I’m drinking HeadFlyer Brewing’s Holla Honey wheat ale out of a Super Mario 2 beer mug and playing League of Legends. Welcome to another shelter-in-place Friday night.  HeadFlyer Brewing was founded in April of 2017 by a gang of four, and opened up shop that year in Northeast Minneapolis. According to their website, the name […] The post House Beers: A Nerd’s Weekend with HeadFlyer Brewing appeared first on The Minnesota Skinny ..read more

This is a recipe post; and, because the Internet requires it, I’ve prefaced the actual recipe with a half-glass of commentary. If you’re excited to read the commentary, perfect! Continue reading as you normally would. If you just want to know how the damn thing is made, scroll down until you see a picture of […] The post Recipe: Cookin’ Chili Mac Pimpi with Coolio appeared first on The Minnesota Skinny ..read more

Here’s what I did on Day 30 of quarantine. I had granola and yogurt for breakfast, and a medley of glazed root vegetables for lunch. I did these things so I wouldn’t feel bad about eating a triple cheeseburger that evening. I worked, I read, I reloaded the dishwasher – which, have you ever noticed […] The post Deliver the Goods: Jersey’s Bar and Grill appeared first on The Minnesota Skinny ..read more

We have one of those little square signs in our kitchen with the changeable letters, and we’ve been using it to count our days in quarantine. It’s quirky and fun, in the same way notches on a jail cell wall are quirky and fun. Easter Sunday was Day 28 for us. This was also the […] The post An Easter Feast: Phở, Fried Rice, and Chicken Wings from Duc’s Restaurant appeared first on The Minnesota Skinny ..read more

We have a little sign in our kitchen with changeable letters, and we it to count our days in quarantine. It’s quirky and fun, in the same way notches on a jail cell wall are quirky and fun. Anyway, Easter Sunday was Day 28 for us. This was the day we dialed up takeout from Duc’s […] The post Phở to Go: Easter Sunday with Duc’s Restaurant appeared first on The Minnesota Skinny ..read more

I didn’t just bring a bottle down into the yard. I brought the whole box, Vol. 4 of the Fulton Sampler, in its entirety, down into the yard, set it down and just stood by it for a minute. The beauty of spring is easily overlooked right now, but it’s there. Look closely enough at […] The post House Beers: The Fulton Sampler, Vol. 4 appeared first on The Minnesota Skinny ..read more

This is a recipe post; and, because the Internet requires it, I’ve prefaced the actual recipe with a half-glass of personal commentary. If you’re excited to read the commentary, perfect! Continue reading as you normally would. If you just want to know how the damn thing is made, scroll down until you see a majestic […] The post Recipe: Motherf*cking Spaghetti Pie! appeared first on The Minnesota Skinny ..read more

We ordered Hamgerguesas El Gordo via Doordash three times during the first four days of our quarantine, and there will be many more. I can only speak for my own experience under this quarantine; it’s been monotonous and, well, very suburban so far. I work at home, I go for walks, and the rest is […] The post Deliver the Goods: Hamburguesas El Gordo appeared first on The Minnesota Skinny ..read more

I spent four-and-a-half months trying to craft a worthy goodbye. I never did find the right words, and now my departure has been disrupted by the same forces disrupting everything else right now. So many of the things we love have been suspended, cancelled, and closed. I love writing the most, and these same disruptions […] The post What Happens Now appeared first on The Minnesota Skinny ..read more

I’m standing with Ben Flattum and Tucker Gerrick on a restaurant patio in Denver. It’s early October, and the Great American Beer Festival is hours from kickoff. These two are part of the team sent to represent Minneapolis’ Fulton Beer, and we’re on this patio for an event hosted by Jameson Irish Whiskey. We’d just […] The post Ben Flattum and Tucker Gerrick Explain How Fulton Beer Navigates an Evolving Marketplace appeared first on The Minnesota Skinny ..read more