Eight is the average number of gigs played by a North Dakota band before it either splits up or moves to Minneapolis.

Hip hop is the dominant local music form, according to Reverbnation. The style is presumably dubbed Frozen North.

Consistent with my new theme of reducing the cuisine of great regional restaurants to home cooking, I took my inspiration from the Hotel Donaldson (menu). The entrée most amenable to simplification is the spring chicken, largely for the appeal of making bright green edamame hummus.

The rapper most amenable to my ear turned out to be Mylez (Reverbnation), for the orchestral good time that he builds into his mixes. Preheat the oven to 350 and let’s get down and dakotan. Read the rest of this entry »