Munkey Munchies: Spoon and Stable

High and welcome back Happy Munkey Fam! For this installment of Munkey Munchies we take our adventure on the road for the very first time! This month our search for the best stoner munchies brought us to The City of Lakes, Minneapolis, Minnesota for none other than fine-dining staple, Spoon and Stable! In anticipation for my trip to Minnesota, and Covid-19 making it impossible to get a table night of, I made my late Friday night reservations three weeks in advance!

What I could not have planned for was that when I landed in Minnesota on a Thursday, I got news that due to Covid-19 all indoor dining would be closed starting Saturday morning! Essentially making my reservation one of the last ones to be seated before the second Covid-19 state mandated shutdown this year. To prepare, my date and I got our appetite up by smoking some Mint Chocolate Chip hash rosin out of my Puffco Peak Pro and Ubered to the restaurant!

I walked in and immediately was greeted by the host and walked to my table. As I looked around I could see head chef Gavin Kaysen with accompanying staff diligently and masterfully craft meals in the open air kitchen towards the back of the restaurant. Now sitting I vibed out to the hip lowkey ambiance while I read over the menu stoned wanting a little bit of everything. I eventually narrowed down my order (but not by much) to just four courses and cocktails. First was the absolutely insane Bison Tartare with watermelon radish and complimentary warm wheat bread and butter! The second was a Pasta Fusilli Verde with savory cotechino sausage ragu, broccolini, and nodes of hazelnut! The main course was a thanksgiving style pot roast with mashed potatoes and a side of spinach and cheese curds. We topped off our taste bud journey with a Honey & Cream Cake with sweetened condensed milk ice cream for dessert. No question my experience was a 10/10! The only thing that would have made it better was if I could have hit my puffco at the table in between courses!

I can’t think of the next time I’ll be in Minneapolis, but if you are ever in the MiniApple and looking for some fine dining to delectably curb your munchies definitely make plans to stop by Spoon & Stable!

-David Hernandez