Not Mall of America

Dined next to a repurposed telephone booth, now the 1029 Bar Shirt Shack. The staff call it the Mall of America.

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Glocal IPA

After a “Glocal” IPA at a new near-neighbor, Utepils Brewing, we cycled over to nearby Sparks Restaurant for totally excellent small plates.

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Welcoming Chilly

Cycled through humidity the long way round to Longfellow Grill for air conditioning and chilly Steel Toe Size Sevens.

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Morning Coffee and Pastry

It is one of life’s pleasures to enjoy morning coffee and a pastry in places with WiFi passwords like “wetbanana” while the world rushes by.

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Eat and Plan

Cycled to a Nordeast Minneapolis hip spot where we met friends from Portland, Oregon, and planned to get together, down-under, in January.

United by Bacon

Lunch with friends at Hell’s Kitchen, Minneapolis. We made different menu choices, but were united by a common ingredient: bacon.

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