New Fall Menus: Barbette, Tiny Diner, Third Bird (plus a German pop-up!)

Kim Bartmann’s restaurants have transitioned into the fall, with new menus debuting at three locations this week. The highlights: Third Bird The Loring Park eatery recently revamped their menu to more prominently feature their wood-fired grill. Now they’ve tweaked it for the flavors of fall. Hazlenut agnolotti? Yes please. Also, they’re hosting a German pop-up series of … [ Read more]

New chef at The Third Bird, new menu emphasizes wood-burning grill

A few changes are afoot at The Third Bird on Loring Park. First, a new executive chef. Brian Hauke (formerly of Red Stag, Spill The Wine, Surly Brewing Co.) is now helming the kitchen, and his first order of business is making greater use of the grill. “The new menu really places a focus on the … [ Read more]

The Mill: State Fair, Third Bird and other Big Deals

The Mill is ready to get together. And we’ll bring you complete coverage on Thursday’s coming chaos in St. Paul. In the meantime, tell us who is the best in local beer: submit your nominations for Kind-Of-A-Big-Deal 2014. Yesterday’s News: Bent Brewstillery will re-open their taproom this Thursday, August 21st beginning at 2pm. Check out … [ Read more]

Sneak Peek: The Third Bird

“Kim has vision for a space, injects an energy, and puts the right people in the right place like nobody I’ve ever seen before,” claims Lucas Almendinger. He’s the chef at the helm of Kim Bartmann’s newest project, The Third Bird, and the evidence is all around him. During the first soft-open lunch last Wednesday, … [ Read more]