Em Cassel

Em Cassel (she/they) is a cyclist, a metalcore apologist, and a co-owner and editor of Racket.
Inside Pilllar Forum, Northeast’s New Skate-Slash-Coffee Shop
Beans, bagels, and boards, folks. Nothin' better than that.
Did You Know There’s a Vegan Sub Shop on the East Side? And That it Kicks Ass?
The "golden age" of vegan dining comes to St. Paul.
Jesse Ventura Hopes You Got Time to Read
Plus Cory Hepola's gone, some Stone Arch Bridge fun, and the Strib's Mara obsession in today's Flyover.
Minneapolis Students: ‘We Deserve to Live’
Plus what dinosaurs can teach us about farming, a tough compromise in East Phillips, and devious DQ deeds in today's Flyover.
Say Hello to Dream Creamery, the Feel-Good Hit of the Summer
Eating dessert first? That’s the stuff that dreams are made of.
Masa Discos is a Party in a Pupusa
"With a little creativity and a little fuckin’ elbow grease, masa can be anything you want.”
A Revival Revival, New Northeast Ice Cream, and Tons More May Restaurant News
Smoked meats, sweet treats, and hard-to-find Filipino fare in the latest Racket Restaurant Roundup.
How Many of These Backyard Fire Laws Have You Broken?
We're guessing at least five.
Across the Twin Cities, Marinara and Ranch are the Standard Cheese Curd Dips. Why?
You can dip a curd in anything, but ranch and marinara are everywhere. Are they the best dipping options out there, or just the ones we're used to?
How’s Caribou Coffee’s First Vegan Sandwich?
The JUST Egg™ Roasted Tomato & Pesto Flatbread gets the Racket™ treatment.









