The Heavy Table is a team of writers, photographers, and illustrators telling the stories of food and drink in the Upper Midwest. We publish weekly.
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Two For Tripping and West Indies Soul
The Churn for May 8, 2026
In this week’s edition of The Heavy Table’s Churn newsletter, we go deep on an old-school University Avenue Caribbean favorite and check out the new hockey-themed spot in the old Annie’s Parlour location.
Video: Brendan Denne of Risata Cucina
Unexpected flavors and dishes populate a restaurant powered with punk-rock flavor inspired in part by the Travail Collective.
Risata Cucina, 4168 W Broadway Ave, Robbinsdale, Minn., 763.703.4889, DAILY 4-9pm
Supervillain (FKA Nathan Wold)...
Grilled Romaine and Blue Cheese plus Warm Bread Salad with Chicken
The Hearth for May 1, 2025
The Hearth is the Heavy Table’s monthly recipe and home cooking newsletter, published with support from the Eastside Food Co-op. It’s available in full to all of our subscribers at or above the $5/month level.
E’s Gourmet Sandwiches in Stillwater
The Tap for May 1, 2026
In this week’s edition of The Heavy Table’s Tap newsletter, we check out a soon-to-open gourmet sandwich shop helmed by a founder who is still too young to legally drink.
All Saints and Izakaya Kazama
The Churn for April 24, 2026
In this week’s edition of The Heavy Table’s Churn newsletter, we review a new izakaya (Japanese tavern) restaurant and plant-friendly but meat-fluent spot that’s become a cult favorite.The Heavy Table is a read...
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Founding editor of The Heavy Table and The Cookbook Test. Author of The Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin and Lake Superior Flavors. Always cooking, always writing.
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