Iron Fork Brings the People together.

Yes, that's right good people, I was asked to judge at the Twin Cities' Iron Fork competition. It was very difficult because I do not like to pass judgment on my fellow chefs, but I had to show my solidarity with my comrades. And...because the Iron Fork helps out an amazing organization, Second Harvest Heartland. 100% of the proceeds go to this amazing organization.

The chefs were amazing, helped out by students from the Cordon Bleu. There was so much love in the kitchen!

My only sadness was how many chefs used faux gras. As many of you know, I am a foe of faux gras. It is delicious, but almost every dish had it! Where's the diversity, comrades?!!!

It was such a beautiful night! So many good people came out to support the various restaurants.


There was food of all kinds! My favorite corner was where Pizza Luce and Citizen Cafe, two foods for the people!

Yes, there was a winner of the competition, but the true winner was the People!

And, we crowned a revolutionary chef of the competition! From Saffron...Samedi (If I misspelled your name, Comrade, please forgive me!), who was able to add diversity to our palettes with his incredible dish!

In solidarity,
Mero

Proof: Bush recognizs the Recession

clipped from www.startribune.com

That makes sense when even the First Family is eating family-style. When Laura Bush dined at Mission American Kitchen in Minneapolis during last month's Republican National Convention, she and her table of seven shared a couple of salads and four entrees.

Yes, good people. I found this quotation because even the Bushes are realizing that yes, there is a recession. It's the Food! Read this article!

clipped from www.startribune.com

Restaurants: Coping as diners tighten belts

Brenda Langton, at her Spoonriver restaurant near the new Guthrie, says people are still dining out but scaling back on what they order.

In tough economic times, local restaurants have adapted to survive.

By BILL WARD, Star Tribune

Last update: October 9, 2008 - 11:11 AM

Leave it to the ever-blunt Brenda Langton to provide the most candid assessment of the economic downturn's effect on the local restaurant scene:

"It's scary for everyone," said Langton, chef/owner of two Minneapolis restaurants. "There's no question we've felt the effects."

Langton, who has owned Cafe Brenda for more than two decades and opened Spoonriver two years ago, has seen some tough times, "but nothing quite like this." She cites the loyalty of Cafe Brenda customers and Spoonriver's proximity to the Guthrie Theater and its nightly crowds as the prime factors in her places "doing OK."

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