Ampersand, 3445 W. 70th St., Edina, 1-888-431-0927, ampersandshops.com
Taste 50 address book
Robin Asbell, robinasbell.com
Bar La Grassa, 800 Washington Av. N., Mpls., 612-333-3837, barlagrassa.com
Barbara Flanagan retired from the Star Tribune in 1988. Her 1973 book "Minneapolis" (St. Martin's Press) is available at Amazon.com.
Betty Crocker, bettycrocker.com
Betty Danger's Country Club, 2501 NE. Marshall St., Mpls., 612-315-4997, bettydangers.com
Black Walnut Bakery, 117 Washington Av. N., Mpls., facebook.com/BlackWalnut Bakery
Blue Henn, bluehenn.com. Sold at Surdyk's (303 E. Hennepin Av., Mpls., surdyks.com) and Golden Fig (790 Grand Av., St. Paul, goldenfig.com).
Bogart's Doughnut Co., 904 W. 36th St., Mpls., 612-886-1670, bogartsdoughnutco.com
Brasserie Zentral, 505 Marquette Av. S., Mpls., 612-333-0505, zentral-mpls.com
Burch Steak and Pizza Bar, 1933 Colfax Av. S., Mpls., 612-843-1515, burchrestaurant.com
Chef Shack, chefshack.org
Chef Shack Bay City, 6379 Main St., Bay City, Wis., 1-715-594-3060, chefshackranch.com/baycity.html
Chef Shack Ranch, 3025 E. Franklin Av., Mpls., 612-354-2575, chefshackranch.com
City Afrique Restaurant, 4326 Lyndale Av. N., Mpls., 612-353-6084, cityafriquerestaurant.com
Dari-ette Drive-In, 1440 E. Minnehaha Av., St. Paul, 651-776-3470
Deena's Gourmet, deenas gourmet.com. Hummus sold in supermarkets and natural food co-ops and at the Minneapolis Farmers Market (312 E. Lyndale Av. N., Mpls., mpls farmersmarket.com) and St. Paul Farmers Market (290 E. 5th St., St. Paul, stpaulfarmers market.com).
Flamingo Restaurant, 490 N. Syndicate St., St. Paul, 651-917-9332, flamingorestaurantmn.com
Foreign Legion, 101 S. 5th St., Mpls., 612-333-0505, foreign legion-mn.com
Glam Doll Donuts, 2605 Nicollet Av. S., Mpls., 612-345-7064, glamdolldonuts.com
Gorkha Palace, 23 NE. 4th St., Mpls., 612-886-3451, gorkhapalace.com
Hans' Bakery, 1423 5th Av., Anoka, 763-421-4200, and 3465 Shoreline Dr., Navarre, 952-471-2627, hans-bakery.com
Heartland Restaurant & Wine Bar, 289 E. 5th St., St. Paul, 651-699-3536, heartland restaurant.com
Heyday, 2700 Lyndale Av. S., Mpls., 612-200-9369, heydayeats.com
Joan's in the Park, 631 S. Snelling Av., St. Paul, 651-690-3297, joansinthepark.com
Kitchen in the Market, 920 E. Lake St., Mpls., 612-568-5486, kitcheninthemarket.com
Le Town Talk French Diner & Drinkery, 2707 E. Lake St., Mpls., 612-353-5398, letowntalk.com
Marla's Caribbean Cuisine, 3761 Bloomington Av. S., Mpls., 612-724-3088, marlascuisine.com
Meritage, 410 St. Peter St., St. Paul, 651-222-5670, meritage-stpaul.com
Mojo Monkey Donuts, 1169 W. 7th St., St. Paul, 651-224-0142, mojomonkey.biz
Mrs. Kelly's Tea, 77 13th Av. NE., Mpls., 763-788-8753, mrskellystea.com. Also sold at the Minneapolis Farmers Market (312 E. Lyndale Av. N., Mpls.) and the Mill City Farmers Market (2nd St. and Chicago Av. S., Mpls., millcityfarmersmarket.org).
Nightingale, 2551 Lyndale Av. S., Mpls., 612-354-7060, nightingalempls.com
Nordic Ware, nordicware.com. Factory store located at 4925 Hwy. 7, St. Louis Park, 952-924-9672
112 Eatery, 112 N. 3rd St., Mpls., 612-343-7696, 112eatery.com
Patti's, mkt.com/pattis. Sold at the Fulton Farmers Market (4901 Chowen Av. S., Mpls., neighborhoodrootsmn.org), Nokomis Farmers Market (5167 Chicago Av. S., Mpls., neighborhoodrootsmn.org), Excelsior Farmers Market (Water St. between 2nd and 3rd Sts., Excelsior, excelsior-lakeminnetonkachamber.com) and Centennial Lakes Farmers Market (7499 France Av. S., Edina, edinamn.gov).
Pumphouse Creamery, 4754 Chicago Av. S., Mpls., 612-825-2021, pumphouse-creamery.com
Rise Bagel Co., risebagel.com. Sold at the Fulton Farmers Market (4901 Chowen Av. S., Mpls.)
Shepherd's Way Farms, shepherdswayfarms.com. Sold at the Mill City Farmers Market (2nd St. and Chicago Av. S., Mpls.) and St. Paul Farmers Market (290 E. 5th St., St. Paul).
The Splendid Table, splendid table.org. Listen at 6 a.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday at KNOW, 91.1 FM.
Sun Street Breads, 4600 Nicollet Av. S., Mpls., 612-354-3414, sunstreetbreads.com
Sweet Martha's Cookie Jar, sweetmarthas.com, will return when the Minnesota State Fair opens Aug. 27.
Tanpopo Noodle Shop, 308 Prince St., St. Paul, 651-209-6527, tanpoporestaurant.com
10th St. Farm & Market, 10thstfarmandmarket.com. Farm stand at 13197 10th St. S., Afton, 612-770-7194. Also sold at River Market Community Co-op (221 N. Main St., Stillwater, rivermarket.coop) and Golden Fig (790 Grand Av., St. Paul).
Urban Growler Brewing Co., 2325 Endicott St., St. Paul, 651-340-5793, urbangrowler brewing.com
Wise Acre Eatery, 5401 Nicollet Av. S., Mpls., 612-354-2577, wiseacreeatery.com
about the writer
Sushi, burrito bowls, short stacks and more were on our minds as we ate our way through the metro.