Spoonbridge and Cherry
“I’m in favor of any art that does something other than just sit on its [butt] in a museum.” Claes Oldenburg Spoonbridge and Cherry [Claes Oldenburg, Coosje van Bruggen 1985-1988]
Tag: Minneapolis
Birchwood Cafe
Sometimes, what you really need on a drift less, ugly, chilly morning is a beautiful, swoon-worthy comfort food. And I have the perfect place for just that. Located on a quiet residential street in the Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis, the Birchwood Cafe was founded in 1926 as a dairy, later converted to a neighborhood convenience […]
UNION Restaurant
Since this weekend is the beginning of all the holiday merriment, and I had a few birthdays to celebrate, I needed to find somewhere marvelous. So why not celebrate in an exquisite place with flaming cupcakes? UNION Restaurant in Downtown Minneapolis fit the bill perfectly. With a heated, year-round retractable glass rooftop – the only one in […]
Greater MSP 2015 Annual Meeting (Minnesota Orchestra)
Last night was @GreaterMSP’s 2015 Annual Meeting at #OrchestraHall. As I have previously talked about, #GreaterMSP (#Minneapolis / #StPaul) is focused on regional #economic development by attracting companies (both public and private) to #MSP. Recently, I talked about their initiative #MakeItMSP. With over 700 business and #civic leaders and #community partners, it comes as no […]
10th Avenue Bridge
Completed in 1929, the 10th Avenue Bridge crosses the Mississippi River near downtown Minneapolis, formerly called the Cedar Avenue Bridge, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989, and also marks the downstream boundary of the St Anthony Falls Historic District. I’m often asked what my favorite places are in Minnesota […]
Northern Grade (Solar Arts Building)
Need something to do today after all the excitement of #Halloween has finally died down? Come to the #SolarArtsBuilding in #NEMpls for the #NorthernGrade US Made pop-up #marketplace hosted by the Chowgirls. From 11am-5pm, stop over and check out some of the best brands around, shopping made perfect for the leather-loving, #flannel wearing, #spyhousecoffee, #betvodka […]
CABARAVE: Madhaus (The Lab Theater)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (The Ritz Theater)
I got to cross off Theater Latté Da’s immaculate production of Sweeney Todd from the #mnbucketlist last night. It played to a sold out house at the historic Ritz Theater in northeast Minneapolis. With truffle parmesan popcorn and Dogwood coffee in hand, I watched breathlessly as one of my favorite gore musicals literally came to […]
Pepito’s Parkway Theater / Rats and People Motion Picture Orchestra
Davanni’s
I love pizza so much that I drag (usually willingly) my closest friends and even my Mom, pictured above, to any place that gives me my fix. I can’t help it, I have a thing for a good Italian food. So when I found out that it was Davanni’s 40th anniversary this month, I was […]
Make It. MSP Launch
Last night, I went to Greater MSP’s Make It. MSP Initiative Launch at the beautiful Muse Event Center, catered by Crave, who totally did it Minnesota-style, complete with fish hooks holding hors d’oeuvre and spoon and cherry desserts! Hosted by Michael Langley, CEO of Greater MSP and Diane Tran, the Systems Director of Neighborhood Integration […]
GWAR / Mithya / Born of Osiris / Battlecross (Cabooze)
EWC Blogger Brunch
This past Sunday was the EWC Blogger Brunch, hosted at BlueStem Bar (French Meadow Bakery) in the Nord Room. As if the gorgeous venue wasn’t enough, I got to hang out with some of the most beautiful ladies I’ve ever met. We bonded over peach bellini’s, mimosas, makeup, pretty things and pastries all while wax […]
Sisyphus Brewing
For the last stop on the 4th #Flight of the #MNBucketListBreweryTour, I chose Sisyphus Brewing. Now, I know what you’re thinking… Name? Kind of sounds like… Well, they get the association too. They are the first to bring it up actually. But the place is actually named for the Greek legend, who was condemned to […]
Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery
So let me preface the third stop on the 4th #Flight of the #MNBucketListBreweryTour (I know, I’m working on that…) by being upfront about it not originating in Minnesota. Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery started in Colorado in 1991, BUT they are here now, and have solidified themselves as a downtown staple – so, they […]
Fulton Brewing Company
Our second stop on the 4th Flight of the #MNBucketListBreweryTour [I know, I know, acronym!] was at Fulton Brewing. So here’s the rundown; Fulton started as a home brewing operation out of a one car garage in a South Minneapolis alley in 2006. The ten gallon nano brewery was made out of some half barrel […]
Boom Island Brewing
The first stop on the 4th Flight of the #MNBucketListBreweryTour (I know, I should probably abbreviate) was the Belgian-inspired craft brewery founded by former professional French horn players who left the orchestra to focus on beer. Boom Island Brewing is in a quiet area of Minneapolis and from the ceiling adorned with a pair of […]
Quang Restaurant
Up next on the #mnbucketlist was recommended (and hosted) by Rebecca (@minneapple) because it’s one of her favorite places. Quang Restaurant is an authentic Vietnamese eatery that is family-owned. It’s right off Nicollet and was jam-packed with people. Opened in 1989, they have a pretty extensive menu. Everyone tried something different, I myself had the […]
Minnesota Fringe Festival (Minneapolis American Indian Center)
I finally crossed the Minnesota Fringe Festival off the #mnbucketlist when I went to the Opening Night performance of Bring the Children Home by the ever talented, Marcie Rendon. A story about the search for meaning, lending to both the physical and spiritual realms, laced with Native American traditions and culture. Imaginative and authentic, the […]
TedxMinneapolis
Last night was TedxMinneapolis: The Brink at the Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts – which I can now cross of the #mnbucketlist. It was centered on the idea of Brink. “We must collectively take a moment to think on the brinks all around us, and either view them as constraints, emergent possibilities, […]