I was jacked for The Royal. Empanadas, arepas, and a mess of other Latin American food. That’s my jam. Or my jam-o, as they say down south of border. The problem with being overly excited for a menu is that if you don’t have enough people to share with, you’re…
Fancy Dinner Club has officially expanded! After 31 meals with FDC in Minneapolis, a new chapter has started in Washington, DC. So we’re…still in one state. Crap. Well at least I still get to be represented in Congress and wear flips flops into bars without being ridiculed. Right? RIGHT?!? To jump start the…
Gotta hand it you Leap Day, you really pulled through. Not only did you perform your job of almost making February a real month, but you also allowed me to sneak back into Fancy Dinner Club for their February meeting while I visited good ol’ Minneapolis. Despite being removed from…
My very first night living in DC, I grabbed take-out food from a Dominican restaurant around the corner from my apartment. Just a big ol’ plate of pork, rice, and beans. You know, the kind of food hobos eat in the movies. Being in a new city can be scary,…
Traveling: an activity every white person ever has included in their online dating profile. So naturally, when we arrived at Saint Dinette for the last FDC of 2015 I was excited to hear that we would be taking a culinary journey over all of North America. The cuisine was inspired…
Always give the people what they want. There are so many instances of companies, politicians, and people interacting with the Honeycomb mascot that have forgotten this simple maxim. As such, after our trip to Nightingale, Fancy Dinner Club is going through a wholesale rebranding. Matt, always the first to arrive…
There are few things in life more satisfying and comforting than a meal from a diner. Anyone that can resist the allure of a restaurant serving all-day breakfast, burgers, and milkshakes has an iron will that is probably borderline unhealthy. Or that’s what I am telling myself after hearing from…
The 2010s have been marked by reboots and sequels. Mad Max: Fury Road and Sherlock are great. And for the most part, I am still pretty bullish on these shiny new re-treads going forward (new James Bond! Star Wars!), although others not so much (the potential Girl Clinton vs. Brother…
For as much as Minneapolis’ food scene is thriving, there are some troubling holes in its repertoire. Good Korean food is pretty tough to find (although The Rabbit Hole is really fun). The skyway has too many Subways and too few literally-anything-elses. And for the love of all that is…
There are a lot of things outsiders don’t know about Minneapolis. Some of these things are basic. Like, where it is, for example. Have you ever asked someone from the East or West Coast label all the states in the U.S.? Might be the only thing sadder than a Sarah…
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It's not Mongolian; it's not barbecue: Khan's Mongolian Barbeque is simply the best.
Friends of FDC are finalists in the Edina Grill burger contest! Danny Langseth and Morgan Langseth are in the final 7, so go vote with your stomach and eat the Polynesian Dragon or Bloody Mary burger before Friday!
Congrats to our top 7 Burger Battle finalists 🍔 Thanks to all our guests who submitted your recipes! It's been an exciting (and delicious) few weeks here at Edina Grill creating your burger recipes! We wish we could have made them all but here are the finished products of the top 7! They are being featured starting TONIGHT! You have until Friday evening to stop in and try your fave 🤗. The ONE burger that sells the MOST from tonight until the end of the work week is named the WINNER 💯 and will receive a $100 gift card and of course bragging rights. May the battle begin! #burgerbattle2017