The fun of Oktoberfest never ends at these local, long-running German restaurants that celebrate German heritage year-round. Find out where to grab...
Drinks
Add Some Spirit to Your Spirits with These Halloween Drink Ideas
Looking to add some spirit to your spirits? Try some of these drink décor ideas from art director Emily Handy. Pick Your Poison Make, buy or search...
Stillwater Speakeasy Serves Up Summer Gin Cocktails
Drink recipes from the Velveteen Speakeasy. Velveteen Speakeasy—hidden in the lowest level of 123 Second Street in Stillwater—feels at once like an...
It’s Patio Season, So Sip on These Local Summer Beers
Local breweries offer up their best beers for summer nights. As the days get warmer and longer, there are few better ways to spend the sun-soaked...
Lift Bridge Brewing Co.’s Newest Beverage Brainchild: Canned Hard Seltzers
A taproom favorite for some time now, three flavors of Lift Bridge hard seltzer will soon hit store shelves. Just as the craft beer boom hit...
This Mexican Cocktail from Pedro’s Del Este Will Warm You Up This Winter
The Golden Eye cocktail will warm you from the inside out. We long for warm-weather vacations this time of year. In lieu of that, there’s Pete...
This Oktoberfest Season, Enjoy the Fruits of Hudson’s Newest Brewery
Beer-tender Rebecca Lutz has a glint in her eye as we ask which is better: Sapricot or Sapmango? (Both are 4.9 percent ABV S.A.P.s at Hudson’s...
Lift Bridge Brewery Breaks Ground on a New Facility
Stillwater’s very own Lift Bridge Brewery hosted a 10th anniversary celebration this past August, and soon they will break ground on a brand new...
Downtown Hudson Offers a Creative Coffee Shop Experience
Unsuspecting mothers Amy Salama and Louise Swenka had no idea that chaperoning their children’s school field trip would turn into a business idea,...
Review: The New Current Restaurant at Afton House Inn and Drink Recipe from Pier 500 in Hudson
Visiting Afton for the art fair this month? Stick around for Current’s new view: There’s more to see (and taste) than stunning art. One could say...
Downtown Stillwater’s Newest Dining Destination Brings Fresh Coastal Cuisine with a Side of Bourbon
Joy. It’s the end goal of Pearl & the Thief’s managing partner and co-owner Joseph Pirri, who along with chef owner Justin Sutherland and a host...
Paddy Ryan’s Wears the Whiskey Crown of the St. Croix
The Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh once composed the lines: O commemorate me where there is water, Canal water, preferably, so stilly Greeny at the...
Wine and Dine at Chilkoot Café and Cyclery
This neighborhood coffeeshop and cyclery has more to offer than a great cuppa Joe. Many a morning patron to Chilkoot Café and Cyclery in Stillwater...
Spring Wines
Golden Gris The Golden Gris is made from two grapes developed at the University of Minnesota: La Crescent, with flavors of ripe apricots and honey,...
Revisit a Wine Bar Offering Excellent Cuisine with Your Swirl and Sip
Venture just off the main drag in Stillwater, and you’ll find one of the top 25 wine bars in the United States, at least according to Travel +...
From Grain to Glass at 45th Parallel Distillery
45th Parallel Distillery makes high-quality spirits using ingredients grown in the St. Croix Valley. Farm-to-table dining has exploded in recent...
Local Wines Take Flight
February is here, and the countdown to amore is on—but we all know planning for Valentine’s Day can bring stress that’s anything but...
A Brilliant Brew
The owners of Lift Bridge Brewing Co. want you to think, and drink, local. Brad Glynn and Trevor Cronk sit down at the classic wooden bar with two...
