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I live in MN and have kids, so the best I've had has come out of my own smoker. Still a long way to go, though.

Homemade versions of Jucy (or Juicy) Lucys, mine with American, my wife's with blue cheese.

OK, places to eat around campus...

-- You're practically required to eat at Al's Breakfast in Dinkytown, although to be honest in 5 years there and 14 years in the area I never have (we have Fat Nat's Eggs and Eggies close by, so we're fine).

-- My wife and I love Campus Pizza. YMMV, since pizza tastes vary so widely.

-- If you even kind of of like beer or pub food, check out Town Hall Brewery. Highly recommended.

There's many more, but those are the closest ones can come up with this late. Good luck!

DoorCountyCoffee.com does a good job with their mail-order business, and their coffee is outstanding. Lots of flavored coffees, but their non-flavored brews are great.

We're starting hot peppers (every interesting kind I could find seeds for) and the standard herbs indoors right now. We'll put some in pots to stay indoors, and the rest will go into a planter near the front door.

With 2 young children, we haven't figured out how to keep our actual outdoor garden tended, so it will probably just have a few climbing ornamental vines. (Otherwise, the usual would be tomatoes, carrots, squash, leaf lettuce, and green peppers.)