Food & Dining
The Cater Innovators
Minneapolis and St. Paul have been foodie cities for a while now. From fine dining, exceptional greasy spoons, and artsy cafes, the Twin Cities has a little bit of everything for the resident foodie: including […]
Drink The Menu: Seven Breweries In Seven Days 2019
A year ago, for Lavender‘s 2018 Dine & Drink Issue, your friendly neighborhood managing editor decided to set out to find a week’s worth of Twin Cities breweries for you, our fine readers, to discover and […]
Dining Out For Life: 2019
What better way to top off a delicious night on the town than to contribute to a beautiful cause? An annual fundraising event, Dining Out For Life raises money to support HIV/AIDS service groups and […]
Eat The Menu: Iron Ranger
There’s a little neighborhood pub along St. Paul’s Grand Avenue jam-packed with big flavors from up north. For anyone lucky enough to wander in for a couple beers and wings after work, Tom Forti’s Iron […]
2019 Spring Arts and Dining Pairings
Produced by Linda Raines and Chris Tarbox Arts Sections by John Townsend Dining Sections by Bradley Traynor Antigone Park Square Theatre at Andy Boss Thrust Stage, Park Square Theatre Through March 3, 2019 An all-female […]
Romantic Dining For 2019
These long, dark nights are best spent by low, warm lights in the company of your person. The past year has brought a new crop of restaurants with seductive lighting and dishes worth lingering over. […]
Eat The Menu: Fig + Farro
It’s not every day you can get me into a restaurant that doesn’t serve meat. Even fewer are the days you’d get me into such an establishment and like, nay, love it. Such was […]
Holiday Gift Guide: Food ‘n Fun
Sometimes, the best gifts don’t come in the form of electronics or clothes, but rather offerings that complement your inner entertainer. These gifts are perfect for when you host parties or need to enhance your […]
A Nice Change Of Pastry
A tendril of an aroma wafts out of the basement of a church in Powderhorn. It wraps its way around the neighborhood, near Lake Street, beckoning like something out of a Tex Avery cartoon. Inside […]
2018 Fall Arts & Dining Pairings
Produced by Linda Raines and Chris Tarbox Arts Content by John Townsend Dining Content by Bradley Traynor Hamilton Hennepin Theatre Trust at Orpheum Theatre Aug. 29-Oct. 7, 2018 Alexander Hamilton was a top aide to […]
