Bob CollinsThe reporter who wrote a perfectly horrible review of the Minneapolis scene is acknowledging that he really didn’t spend enough time in the area to know much about the Minneapolis scene.
That was much was certainly obvious in Mark Meadows’ “48 Hours in Minneapolis,” being distributed by Reuters.
10 a.m. – Eat breakfast at the Potbelly Sandwich Shop at the IDS Center on Eighth Street in Minneapolis, which many see as the center of town given the indoor foyer acts as a perfect shelter from the winter cold. Potbelly has a remarkable selection of bacon, sausage and egg combos, hence the name.
If you are there in winter, the IDS Center links to the Skyway system of raised walkways which criss-cross the city and eliminate the need to go out into the cold when shopping or moving around town. The same system is used in St. Paul.
Nothing screams “Minneapolis,” like breakfast at a chain restaurant that started in Chicago, apparently.
It was a pretty predictable review and list of suggestions. A few chain restaurants, the Mall of America, the Mississippi River.
Is that really the Twin Cities? The Chicago Tribune apparently thinks so. It posted Meadows’ story.
In the wake of an outcry from the locals, Meadows took to Twitter to explain himself.
To anyone who didn't like my Twin Cities review all I can say is that I was only there for a a few days and obviously I only got a glimpse.
— Mark Meadows (@mark_meadows) July 9, 2013
I was also writing for a mainly non-US audience hence some of the phrasing. Everywhere I went I was taken by Minnesotans.
— Mark Meadows (@mark_meadows) July 9, 2013
Of course I can only scratch the surface, as a business traveller or tourist could in a little over two days. Thanks for your comments
— Mark Meadows (@mark_meadows) July 9, 2013
The last sentence on the last Tweet is the closest Meadows came to “Minnesotan.”
Bonus: Here’s a “48 hours in Minneapolis” story that actually has some brains.
