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Tea-Smoked Duck Breast

When I found out that I made it to the second round of Project Food Blog, I rushed to see what the second challenge was.  Titled “The Classics,” the second challenge asks bloggers to tackle a classic dish, but it has to be something outside your normal comfort zone.  I feel pretty comfortable with most [...]

Flatlander Fundraiser Dinner at Buvons

I’m really excited about this event, in part because I’m in charge of the food!  In collaboration with the Dine in My Back Yard group (which Dan helped to start), we’ll be preparing a number of delicious Spanish & Latina dishes from fresh, local ingredients.  I hope this is a gateway to more tasty events [...]

Fargo Part 2 – Maple River Winery and Distillery

The first part of our Fargo trip includes a delicious, local meal at the HoDo Lounge in downtown Fargo.  One of the drinks we had included a locally-sourced rhubarb vodka.  I had already planned on visiting this winery, so this just added another reason to visit. We headed out west, about 15 minutes from Fargo, [...]

1000 Year Old Food Club

“1000 Year Old Food Club” sounds like a dangerous place to be eating anything, but I attended this curiously named event this past weekend and enjoyed food most people will never get to try.  The idea is not old food in the sense of aged or rotten, but in the method behind it.  I forgot [...]

Rules for Better Dining

Chicagoan Michael Gebert writes the blog Sky Full of Bacon.  Actually, he does far more than just write–he has one of the best local-focus video podcasts around.  You should take it upon yourself to go back and watch them all.  There are only a dozen or so at this time, but each is like a [...]

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