TC Foodies

04/09/2021

This sounds like a lot of fun. You pick up the wines and cheese (all reasonably priced) at Trader Joe's and join an online tasting.

Our popular "Say Cheese!" event is back! Don't miss another chance to learn about wine and cheese pairings with renowned chef Vincent Francoual and wine enthusiast Kristin Watts.

This virtual wine-and-cheese tasting will take place on April 23 at 6 pm. Sign up here!
https://www.afmsp.org/events/say-cheese-apr23

09/24/2020

I guess we're not going to make it to Italy this year.
But the next best thing might be this series of cooking classes, brought to us by Esperienza, our local Italian cultural center. The classes are being presented, live via Zoom from the Casa Artusi in Forlimpopoli in Emilia-Romagna. Classes start October 1, and include such classic dishes as Melanzane alla parmigiana (eggplant Parmesan) and maccheroni alla Bolognese.

Join us for a series of fascinating online, live and interactive sessions, with guests from both Emilia-Romagna and closer to home. These educational and entertaining programs are our way of keeping us all connected as we look forward to future in-person visits. All that’s required is that you sig...

02/13/2019

Valentine's Day is tomorrow, and you still haven't made reservations? How about Ziadi's Mediterranean Cuisine, the beautiful new restaurant in the Midtown Global Market? Their three-course Valentine's Day menu is only $30 per person.

01/05/2018

https://www.globaltwincities.com/event/ethiopian-cooking-class-lucys-market-carry/

Cook and eat, then get a coffee treat! Ethiopian food making hands on, selected 3 menu items.

01/20/2017

This seems like an especially appropriate weekend to go out and celebrate the diversity of the Twin Cities. On the food front, your choices range from a Lao pop-up to a lutefisk dinner and a workshop on the wines of France's Loire Valley. You can also take a conga lesson with Babatunda Lea, participate in an informal Czech conversation group, watch a Hmong film, go to a Scottish Robert Burns party, or start a six-week class on the literary heritage and culture of Wales. All this and lots more at www.globaltwincities.com.

06/19/2016

If you haven’t been to the Grand Cafe yet for their Sunday suppers, you owe it to yourself to give it a try. Piano legend Cornbread Harris, is still going strong at 89. Backed by sax and standup bass, they plays a repertoire of jazz classics. No cover. And chef Andrew Kraft supplements the small …

05/06/2016

Cinco de Mayo headlines this weekend's events in the Global Twin Cities with celebrations Saturday on St. Paul's West Side, and Sunday on East Lake Street in Minneapolis. And there's lots more, including a Carnatic (classical Indian) violin concert and a Hmong masquerade ball this evening, breakfast and conversation at the Alliance Francaise Saturday morning, and a Gujerati Spring Fling Saturday from 4 to 9 p.m. Check www.GlobalTwinCities.com for all the details.

04/29/2016

This weekend's Global Twin Cities highlights include a play reading at the American Swedish Institute, a Punjabi Harvest Festival, and the One Night in Cuba CD Release Party on Saturday; plus a Spicy Masala Chai Bollywood Dance Drama on Sunday. Check www.GlobalTwinCities.com for all the details.

07/15/2015

Curry Diva Heather Jansz is on hiatus from her Monday night gig at Highland Grill, but will be serving up her Sri Lankan specialties Wednesday and Saturday nights at Our Kitchen, 813 W. 36th St. (at Bryant Ave. S.) starting tonight.