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Standing in line at the Cousins Maine Lobster food truck in Rosemount… worth the wait!!!

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This years new foods at the State Fair.

https://twitter.com/mnstatefair/status/1942901806419325007

 

there's a smash burger that’s new there this year that looks exactly like the one my girlfriend makes once and a while using a gluten free soft shell and it tastes just like a Big Mac from a recipe off the net. Funny kinda because when I had my first one a couple years ago I said she should sell these somehow. Not in the food business though. Dang, love the fair, try to get there with the kids every year.

Talking burgers…

The "Flying Dutchman" is a secret menu item at In-N-Out Burger. It's a simple, bun-less burger consisting of two beef patties and two slices of cheese. 

The local Dairy Queen in my hometown is closing at the end of this week. It has been a staple in the community for decades, even though it was always closed during the winter months. The current owners had it for 7 years, and their kids have no desire to continue to run it. They tried to sell it, but no takers. Part of the issue is that the corporate DQ is not easy to deal with and the franchise fees are pretty hefty for a small town location. I see many DQ's have closed in outstate Mn as I drive to the Twin Cities.  Rumor has it that the old DQ will become a Scooter's Coffee. 

Mankato has a neighborhood DQ which is across the street from Mankato West High School and has been in that spot for 35 years.  It is ice cream only and only open from around April to November.  A local family has owned it for at least 25 of those years I believe.  Pretty sure there would be a mob if DQ screwed over that family and attempted to close that location.  

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