Get your farm shares now.
For years you’ve been curious, and I’m here to tell you: Now is the time to try a farm share.
Many farms offer weekly or biweekly shares, or half-shares if you’re worried about too much food. An every-other-week share is perfect for my husband and me. The expense? Less than you’d spend at a co-op. The main drawback is that you gamble along with your farmer. If his fields get flooded and his strawberries don’t come in, then no berries for you. But that’s what farm-to-fork is all about: the connection between your kitchen table and your farmer and the land.
For more information on farm shares, and to choose one that’s right for you, visit landstewardshipproject.org or check out the Seward Co-op CSA Fair on April 25. [2823 E. Franklin Ave., Mpls.; 612.338.2465]

Where’s the Beef?
I got a call from Bob, who has just relocated back to the area. He had one burning question: “Where can I find a good steak tartar?” I was tickled pink as a tenderloin at this inquiry, and I instantly knew that Bob and I were two capers in an egg garnish. The answer is 112 Eatery, where the dish in question is hulking—about a half pound of beef bound with a raw egg. [112 N. 3rd St., Mpls.; 612.343.7693]

Chef’s Chow
Chefs don’t have time to eat out and they’re usually only intimately acquainted with their own food , so they are rarely good authorities on where to eat. As a result, I perked up my ears when superstar chef Steven Brown volunteered this bit over a recent cocktail: “Cathay Chow Mein is the best chow mein in the world.” Huh? Steven Brown eats chow mein? Now you know, and now you know where to get it. [5457 Nicollet Ave., Mpls.; 612.824.3358]