Ali Elabbady
Ali Elabbady aka Egypto Knuckles is a food and music critic based in Minneapolis. He does a lot, but is never doing the most.
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Food & Drink
With Thaliwala, the Gorkha Palace/MomoDosa Duo Expand Their South Asian Empire
The fast-casual restaurant heads for the ‘burbs.
February 16, 2023
Food & Drink
This Weekend’s Lebanese Festival Brings Flavorful, Wonderful, Hard-to-Find Food to Northeast Minneapolis
Never had mana’eesh? Here’s your chance to change that.
Food & Drink
South Asian Pizza Finds Its Utopian Vision in the Twin Cities Suburbs
How Pizza Karma and Bombay Pizza Kitchen are perfecting a Bay Area staple.
Food & Drink
Red Wolf and the Renaissance of Chai
Enough of that pump-and-concentrate carton bullshit—it's high time you had some real chai. These Minneapolis makers are here to help.
April 27, 2022
Music
Medium Zach Goes on With His Bad Self
On his debut solo album, 'Bad by Myself,' the hip-hop producer finds his way amid the chaos.
December 2, 2021
Food & Drink
Dessert Hummus: Atrocity, Appropriation, or Advancement?
Please weigh in loudly on the great dessert hummus debate.