Due to an anticipated major shift in the demographics of school aged children, the city of Duluth, MN went through a significant reorganization of the public schools several years ago, closing some, modernizing some, and repurposing others. Part of this plan was demolishing one of the two junior high schools (grades 7-9) in the eastern… Continue reading Duluth, MN – Tavern on the Hill Review
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Duluth, MN – Restaurant 301 Gloria Ferrer Wine Pairing Dinner
Executive Chef Kevin Ilenda at Restaurant 301 in Duluth, Minnesota, continues to wow and educate local diners with his special wine pairing dinners. The most recent event featured wines from the vineyard of Sonoma Valley’s Gloria Ferrer. The area of Sonoma that Gloria Ferrer has under vine is called Los Carneros, and boasts a climate… Continue reading Duluth, MN – Restaurant 301 Gloria Ferrer Wine Pairing Dinner
Duluth, MN – Grandma’s Free Vet’s Meal
Among the many restaurants honoring past and current troops today, was local Duluth eatery Grandma’s Saloon and Grill. Vets and actives could chose one of seven specials for their complimentary feed. Our favorite group of Duluth vets descended upon Grandma’s Restaurant and went with the “Clubhouse Wrap”, which the menu describes as thick-cut bacon, smoked turkey,… Continue reading Duluth, MN – Grandma’s Free Vet’s Meal
French River, MN – New Scenic Cafe Reviews
Food so fresh you’ll want to slap it. Revisit old Highway 61, and you might not feel like Bob Dylan, but you’ll be in for a culinary treat or two along this scenic road which runs from Duluth, MN to Canada. Just past French River, you’ll notice the New Scenic Cafe, a plain and simple… Continue reading French River, MN – New Scenic Cafe Reviews
Duluth, MN – G.B. Schneider & Co. (Duluth Restaurants Reviews)
After a long career of gourmet chef posts all around the US, when it came time to set up his own shop, G.B. (Gary) Schneider returned to his geographical and culinary roots to set up shop in his hometown of Duluth, MN. Schneider has updated regional comfort foods into gourmet delights at blue collar prices.… Continue reading Duluth, MN – G.B. Schneider & Co. (Duluth Restaurants Reviews)
Duluth, MN – Sammy’s Pizza (Lakeside)
As long as I can remember, this pizza shop has been a part of my family’s life, and checking their online bio, I see they opened when I was about 6. I don’t remember exactly when my family started to buy pizzas, they’d call ahead, my dad would go and pick up (no delivery back… Continue reading Duluth, MN – Sammy’s Pizza (Lakeside)
Two Harbors, MN – Splashing Rock Restaurant
A couple hours before the end of the road immortalized by Bob Dylan, US Highway 61 takes you through Two Harbors, a burg of 3500 that saw its rise (and decline) parallel Minnesota’s mining industry. You’ll run into the Grand Superior Lodge and Splashing Rock Restaurant a few miles out of Two Harbors, but… Continue reading Two Harbors, MN – Splashing Rock Restaurant
Chisholm, MN – Valentini’s Supper Club
“Supper Club”. (Wikipedia) “In the U.S., a supper club is a dining establishment generally found in the Upper Midwestern states of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ohio, Michigan, and Iowa. These establishments typically are located on the edge of town in rural areas.[1] They were traditionally thought of as a “destination” where patrons would go to spend the… Continue reading Chisholm, MN – Valentini’s Supper Club
Duluth, MN – Gannucci’s Italian Market, Part 2, Dessert
Cannoli is a dessert of Sicilian origin, generally a fried tube of pastry dough with a creamy, sweet filling that often contains ricotta cheese. They seemed to have first appeared in the U.S. around 1900, developed by Silician immigrants with local ingredients. Today, across the US, the original recipe has been modified far and wide,… Continue reading Duluth, MN – Gannucci’s Italian Market, Part 2, Dessert
Duluth, MN – Gannucci’s Italian Market & Deli Review
Don’t you just love it when people take old family recipes and make a thriving, successful business from them? That’s the story behind Gannucci’s Italian Market & Deli in Duluth. On September 30, 1908, Vito Gannucci, his wife and children arrived in Minnesota from Italy. 104 years later, Vito’s relation Bill Kalligher is sharing the… Continue reading Duluth, MN – Gannucci’s Italian Market & Deli Review