On Muderopolis.

So, CSH is in my home this weekend. Not my home as in the basement of my parents' home, where I live right now, but beautiful Minneapolis, Minnesota, the greatest city in all the world, which I inhabited for a time and fully intend on returing to once I get my act together.

Wait, will I ever get my act together? Chances are no, but, you know. I can't possibly live with my parents forever (oh god, I hope I didn't just curse myself).

In any case, here are my favorite things about Minneapolis:


Eating

Forewarning: All the places I eat in Mpls are vegitarian/vegan, so trying to gague my suggestions for CSH's bacon-loving palate was difficult.

Do you want to eat breakfast? Good, because breakfast is the meal most worth eating in the Twin Cities. My personal favorites are the Sunny Side Up Cafe (blue corn pancakes, god's gift to humanity in french toast form -- 2704 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis), Victor's 1959 Cafe (Cuban food appropriate for any time of day, but breakast is my favorite), the Keys Cafe (a little bit of everything, ridiculously charming, 821 Marquette Ave. or 500 Robert St. N.) and, of course, the Uptown bar & cafe (the universe's most glorious caramel rolls and bloody marys).

My favorite place to eat lunch is the Bad Waitress. Because it's more breakfast food. I don't care if that's redundant. I love breakfast!

Easiest and most tasty dinner option: Pizza Luce. If you want to get complicated but still tasty, I eat a lot of Thai food (Sawatdee or Amazing Thailand, 3024 Hennepin Ave.). Chino Latino (2916 Hennepin Ave. S.) is also a serious favorite.

Post-boozing midnight snack will come from Little Tiajuana (17 E 26th St.). Trust me. It will be the most glorious thing you've ever put in your mouth.

Making Merry

Minneapolis Institute of Art.
Walker Art Center.
That's all you need. Really.

Shopping

I know you won't be able to turn down the Mall of America -- nor should you. While it's the world's most vile display of consumerism, it's very convenient because everything's all in one spot. However, CSH will die of delight when she sees a gigantic Urban Outfitters within line of sight from an American Apparel store in Uptown (Hennepin & Lake). I'm just sayin'.

This is certainly not a comprehensive post. I could do an entire post of just my reviews of gay bars. And maybe I should. But CSH needs to know where to get breakfast, and that's a start.

Have fun classics-ing, pretty lady!