Munchies

Some of my friends have been going to an almost monthly dinner for four years now.  Less a big gap for covid that started basically a day after I shipped home from Provide, Rhode Island from a business planning trip and sat away from others as it was an unknown at the time.  The crowd changes a bit here and there as kids and girlfriends and ex-girlfriends show up and people run into commitments.

The food isn't always good, but that generally becomes part of the lore. 

I think my favorites have been Chimborazo and Mama Sheila's House of Soul, but we've been to a lot of my favorite places to eat including Christo's, Winzer Stube [RIP], Moscow on the Hill, and Peninsula.

All of us at Kasada for dinner last week.

A list of places we've been the last four year:

• January 2025 [Ming] - 
• December 2024 - gap while we do New Year's instead
• November 2024 [Scott] - Diamond Z Printing Warehouse Potluck
• October 2024 [Kyle] - R Social on Main in Rogers
• September 2024 [Matthew] - Highland Grill
• August 2024 [Larry]  - Nico's Tacos in the Como neighborhood
• July extra - Annual Danual Memorial event at Kyle's w/breakfast at Neighbor's in Albertville
• July 2024 [Ming] - Oliver's upscale bar food [was going to be Pizzeria Lola]
• June 2024 [Scott] - Half Time Rec and bocce
• May 2024 [Kyle] - Merlin's on Lake
• April 2024 [Matthew] - Milton's in Matthew and Kyle's work hood
• March 2024 [Larry] - Howe's north of the Falls  Full crew.
• February 2024 [Ming] - Nong's Thai Cuisine [https://www.nongsthaicuisine.com/] - my family couldn't go. We were at Grandpa's birthday party at Town Hall.
• January 2024 [Scott] - Tavern 4 and 5 [https://tavern4and5.com/]
• December 2023 - New Years, McVays [Jen recovering from Total Knee Replacement]
• November 2023 [Kyle] - Caspian Bistro [although Kyle had to bail for Covid shot reasons and Ming/Julie were out]
• October 2023 [Matthew] - no munchies in October
• September 2023 [Larry] - Pad Thai [small group]
• August 2023 [Ming] - at Ming's house for his birthday, many many egg rolls.  Wild Orchid restaurant.
• July 2023 [Scott] - the Market at Malcolm Yards
• June 2023 [Ming] - Nanny's Jamaican
• May 2023 [Kyle] Ghorka, Nepali / Indian
• April 2023 [Matthew] - Cecil's Deli
• March 2023 [Larry]- Iwa Sushi in Inver Grove Heights. No Kyle.  Don't eat the ramen.
• February 2023 [Scott] - Little Szechuan Hotpot in St. Paul.  30 minutes before the double homicide down the street.  Larry got parked in, almost.  Hot Pot lung was a real issue [cough, cough, cough...].  Wow...the smell in my clothes, hair, and sweat when I got home.  Kyle, Lisa, Aeryn and I ordered just a bit too much food [way too much].
• January 2023 [Ming] - Kalsada’s Filipino food
• December - New Year’s at Scott and Jen's
• November 2022 [Kyle] - Yarusso Italian [Scott came back from Irvine CA for Alteryx]
• October 2022 [Matthew]  - Christo’s
• September 2022 - no munchies
• August 2022 [Ming] - Hai Hai
• July 2022 [Larry] - Chimborazo
• June 2022 - no munchies
• May 2022 [Scott] - The Mill Northeast
• April 2022 [Kyle] - Hola Arepo
• March 2022 [Ming] - Ngon Vietnamese.  Ming hopped the queue.
• December 2021 -[Kyle] - New Year’s.  Ming is in Hawaii
• October 2021 [Matthew] - Wiederholt’s Supper Club.  No Ming.  He got lost.
• September 2021 [Larry] - Guava’s Cuban Cafe
• August 2021 [Scott]....Cuban place by Brad lunch, El Cubano
• July 2021 [Kyle] - Buffalo, Forget Me Not Cafe [Dan’s memorial with Larry as well]
• June 2021 [Ming] - Donatelli’s [Italian, I think]
• HERE BE COVID
• March 2020 (Matthew) - Moscow on the Hill [Scott came back from Providence, RI for VP]
• February 2020 (Larry) - Beruit
• January 2019 (Scott) - Brasa (only Ming and Julie and Scott and Jen and Aeryn, St. Paul >> very, very cold)
• December 2019 (Ming) - Mama Sheila’s
• November 2019 (Kyle) - Sakura (St. Paul)
• October 2019 (Matthew) - Chimborazo (Columbian)
• September 2019 (Larry) - Mesob (Ethiopian on Hiawatha)
• August 2019 (Scott) - Apoy Phillipino Bistro
• July 2019 (Ming)- Mama Sheila’s Soul Food Kitchen [Buffet]
• June 2019 (Kyle) - Babani’s Turkish
• May 2019 (Matthew) - Winzer Stube German Restaurant
• April 2019 (Larry) - Adelita’s (Hispanic, Oz was there)
• March 2019 (Scott) - George and the Dragon [Brunch]
• February 2019 (Ming) -  City Afrique (Scott's family missed)
• January 2019 (Kyle) - Peninsula (Malaysian)