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The best birthday freebies in the Twin Cities
Posted on July 16, 2020 by Give Me The Mike
From a bottle of wine worth your age to free car washes, I rounded up the best freebies you can snag on your birthday.
Category: randoMNessTags: 6Smith, 7th Street Entry, Acapulco, ACME Comedy, ACME Comedy Company, Acme Comedy Company Minneapolis, Al's Place, Andover, Apple Valley, Arc's Value Village, Arden Hills, Baldamar, Baxter, Benihana, Birthday, Birthday Freebies, Blaine, Bloomington, botox, Brueggers Bagels, Buca di Beppo, Burnsville, Can Can Wonderland, Caribou Coffee, Chanhassen, Cherokee Tavern, Coon Rapids, Crooked Pint Ale House, Denny's, detroit lakes, Duluth, Dunn Brothers Coffee, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Edina, Fine Line, Finish Line, Firehouse Subs, First Avenue, Free, Freebies, Garrison, GODIVA, Golden Valley, Grand Casino, Green Mill, Grizzlys Grill, Ham Lake, Hinckley, Hogan Brothers, HopCat, Houlihan's, IKEA, IKEA Family, Jake's City Grille, Jamba Juice, Jersey Mike's, Lindey's Prime Steak House, Mankato, Maple Grove, Maplewood, Mario's Italian Kitchen, mini golf, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Nadia Cakes, New Brighton, New Hope, North Oaks, Northfield, Nothing Bundt Cakes, OC Rewards, Old Chicago, Panera Bread, Paradise Car Wash, Park Tavern, Pazzaluna, Perkins, Plymouth, Prior Lake, Pub 819, Ramsey, Red Cow, Red Rabbit, Red Robin, Red Robin Royalty, Red's Savoy, Richfield, Rochester, Roseville, Saint Cloud, Saint Louis Park, Saint Paul, Shoreview, Skinner's Pub, St. Louis Park, Stanley's Northeast Bar Room, Starbucks, Stillwater, Sunshine Factory Bar & Grill, Texas Roadhouse, TGI Fridays, The Bar Draft House, The Block, The Howe, Timberlodge Steakhouse, Treasure Island Resort and Casino, Tria Restaurant, Turf Club, Twin Cities, Twin Cities Live, Uptown Dermatology, Uptown Dermatology and SkinSpa, Waite Park, Watertown, Wayzata, Welch, West Saint Paul, Which Wich, Wild Bill's Sports Saloon, Wildfire, Willmar, Woodbury
A growing list of programs and restaurants offering food to families in Minnesota
Posted on March 15, 2020 by Give Me The Mike
This list of restaurants continue to provide free meals to Minnesota students and families in need.
Category: randoMNessTags: Annandale, Apple Valley, bacon social house, Bakery on Main, Bayport, Billy D's Crooked Tavern, billy's on grand, Blaine, Bloomington, Bourbon Butcher, Buffalo, Burnsville, Cambridge, Chapala Mexican Restaurant, Coconut Whisk Baking Co, cornerstone buffet and restaurant, coronavirus, covid-19, covid19, Crosby, day by day cafe, dunn bros, dunn brothers, Dunn Brothers Coffee, Eagan, eggroll queen, El Burrito Mercado, El Tejaban Mexican Grill, Ernie's on Gull, falcon heights, Farmington, feeding souls south of the river, free lunch, Gracie's With a Cup of Joe, granite city, Great Harvest Bread Co., Ha Long Bay, Hastings, hope breakfast bar, house of pizza, In Bloom, Le Center, Lino Lakes, Lock and Dam Eatery, lucky cricket, lunch, Main Street Ale House, Mall of America, maneas meats, manger restaurant and wine bar, Maya Cuisine, melrose, Minneapolis, Minneapolis Public Schools, Minnesota, MN, MPS, Nisswa, North Country Cafe, olde brick house, open arms of minnesota, pacific wok, piada italian street food, prince of peace lutheran church, Prior Lake, Provision Community Restaurant, Que Viet, Ramsey, Rascals Bar and Grill, Richfield, Riversbend Bar and Grill, Rochester, Rosemount, Roseville, Saint Cloud, Saint Louis Park, Saint Michael, Saint Paul, Saint Paul Public Schools, sartell, sauk rapids, school lunches, second harvest heartland, st cloud, St. Michael, St. Paul, Station 280, Suzie's Kitchen, the sheridan story, Thirsty Buffalo Saloon, Toppers Pizza, Trappers Bar and Grill, umi sushi and hibachi, Victorias Ristorante and Wine Bar, vivo kitchen, Waconia, Whiskey Inferno, Woodbury
Twin Cities Restaurant Room Rental Guide
Posted on March 8, 2020 by Give Me The Mike
Where to reserve semi-private and private dining rooms at restaurants, bars and breweries in the Twin Cities.
Category: randoMNessTags: 112 Eatery, 4 Bells, 508 Bar + Restaurant, 6Smith, advice, Al Vento, ALMA, American Legion Post 435, Amore Uptown, Apple Valley, Arden Hills, Bachelor Farmer, Baldamar, bar, Bar La Grassa, Barbette, Bellecour, Birch's on the Lake, Blaine, Bloomington, Blue Plate Restaurant Company, brewery, Brit's Pub, Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Buca di Beppo, Buona Sera Wine Bar, Burch, Burnsville, Butcher & The Boar, Champlin, Chanhassen, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, Ciao Bella, Coon Rapids, Cosmos, COV, CRAVE, Crooked Pint Ale House, Davanni's, DeGidio's, DeGidios Restaurant & Bar, Demi, dinner, Dock Cafe, Domacin Winebar, Downtowner Woodfire Grill, Eagan, Eastside Eat & Drink, Eden Prairie, Edina, Erte, Erte & the Peacock Lounge, Excelsior, Fhima's, FireLake Grill House and Cocktail Bar, Fireside, Fitzgerald's, Fogo de Chao, food, Fridley, Ginger Hop, Gluek's, Gluek's Bar & Restaurant, Gold Nugget Tavern & Grille, Golden Valley, Grand Cafe, Green Mill, Grumpy's Bar, Gulden's, Happy Gnome, Hastings, Hazelwood Food + Drink, Hell's Kitchen, Holman's Table, Hopkins, Icehouse, Jax Cafe, Kaposia Club, Kincaid's, Lakeville, Lat14 Asian Eatery, Lela, Lela Restaurant, Long Lake, Lurcat, Lurcat Minneapolis, Mancini's, Manny's Steakhouse, Maple Grove, Maplewood, Mendota, Mercy, Mercy Bar and Dining Room, Mi-Sant Banh Mi, Mill Valley Kitchen, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minnetonka, Muddy Cow Bar and Grill, Muddy Waters, New Hope, Nicollet Island Inn, Northeast Minneapolis, Osteria I Nonni, P.S. Steak, Park Tavern, Parlour Bar, Party Room, Pinstripes, Pittsburgh Blue, Pizza Luce, Plymouth, Primo Plates & Pours, Private Dining Guide, Private Dining Room, Psycho Suzi's Motor Lounge, Pub 42 Restaurant and Bar, PUBLIC kitchen + bar, Radisson Blu Mall of America, Radisson Blu Minneapolis Downtown, Rebel Room, Red Rabbit, Red Sauce Rebellion, Red Stag Supperclub, Redstone American Grill, Restaurant, restaurants, Richfield, Rincon 38, Rock Bottom, Rogers, Rosemount, Roseville, Ruth's Chris Steak House, Saint Louis Park, Saint Paul, Savage, Sea Change, Semi-private Dining Room, Shakopee, South Saint Paul, Spoon and Stable, Stella's Fish Cafe, Stillwater, Surly Brewing, Target Center, Target Field, Tavern 4&5, Tavola, The Bonus Room, The Capital Grille, The Freehouse, The Happy Gnome, The Lexington, The Local, The Lookout Bar and Grill, The Lynhall, The Melting Pot, The News Room, The Nook, The Oceanaire Seafood Room, The Onion Grille, The Tavern Grill, Town Hall Brewery, Tullibee, Twin Cities, Twin City Grill, Urban Eatery, Vivo, Volstead's Emporium, Wayzata, Wilde Cafe & Spirits, Wildfire, Woodbury, Yarusso Bros., Young Joni, Yum Kitchen and Bakery, Zen Box Izakaya
2019 Minnesota Holiday Lights Display Guide
Posted on November 23, 2019 by Give Me The Mike
The best holiday light displays around Minnesota, presented by Sam's Christmas Village and Light Tour.
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The 5 best bakeries in Minnesota
Posted on November 12, 2019 by Give Me The Mike
I tallied your votes for the best bakeries in Minnesota. Most of them are outside of the immediate metro (none are in Minneapolis or Saint Paul) and they all have been around for generations.
I was on KSTP-TV’s Twin Cities Live to share their stories.… Read the rest
Category: randoMNessTags: Anoka, bakeries, bakery, Benson, Benson Bakery, Blaine, Cold Spring, Cold Spring Bakery, Cold Spring Bakery Connection, Emily's Bakery, Emily's Bakery and Deli, Emily's Bakery Hastings, Hanisch, Hanisch Bakery, Hanisch Bakery & Coffee SHop, Hanisch Bakery Red Wing, Hans, Hans Bakery, Hans Bakery Anoka, Hans Bakery Blaine, Hastings, kolachies, KSTP, KSTP TV, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Peanut Squares, Prison Bars, red wing, Saint Paul, Twin Cities, Twin Cities Live, Waite Park, Worth the Trip
The best ice cream shops in Minnesota
Posted on June 25, 2019 by Give Me The Mike
Something peculiar of the top 5 spots voted in: none of them make their own ice cream.
Category: randoMNessTags: Adele's Frozen Custard, Afton, Amore Ice Cream Shoppe, Anderson's Ice Cream Shoppe, Anoka, Big Dipper Creamery, Big Lake, Blaine, Blast Softserve, Buffalo, Cedar Crest, Champlin, Chill Ice Cream Studio, Chocolate Shoppe, Conny's Creamy Cone, Coon Rapids, Cullen's Ice Cream, Cup and Cone, Deep Freeze, Elk River, Excelsior, Farmington, Flapdoodles Homemade Ice Cream, Freeport, Fridley, Fudging Delicious, Grand Old Creamery, Grandpa's Ice Cream, Hastings, Honey & Mackie's, ice cream, Izzy's, KSTP, KSTP TV, La Michoacana Purepecha, Lakeside Eats & Treats, Licks Unlimited, Lindstrom, LUV Ice Cream, Mankato, Milkjam Creamery, Minneapolis, Minnesota, MN Nice Cream, Mom & Pop's Ice Cream, Mr. Twisty, Nelson's Ice Cream, New London, Nisswa, North Oaks, North Saint Paul, Oak Station Coffee & Cone, Osakis, Owatonna, Plymouth, Prior Lake, Rochester, Saint Cloud, Saint Paul, Schoolhouse Scoop, Sebastian Joe's, Selma's Ice Cream Parlour, Stillwater, The Chocolate Ox, Tip Top Dairy Bar, Twin Cities, Twin Cities Live, Two Scoops, What's the Scoop?, White Bear Lake, Worth the Trip
31 can’t miss events in Minnesota this July
Posted on June 23, 2019 by Give Me The Mike
Not much gets better than July in Minnesota! There’s plenty to do with long summer nights. Bonus: you don’t have to spend 20 minutes putting on a parka and scraping ice off your windshield!
I compiled a list of events happening around the state.… Read the rest
Category: randoMNessTags: 3M Open, 4 Bells, advice, Aerosmith, Alchemy 365, Alex Honnold, Alliance Francaise, Anoka, Apple Valley, Barbette, Basilica Block Party, Basilica of St. Mary, Bastille Day, Blaine, Bloomington, Bull's Horn, Cafe Lurcat, Canterbury Park, Cathedral of St Paul, Chaska, Chaska River City Days, Coco, Corner Table, Eagan, Eagan Funfest, Excelsior, Fine Spirits Classic, FireLake Grill House and Cocktail Bar, fireworks, First Draft Taproom & Kitchen, Free Solo, Hamel, Hamel Rodeo, Hanson, Holman's Table, Hopkins, Hopkins Raspberry Festival, Jason Mraz, Joey Chestnut, Kacey Musgraves, Lela, Libera, Lime, Little Log House Antique Power Show, Little Log House Pioneer Village, Little Mekong, Little Mekong Night Market, Loring Park, Loring Park Art Festival, Lurcat, Meritage, Minneapolis, Minneapolis Aquatennial, Minneapolis Movies in the Park, Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Minneapolis Water Taxi, Minnesota, Minnesota Monthly, Minnesota Orchestra, Minnesota Scottish Fair, Monticello, Monticello Riverfest, Movies in the Parks, MplsStPaul Mag, MSP Mag, music, Mystic Lake, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, New Hope, New Hope Duk Duk Daze, Outdoor Movies, Pazzaluna, Pitbull, Prior Lake, Pun Slam, Pundamonium, Ramsey County, Ramsey County Fair, REO Speedwagon, Restaurant Week, Richfield, Richfield Red White and Blue Days, Robbinsdale, Robbinsdale Whiz Bang Days, Rondo Days Festival and Parade, Semisonic, Shakopee, Sommerfest, Soul Asylum, Spin, Spring Street Tavern, The Freehouse, The Great Midwest Rib Fest, Tim McGraw, Twin Cities, Twin Cities Beer Choir, Twin Cities Live, Twin Cities River Rats, Twin Cities Summer Jam, Wheels of Italy
20 Mexican restaurants in Minnesota worth the trip
Posted on May 1, 2019 by Give Me The Mike
Nearly 1,000 votes came in from Twin Cities Live viewers suggesting where they like to go for the best Mexican food in Minnesota. I presented the top 5 picks on TV — and those are listed below.
While votes came in, I heard from people saying that certain Mexican restaurants don’t serve authentic food and that you need to go to specific parts of the Twin Cities to find true Mexican food.… Read the rest
Category: randoMNessTags: Acapulco, Andale Richfield, Andale Taqueria, Andover, Anoka, Best Mexican food in Minnesota, Best Mexican food in MN, Best Mexican restaurants, Best Mexican Restaurants in Minnesota, Best Mexican Restaurants in MN, Blaine, Bloomington, Boca Chica, Boca Chica Restaurante, Boca Chica Saint Paul, Boca Chica St Paul, Casa Rio Anoka, Colita, Colita Minneapolis, Companeros Dorset, Coon Rapids, Crookston, Crystal, Dorset, Eagan, El Burrito Mercado, El Burrito Mercado St Paul, El Gordito Market Crookston, El Loro, El Molino Waseca, El Taco Riendo Minneapolis, Fiesta Cancun, Ham Lake, Hastings, Hudson, La Plaza F!esta, La Plaza F!esta Madelia, La Plaza Fiesta, Las Margaritas, Las Margaritas Hastings, Las Tortillas, Las Tortillas Rosemount, Lexington, Lino Lakes, Madelia, Maple Grove, Maplewood, Maya Cuisine, Mexican food MN, Mexican restaurants, Mexican restaurants MN, Nacho Mamas Stillwater, New Brighton, Oak Park Heights, Pablo's Mexican Restaurant, Pablo's Mexican Shakopee, Pajarito, Pajarito St Paul, Ramsey, Richfield, Rosemount, Roseville, Saint Paul, Shakopee, Stillwater, Taco Loco Shakopee, Waseca, Woodbury
The best donuts in the Twin Cities
Posted on June 3, 2018 by Give Me The Mike
I appeared on Twin Cities Live with a viewer-selected list of where to find the best donuts in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro. And it happened to be National Donut Day! Make sure the first Friday of June is circled on your calendar so you can celebrate.… Read the rest
Category: randoMNessTags: A Bakers Wife, Anoka, Blaine, donuts, Emily's Bakery, Emily's Bakery and Deli, Gluten Free, Golden Valley, Hans Bakery, Hastings, KSTP, Minneapolis, Minneapolis Farmers Market, National Donut Day, Saint Paul, Sift, Sift Gluten Free, Twin Cities, Twin Cities Live, Valley Pastries
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