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Joel Swenson

The Weedeater: Blackened Chicken Waedsar Salad

It's a Caesar salad with a little extra salad, if you know what I mean.

June 17, 2025

The Weedeater: Deviled’s Lettuce Eggs

An egg-based recipe? In this eggconomy?!

April 16, 2025

The Weedeater: Cajun Philly Cheesesteak Fries

It’s always stone-y in Philadelphia.

March 18, 2025

The Weedeater: Chocolate-Dipped Strawberry Dipped Chocolate Strawberries

They’re kind of like the 'Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo' of edibles.

February 13, 2025

Welcome to the Weedeater: Racket’s Cannabis Cooking Column

We’re kicking things off with a sizzling and crispy Nashville Hot Chicken Schnitzel—or, in this case, *Hashville* Hot.

January 20, 2025

The Best, Worst, and Most Middling New Foods of the 2024 Minnesota State Fair

This town's most discerning review crew is back with the only fair food takes you can trust.

THC Coffee: Not Your Friend’s Older Brother’s Wake ‘n’ Bake

THC cold brews from locals Venn Brewing and Gus Dean Coffee are all the buzz.

April 23, 2024

5 Things to Know About Bina’s, Centro Restaurant Group’s New ‘Dive Bar’

They have a hell of a good food and drink menu, but Jimmy’s it ain’t.

February 8, 2024

The New ‘Mean Girls’ Isn’t Mean Enough

Oh, and it isn’t good enough either.

January 12, 2024