Cookies are personal. They’re sweet and festive, sure, but they’re also holiday traditions made concrete—family histories rendered with cups of sugar and sticks of butter. The just-released “Great Minnesota Cookie Book” is an overflowing platter of Minnesota cookie history. Within its covers are 77 finalist and champion recipes from the Star Tribune’s annual holiday cookie … [ Read more]
2015 Minnesota State Fair Food, Reviewed
August 28, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The gastronomic adventurers flocked to the first day of the 2015 Minnesota State Fair and have compiled their reports on the newest fair foods: Deep-fried ribs taste “like an alien zapped all the flavor out.” Sauce is all corn syrup and smoke. ^MI pic.twitter.com/Af9L7zkK3H — Heavy Table (@heavytable) August 27, 2015 Heavy Table Three Best: Espresso … [ Read more]