Reedsburg thinks food, Fermentation Fest
Everybody has a story, including the guy who shows up at Donna Neuwirth’s place with an odd contraption just before closing time. The device looks […]
Food/Drink
Alex Young and Zingerman’s in Ann Arbor
He’s up at 6 a.m., tending to the tomato crop by 6:30, coaching a work crew about fences for new livestock at 7, beginning the […]
North House Folk School in Grand Marais
Forty miles southwest of the border with Canada, a Minnesota village of 1,400 overlooks a shore of near-paradise, its foundation hardy in character and nostalgic […]
German heritage strong in New Ulm, Minn.
Forces of nature brought me to New Ulm, Minn., for an overnight that I didn’t expect to be pretty. Tornado-level winds and blinding rain had […]
Cornucopia, Bayfield County, buffing it up?
Thanks to a “road closed” sign, my route into town changes abruptly. First it’s farmland, then woods, while navigating from roads of concrete to dirt […]
Fairfield, Iowa: Full of influences from India
I dunk a wedge of focaccia into the day’s soup – Bogota Potato, spiced with a mild curry – at Revelations Cafe and Bookstore, while […]
Iowa State Fair: good contests and cookin’
We’re deep into fair weather, throughout the Midwest, but only one state fair nationwide makes the cut in the 2003 bestseller “1,000 Places to See […]
Stone Barn, Nelson: pizza on the farm
“Build it, and they will come,” I think, while climbing the hilly roads that dance with the creeks and curves of northwest Buffalo County. They […]
Duluth: Solglimt, smokehaus, Park Point, pie
People who vacation in Duluth find their way to Canal Park, an area where a fine mesh of lodging, restaurants and boutiques complement the gleaming […]
Twin Cities: new ballpark, Red Stag dining
Fans of Target Field, which opened in April as home to the Minnesota Twins – seem to talk up three things more than anything else […]
Farmstead ice cream shop near Fond du Lac
Karen Kelley has long wanted to open a home-based business on the family farm, and three years ago she got serious about pursuing that dream. […]
Braise on the Go: truly field-to-fork cooking
The thrill of the hunt, at this time of year, refers to careful walks through forests, in search of rotting wood, dead elms in particular. […]