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Explore, sample gourmet food and wine products and learn about new entertaining trends just in time for the holiday at the Affair with Chocolate Extravaganza taking place on November 7 – 8 at the Minneapolis Convention Center and Hotel Ivy. The show combines four parts:
At the Expo, you will sample luxury foods, wines, cheese and chocolates, learn how to set a gorgeous table, watch a fashion meets confection show (fashions inspired by chocolate), watch the pastry competition or take a moment to relax in the lounge area.
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center: Hall E
Hours: 10am-6pm on Nov. 7 & 8
$25 advance tickets / $30 at the door
At the Vault, you will taste some distinguished wines perfect for your holiday entertaining, while speaking with the experts.
Location: Hotel Ivy
Hours: 12pm; 1:30pm; 3pm; 4:30pm on Nov. 7 & 8
$50 includes (1) same-day admission to the Expo
At the Progressive, you will go on a gustatory journey. You will experience 4 luxury settings, 3 delectable courses, 2 decadent desserts in 1 spectacular evening.
Location: Hotel Ivy
Hours: 7pm-12am on Nov. 7
$150 includes (1) same-day admission to the Expo
At the Style, learn about the latest tabletop trends and decor, along with personal fashions.
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center: Ballroom A
Hours: 10am on Nov. 7 – Table Viewing
Hours: 11am – 1pm Luncheon and Style Show
$65.00 includes (1) same-day admission to the Expo
Photo credit: ginnerobot @ flickr
Although I have lived in my share of cities, I am always impressed with the diversity and quirkiness of events being held in Minneapolis. Where else can you attend a community gathering over hundreds of hotdishes? A book club in a bowling alley? A town hall discussion in a vintage theater?
On Thursday, we’re in store for another of these great events. This time around, it’s a free, socially responsible film series held in the parking lot of Patrick’s colorful cabaret.
Movies in the Park-ing Lot is the creation of local filmmaker Mark Wojahn, best known for his documentary What America Needs.
Mark is a curator of underground micro-cinema. He shows thought-provoking documentary films throughout the year under two names. Casket Cinema is held in his studio space in the Casket building in Northeast. And Movies in the Park-ing Lot is held throughout the summer in the lot wedged between The Hub Bike Co-Op and Patrick’s Cabaret. Head over to facebook to sign up for each of these groups so you won’t miss these great opportunities.
This Thursday July 2 at 9:30 p.m. Mark is showing the movie Food Matters, a documentary about America’s industrialized food supply and largely unhealthy eating habits.
In grassroots fashion, Mark also asked a number of local experts to join in for the discussion and showing, which is sponsored by Seward Co-op. There’ll be a raffle for gift cards to the co-op. One of the guests is Adiel Tel-Orien (“Dr. T”), the owner of Ecopolitan raw foods restaurant. There will be also be short cartoon on food by local filmmaker John Akre.
Grab some lawnchairs, food, drinks, and your friends and RSVP here so that Mark knows you are coming.
Minnesota Public Radio recently reported on the “great harvest” of food movies being shown in Minneapolis. You can stay in the know by heading over to see Food Matters and, best of all, talk about food issues with your community on a wonderful summer night.
Just a handful of pictures from Uptown Market’s debut on Sunday. The buskers were really good–I wish I knew their name. For pictures of the stalls and the wares, become a fan of the market on facebook. And support the market as it grows. If I was in a money-spending mood, I would have went home with handmade flax crackers, “cheesey” kale chips, and a handmade handbag from Moroccco. Not bad!
This weekend, we all have yet another reason to be excited about living in the Twin Cities. A brand-new outdoor market is opening that is all local, all volunteer, and driven by the power of a few great ideas.
Roxie Speth, founder and visionary of Uptown Market, proposed the idea of a European-style street market to her neighborhood council in February of this year. Five months later, it has become a reality, with the first market kicking off this Sunday.
The Uptown Market is located on 29th Street between Lyndale Ave S. and Dupont Ave S., easily accessible by public transportation and close to the Greenway bike trail. The market will empower and enliven the neighborhood by giving artists, craftspeople, small business owners, farmers, cooks, bakers, and neighbors a place to come together to sell their goods.
Given that this is a grassroots, all-volunteer market, Roxie and her team are starting with four dates: June 21, July 19, August 16, and September 20 between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. You’ll find produce, prepared food, fine art, crafts, antiques, and vintage clothes. Roxie says it was challenging to bring in farmers for a market that doesn’t happen every week, but in time, she hopes to establish the market as a local weekly institution, which should draw a standing mix of diverse vendors.
Roxie’s inspiration comes from her own love of community gathering and vibrant neighborhoods. On a trip to Seattle, she and her friend Jess Horwitz fell in love with the Fremont Market, a fantastic year-round street market with over 150 vendors. And as an artist herself, she’s always craved an accessible venue to sell her work. Once she got involved in her neighborhood council, she met Brendan Jordan, a program manager for the Great Plains Institute who helped make it all happen. “It’s amazing how much you can accomplish once you take action,” she says, “and how much support you get–not only from friends, but also from your community.”
As for food, we might just have to wait to find out what’s there. Roxie mentioned coffee and corn roasters and the purple hot dog vendor known as the Magic Bus Cafe that sells psychedelic hot dogs, vegan tofu pups, popcorn, and baked goods.
If you or anyone you know are interested in being a vendor, please contact Jess Horwitz, the market’s vendor coordinator, at jess@uptownmarket.org. See you there!
Bring together a type foundry, a killer caterer, and a room full of chatty creative people and you have what sounds like a great way to spend an early summer evening.
Tomorrow night, AIGA, the professional association for design, is hosting Cocktails with Creatives. The event will be catered by Chowgirls, and as I will personally attest to, the Chowgirls create an impressive spread. I attended the grand opening of their new cooking space in Northeast–and not only was there wonderful free food and wine, Heidi Andermack, co-founder of the caterer, gave me a full tour of the private kitchen.
AIGA’s website assures as that the event is open to nonmembers and that all should bring their business cards. Clockwork Active Media Systems is throwing in the space (1501 East Hennepin Ave) and Chank is throwing in the booze.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Clockwork Active Media Systems
1501 East Hennepin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55414