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Pungent Eats, Pride, and the Peculiar Pragmatic Promenade: A Visit to the Minnesota Garlic Festival
35+ min ago (283+ words) 10:25 AM CDT on August 21, 2026 All hail Gertie the Garlic Bulb. My now-husband Mike and I moved in together straight out of college, when our cooking skills could be generously described as “burgeoning.” Case in point: We mixed up our garlic…...
MN Street Style: OK Little Trinket Market
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (1010+ words) "It’s not worth your thighs chafing or your feet hurting to wear something cute. But if you’re just going somewhere pretty casual or you won’t be standing too long, wear the outfit. Life’s too short." 11:18 AM CDT on August 18, 2026 This…...
5 Things to Know About Bill???s Bait Shop, Centro Restaurant Group's Northwoods Nostalgia Bomb
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (408+ words) Good decor and great walleye in south Minneapolis. 1:21 PM CDT on August 17, 2026 Welcome back to Five Things, Racket’s recurring rundown of new, new-to-us, or otherwise notable Twin Cities restaurants. Today we’re taking you inside Bill’s Bait Shop, a buzzy new…...
For This Week's Open Thread, Tell Us the Grossest Food/Drink You Love
1+ week, 6+ day ago (264+ words) As we do every Friday, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers. 11:12 AM CDT on August 7, 2026 Don't worry: We're all trying to talk Jay out of eating terrible foods before it's too late. You have a child now! You…...
FINE! We'll Review Kwik Trip's New SPAMwiches.
2+ week, 1+ day ago (488+ words) We need to stop doing this. 11:29 AM CDT on August 5, 2026 When I last visited the doctor a few weeks ago to get my raging sciatic nerve looked at, my blood pressure measured just a tick below elevated. Sodium-loaded visions danced…...
Just Paula’s ‘Minne-delphia’-Style BBQ Might Be the Best in Town
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (663+ words) ‘You taste the love,’ says co-founder and co-smoker Anthony Simmons. 9:52 AM CDT on July 14, 2026 Chef Anthony Simmons mans the smoker at Just Paula’s Minneapolis Farmers Market stand. People were gathered around a smoker chatting, with hip-hop and R&B playing…...
Sea Salt Eatery's Cookbook Dishes Out Recipes With a Side of History
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (386+ words) The Minnehaha Falls favorite can teach you to boil, grill, or fry fish to perfection with your own kitchen or backyard grill. 1:49 PM CDT on July 8, 2026 Like every public-commons-loving Minneapolitan, I’ve waited in the Sea Salt restaurant line at Minnehaha…...
Lots of New Coffee Shops Debut, a few Local Chains Expand, and a Very Old Bar Is Back in Action
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1833+ words) Plus a new Somali dessert spot is in the works and we say goodbye to a Richfield favorite in the Racket Restaurant Roundup. 2:09 PM CDT on June 30, 2026 There are too many new coffee shops I want to check out! Also…...
Summer Guide 2026: Farmers Markets and U-Pick Produce
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1813+ words) Who needs grocery stores when you have these great options? 2:01 PM CDT on June 4, 2026 Four Sisters Farmers Market These days it’s easier than ever to shop for fresh summertime produce, with more and more farmers markets popping up throughout the…...
Let's Talk Bread in This Week's Open Thread
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (325+ words) As we do every Friday, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers. 10:28 AM CDT on May 1, 2026 The lead wiki image for ‘bread,’ in case you were wondering. Hello there, Open Threaders. Jay here on prompt duty, giving Keith a…...