Heavy Table@heavytable

Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest. Find us on Bluesky, back us on Substack: heavytable.substack.com

 Minneapolis-St. Paul
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Tomorrow in the newsletter - the Heavy Table Checklist is back! This time our team is eating at 70+ independent restaurants on Lyndale Avenue, moving 18 miles from south to north over the next 5-6 months. It's going to be a blast, and we hope you can join us...
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Mike Norton@NortonMpls
Oct 2
Totally agree with @jrnorton23’s assessment of Gus Gus in today’s @heavytable newsletter. One of the best all round restaurants in Minnesota. Not just great food, but top tier hospitality without being stuffy. Worth traveling to the suburbs for.
Screenshot of Heavy Table headline with photo of Gus Gus and text: IN PRAISE OF GUS GUS A little, mostly off-the-radar spot in Saint Paul is doing basically everything right. By James Norton

ALT Screenshot of Heavy Table headline with photo of Gus Gus and text: IN PRAISE OF GUS GUS A little, mostly off-the-radar spot in Saint Paul is doing basically everything right. By James Norton

Screenshot of article: In a region that struggles with hospitality - I’ve had so much indifferent or chilly service at this point that it basically doesn’t merit mentioning - the servers at Gus Gus are warm, responsive, constantly hustling, and legitimately very good at their jobs. We had to wait about five minutes to be seated for our reservation the last time we went; our server later apologized and comped our round of aperol/Campari/blood orange jello shots. She didn’t have to do this; we didn’t ask, the inconvenience was minor. But it was thoughtful as hell: you guys had to stand around to get seated, you were chill about it, we see you.

ALT Screenshot of article: In a region that struggles with hospitality - I’ve had so much indifferent or chilly service at this point that it basically doesn’t merit mentioning - the servers at Gus Gus are warm, responsive, constantly hustling, and legitimately very good at their jobs. We had to wait about five minutes to be seated for our reservation the last time we went; our server later apologized and comped our round of aperol/Campari/blood orange jello shots. She didn’t have to do this; we didn’t ask, the inconvenience was minor. But it was thoughtful as hell: you guys had to stand around to get seated, you were chill about it, we see you.

House made potato chips and caviar at Gus Gus

ALT House made potato chips and caviar at Gus Gus

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Chef Yia Vang stands proudly in the dining room of his Minneapolis restaurant, Vinai.

ALT Chef Yia Vang stands proudly in the dining room of his Minneapolis restaurant, Vinai.
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Steve Subera@SteveSubera
18 Oct 2024
This excellent series by @heavytable was written eight years ago, but I thought about it as I was driving down University today. heavytable.com/category/stor…
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Jason DeRusha
@DeRushaJ
11 Oct 2024
Thank you @heavytable for highlighting the fundraiser for @StPaulCollege Sunday in honor of the late great Chef Jack Riebel! It’s a bye week for the #SKOL so 3-6p come eat some chili!! bit.ly/chefjackchilibowl
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Mike Norton@NortonMpls
30 Sep 2024
La La Ice Cream is closing permanently on Friday, another tough loss for Uptown. “…the doors to La La will close end of the day Friday 10/4. Remaining in this space is no longer financially feasible. Thank you for all the love and support brought our way over the last 8 years.”
Note in the window of La La Ice Cream on Hennepin in Uptown: Dear Patrons and fans of La la Ice Cream and Sugar & Salt, praises, happiness, support, and good food and ice cream vibes. Thank you for everything you have brought with you when coming here- your smiles, lost the war. I am sorry to say that with all the battles La La has won over the years, ultimately has La La hung in there when a little ice cream store didn't get open until mid August due to build out issues. Not a great time of year for a beginning. La a hung in there in 2018 when Hennepin Av right in front of the shop was completely ripped up and there wasn't even a side walk and a bulldozer seemed permanently parked in front of the window. La La managed to pivot and get through 2020 and 2021, even in 2022 when reopening after the usual January close was delayed after breaking a bunch of ribs after slipping on ice With the slow demise of uptown with so many businesses closing, lack of…

ALT Note in the window of La La Ice Cream on Hennepin in Uptown: Dear Patrons and fans of La la Ice Cream and Sugar & Salt, praises, happiness, support, and good food and ice cream vibes. Thank you for everything you have brought with you when coming here- your smiles, lost the war. I am sorry to say that with all the battles La La has won over the years, ultimately has La La hung in there when a little ice cream store didn't get open until mid August due to build out issues. Not a great time of year for a beginning. La a hung in there in 2018 when Hennepin Av right in front of the shop was completely ripped up and there wasn't even a side walk and a bulldozer seemed permanently parked in front of the window. La La managed to pivot and get through 2020 and 2021, even in 2022 when reopening after the usual January close was delayed after breaking a bunch of ribs after slipping on ice With the slow demise of uptown with so many businesses closing, lack of…

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Culver's announces debut of Hot Honey Cheese Curds, and the return of the CurderBurger jsonline.com/story/life/food…

Culver's announces debut of Hot Honey Cheese Curds, and the return of the CurderBurger

Both the Hot Honey Cheese Curds and the returning CurderBurger will only be available during October.

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