Vacation Blog? Food Critic Blog?

I couldn't resist another "vacation time" post even though I am not on vacation! (Though, admittedly, I have been in that mode since I finished teaching a week ago last Friday). Here are a couple other hot tips resulting from recent field trips on Sunday with Kate, the kids, and G-Ma Barb. Check out the Midtown Global Market, new on Lake Street south of the city in Minneapolis. My friends from LaLoma Tamales have a cafe there, and I highly recommend the hand-poured coffees at Golden Thyme Coffee Cafe' and the Starlight cake at the Somali operated Starlight Cafe'. It was fun exploring, letting the kids play chess, and watching the 100+ green and gold clad soccer fans cheer for Brazil as they watched the World Cup on the oversized projection TV. We also managed to squeeze in a visit to the beautiful and ornate Minneapolis Basilica.