Thin slices of pork loin sizzle on a flat top as the cook at Manny's Tortas douses the meat with seasoning salt. The pork loin torta ($7.45) is available at both locations of the popular Minneapolis takeout restaurant, which offers ten tortas total, from steak to Hawaiian. More
We'll let the players settle football bragging rights on the field, but we can judge which city reigns supreme when it comes to serious vittles. So without further adieu, here's the NFL playoffs, Serious Eats style. More
Note: Since this street food trend is getting a little out of control, we're going to spend every Monday getting to know different vendors from all over. This week in Street Food Profiles, we scoot to the Twin Cities. Carrie Summer and Lisa Carlson. [Photographs: Chef Shack] Name: Chef Shack Vendors: Chef Lisa Carlson and pastry chef Carrie Summer Location and hours: The Mill City farmers' market on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the Kingfield farmers' market on Sundays, same times. We also do block parties, festivals, and special events in and around Minneapolis from April until November each year. Tempura-fried soft shell crab What's on the menu? Beef tongue tacos, bison burgers, veggie-walnut burgers, pulled pork... More
Photograph from Society In Decline on Flickr It's important for us to remember our roots, and for the Silver Butter Knife Steak, all the history goes back to Murray's in downtown Minneapolis. When the Silver Butter Knife Steak thinks to itself, "there's no place like home," Murray's is what comes to mind. Silver Butter Knife Steak refers to the restaurant's 28-ounce strip sirloin special, priced at $89.50 and meant for two diners.... More
The BLT is a classic creation. The grilled bread, the creaminess of the mayo, the salty crunch of the bacon balanced by the cool lettuce leaves and slices of juicy tomato. How can you improve on that? Well, if you're Sameh Wadi of 8-month-old Saffron in Minneapolis, you reimagine the B and the T (and even the L, a little) into what Food & Wine's "Mouthing Off" called Minneapolis's Best New Sandwich.... More
I flew to Minneapolis last week, and, in what could only be characterized as a total surprise, Sun Country Airlines served up an edible cheeseburger on my flight. The flight is only two and a half hours, so I was shocked we got anything beyond pretzels. The cheeseburger (right) was perfectly edible. It was basically a stripped-down McDonald's cheeseburger. In Minneapolis proper, a friend took me to 112 Eatery as part of a progressive, three-location dinner. The food at 112 Eatery was mostly very good, simple, full-flavored food skillfully cooked. Although the lamb chops in pesto sauce were very good, the best thing we put in our mouths there was a killer cheeseburger served on an English muffin. It was... More
