Ask me which Stillwater restaurants are a must-go-to, and LoLo American Kitchen makes the top of the list every time. Their famous house-made cocktails, alluring ambiance, and exciting twists on gourmet street food (let’s take a moment of silence for their bacon jam) are why many venture from all around the Twin Cities to visit…

It’s the worst. You grab a six-pack (or most likely a four-pack) of an IPA you have never tried. The can looks spiffy; you pour it out, it has a great head, the scent of hops enters your system, you take your first sip…and it’s just piss with some hops. A bad IPA is up…

In 1909, P. Edward Pearson, along with his brothers Tom and Oscar, started Pearson’s Candy Company, a confectionery distribution company in Minneapolis. Realizing manufacturing was more profitable than distribution, the Pearson brothers introduced their first candy, the Nut Goodie, in 1912. The Nut Goodie is a Minnesota candy staple consisting of maple nougat, topped with…

Pickles on a pizza?! Oh, you bet your sweet and salty a$$. Pickles are ok. I like them, they are a nice addition to a sandwich, but I don’t love them. However, I LOVE the Kinda Big Dill Pizza. I would marry it, and we would have fantastic dill pizza babies – which might get…

Spam was introduced in 1937 by Hormel Foods right here in Minnesota. The Austin based food company launched the luncheon meat to increase pork shoulder sales, an unpopular meat cut at the time. The iconic blue can contains pork with ham, salt, water, potato starch, sugar, and sodium nitrate. Already cooked, Spam can be served…

The St. Paul community bakery. On the corner of Randolph and Syndicate St. in St. Paul, you will find the family-owned bakery, PJ Murphy’s. This bakery has been serving up donuts, Danishes, cookies, and all sorts of baked deliciousness for almost 100 years. Since 1921, four different families have run the bakery. The newest owners,…