It really was one of those serendipitous moments. We were driving back towards downtown St Louis we made an unexpected course change. Instead of turning where we had turned before, we continued straight. My “hole in the wall, great food over there” radar went off all alarms blaring when we saw this place. It looked like […]
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The Ole Store Restaurant is a true “off the beaten path” hidden gem hidden in a residential area of Northfield Minnesota (located 40 minutes south of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St Paul). I have lived in the area for over 10 years, and I didn’t even know about it until I saw a mention […]
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The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St Paul have a lot going for them. A thriving culinary and arts scene, beautiful lakes and recreation areas and some of the friendliest people in the country (Midwest Nice ain’t no joke!) A visit to any of these one of a kind, off the beaten path restaurants in […]
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I found a great hidden gem of a kids activity in Minneapolis, MN! The Brickmania Open House is a great, free event that takes place in Northeast Minneapolis on the first Thursday (5pm-9pm) and the Second Saturday (10am-4pm) of each month. Brickmania = Legos. What kid doesn’t like Legos? There are huge Lego displays on […]
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I am always on the look out for “off the beaten path” gems in any city that we visit. This is a fun building to see in Chicago (and it is not very far to detour from the main drag on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile!) Let me preface this by saying that I have a thing […]
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