The Well Fed Guide To Life
Fancy Pants Gangsters - Dave & Evan
The Twin Cities restaurant/food/life show from The Fancy Pants Gangsters. Evan and Dave sit down at one of the many fine eating and drinking establishments in the Twin Cities to discuss the world.
Ep. 759 – The Feast Of St. Kielbasa
Praise Be To The Tubemeat! This week's location: Nordic Dogs at Blackstack Brewing
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Ep. 758 – Coping With Wins And Losses
Sometimes it's about getting back up. Other times, its best just to drown in ramen. This week's location: Zen Box Izakaya
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Ep. 757 – Fleeing The Country
Can we get a do-over? I'll be your best friend! This week's location: Tacqueria El Patron at Venn Brewing
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Ep. 756 – A Candymas Of Our Own
The episode brought to you by "beart attacks", one of the many ways our bodies betray us. This week's location: Dexter's
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Ep. 755 – Ride The Waft
It's no walrus, but it'll do. This week's location: Como Tap
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Ep. 754 – Memory Issues
Have we used this title before? This week's location: Luna And The Bear
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Ep. 753 – Bright Lights Of Neo-Dinkytown
Hoi chummer. (Yeah I know it's a different franchise but....elves....) This week's location: Tea House
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Ep. 752 – Dammit Pork Product, Hand In Your Badge!
I'm just proud we didn't make a Jimmy "JJ" Walker reference. This week's location: Good Times Pizza
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Ep. 751 – Pearls And Swine
Nothing says "fun fair food" like "third degree burns". This week's location: Schuller's Tavern
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Ep. 750 – Live Nearish The State Fair
There's death marches and then there's death marches. This week's location: Little Tijuana
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Ep. 749 – Behold The Ravages Of Age
Live from the decrepit haunted house that is modern living. This episode's location: El Burrito Mercado
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Ep. 748 – The Dreaded “Owatanna”
And even typing the definition of the "Pelican Rapids" gets your computer taken away. This week's location: Namaste Cafe
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Ep. 747 – Last Dip Standing
Are we talking about hummus or the hosts? This week's location: Baba's Cafe
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Ep. 746 – Our Dumpling Phase
A 40+ year phase, but we might grow out of it sometime. This week's location: Potsticker
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Ep 745 – Salad Theories And Pickle Effects
Applying for grant funding now. This week's location: Hodge Podge at Forgotten Star Brewery.
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Ep 744 – Live From Mt. Stromboli
Be sure to bring climbing gear and marinara. This week's location: Malcolm Yards
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Ep 743 – Climate Control
Bring on the arcologies. Even if we need to use cheat codes. This week's location: Black Sheep Pizza
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Ep 742 – Grovin’
Cue Fred Durst. On second thought, don't. This week's location: Lisu's Thai Taste
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Ep. 741 – The Many Nokomi
Alternative Title: Well Fed Solves Pride. This week's location: Dominguez Family Restaurant
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Ep. 740 – Gritty Real Life
Something something life is what happens while you make other plans etc. This week's location: Bina's
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Ep. 739 – Das Capital
Maple Grove is really the "Philadelphia-In-1799" Of Minnesota Food. This week's location: Brick & Bourbon
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Ep. 738 – Pasta Widths
It's not the size, it's the sauce retention, or something. This week's location: EaTo
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Ep. 737 – Performance Anxiety
It happens to everyone. This week's location: Gorkha Palace
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Ep. 736 – The Greater Theory Of Annoyance
See Evan's other philosophical treatises like "Dialogues On Sandwich Construction" and "A Study Of Socio-mythological Links In Candymas". This week's location: Habanero Tacos Grill
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Ep. 735 – Wait, It’s Already 2024?
Boy these things just sneak up on you, don't they? This week's location: Ramen Kazama
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Ep. 734 – Duolingo And Other Travel Tools
Poor Duo, neglected like so many of Evan's tamagotchi. This week's location: Tokidoki Burgers
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Ep. 733 – Nape Of The Woods
Not to be confused with the crook of the river or the grundling of the swamp. This week's location: Earl Giles Distillery
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Ep. 732 – Enter The Matrix
Coming live from Thapwick (name pending approval of the Neighborhood Name Council)! This week's location: Brasa
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Ep. 731 – Love Is Like A Bomb
Still one of the best Behind The Music episodes.... This week's location: Bricksworth Beer
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Ep. 730 – The King Of Fruit
The whole durian fandom feels like a cry for help. This week's location: Okome House
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Ep. 729 – All The Isms
No, this is not a Dr. Seuss story. This week's location: ElMars Pizza
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Ep. 728 – Strenuous
Don't ask Evan to do...things. This week's location: La Tapatia
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Ep. 727 – Brown Liquor Holidays
What's that, you want me to drink you? But I'm in the middle of posting an episode... This week's location: Tori 44
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Ep. 726 – Tube Meat Traditions
Seems an appropriate title in a year where Topal left us. Or maybe not. We aren't good at the appropriateness. This week's location: Creekside Supper Club.
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Ep. 725 – Good For A First Try
Head pats are a kind of compliment, right? This week's location: Everywhen Burger Bar
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Ep. 724 – Wealth Shaming
Mo money mo something, I forget how it goes. This week's location: El Sazon Tangletown
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Ep. 723 – Holiday Injuries
If blood wasn't shed, is it even Administrative Professionals Day? This week's location: AltBurger
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Ep. 722 – Artisan Fartisan
I wouldn't go so far as to criticize a place on its hoity-ness or its toity-ness. This week's location: King Coil Spirits
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Ep. 721 – Raw Dogging A Ritz Cracker
We've all done things we are ashamed of. And many more we aren't. This week's location: Longfellow Grill
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Ep. 720 – The Rhubarb Galette Gang
The fanciest franchise Don Knotts has ever been involved with. Publicly, that is. This week's location: Pinoli
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Ep. 719 – Orchard Chic
Pumpkin Spice Prêt-à-Porter. Autumnal Accoutrements. And so on... This week's location: So And So's
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Ep. 718 – Cheese Laws
You can't define this logic... This week's location: Peppers And Fries
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Ep. 717 – Down With HCP
*off to furiously search if "HCP" is a drug thing. This week's location: Urban Growler
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Ep. 716 – Everything You Want (In Tacos)
Where's Roy Orbison when you need him? This week's location: Jefe Urban Cocina
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Ep. 715 – Burger Lifestyles
We accept all types, even those who are into...you know... This week's location: Noa
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Ep. 714 – Walk Of Ages
The spirit is willing, but the body is doughy and old... This week's location: The MN State Fair
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Ep. 713 – Hot Takes
See, it's funny because we say controversial stuff and also the world is on fire. This week's location: Gai Noi
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Ep. 712 – The Dreaded Brimley
The man was 58 years old for decades. Some dark forces at work there. This week's location: Relish
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Ep. 711 – Pizza Nook
"Pasta Binkie" sounds like a rejected mascot character. This week's location: Red Wagon Pizza
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Ep. 710 – Counter Intuitive
Never get in the way of a man and his schnitzel. This week's location: Farmer's Kitchen + Bar
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Ep. 709 – Fletcher’s Regret
Can only be cured with some tincture of garlic ramps. Maybe some of Strumpf's Calmative. This week's location: Eat Street Crossing
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Ep. 708 – Sultenfuss
Nick Cage isn't the only victim of the bees. This week's location: Thirty Bales
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Ep. 707 – Adventures In Whiteness
One of Elizabeth Shue's less-well-known roles.... This week's location: Bluestem
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Ep. 706 – Dogs Before Cones
Rocking the suburbs again. This week's location: Pizza Novara.
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Ep. 705 – Plus The Meat
Because Minus The Meat sounds like a vegan indie band. This week's location: Nico's Tacos
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