The neighborhood around Snelling and University in St. Paul is home to a growing number of African Immigrant businesses. Under the leadership of African Economic Development Solutions, they have branded themselves as the Little Africa Business and Cultural District of Minnesota. This is an experimental post, using an app called PocketSights (available free for Apple and … [Read more...]
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The neighborhood around Snelling and University in St. Paul is home to a growing number of African Immigrant businesses. Under the leadership of African Economic Development Solutions, they have branded themselves as the Little Africa Business and Cultural District of Minnesota. Loading Tour Tour Powered by … [Read more...]
Sole Cafe on Snelling Avenue isn’t hip, it’s hot | City Pages
Korean cuisine is having its day, with trendy restaurants everywhere piling hot dogs with kimchi and selling riffs on bibimbap and calling them “rice bowls.”But Kimberly Firnstahl is from Korea. She doesn’t suffer fools, and she’ll gleefully laugh at your suffering through her fiery dishes. She’s also the unofficial mom to the 15,000 or so Korean adoptees who live in the state, … [Read more...]
Is Costa Blanca Hector Ruiz’s best restaurant yet? | City Pages
Why is it that nobody talks about Spanish cooking anymore? Not since Solera closed after an 11-year run have we spoken in enthusiastic tones about…Source: Is Costa Blanca Hector Ruiz's best restaurant yet? | City Pages … [Read more...]
3 Minute Egg: Mike Hazard + the ‘Seeds of Change’ of Hmong-American farmers
Mike Hazard sees his artistic life in three parts — writing, photography and documentary video — and all three merge in “Seeds of Change,” an exhibition of photography commissioned by the Hmong-American Farmers Association on view through July at the Minnesota Museum of American Art. Let’s meet Mike and learn a little through his lens about the lives and work of local … [Read more...]
3HMONGTV NEWS: Miss Hmong Teen International Contestants
Check the 3HMONGTV | HBC TELEVISION Minneapolis-St. Paul channel on YouTube for more coverage of the Miss Hmong Teen International pageant. … [Read more...]
The Himalayan goes fast casual in Dinkytown | City Pages
For a quick, cheap, delicious lunch, it's tough to beat a good old-fashioned Indian or Tibetan buffet. Simmering saags, curries, and masalas are all but made for the buffet table. At the best places, abundant all-you-can eat dishes are available by the dozen for little more than 10 bucks. The Himalayan has long been one of those places. Now they've added a new way to lunch: the … [Read more...]
Now Open in Northeast: Costa Blanca Bistro
Fans of Hector Ruiz will be happy to learn that the entrepreneurial Paris-trained chef has just opened a fifth restaurant, Costa Blanca Bistro, in the former Pico de Gallo location at 2416 Central Ave. NE. The new restaurant and bar joins the burgeoning Ruiz restaurant empire, which also includes Cafe Ena, Rincon 38, La Fresca and La Ceiba. Like all of his restaurants, Costa … [Read more...]