Destination: Twin Cities Crawl

Well fed and hung over at the 2008 Republican National Convention. (By James Norton)

Destination: Denver on the Cheap

Kingpin food on a volunteer budget at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. (By Ruth Tobias)

Winter 2008 Gift Guide

There’s never been a better time to give.

The St. Paul Pioneer Press diligently reports on White Castle’s newly expanded Valentine’s Day tradition of fancy tablecloth service. (By James Norton)

The Consumerist is on the trail of an insanely overpriced sandwich in Minneapolis. (By James Norton)

The best cheese strudels, the best scones, the best pasties, and the best Irish jalapeño focaccia. (By C. Thi Nguyen)

Why do restaurants advertise “mixed fruit,” but serve a bowl of melon? It’s time for a fruit revolution. (By Traci Vogel)

The explosive results of a chef’s torpedo of rage, aimed at a local hotshot food critic. (By James Norton)

A Twin Cities blogger has stumbled upon a farm that produces a rather unusual crop. (By James Norton)

Teaser: Bravo announced that the second season of its cooking reality show, Top Chef, will premiere in October with even more mincing, egotistical, or just plain pretty chefs to scream at than last season. (By Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic)

TV chef and Twin Cities food critic Andrew Zimmern opens up a can of rage with a comment about GOP veep pick Sarah Palin. (By James Norton)

Land O’Lakes, the nation’s number one butter brand, changes shape for its western market. (By Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic)

The Center for Science in the Public Interest is back, calling the calorie counts for menu items at some “fast casual” places X-treme. (By Miriam Wolf)

After bagging on Food & Wine in a previous post, it seems only fair to point out their highly entertaining “Three Inspiring Cellars” feature from this month’s issue. (By James Norton)

On the road in Colorado, the wine and food discoveries continue. (By Daniel Duane)