Monday, February 23, 2015

Midtown Global Market


Midtown Global Market, housed in the old Sears & Roebuck Building in Minneapolis, is a fun place to visit. It's a funky, unpretentious bazaar of international food stalls, merchandise, and music.

Saturday afternoon it was full of Minnesotans from all nations, getting out of the house and out of the cold.

It was also full of security and police officers. We didn't find out why until later -- it's only a few miles from the Mall of America which had been targeted by terrorist threats over the weekend.

Happily unaware of that, my daughter and I were in search of freshly made feta cheese and hummus, and dessert.

 

THE best bakery, Salty Tart. Sarah was contemplating the chocolate cake made with locally brewed Surly beer, the chocolate croissants, the cheese cake.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just across the way, I was buying some dark chocolate raspberry truffles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There were critical choices to be made at the olive bar in the Holy Land Grocery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We looked at some bags for a trip I'm taking in March. These were from Africa. Too deep. Stuff gets lost. Keep looking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Or how about a shirt so everyone knows I'm a Norwegian Minnesotan? Uff da is a sort of all-purpose exclamation that has been handed down for generations and is still most useful. If you come to Minnesota or go to Norway, you will hear it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time for some music

 

 

and dessert --chocolate cake, truffles, and a chaser of olives.

 

 

 

 

 

We only managed to make it part way through one piece of cake for the two of us. The rest went home with Sarah, for later.

Thank you for reading my blog. If you leave a comment, I'll be by to read yours as well.

Our World Tuesday Graphic

 

Posted by at

22 comments:

  1. Anne@ArtyGreen in Paradise February 23, 2015 at 11:04 AM

    That looks like an interesting place to shop. I've never heard "Uff Da" before. Learnt something new today.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Anne@ArtyGreen in Paradise February 23, 2015 at 11:04 AM

    That looks like an interesting place to shop. I've never heard "Uff Da" before. Learnt something new today.

    ReplyDelete
  3. mickFebruary 23, 2015 at 12:10 PM

    Yummy! All that lovely food! It even sounds great and I'm sure it tasted even better. Great photos.

    ReplyDelete
  4. EG CameraGirlFebruary 23, 2015 at 12:16 PM

    MMMM! You found some yummy treats! Uff Da is new to me!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Hootin AnniFebruary 23, 2015 at 12:20 PM

    I read that about the Mall...scary.
    But you seem to have enjoyed yourself a lot...everything looks great, fun...AND delicious.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Linda KayFebruary 23, 2015 at 12:29 PM

    Cynthia, I could almost smell the chocolate in your post. And I gave it up for Lent, so it's hopeless!

    ReplyDelete
  7. HuggybearFebruary 23, 2015 at 12:39 PM

    Mouth watering cake!
    I'd be having seconds! And some to take home.
    The richer the chocolate the bigger my grin gets!
    Cheers
    Colin
    PS: At last blue skies - the monsoon and rain depression has "petered" out.
    This is going to be a strange year - no usual horrible humid sauna this February,
    the rains came instead.

    ReplyDelete
  8. Jane Hards PhotographyFebruary 23, 2015 at 1:32 PM

    One thing I miss now living on an island, from days on the mainland, markets They are one of the first places I visit whenever I go on vacation anywhere. Lovely visual journey through yours.

    ReplyDelete
  9. GosiaFebruary 23, 2015 at 1:50 PM

    Cynthia the place is lovely I like the bags some of them are interesting.. Where are you going to travel in March?

    ReplyDelete
  10. carol l mckennaFebruary 23, 2015 at 2:52 PM

    What fun day and great photos and wonderful variety ~ Delish looking food too!

    Happy Week to you,
    artmusedog and carol

    ReplyDelete
  11. Mike@Bit About BritainFebruary 23, 2015 at 3:02 PM

    I could enjoy a day like that. Looks like a great place to meander and graze a little...

    ReplyDelete
  12. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2015 at 5:49 PM

    Looks like you had a great outing! I love the Holy Land Grocery. Just after the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe movie came out, I took GN there to get her some Turkish Delights like in the movie. I don't like the news about the MOA, though. Olive bars are very tempting, aren't they?

    ReplyDelete
  13. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2015 at 8:45 PM

    Looks like a fun mall! And that cake is huge!

    ReplyDelete
  14. Margaret DFebruary 23, 2015 at 11:01 PM

    The food looks good, and I bet that cake was tasty.

    ReplyDelete
  15. JoyfulFebruary 24, 2015 at 2:13 AM

    I don't enjoy shopping much but the market looks like my kind of place. I agree that those fabric bags with long handles aren't that pragmatic but the sisal bags are terrific. I love mine for travelling as they are so strong.

    ReplyDelete
  16. Little Wandering WrenFebruary 24, 2015 at 2:41 AM

    I reckon I could start using 'Uff Da' around here, I'd love to mix it up linguistically around the dinner table! Talking of dinner dark chocolate raspberry truffles Yum - meeeee. Can I come?
    Wren x

    ReplyDelete
  17. biebkriebelsFebruary 24, 2015 at 3:41 AM

    That was a tasty trip to the mall, it all looks very nice to try some of the chocolates.

    ReplyDelete
  18. psychelynFebruary 24, 2015 at 5:18 AM

    When it comes to desert, sometimes it's better that I'm not given a wide choice - it's a difficult task. You are right with those big bags, they're way too deep, my husband calls them "vermuda triangle" in my bag :)


    ReplyDelete
  19. BarbFebruary 24, 2015 at 4:39 PM

    Just talked to my daughter from St Paul - she says when it reaches 17 it feels "warm." This looks like a great culinary experience - especially the sweets!

    ReplyDelete
  20. KayFebruary 24, 2015 at 5:28 PM

    Tuffles, chocolate cake and olives? My favorites!!!! We've been to Mall of America a couple of times and were amazed at the size of it. It would be a hard place to secure.

    Uff Da? I shall try to remember that.

    ReplyDelete
  21. Fun60February 25, 2015 at 7:32 AM

    Those chocolates look delicious. Where is your next trip?

    ReplyDelete
  22. Far Side of FiftyFebruary 27, 2015 at 8:37 PM

    Oh that cake looks yummy:)

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)