Saturday, November 12, 2011

Edible Twin Cities



Mark Weber, the publisher of Edible Twin Cities, looked over the new winter edition yesterday during a visit from his former boss, who knows virtually nothing about local cooking, uncommon dining or the preparation of good food. Stan was simply a community newspaper publisher during his tenure at Southwest Newspapers, but since his retirement, the operation has expanded into areas way beyond his ken, leaving him gazing in open-mouthed wonderment.
Published seasonally, it says. 
Aren't we getting a bit relaxed here, folks?
So what's Edible Twin Cities? The web site says: We're a seasonal food magazine that celebrates the local farmers, chefs, home cooks, food artisans and businesses that help build our local food community and make the Twin Cities such a great place to live.
Okay.
The actual purpose of Stan's visit yesterday was to obtain the free services of a notary public, one of the practical benefits of retaining his title "Publisher emeritus." This was handled with dispatch in the adjacent business office. We'll enjoy lunch with the kind notary on Tuesday.
The foodie publication is a beautiful piece, brimming with articles and photographs and advice about local things to eat.
An excerpt:
"The owner of  Dandelion Kitchen wrapped a slice of his maple bacon around a piece of Canfield's chocolate biscotti and the result was 'Wow!' Canfield is now pondering the possibility of 'biscotti on a stick.'"
Edible Twin Cities is printed about a half dozen times a year and appears periodically on newsstands throughout the Twin Cities area. Pick one up, you'll enjoy it, as we did.
These kids nowadays. What'll they think of next?
Found Hai Dang at his post. Hard at it, as always.