Opening Today---Raising Cane's

Opening Today---Raising Cane's
 It was nice to meet the new managers of Raising Cane's today at lunch.  We

seem to have all the managers of new local businesses come and dine with us....thanks so much.  We appreciate the support for our little family business!  Great group of women....glad to meet all of you : )

Raising Cane's serves chicken fingers and fries.  So, I'll be there at least for my once a year deep-fried chicken fix.  Once a year is about my limit.....too much of the "tan food" makes me cranky and sluggish....and well, we have stuff to make and do every day.  But it's nice to have another option in Shoreview....last year when I wanted my one chicken finger/tender I had to wander to try to find one.  Maybe if I walk there and walk back to the cafe, I can have TWO chicken fingers.   We hope the slaw is good....we make a lot of slaw (usually vinegar with some cayenne)....but it would be nice to have someone else make it once in a while.  It's hard to find good slaw.  We'll be givin' everything a try.

I asked the staff if they were ready for the big rush tomorrow and they had a great upbeat attitude...."we hope so, but if not, we're still gonna sell some chicken!"   We love enthusiasm : )

So welcome to Shoreview Raising Cane's.  North suburban residents....give the Texans a little Minnesota love!

Of course, you probably all know that we have a fondness for foods of color--green, orange, yellow, pink--the colors of food not generally available in modern America (aside from ketchup, pizza sauce, and artificially 'fresh' bagged, sulfited iceberg lettuce).

For example, today we had 2 beet salads....beets (red) with quinoa (white) and arugula (green) and beets (red) with grapefruit (pink and white) and oranges (orange).   We like to see color on a plate (or in our case, in a bowl in a basket).   We also had 5 bean salad---many colors there, too.  

We don't eat much tan food...it all tastes like what it is....breaded deep fried carbs or bad tasteless commercial hamburger buns.  Colored foods have a variety of flavors and textures and, since we eat with our eyes first, make you want to give each and every one of them a try.

More food options close by.  We like that.   While we usually eatatmariannes, it's nice to have some choices - veggie or not - for a quick dinner or a change of menu.