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The Most Boring 2024 Minnesota State Fair Food Post Ever

August 24, 2024 / / 1 Comment

THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE MOST BORING 2024 Minnesota State Fair FOOD REVIEW. 

I was NOT going to try any new foods.

Just the classics – a Turkey To Go, a Demetri’s Gyro (the good gyro at the fair), roasted corn, roti from Harry Singh’s, Mouth Trap cheese curds, Rick’s pickle pizza, of course all washed down with a few sips of someone else’s lemonade and a MN Wine Country slushy.

Inflation/Shrinkflation is making me cranky this year. What would each new food cost this year? $14? $15? $16? $17??? What is this? A ___ for Ants?

I was going to leave it to the food critics to blow money on gimmicky, bad food. Plus, I’m still mad about the lutefisk buns.

Each fair, our local food critic reviews vary wildly vary. One team will say a new food is a SLAM DUNK while another calls it disgusting. If most agree that a certain food is good, it typically is. However, you should never ever trust anyone who said anything nice about the lutefisk buns last year.

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The Minnesota State Fair 2023: Things We Ate (And Wish We Didn’t Eat)

August 24, 2023 / / 4 Comments

The Minnesota State Fair is like my Halloween.

Halloween is like my 12 days of Christmas.

Christmas is like my Christmas?

I look forward to the fair all year, but now that we have young kids, we have to make the most of a short visit.

The best time to go to the fair is early in the morning on the very first day.

This year we could take the day off – I’m usually the most excited person at work for the fair -and  the only one who takes a day off to go on opening day. I’m like a Disney Adult but with the state fair.

I was determined to try a few new foods, even with the two little ones in tow. The new food list this year looked pretty exciting. I tried to make a list. But with little kids, you never know how the visit will actually go.

Sometimes you have to go with the flow – for example, I had brought them to the Mall of America the other day. Of course they had hangry meltdowns and we ended up at the restaurant with the shortest line instead of the best food which is how I spent $27 on a meal at A&W

Today we did try a few new foods, including one that was so disgusting I almost got sick, plus most of our favorite classics:

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Memories of Fondue Parties and Really Good Popcorn in St. Paul: Remix

November 16, 2020 / / 0 Comments

I’ll always remember the first time I tried Remix’s popcorn.

Last winter, before we had any inkling a global pandemic was looming, we hosted a fondue party. It’s tradition for Jake’s side of the family each New Year.

We gather around bubbling pots of oil cooking fondue forks loaded with steak, shrimp, potstickers, cocktail weenies, and vegetables dipping them into a myriad of sauces. Sometimes you grab someone else’s fork. Maybe someone double-dips into one of the community sauce bowls. Shrug.

Feels like a lifetime ago.

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Three Unique Food Delivery Services We Like In The Twin Cities

October 25, 2020 / / 0 Comments

This post is not sponsored or solicited in any way- we pay for our own food and delivery. If you are unsure about delivery fees or unsure if you are within the delivery service areas, inquire directly with the businesses. 

Last week I wrote about three local restaurants offering non fast-food meals through drive-thrus.

This week it’s all about delivery.

Most foods are available for delivery due to restaurant delivery services. What’s special about these three options is that the restaurants deliver in-house. This means the full cost of the meal, delivery fee, and tip go right to the restaurant’s employees.

Here are three local restaurants that we love to support that offer home delivery services:

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Making Broders’ Pizza Kits At Home

April 26, 2020 / / 1 Comment

We felt gutted when Broders’ closed. The news felt like a literal punch to the stomach. They’ve since re-opened again, offering pizza and pasta kits that you can make at home.

I’ve never been sponsored to rave about Broders. I just really love them.

A post I once wrote about the eggplant pizza. 

Years ago, (actually, more like a decade!) I worked at Broders’ Cucina for a short time after college. I left with a lot more knowledge about Italian food and lingering respect for the Broders family. They gave us so many opportunities to learn and taste new things.

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