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Openings all over West Lake
July 29, 2010
New things happening all over the Lyn-Lake and Uptown areas! Here’s what we’re tracking:
MSP Magazine’s Foodie File is reporting that an empty spot at Lyn-Lake is picking up interest from the restaurateurs at Tea House. The Pioneer Press says that it may be named Szechaun Spice.
Another restauranteur is looking to expand into the Uptown area. Look for Darbar India Grill to open at 1221 West Lake. Among the highlights of its offerings: “an exhibition tandoori oven that will roast free-range chickens, among other ingredients, and the menu will also focus on grilled items served small-plate-style.”
And HUGE Improve Theater just signed a lease at 3037 Lyndale Ave. S., and is currently looking for donations to help with the move. (Thanks to Our Uptown for the tip.)
Making the Twin Cities Tasty
July 26, 2010
The August 2010 Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine has a big list of 52 People, Places, and Plates that make the Twin Cities Tasty. Congratulations to Salty Tart’s Michelle Gayer for being number ONE on the list, and getting a nice big photo to go along with it. Congrats too, to Midtown Farmers’ Market, Ingebretsen’s, and Town Talk Diner for clocking in at #20, #22, and #28, respectively. Look for the issue at your local newsstand!
Oral history with Volunteers of America’s Bill Nelson
July 07, 2010
For our latest oral history video, we interviewed Bill Nelson from Volunteers of America about his memories of growing up at 36th & Lake. His attended school at St. Albert the Great, he remembers going to the fire station on Minnehaha (now Patrick’s Cabaret) to get sugar rations during World War II, and his father worked at Minneapolis Moline. Check it out!
And visit our YouTube channel to see even more oral history and our other past videos.
