Archive for the 'Lifestyle' Category
SUSHI: Last night Frank took me to Koyi Sushi Too, and it was good sushi, you know, for the Midwest. Really good Gyoza. The interior looked sort of LA-ish but had these kitschy little items like fake rice in a mini bowl and random porcelain cats scattered throughout the restaurant. And they had Frank Sinatra [...]
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I’m pretty excited about this weekend, as it is the perfect balance between social calls and at-home coziness. Here’s what’s up for the weekend: 1. Starting it off with my favorite, Mac+Cheese with Leeks and this time, I’m adding bacon. Should be awesome. 2. I’ll be attempting the Lotta Jansdotter Double sided apron pattern, and [...]
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Tags: apron, bacon, beignets, embroidery, Jenny_Hart, Mac+Cheese, Sewing, Vikings
While not quite a full month from our last dinner party, Nick and Chen have baby boy #2 on the way soon, so we thought to kick up the timing for this one. Our food theme was Asian, with Nick on a Momofuku kick, and me loving Andrea Nguyen’s Asian Dumplings. We made braised pork [...]
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Tags: Asian_Dumplings, cooking_with_Nick, Momofuku, Reynvaan_Family_Vineyards, Walla_Walla, Wine, winery
Mission: Wardrobe Refresh
Friend and fellow blogger Elisabeth Carr of mission:closet wrote a great piece, “Wardrobe Refresh,” published earlier this week in Mission Local, for San Francisco’s Mission District pub. As the new year came around, and living in Minnesota, I took a moment to feel the fashion blahs, as style goes to the wayside for thermal underwear [...]
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Tags: fashion, mission:closet, mission_local, wardrobe
Cooking with Nick
“Cooking with Nick” will become a monthly installation here at Minneapolis Hunter. Nick, Frank’s brother and my good friend, is a foodie…a gourmet. I’ve known Nick for a decade now, and the meals I’ve had with him are most pronounced in my memory. There is one instance with him and another dear friend Betsy (who [...]
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Tags: beef, Cayuse, cooking_with_Nick, sauce
