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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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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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Two Local Drive-Thru’s That Don’t Serve “Fast Food”

October 18, 2020 / / 2 Comments

For those of us who prefer not to go inside restaurants during the pandemic, drive-thrus are perfect.

Heck, I’ll take a carry out window and just shiver outside for a bit.

It feels unsettling to call in an order and then go inside to pick it up while people dine and socialize, open-faced.

I can’t blame restaurants. The owners and employees are making impossible choices to survive.

If you have a drive-thru, I’m intrigued. I’ll be there.

Most of the fast food restaurants in the city have drive-thrus. But, these two local restaurants in the Twin Cities offer foods you might not typically think of as “fast food” through their drive-thrus.

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Take-Out Times: Three Favs

July 13, 2020 / / 0 Comments

When people ask me what I’m up to this summer, the answers always the name:

“Not much, haha.”

If they ask if we’re going on any trips, the answer’s “Nope lol.”

We’re spending time outside with family and close friends. We’re walking the dog a lot – Trayse is having the best pandemic ever. We’re getting home projects done, and grilling on the deck.

I’m watching a lot of TV. Just started Fleabag and the Babysitters Club re-boot.

Here’s a few take-out things I really enjoyed and would recommend.

My reigning favorite summer meal right now is the Tofu Don bowl with some veggie sushi for later from Kado No Mise that I wrote about earlier.  

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