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Following twenty years of farmer's markets selling locally grown vegetables, native fruits, and local honey Linda created Marianne's Kitchen in Shoreview, MN, an oasis of good food, conversation and laughter in a suburban food desert. Operating from 2011-2017 the cafe offered home made soups, fresh bread baked daily, great sandwiches and treats and a complete line of gluten-free soups, pickled products, jams, jellies, salsas and locally sourced soups, honey and grains.

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Friday, September 18, 2015

Uptown Diner in Minneapolis on a rainy Friday night...



Carnita Benedict
Umm, breakfast for dinner.   That's what we wanted on this rainy Friday night.  So we headed to my old stomping grounds - Uptown Minneapolis.  When I was one of the three partners in Caardvark stores, my favorite location was our Uptown store.  That was back in the day, so when people walked in with Henna hair or piercings or my favorite--the Saturday morning cross-dressers still wearing their Friday night knock-out evening wear (even if their cleavage was a little Robin Williams 'furry'), I knew I wasn't in St. Paul : )   But these were some of the most talented, creative people I've ever met.  What a fun place.   I loved my coworker from my previous gig at elements - around the corner.  She made fashion accessories out of various auto parts.  Tracy Jo - where are you ??????  Tracy showed up at one of our parties wearing only a long t-shirt and seven or eight long v-belts from an auto parts store (John remembers this clearly).

 Tonight we decided to try the Uptown Diner.   Good choice. John had the Cajun benedict; I had the carnita benedict.  Mine was better : )

Cajun Benedict
John's meal had great spicy andouille sausage, with a terrific herbie flavor, too.  But my carnita benedict had layers of flavor.  Poached egg with hollandaise topped with pico de gallo atop a bed of spicy black beans and carnitas.   Delicious.  Both meals were served with hash browns--a little greasy but nicely tender in the middle. 

Good service, too.  Our waiter had a great smile and easy-going manner; the food arrived quickly.  What's not to like about that?

All in all, a nice diversion on a rainy evening.  We were starting our gawking tour of the homes around Lake of the Isles when Anne called to say she forgot her key to her old house and people were there to buy furniture.  So we cut short our tour and some more furniture has found a new home.  We'll post photos of the remaining staging furniture items on Facebook so you can see if there's anything that piques your interest.  

We may have to hit some more Uptown spots over the next few weeks.....a little nostalgia tour for me.
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