Nicholas Kolnik

Many days I wouldn’t mind if all social media disappeared with a snap.🫰

The last week or so over on TikTok with the coming together of the Black and Redhead communities, however, has been incredible. So much empathy, love, and humor.

First mosquito bite of the season. 😂

It’s actually been ages since I made one at home, but this conversation made me thirsty.

2.0 oz rye whiskey
0.5 oz demerara syrup
3-4 dashes Angostura bitters

Stirred w/ ice for, idk, 45 seconds, then served with a proper cube. 🥃

If you ever find yourself in Prior Lake, PLate on Main runs their old fashioned for $11 during HH and $9 all evening on Mondays. A classic take on a classic, and one of my favorites.

I’ve also perfected several versions of my own; we’re known to show up with batches as guests.

I’m old enough to remember the first SPP location in a diff building on Broadway. Carryout only, couldn’t see over the counter at the time.

My JR High was 4 blocks south of the current/longtime spot. They had to implement a cover charge on dance nights bc they were overrun by soda gulping tweens. 😂

I grew up w/ the St. Paul Park location as a special occasion. Blew my mind when they served it by the slice during the annual Heritage Days festival.

Always found it interesting that the suburban chains are technically unaffiliated w/ the OG Randolph location. Split in the family IIRC.

If I wanted a burrito, I’d get a burrito.

And it’s the only place we can get 72 slices of Bongards white american cheese. 🧀🎉

For a local chain with almost 30 locations, some of their best deals still manage to fly under the radar. Their hot/fresh situation is so good. And I need to be physically restrained when they run BOGO on frozen pizzas.

A thin crust pizza on a round metal tray. Topped with red sauce, dollops of ricotta, Italian sausage, melted shredded mozz, and finished with mushroom oil.

A thin crust pizza on a round metal tray. Topped with red sauce, creamy goat cheese, melted shredded mozz, cupped pepperoni, and finished with Mike’s hot honey.

thiiiiin crust pizza night w/ ms. @klackerman.bsky.social.

🍕1️⃣
thicc boi red sauce
ricotta
italian sausage
shredded mozz
finished w/ mushroom oil

🍕2️⃣
thicc boi red sauce
goat cheese
shredded mozz
pep cups
finished w/ Mike's Hot Honey

A pizza on a round metal tray. Topped with ground beef, mozz + cheddar, red onion + tomato, homemade pickles. finished w/ romaine + burger sauce.

A pizza on a round metal tray. Topped with our thicc boi red sauce, goat cheese, mozz, pep cups. Finished w/ mike’s hot honey.

Pizza lunch w/ ms. @klackerman.bsky.social, w/ a new-to-us dough recipe via Tasteless Baker (Kane Bergman).

🍕1️⃣:
ground beef, mozz + cheddar, red onion + tomato, pickles. finished w/ romaine + Kane’s burger sauce.
(🍔🍕)

🍕2️⃣:
thicc boi red sauce, goat 🧀, mozz, pep cups. finished w/ mike’s hot honey.

I refuse to believe it’s almost 27 years old.

Very much this.

I love Michelle Yeoh’s work, and Philippa Georgiou remains a favorite of the characters that Discovery gave to us. I wanted to like this so much, but in the end I was just… so. very. bored.

I like @offjawaggon.bsky.social as an alt source for MN politics/policy. Not exclusively MN, but a heavy well-informed dose of it.

Top down view of two white bowls. The left bowl contains a salad of mixed greens, parmesan cheese, seasoned croutons, sliced cucumbers, carrots, and cherry tomatoes. The right bowl contains soup: shrimp bisque garnished with Old Bay seasoning and sliced green onion.

Shrimp bisque & a salad. Kind of loving this combo for dinners this month.

Eggnog is 💯. UST used to hold its annual Christmas Luncheon at the InterContinental St. Paul Riverfront hotel. Spectacular nog served during the pre-lunch reception. #1 reason for attending.

I get the CDC-related updates & national data here: www.cdc.gov/nwss/rv/COVI...

Locally, I regularly check the University of Minnesota dashboard: wastewater.uspatial.umn.edu/sars-cov-2/

Regrettably, I’ve been reducing that quite a bit as well. 🤦🏼‍♂️

I picked a hell of a week to eliminate my daily ritualistic caffeine intake.

Waking up to TikTok swallowing the entire boot of someone who laid the groundwork for this ban back in 2020 is a good example of the cowardice we’re going to see for the next four years.

Sweeping it under the rug. 😞

A pizza cooking in a Gozney pizza oven, with a fire burning inside and a partially cooked pizza visible through the opening. The oven is outdoors, with a house and leafless trees in the background, under a light blue sky approaching twilight.

A pizza on a round metal tray, topped with melted cheese, Italian sausage, and sweet toasted red peppers, all on a bed of tomato sauce.

Pizza Night with ms. @klackerman.bsky.social.

thin crust
thicc boi red sauce
ricotta
parmesan reggiano
roasted red pepper
italian sausage
shredded mozz

finished w/ mushroom oil.

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We were speculating that they might have had compensation bonuses tied to the number of times they mentioned mayo. 😂

Jambalaya with chicken & andouille sausage served in a wide white bowl, garnished with sliced green onion & chopped parsley, and accompanied by a toasted bread slice.

We deviated from the NYE pizza tradition in favor of jambalaya.

Lobster is a classic, of course. 🦞

It takes something pretty special to pry me out of the kitchen/off of our cozy couch for NYE. Too many amateurs out. But far be it from me to speak against going to Butcher’s Tale. 🥃

I’m looking at a crab bisque for NYE; not sure if it’s going to be the main course.

A pizza cooking in a small pizza oven on a chilly night. The outdoor temperature displayed is 12°F. The oven's interior glows warmly, contrasting with the dark surroundings, where bare trees are visible in the background.

A homemade pizza on a metal tray, sprinkled with seasonings, sits on a wooden surface in front of a TV playing "Home Alone". The image is in black and white, adding a nostalgic touch to the cozy scene.

A lovely cheese pizza just for me.
(and ms. @klackerman.bsky.social)

A cozy gray tabby cat in a peaceful slumber, curled up on a vibrant red and black plaid blanket with a soft white fleece blanket in the background.

This cat just loves cuddle season.