A Minneapolis restaurant in the North Loop is testing smaller plates and lower prices as it looks for a way to bring more diners back.
Salt and Flour started testing the new menu this week. The full menu, with prices capped at $15 and many items in the $10 range, goes into effect next week.
The summer menu includes fire-kissed pizza and grilled octopus. Owner Brian Ingram said the lower prices are meant to attract bigger crowds as consumers cut back due to rising unemployment and inflation.
“We need people to start dining out more often,” said Brian Ingram.
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“As we did our market research and looked at what could make you dine out more often, we thought the $15-$20 mark, maybe that is the sweet spot,” said Ingram.
Ingram said he needs customers to start eating out again if he is going to stay open. He said the restaurant has 50 employees and empty tables.
“We’ve got 50 employees and an empty restaurant. How do you bring people back and make them feel comfortable about coming back?” said Ingram.
John Spry, a finance and economics expert at the University of St. Thomas’s Opus College of Business, said the move is one way restaurants can stand out in this economy. He said more businesses are being forced to get creative and aggressive, and that can benefit customers.
“This is a form of differentiation. This is a common business strategy,” said John Spry.
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“You are getting the quality of their chef, but smaller plates at a smaller price point,” said Spry.
Ingram said other restaurants are also trying to figure out how to adjust to current conditions. He said Salt and Flour plans to keep the pricing strategy through the summer.
“We have to figure out how to exist in this place, and that goes for every restaurant out there. How do you live in this new world?” said Ingram.
A child was seriously injured after a car hit them in an alley in Minneapolis on Saturday morning.
Minneapolis police say a child was playing in an alley near 29th Avenue North and Lyndale Avenue North around 11:30 a.m. when a car hit them. The child was brought to the hospital with potentially-life-threatening injuries, police added.
The child’s age was not released by law enforcement.
The driver of the car stayed at the scene and is cooperating with law enforcement, Minneapolis police said.
A Minneapolis man is behind bars after stabbing a woman early Saturday morning.
According to the Minneapolis Police Department, officers responded to a stabbing around 12:30 a.m. near the intersection of W 24th St. and Pillsbury Avenue. Officers found an adult woman with a non-life-threatening injury consistent with an edged blade.
Authorities said a man known to the woman stabbed her after a verbal argument escalated.
Police arrested a 49-year-old man and is currently at the Hennepin County Jail, pending a second-degree domestic assault charge.
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Police said no one else was hurt. The case remains under investigation.
If you or someone you know is experiencing abuse, several resources are available to offer help. For immediate help, contact:
More than 12 million people just in the U.S. are affected by domestic violence every year, according to the National Domestic Violence Hotline.
The organizations listed above can help connect victims to resources like safe shelter, advocacy, legal help and support groups.
The National Domestic Violence Hotline also offers tips for identifying abuse and supporting victims of abuse. CLICK HERE to see those.
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Other organizations that can help include:
Minnesota also has a list of many other resources for victims of crimes that can be found HERE.
The lineup has been announced for the 2026 edition of Snow & Flurry, set for October 10th and 11th at Underground Music Cafe in Minneapolis, MN. Judge, Merauder, and Arkangel will headline the two-day event also featuring 25+ more acts in total.
Weekend passes are available now, with single-day tickets and daily lineups to be announced later.
Passes are available here.
Line up in order of flyer:
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