Comments on: Ask The MNspeakers

By: Captain Obvious

Captain Obvious — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 17:15:27 +0000

Walk around Calhoun and with a fake smile. Steal glances with the hot guy in flip flops at Kowalskis. Complain about Mall of America. Then, when no ones watching…shop of Mall of America. Nyes. Because you’ve been waiting for an opportunity to wear that burnt orange satin shirt from Target. But most importantly, Chipotle. And lots of it.

By: Not2Sure

Not2Sure — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 22:54:18 +0000

Someone needs to buy us (and by us I mean specifically me) a drink for this advice.

By: edkohler

edkohler — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 20:03:35 +0000

I’m with D. The walleye at the Tavern on Grand would do the trick. Then walk it off in Crocus Hill.

By: spaceman

spaceman — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 19:58:24 +0000

” [. . . ] yet, the wild rice in this instance works quite well, adding a simple dimension of crunch to a pie that is otherwise dominated by the nutty, woody, smoky flavors of morel and bison. Look, it’s the future! We can have our ecosystem and eat it too.”

By: rex

rex — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 19:53:50 +0000

Regarding wild rice, quoting Dara:

"Now, like many of you, I have been traumatized by wild rice tucked inside spring rolls and wontons, suspended in Jell-O, layered in cheesecakes, hidden in quiches, incorporated into every imaginable type of soup and chowder. And so now, like all of us, when I hear about wild rice in strange places I get out my trusty fire axe and make for daylight. [...]"

By: johnjohn

johnjohn — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 19:37:09 +0000

i don’t know…it’s a toss up between applebees and leeann chin.

By: D

Fri, 14 Oct 2005 18:16:01 +0000

Tavern on Grand, Pannekoken (I think there is still one near the Maplewood Mall, The Loon.

Olive Garden ha ha ha

By: srhcb

srhcb — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 18:14:15 +0000

The Hockey Hall of Fame in Eveleth.

By: Not2Sure

Not2Sure — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 17:56:51 +0000

It tastes like wild rice.

By: spaceman

spaceman — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 17:55:58 +0000

Minnesota definitely has a taste of it’s own: walleye, wildrice, venison, sweet corn . . . winter squash is just in season now.

On the fine dining end, I second Not2Sure: Lucia’s uses veggies and meats from local Minnesota/Wisonsin family farms.