Montenidoli makes a wonderful vernaccia di San Gimignano. For September, I’ve selected an often overlooked grape varietal, though it comes from a...
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Follow Foodie Instagram @pastrysnobmsp for the Twin Cities’ Best Desserts
Local Instagram foodie @pastrysnobmsp takes us to her favorite sweet spots around Lake Minnetonka. Lyuba Ellingson is a self-proclaimed foodie with...
Why Excelsior Loves Adele’s Frozen Custard
Adele’s Frozen Custard in Excelsior has brought out smiles—and hilariously happy reactions—from its guests for 35 years. There’s one thing about...
Summer is the Season for Mushroom Foraging in Minnesota
Summer mushrooms are a delicious delight. August is a month of mushroom magic in Minnesota. Mushroom “roots,” known as mycelium, do their work...
Cream & Amber Hopes to Be the Go-to Gathering Place in Hopkins
Our editor's pick for best place for a good read. Coffee shop cum bookstore cum taproom Cream & Amber opened in Hopkins this spring, and it’s...
Revisiting Our Favorite Restaurants in the Lake Minnetonka Area
We look back at some of our favorite restaurants featured in Lake Minnetonka Magazine over the past year. Approximately 15 miles from Minneapolis,...
Minnesota Winery Alliance Hopes to Bring Oenophiles to Big Woods
Consortium of winemakers hopes to develop regional wine trail. Most wine lovers have heard of Napa Valley and Sonoma, but what about the Big Woods...
A Year in Beer: Annual Events at Excelsior Brewing Co.
Excelsior Brewing Co. offers a wide range of events, from fundraisers for local organizations to cribbage night. Excelsior Brewing Co. was voted...
Copper Hen’s Brother Restaurant, Copper Cow, Opens in Minnetonka
Suburban restaurant serves a whole new sense of cuisine and community. On the southeast corner of Excelsior Boulevard and Eden Prairie Road in the...
How to Make a Boozy Shake at Home, Courtesy of Copper Cow
Build an at-home version of Copper Cow’s signature Scandinavian Grandma boozy shake. This article originally appeared as part of the story Copper...
3 Food Presentation Tips from a MasterChef Junior Competitor
Ariana Feygin shares tips for plating like a Masterchef. It is a universally known fact in the culinary world that you eat with your eyes first. For...
Don’t Cut Corners and Other Cooking Tips from Grandma
Kitchen tips from another generation. For Lake Minnetonka Magazine’s senior living edition, I thought of one of my most amazing mentors in the...
Grab a Book and a Beer at New Hopkins Hot Spot Cream & Amber
Go inside Hopkins’ newest hot spot for books and beer—all run by women. Pair a sip with your next story with these book and beer pairings from Cream...
A Guide to Cooking for One
Tips for cooking—and enjoying—a solo meal. The hectic days of feeding a large family are a thing of the past, with my kids off to college and my...
Book and Beer Pairings from Cream & Amber
We’ve all seen suggested beer and food pairings, but how about beer and books? Check out these suggestions from Cream & Amber owners Katie...
Minnesota’s Best Chefs Wear These Aprons—and You Can, Too
Minnetonka’s Kate Meier creates durable, beautiful aprons for professional chefs. Minnetonka resident Kate Meier is a sewer. So it came as no...
Forget Everything You Think You Know About Riesling
For many, this grape is panned as only a sweet white wine for novices, and this is just not so. Forget everything you think you know about Riesling....
Worldwide Variations on the Empanada
“The empanada’s origins are from the Middle East, but every culture has something like it,” says Diego Montero of DelSur Empanadas. “People come in...
Drink This Savory, Spicy Wine with Your Next Burger
For April, I’ve chosen something really cool and different. Rioja might be a familiar wine region to many, and is a great source for outstanding...
Popular Food Truck DelSur Opens Brick and Mortar in Minnetonka
DelSur brings the quintessential Argentinian street food—hot, fresh empanadas— to a new brick-and-mortar restaurant on Minnetonka’s Excelsior...
