Taste 50 address book
Big Bowl, three Twin Cities locations, including 12649 Wayzata Blvd., Minnetonka, 952-797-9888, bigbowl.com
Blu Dot furniture is available at bludot.com
Brau Brothers Brewing Co. beers are available in stores and restaurants; for a list, go to braubrothersbrewing.com
Brit's Pub & Eating Establishment, 1110 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., 612-332-3908, britspub.com
Bushel Boy lettuce (bushelboy.com) is available at most supermarkets
Butter Boy and Girl is available in stores; for a list, go to talismandesigns.com
Chambers Hotel, 901 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls., 612-767-6900, chambersminneapolis.com
Clancey's Meats & Fish, 4307 Upton Av. S., Mpls., 612-926-0222
Colossal Cafe, 1839 E. 42nd St., Mpls., 612-729-2377
Cooks of Crocus Hill, 877 Grand Av., St Paul, 651-228-1333 and 3925 W. 50th St., Edina, 952-285-1903, cooksofcrocushill.com
Craftsman, 4300 E. Lake St., Mpls., 612-722-0175, www.craftsmanrestaurant.com
Dakota Jazz Bar & Restaurant, 1010 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., 612-332-1010, dakotacooks.com
Dunn Bros. Coffee, 75 Twin Cities locations, including 12934 Minnetonka Blvd., Minnetonka, 952-935-5471, dunnbros.com
Eversharp, 344 NE. Taft St., Mpls., 612-379-1300
Finnish Bistro, 2264 Como Av., St. Paul, 651-645-9181, finnishbistro.com
Fischer Farms bacon is available at the Golden Fig, 790 Grand Av., St. Paul, 651-602-0144, goldenfig.com
Flat Earth Brewing Co. beers are available in stores and restaurants; for a list, go to flatearthbrewing.com
Frostbite apples will not be available commercially until about 2014
Galactic Pizza, 2917 Lyndale Av. S., Mpls., 612-824-9100, galacticpizza.com
Good Day Cafe, 5410 Wayzata Blvd., Golden Valley, 763-544-0205
Hampton Park Co-op, 928 Raymond Av., St. Paul, 651-646-6686, hampdenparkcoop.com
Harmony Organics eggs are available at the Wedge Co-op, 2105 Lyndale Av. S., Mpls., 612-871-3993, wedge.coop
Hay River pumpkin seed oil is available at hayriver.net
Heartland, 1806 St. Clair Av., St. Paul, 651-699-3536, heartlandrestaurant.com
Heidi's Minneapolis, 819 W. 50th St., Mpls., 612-354-3512, heidismpls.com
Helios Nutrition kefir (lifeway.net) is available at most supermarkets and natural foods co-ops
Herkimer Pub & Brewery, 2922 Lyndale Av. S., Mpls., 612-821-0101, theherkimer.com
jP American Bistro, 2937 Lyndale Av. S., Mpls., 612-824-9300, jpamericanbistro.com
Joe's Garage, 1610 Harmon Pl., Mpls., 612-904-1163, joes-garage.com
Lakewood Cemetery, 3600 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls., 612-822-2171, lakewoodcemetery.com
Lucia's Restaurant, 1432 W. 31st St., Mpls., 612-825-1572, www.lucias.com
May Day Cafe, 3440 Bloomington Av. S., Mpls., 612-729-5627
Meritage, 410 St. Peter St., St. Paul, 651-222-5670, meritage-stpaul.com
Metro Transit, 612-373-3333, metrotransit.org
Midtown Farmers Market, Lake St. and 22nd Av. S., Mpls., 612-724-7457, midtownfarmersmarket.org
Minikahda Club, 3205 Excelsior Blvd., Mpls., 612-926-0621, minikahdaclub.com
"The Minnesota Homegrown Cookbook" is published by Voyageur Press ($29.95), voyageurpress.com
Mission American Kitchen, 77 S. 7th St., Mpls., 612-339-1000, missionamericankitchen.com
Mississippi Market, 1810 Randolph Av., St. Paul, 651-690-0507, msmarket.coop
Northern Waters Smokehaus, 394 Lake Av. S., Duluth, 218-724-7307, northernwaterssmoke haus.com
opentable.com can also be accessed via startribune.com/dining
Pop! Neighborhood Restaurant, 2859 NE. Johnson St., Mpls., 612-788-0455, poprestaurant.com
Porter & Frye, 1115 2nd Av. S., Mpls., 612-353-3500, porterandfrye.com
Punch Neapolitan Pizza, five Twin Cities locations, including 8353 Crystal View Road, Eden Prairie, 952-943-9557
r.Norman's, 700 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls., 612-238-7770, rnormans.com
Red Stag Supperclub, 509 1st Av. NE., Mpls., 612-767-7766, redstagsupperclub.com
River Room, 411 Cedar St., St. Paul, 651-292-5174, macys.com
Jesus Rivera is owner of A. Rivera & Assoc. Inc., 3900 NE. Jackson St., Columbia Heights, 612-788-3500
Rogue Chocolatier chocolates are available at Surdyk's, 303 E. Hennepin Av., Mpls., 612-379-3232, surdyks.com; Kitchen Window, 3001 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls., 612-824-4417, kitchenwindow.com; Kopplin's Coffee, 490 Hamline Av. S., St. Paul, 651-698-0457, kopplinscoffee.com; and at roguechocolatier.com
Rush River Brewing Co. beers are available in restaurants; for a list, go to rushriverbeer.com
Rustica, 816 W. 46th St., Mpls., 612-822-1119, rusticabakery.com
Saffron, 123 N. 3rd St., Mpls., 612-746-5533, saffronmpls.com
Sea Salt Eatery, 4825 Minnehaha Av. S., Mpls., 612-721-8990, seasalteatery.com
Seward Co-op Grocery & Deli, 2111 E. Franklin Av., Mpls., 612-338-2465, seward.coop
Sno Pac frozen vegetables are available at Cub Foods, Kowalski's Market and most Twin Cities natural foods co-ops
Solera, 900 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls., 612-338-0062, solera-restaurant.com
Stella's Fish Cafe, 1400 W. Lake St., Mpls., 612-824-8862, stellasfishcafe.com
Surly Brewing Co. beers are available in stores and restaurants; for a list, go to surlybrewing.com
Tao Natural Foods, 2200 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls., 612-377-4630, taonaturalfoods.com
Thousand Hills Cattle Co. hot dogs are available at Kowalski's Markets, Fresh & Natural Foods, all Twin Cities natural food co-ops and at simondelivers.com
University of Minnesota Food Science & Nutrition Dairy Salesroom, 166 Andrew Boss Laboratory of Meat Science, 1354 Eckles Av., St. Paul, 612-624-7776
Valley Natural Foods, 13750 Cty. Rd. 11, Burnsville, 952-891-1212, valleynaturalfoods.com
Very Prairie products can be found at the Mill City Farmers Market, 2nd St. and Chicago Av. S., Mpls., 612-341-7580, millcityfarmersmarket.org
Water Power Park, Main St. SE. at 3rd Av. SE., Mpls., waterpowerpark.com
