Category Archives: restaurants

Icehouse Kids Concert Series: Good food. Good music. Good heavens!

Have I told you lately how much I love you, dear reader(s)? Especially when you give me cool ideas like this one: The Icehouse Kids Concert Series. (Count of three, everyone: 1, 2, 3….Thanks, Urbae!) Icehouse is a newish Minneapolis restaurant … Continue reading

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Twin Cities Family Blogs: They complete me.

If you’ve ever wondered how many Twin Cities family fun blogs are out there, just start a blog of your own and soon you’ll find out about each and every one of them. My posting has been a little spotty … Continue reading

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Tao Natural Foods: Good wholesome fun.

Tao Natural Foods is not just a natural foods store, it’s a store-cafe-and-health-services-provider all rolled into one. It’s like I get healthier just by typing its name. Tao Natural Foods…Tao Natural Foods…And while I’m on the road to better health (through … Continue reading

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Boo Bash on Grand Avenue: Scary good family fun.

Tired of Halloween stuff yet? Me neither! Gotta get your money’s worth out of those costumes, right? So why not show ‘em off at Grand Avenue Boo Bash this Saturday? There will be all kinds of spooktacular fun. Like pony … Continue reading

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Family Fridays at Midtown Global Market: A world of tasty options.

If Midtown Global Market isn’t in your top five for family dinner night out, you must be loco. Everyone gets what they want. It’s like Old Country Buffet meets the mall food court—except with super-yummy food. My little man enjoys a … Continue reading

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Aster Cafe: Dinner with a view—and a kids menu.

Labor Day has come and gone and for my family that means one thing: Pack in as much outdoor dining as we can before it’s too late. And one of our favorite places to do it is Aster Cafe. Kids … Continue reading

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Twin Cities Food Truck Tour: Take their hunger on the road.

(A shout out to my hairdresser Emily for this excellent idea.) Food’s so much better when it’s served on wheels (Exhibit A: ice cream truck). So skip the hum-drum PB&J and give your mini-foodies a taste of mobile goodness with … Continue reading

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Obento-ya. Or as we like to call it, “Obento-Yum.”

Before you run away shrieking in horror when I suggest taking the kids out for Japanese food, hear me out. Kids love Obento-ya and so will you. Maybe it’s the chopsticks balancing on shiny round rocks at each place setting. Or … Continue reading

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Brasa: Winner winner chicken dinner!

Rare is the restaurant that appeals to both the adults and the children. But one place my fam goes back to again and again is Brasa. Brasa serves comfort food inspired by the Creole cooking traditions of the Americas and … Continue reading

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