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Off The Menu Guests From Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl: 3/9/13
It was food, glorious food this past Saturday on “Off The Menu”. Here’s a rundown of who Dara talked to and where you can find more information! Dara’s first guest was Melanie Warner. Melanie has...
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Off The Menu Recipes From Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl: 3/9/13
Each week on “Off The Menu” with Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl, she’ll share one of her favorite easy recipes that you can make at home. This week, a New Orleans classic that you can easily make in your own...
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Off The Menu Recipes From Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl: 3/16/13
Each week Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl shares a couple of new recipes on her Saturday show, “Off The Menu”. This week, in honor of St. Patty’s Day of course, it’s Beets and Cabbage! Dara’s Easiest Oven...
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl’s Easter Brunch Recommendations
So you missed your chance to get in to the St. Paul Grill. Why not try for 2014. In the meantime, Dara has some great ideas for a perfect Easter Brunch! The Union in Downtown Minneapolis is doing a...
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Off The Menu Guests From Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl: 3/30/13
Each week on “Off the Menu” with Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl, we’ll spotlight the people doing amazing things with food and drink! This week, it was food safety, “Cult” pizzas and help with your Easter...
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Off The Menu Guests From Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl: 4/6/13
With “No Reservations”, Dara dove headfirst into another version of “Off the Menu” on Saturday . Dara was joined by the host and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain on Saturday. Anthony talked to Dara...
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl’s Top 5 Pizza Slices
Everyone loves pizza! And suddenly, the Twin Cities are full of great pizza and pizza slices. Dara scoured the MN pizza joints for the quintessential East Coast “slice” and here’s her Top 5!
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Off The Menu Guests From Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl: 4/13/13
We can’t promise any “Bizarre Foods” on weekly episodes of WCCO’s new food show “Off the Menu”. But for this Saturday, Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl dove in headfirst with the host of the Travel Channel...
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl’s Top 5 Places For Fried Chicken
The Twin Cities Fried Chicken scene … is weird. Well, according to Dara. There’s never been a quintessential fried chicken place in the Twin Cities. So, Dara took it upon herself to suffer through...
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Off The Menu Guests From Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl: 4/20/13
This past Saturday on “Off The Menu” with Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl, we found out what we are supposed to be eating according to our ancestors (and plenty of myths too!), the best Fish and Chips and all...
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl’s Top 5 Places For Fish And Chips
It’s easy to do. Everyone does it. But it’s hard to do well. Let alone great! And Dara did some digging and now she’s sharing it with you. It’s time to reward the best of the Fish and Chips in the Twin...
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Off The Menu With Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl and Chad Hartman: 4/25/13
Thursday afternoon, Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl of WCCO’s “Off the Menu” stopped by to talk food and more with Chad Hartman. Dara is heading to New York for her 11th nomination for a James Beard Award,...
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl’s Top 5 Drive-Ins
As the weather turns warmer (we promise it will, trust us), maybe it’s a good time to take the top down, enjoy a burger and a malt and take in a warm evening at a drive-in? Everyone remembers the...
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl’s Top 5 Sustainable Seafood Restaurants
Fish…it’s always been here and it always will, right? Well, we used to think the same thing about Buffalo and the Dodo Bird. Then all of a sudden, one day they’re gone. Luckily, we’re capable of...
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Mother’s Day Ideas With Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl and Chad Hartman: 5/9/13
You know mom worked hard to make sure you had plenty to eat growing up. Now it’s your turn to take care of mom on this Mother’s Day weekend. But where to go? And uh-oh, you waited until the last...
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl’s Top 5 Places For Cakes
Sharpen your sweet tooth and pour the coffee. It’s time for cake! Dara this week is sharing her Top 5 places for cake in the Twin Cities. She’s searched high and low for different kinds, different...
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl’s Top 5 Tap Rooms
It’s time to celebrate the Craft Brew. This weekend is the end of Craft Brew Week in America. When it comes to Craft Brews, Minnesota is at the top of the class with several new breweries debuting in...
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Off The Menu Recipes From Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl: 5/25/13
The farmers markets are in full swing and now it’s time to figure out what to do with all of those fresh veggies! Dara shared an Arugula Mint Pesto recipe, from “Minnesota Bounty: The Farmer’s Market...
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl’s Top 5 Great Food With A View
The holy grail of the Minnesota summer: A spot with a staggering view, and fantastic food. Does it exist? Yes! Of course, we all know of the summer hotspots with great views and average, to be kind,...
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl’s Top 5 Hot Dogs
We may not be Chicago and we certainly aren’t New York City. But that doesn’t mean we can’t make a great hot dog. Meat in tube form can be one of life’s great pleasures. The “Chicago Dog” probably made...
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl’s Top 5 Tacos
There are a lot of traditional tacos in the Twin Cities. However, there is a different breed of tacos around town, called Nuevo Tacos. Think of tacos but chef-driven. Rebellious. Outrageous. All of the...
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl’s Top Buffalo Wings
Everybody loves buffalo wings. Finger lickin’, lip smackin’, spicy goodness fried and sauced to perfection. It’s like the perfect bar-food. Proof: Buffalo Wild Wings has grown nearly 600% in the last...
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Dara Moskowitz’s Grumdahls Top 5 Places For Grass-Fed
This isn’t a top five like we always do – but an exploration of an idea and something a little more serious than usual. Farmers and ranchers all over Minnesota are turning to grass pasturing their...
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl’s Top 5 Minneapolis Food And Drink Tourist Attractions
This past Saturday was a big day in downtown Minneapolis and especially the Loring Park area with the Gay Pride weekend and parade. Hundreds of thousands of people attended the events, ate at...
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl’s Top 5 Cookies
It’s a good time to be a cookie lover in the Twin Cities! Many places are getting crazy, cult-like and fascinating, outside-the-box cookies. These are not mom’s chocolate chips or your basic...
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl’s Top 5 Pizza Farms
You’re now asking, “what’s a pizza farm?” Good question. It’s a farm that on a certain day of the week makes pizza in a wood-fired oven using ingredients grown on the farm. It’s a great idea and it...
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl’s Top 5 Frozen Yogurt
It’s a sweet tornado rolling through town. We think it’s fair to say frozen yogurt has exploded around the Twin Cities. If you have kids, you already know this. You walk in, there’s a wall of frozen...
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl’s Top 5 Oktoberfests
Is there really a better way to celebrate fall then a tall beer and a brat? We don’t think so. And with a heavy German background, many Minnesotans know exactly how to celebrate the changing season and...
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl’s Top 5 Tap Rooms in Minnesota
This week, Dara celebrates the “Surly Law” and Minnesota’s growing list of Tap Rooms. Breweries are now able to sell their beers to customers straight out of the brewery. And thanks to that, many small...
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl’s Top 5 Indian Food Buffets in Minnesota
Indian Buffets are popping up all over town. They have quickly become a “Dara Favorite”. The all-you-can-eat buffet can be really good, or it can be a train-wreck of bad food. Dara dug through the...
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl’s Top 5 Meals For $5 And Under
Tough days for those cheapskates out there. $5 is not what it used to be. Even a simple burger at most places will run you over $5. So where do you go with a five dollar bill hoping to get a...
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl’s Top 5 Thanksgiving Pies To-Go
We’d bet Thanksgiving is equally split between those who go for the stuffing and turkey (the savory folks) and those who are just in it for the pie (sweet tooth). If you’re one of the latter, or if...
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl’s Top 5 Thanksgiving Emergency Solutions
Ok, you know who you are. You’ve waited until the last-minute. Or maybe you’re from out of town and can’t get home. What if the oven breaks or the dog manages to get the turkey (the Horror!!!). Now...
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl’s Top 5 Local Gift Shopping Destinations
Thanksgiving is done. What’s left of your turkey is still in the back of the fridge waiting for you to figure out what to do with it. Maybe it’s time to start thinking about the next holiday,...
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl’s Top 5 Trends for 2014
Now that we’re a couple of weeks into 2014, it’s always fun to speculate on what the next year holds in store. The Twin Cities’ dining scene continues to be vibrant and full of fun, delicious and...
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl’s Top Bowling Alleys With Foodie Food
It is quite possible, Minneapolis and St. Paul are the capitol of “Good Food Plus Bowling” joints in America (sorry Wisconsin, it’s true). Now would be the perfect time to celebrate the indoor sports,...
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl’s Top 5 “Cheapskate “Valentine’s Day Ideas
Here’s the deal. It’s easy to book a fancy restaurant, spend $100 on a dozen roses (seriously, $100 for flowers? Is this ok?), buy that new piece of jewelry and turn Valentine’s Day into a...
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl’s Top 5 Warm-Weather Food Getaways
Getting on a plane to Mazatlan or Montego Bay soon? We can’t blame you. There have been just too many mornings this winter where you stare out the window while your feet freeze on the kitchen floor...
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl’s Top 5 Ramen
Sodium-filled, crunchy noodles that used to come in foam containers and that cost less than a can of soda. That would be the ramen noodles “Gen Y” kids made famous over the last couple of decades. Yes,...
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl’s Top 5 Places I’d Take Rick Bayless To Eat
So, Dara got a call from Chicago this week—would she tell Rick Bayless where to eat in Minneapolis? Oh, Rick Bayless, globetrotting personality from TV’s “Mexico: One Plate At A Time” and five-star...
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