Blogging About the Corner Table Blog
Corner Table is consistently rated one of the top restaurants in Minneapolis. Nestled in a mostly non-descript corner in South Minneapolis (save for Anodyne Coffee Shop, and Roadrunner Records), Corner...
View ArticleTour de Farm: Great Chefs on Location at MN Farms
Thanks to Hidden Stream Farm's mailing letter, I just got wind of Tour de Farm, which is the new way I'm thinking of organizing my summer. My mouth is already watering from the simple idea of heading...
View ArticleDeconstructing a Pig on Heavy Table
Excellent Heavy Table post by Becca Dilley today - with fantastic pictures - detailing the "deconstruction" of a local pig from Hidden Stream Farm, located in Elgin, MN. Chefs Scott Pampuch from Corner...
View ArticlePreparing for the Pig Roast (Pictures Below)
The time has come! Dave and Don brought over the pig last night - an 80 pounder from Hidden Stream Farm, purchased from Clancey's in Linden Hills, MN. Within an hour, we had prepared the pig with a...
View ArticleSimple Steak and Tasty: A Recipe for Pleasure
Not all locavores live in the cities. There are plenty of suburbanites, like me, who appreciate the benefits of buying and eating locally grown, sustainably harvested food. That’s why so many of us...
View ArticleLast Chance to "Know Your Farmer" at Lucia's This Sunday, October 11
I can't remember an event I've been as excited about as the one I'm co-hosting with Lucia Watson this Sunday, 10/11. The Twin Cities' first official "Know Your Farmer" event, fittingly held at Lucia's,...
View ArticleDon't Wait for Summer to Fire Up Your Grill
With all this nice weather, I am beginning to wonder if we are skipping right over spring and into summer. I'm somewhat fearful about what less-than-usual snow and rain mean for the larger climate...
View ArticleGrilling Season Opener: A Collection of the Best Grilling TIps
Today's Memorial Day, so we're kind of taking the day off here at Simple, Good and Tasty. Instead of writing an original blog post, as we do just about every other day of the year, we're going to refer...
View ArticleLast Night's Dinner on the Deck at The Marsh was Magical
We couldn’t have asked for better weather. The wind had shifted, moving the tropical humidity of 24 hours ago east to clear the way for a perfect summer evening on the deck at The Marsh– the setting of...
View ArticlePlease Come to Our Super Awesome Local Food Pig Roast and Potluck on August 15
When the folks at Simple, Good, and Tasty decided to host our first annual pig roast and potluck last year, we weren’t at all that sure of what to expect. Would anyone come eat with us? Would people...
View ArticleHow Awesome Was This Year's Local Food Pig Roast and Potluck in Minneapolis?...
Even those among us who doubt the existence of a higher power shared the sense that someone -- or something -- was smiling down on us this past Sunday, August 15. After a long string of sticky, icky,...
View ArticleSimple, Enlightening, and Tasty Earth Day Community Dinner at the Birchwood
Last Sunday night's Earth Day Community Dinner at the Birchwood Cafe was an event for the ages.It wasn't just the food that made it that way, although the exceptional four-course menu (and appetizers)...
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