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CC Club
2600 Lyndale Ave S Minneapolis
If you don’t want to wait for a table, CC Club is a good
choice. Typically thought of as more of a nighttime place,
don’t overlook it for the AM fix. The menu is small and
straightforward but quality; eggs and bacon, omelets,
pancakes… The bloodies are good, the mimosas are so–
so. But it’s a dirty little bar with tasty food, and my favorite
waitress in the cities. (Go there and make a guess.)
Key’s Café
Various Locations
It’s a classic Minnesota place to go for breakfast, and
chances are there is one in your neck of the woods. I like
the Keys Downtown in the Foshay the best; this one has
a full bar you can wait at because the place gets totally
packed. The vegetable omelet and the Mexican–style omelet
and both delicious. No lie; the service isn’t the best,
and the crowd usually gives the young and crazy dirty
looks, but the food is tasty. Tasty enough to eat there no
matter what.
French Meadow Bakery
2610 Lyndale Ave S Minneapolis
This place is great if you want to at least feel like you’re
eating healthy. If you ask me, a croissant has the same
amount of fat and calories no matter how organic, but on
Sunday morning, breakfast is about taste, and the food
here tastes good. French Meadow also has vegan options,
options that fit the Zone Diet, and extra tasty treats like the
breakfast quesadilla and Cajun style hash browns. Something
for everyone for sure.
Egg & I
2828 Lyndale Ave Minneapolis
I’ve been walking by this place for years before I ever
walked in; I shouldn’t have waited so long. This place is
a simple diner, with simple décor and classic American
breakfast.
The food here is tasty–and the menu is full of options. Go
all–out and fatty, try the fruit–filled Kamikaze pancakes, or
take the healthy route and try an egg white omelet.
One thing to note: Egg & I is only open till 3 pm, so if
you’re one to sleep all day after a night out, hit the place
up at 6 am on your way home from the party.
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Let’s face the facts, lots of us like beer; actually wait, who doesn’t
like beer? Swilling the suds is one thing, but you may want to try
a beer with flavor that better matches your meal or mood. Commonly
available from a local brewery, these beers have a distinct
flavor, and could be stronger in alcohol content. And for those of
you who loathe a quick refill, some of these ales and lagers are
available in a 22 oz. bottle.
These fine brews come from Flat Earth Brewing Company, located
in St. Paul, MN. Operated by the young woman Cathie Williamson
and her husband, the microbrewery is now circulating its
distinctive ales and lagers throughout the region.
When you visit their website, you won’t just be treated with
alluring brew titles such as Winter Warlock and Angry Planet Organic
Pale Ale. You will also be enticed by their flavor profile,
including alcohol content, and compelling food accompaniment
recommendations. All but one beer offered is above 5% alcohol
content; two of them are at 9%. Which should make these beers
more for sipping, and not so much for slammin’. To hear that every
title given to the ales and lagers were designed to spark conversation
gives no surprise, considering their philosophy is “dedicated
to brewing on the edge.”
Planning to create and deliver styles that are not frequently
found in the Upper Midwest, Cathie Williamson, President and
Official Taster, now tells her story as a young entrepreneur.
“It has been an interesting journey in the last five years, evolving
from a “frat beer” drinker to co–owner of a microbrewery.
After graduating from the University of Minnesota with a B.S. in
Medical Technology, my palate was pretty much one–dimensional.
I assumed most beers were supposed to taste like the usual
American light lagers available en masse. Then along came Summit
Extra Pale Ale (cue angels singing Halleluiah) and my palate
was opened up to a whole new experience. “You mean there is
more than one beer style?” It still took me a long time to erase in
my mind what beer was ‘supposed to taste like’, but my world really
changed after a road trip through my native New England.
The area is flourishing with unique and original microbreweries
and brewpubs. Sampling craft beer from New England led to discovering
Minnesota microbreweries and brewpubs at home.”
Her husband Jeff developed a serious thirst for craft beer and
an obsession with the craft of brewing. Finally deciding a career
change was in order and after finishing that year as a teacher,
he set out for a job– any job– in the microbrewery industry. After
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some temporary work at the famed home–brewing store Northern,
he landed what he calls a ‘golden opportunity’ at Minneapolis
Town Hall Brewery as assistant brewer. There, he honed his craft
and learned to bring the science and art of brewing into focus.
The couple’s plan was always to open a business of their own.
Cathie remembers when the words finally came; “You know, maybe
we should open our own place.” After a few years of careful
planning and refinancing everything they owned, it finally came
to life.
Cathie continues to work as a clinical microbiologist at the University
of Minnesota Medical Center–Fairview, but is now also the
second woman to own a microbrewery in the state.
News on the beers, the retailers, the bars and events sponsored
by the brewery are available at their website: www.
flatearthbrewing.com
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