Spoonriver Restaurant

After 42 years as Minnesotas expert on healthy food, Brenda Langton of Spoonriver Restaurant is looking forward to not being the boss. In mid-December, Spoonriver will close, and a new restaurant will move into its space. Langton will pass Spoonrivers legacy on to a partnership between Minneapolis Birchwood Café and the Minnesota Farmers Union. The... Minnesota Farmers Union/Birchwood Alliance has served fresh, delicious, locally sourced food at the Minnesota State Fairs Farmers Union Coffee Shop to raise awareness of Minnesotas family farmers. The Alliance will introduce Minnesota to its dining concept in the Spoonriver space in late spring of 2020. Tracy Singletons Birchwood Café was our first pick for who would continue in our space, both for their dedication to local farmers and sustainable agriculture as well as Chef Marshall Paulsens deliciously wholesome, feel good food, Langton said. Langton began her career by opening Cafe Kardamena in 1978, then ran the well-loved Cafe Brenda for 24 years. In 2006, along with her husband and business partner Timothy Kane, she opened the highly acclaimed Spoonriver Restaurant and simultaneously founded the Mill City Farmers Market . She is also the author of multiple cookbooks. Spoonriver has never been just a restaurant, said Langton. Relationships have always been at the heart of our business. Our mission has been to build a healthier community through the meals we serve. Our staff has done that every day and they have been the foundation of our success. Many customers have been loyal members of our restaurant family. Im so proud of what weve accomplished with both Spoonriver and the Mill City Farmers Market . Now, Im looking forward to focusing on healthy food education. Langton will stay on as development director for the Mill City Farmers Market, continue her work teaching as a Senior Fellow at the Earl Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota, and consult and inspire others to live healthy lives. Spoonriver will be open through ...Read More