a… Read More
2022-08-29 12:00
PHOTOS BY BECCA DILLEY AND BRENDA JOHNSON / HEAVY TABLE The following is a sneak peak from last Friday’s newsletter content from the Heavy Table’s Churn newsletter. To subscribe… Read More
2022-08-26 12:00
PHOTOS BY BRENDA JOHNSON / HEAVY TABLE The following is a sneak peak from this morning’s newsletter content from the Heavy Table’s Churn newsletter. To subscribe, back us on Patr… Read More
2022-08-24 12:00
PHOTOS BY ZOE PRINDS-FLASH, BERIT JOHNSON, AND COURTESY OF COURT BLOM This story originally appeared in the July 22, 2022 edition of The Tap newsletter. To get the newsletters and support th… Read More
2022-08-22 12:00
Some people have a grandpa who can teach them how to fold dumplings, or an auntie who can share the secrets of her incredible kimchi. For the rest of us, there’s Hot Wok Academy… Read More
2022-08-15 12:00
One of the things we men in late middle age miss – one that we will go on about at some length, given the opportunity – are cassette mix-tapes. Most of you aren’t old enoug… Read More
2022-08-05 14:40
In a major development for the North Loop dining scene, the former Bachelor Farmer space will come to life once more. Prodigious restaurateurs Daniel del Prado and Ryan Burnet have bought th… Read More
2022-08-01 12:00
PHOTOS BY AMY REA / HEAVY TABLE This story originally appeared in Heavy Table’s Churn Newsletter on July 15, 2022. Back us on Patreon to receive newsletters packed with original storie… Read More
2022-07-08 15:26
This story was originally published for Heavy Table subscribers in the Tap newsletter on July 8, 2022. Back the Heavy Table on Patreon to subscribe. “I want people to be happy.”… Read More
2022-07-05 12:00
An index of all the content published in the Heavy Table's three food newsletters, published every Friday morning Read More
2022-06-22 12:00
PHOTOGRAPHS BY BECCA DILLEY / HEAVY TABLE This story originally appeared in the June 10 edition of Heavy Table’s Tap newsletter. Back the Heavy Table on Patreon to subscribe to exclusi… Read More
2022-06-20 12:00
PHOTOGRAPHS BY SARAH MCGEE / HEAVY TABLE This story originally appeared in the June 17 edition of Heavy Table’s Churn newsletter. Back the Heavy Table on Patreon to subscribe to exclus… Read More
2022-06-08 13:00
PHOTOGRAPHS BY KARIIM CHARLIER / HEAVY TABLE One look at the menu of the two-month-old Jamaican Caribbean Cuisine in Roseville and I was smitten. Cow’s foot soup? Saltfish and liver fo… Read More
2022-06-01 00:00
PHOTO BY IVY VAINIO I was recently asked to give a talk on “Ojibwe gardening practices” to schoolchildren in the United Kingdom. The request really made me stop and think. My wor… Read More
2022-05-23 12:00
PHOTO BY BRENDA JOHNSON / HEAVY TABLE This story originally appeared in the May 13, 2022 edition of the Heavy Table’s Tap newsletter. Back the Heavy Table on Patreon and get Minnesota… Read More
2022-05-03 15:21
PHOTOGRAPHS BY BRENDA JOHNSON / HEAVY TABLE With its bright, airy interior and floral mural, Pau Hana is a tropical oasis in the southern suburbs. The sleek design and inviting bar mak… Read More
2022-04-26 14:34
PHOTOS BY KARIIM CHARLIER / HEAVY TABLE A version of this story originally appeared in the Churn newsletter (available by subscription via Patreon) on March 25, 2022. And join us at the Nort… Read More
2022-04-21 15:56
Two bits of bad news hit our inbox late yesterday and early this morning. The first: the six-year-old Longfellow Asian fusion spot Dumpling is calling it quits this weekend. As per their ema… Read More
2022-04-18 12:00
At an event in Minnesota’s recent past, Todd Haug was still the brewing wizard at Surly. While discussing beer, someone in attendance asked why Haug made such bitter, hoppy beers. Haug… Read More
2022-04-13 13:41
The Heavy Table team is thrilled to bring back the Upper Midwestern artisan food sip-and-sample known as The North Coast Nosh. It happens May 1, 2022 at The Food Building in Northeast Minnea… Read More
2022-04-12 17:47
PHOTOGRAPHS BY VICTORIA CAMPBELL / HEAVY TABLE One of the people at our table at Churchill Street summed up the experience this way: “I didn’t expect a restaurant in Shoreview to… Read More
2022-03-23 17:02
It seems to go without saying: the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro lacks a late-night dining culture. Even 112 Eatery, a wonderful restaurant that we got to know as the place where chefs ate afte… Read More
2022-03-07 13:00
Many years ago – in the late Cretaceous Period – when I was a child, there were the official holidays – Christmas, Thanksgiving, birthdays, etc… But there were also… Read More
2022-03-01 18:17
The Heavy Table has been publishing stories about the food and drink of the Upper Midwest for nearly 15 years. Our contributors have included prominent chefs, published authors, professional… Read More
2022-03-01 17:46
ORIGINAL PHOTOS BY BRENDA JOHNSON (D-SPOT) AND ELI RADTKE; FILE PHOTOS BY BECCA DILLEY We’ve all heard the stereotype before: Minnesotans think mayo is spicy. There are plenty of riffs… Read More
2022-01-24 16:05
I was grocery shopping with my teenager. We were at that store – you know the one – with the extra-friendly staff. You know, the almost too-friendly staff? I was frankly shocked… Read More
2022-01-10 14:41
PHOTOGRAPHS COURTESY OF UW-PRESS / CHRIS HYNES EXCEPT AUTOR PORTRAIT BY MAUREEN JANSON HEINZ Whenever I want to know what’s going on with food and restaurants in my hometown of Madison… Read More
2021-12-20 13:00
PHOTOGRAPHS BY VICTORIA CAMPBELL / HEAVY TABLE When Cafe Racer Kitchen announced last month that they would begin requiring proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test for indoor dining, i… Read More
2021-12-17 15:04
After more than five years of operation, the Northeast Minneapolis Japanese street food restaurant PinKU will be shutting its doors at 20 University Avenue. The restaurant is calling it quit… Read More
2021-12-13 16:40
CRANBERRY QUEEN AND CRANBERRY HARVEST PHOTOS BY BECCA DILLEY PHOTOGRAPHY During the Siege of Drogheda, Ireland in the summer of 1649, the Royal Governor, Sir Arthur Aston was beaten to death… Read More
2021-12-10 16:18
The first time in my life I received useful information from a random wrong number was a few days ago, when I got a mysterious text. It contained a dim camera phone photo of an intriguing re… Read More
2021-12-06 13:00
Unlike other some other major U.S. cities (New York, San Francisco, New Orleans, etc.), Minneapolis and St. Paul have not required proof of vaccination status for citizens to dine indoors. A… Read More
2021-11-22 13:00
PHOTOGRAPHS BY BECCA DILLEY / HEAVY TABLE When you step onto the production floor of Milk and Honey Ciders, the aroma of apples drapes itself across you like a weighted blanket. With the pos… Read More
2021-11-01 15:46
It’s a concrete paver, about a foot and a half long and maybe eight inches wide. It’s a couple of inches thick. It’s suspended between two piles of cinder blocks. I’m… Read More
2021-10-18 12:00
ILLUSTRATIONS BY WACSO / HEAVY TABLE Ahead of a high-stakes election, voters at two Minneapolis diners talk about the mayor, the police, and the cost of rent. This story was originally publi… Read More
2021-10-15 16:12
There’s a party going on at your local Culver’s today (if you get there early enough). The chain engaged in that silly form of digital marketing known as putting jokes on social… Read More
2021-10-05 17:27
PHOTOGRAPHS AND CINNAMON WRITE-UPS BY EMMET KOWLER In keeping with the season, Heavy Table is proud to present a husband-vs.-wife curation battle between two of the best fall spices: Emmet K… Read More
2021-09-27 12:00
PHOTOGRAPHS BY VICTORIA CAMPBELL Have you ever sailed right through St. Cloud on your way to Brainerd or Walker or Canada, figuring there’s nothing to eat in this college town other th… Read More
2021-09-22 12:00
There is an Aadizookaan, one of our ancient sacred stories, that tells about how the Anishinaabeg, the Ojibwe people and those tribes related to them, came to the Great Lakes Region. T… Read More
2021-09-20 12:00
This is Elias J. Baldwin. Most people called him “Lucky.” He’s the one we’re going to blame. The truth of the matter is probably nuanced and, as with most social and… Read More
2021-09-13 12:00
Photos by Becca Dilley (except Charito photos, which are James Norton) / Illustrations by WACSO Our efforts to complete this series had been slightly derailed due to a variety of factors&nda&hell…Read More
2021-08-23 22:32
I was a freshman in high school, so this must have been sometime in 1978. I don’t remember the circumstances, or even who else was with me, but somehow, I ended up in the back seat of… Read More
2021-08-19 19:25
Gut-crushingly complete reviews of Minnesota State Fair food are part of Heavy Table’s DNA. When we started writing our culinary rundowns, in 2010, our punishing dedication to Fair foo… Read More
2021-08-17 20:33
PHOTOGRAPHS BY BECCA DILLEY AND VICTORIA CAMPBELL There are many, many, many challenges involved in trying to launch a food hall (or food court, or artisan marketplace, or whatever nomenclat… Read More
2021-08-02 12:00
PHOTOS BY BECCA DILLEY This review originally appeared in the July 16 edition of the Churn newsletter. The newly opened Sanjusan in the North Loop promises guests (through its menu, location… Read More
2021-07-26 19:39
This column is underwritten with generous support from United Noodles, Minnesota’s largest Asian grocery store, awarded “Best International Grocery” by City Page… Read More
2021-07-19 14:00
PHOTOS BY JOHN FLADD From time to time, I write about a cocktail and recommend drinking it on the porch. Or the deck. Or, in extreme cases, sprawled out on the lawn, struggling with ambition… Read More
2021-07-12 12:00
ILLUSTRATIONS BY LORA MARIE HLAVSA Funding for the Heavy Table’s Lake Street Profiles series is provided by a grant from Peace Coffee and the Coffee Creates Community in… Read More
2021-07-09 14:00
To say that Birchwood Cafe is a Minneapolis institution is no exaggeration – the Seward neighborhood stalwart has been in business for a quarter century, and has become synonymous with… Read More
2021-07-05 12:00
PHOTOS BY BECCA DILLEY For 23 years, Star Tribune food writer Rick Nelson has covered food and restaurants for the Star Tribune, serving as the unofficial dean of culinary journalism here in… Read More
2021-06-28 12:00
PHOTOS BY BRENDA JOHNSON The first pleasure that came roaring back as we sat down, indoors, to break our pandemic streak of home-dining, was the anticipation. After fourteen or so months, we… Read More
2021-06-18 14:05
A lot has happened in the discourse surrounding the name and branding of the newly opened Lyn-Lake Justin Sutherland-fronted restaurant Side Chick over the past week. One on side: critics, m… Read More
2021-06-15 19:00
Apparently, Thomas Edison once said, “I haven’t failed; I’ve discovered 10,000 ways that didn’t work.” Supposedly. I mean, if you can’t trust internet mem… Read More
2021-06-08 19:00
“Cocktails” / Oil on canvas / 1926 / Art by Archibald Motley / Public Domain They sit at a table in a private club, laughing, talking, and dazzling each other with their smiles… Read More
2021-06-03 23:35
A national reckoning with sexual harassment and discrimination in the brewing industry is rattling the Minnesota beer scene - potentially for the better Read More
2021-06-01 18:04
PHOTOS COURTESY OF MR. PAUL’S SUPPER CLUB In yet another sign that restaurants and diners are looking forward to a feel-good, post-pandemic boom, Chef Tommy Begnaud (Butcher and the Bo… Read More
2021-06-01 14:36
PHOTOS BY LOUIS LIVINGSTON GARCIA (PORTRAITS) AND BJORN CHRISTIANSON (COCKTAILS) This story originally ran in the Tulip and Schooner newsletter, available to Patreon supporters of Heavy Tabl… Read More
2021-05-19 14:47
PHOTOS BY LOUIS LIVINGSTON-GARCIA / HEAVY TABLE Prairie du Sac and Sauk City, Wisc. are my Twin Cities (twin towns, if you will). The general term for the two close river towns (they blend t… Read More
2021-05-12 12:00
So, a couple of weeks ago, when I should have doing something productive, I fell down a rabbit hole on Pinterest, looking at old sheet music. I don’t know why – I can’t rea… Read More
2021-04-28 12:00
PHOTOS BY VICTORIA CAMPBELL James Raymond puts down his matcha and picks up a pitchfork. He plods out to the middle of the paddock in beige Vessi sneakers, his five wooly cows casting a pecu… Read More
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