mike phillips

Upcoming Workshop Helps Chefs Put More Local Food on Their Menus

Posted in Out & About on Sat, 03/13/2010 - 4:08am by Amy Thielen -

My first cooking job was at a small German diner on my hometown’s Main Street in Northern Minnesota. It was a hybridized place; we hand-pounded schnitzel cut from pigs the chef had raised, but we also served a dizzying number of filet-o-fish sandwiches. And when we ran out of green beans we opened up a jumbo can.

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Super Fun Local Food Dinner at Brasa Last Night

Posted in Local Food, Organic Food, Restaurants, Sustainable, Twin Cities on Wed, 01/20/2010 - 1:32pm by lee -

A huge thank you to our family, friends, farmers, neighbors - and the terrific folks at Brasa - for making Simple, Good, and Tasty's January 2010 local food dinner one of the best yet. From the time we sat down to the time we left 3 hours later, the nearly 100-strong crowd was fed a menu of - well, nearly everything on the menu. Here's what was served:

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Terrific Toast and Taste in the Gardens

Posted in Activities, Local Food, Organic Food, Sustainable, Twin Cities on Thu, 06/25/2009 - 4:13pm by lee -
The Strip Club's JD Fratzke and me

The Strip Club's JD Fratzke and me

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Last Chance for a Simple, Good, and Tasty Meal at the Craftsman

Posted in Twin Cities, Sustainable, Restaurants, Local Food on Fri, 04/10/2009 - 6:45pm by lee -

craftsmanIf you're still contemplating coming to the first-ever Simple, Good, and Tasty dinner at the Craftsman Restaurant in Minneapolis on April 14, now would be a really good time to commit. In short: we're running out of space! I couldn't be more thrilled about the number of people who've reserved a spot so far (BIG thank you to those who're coming!).

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