May 10, 2010

The Cookies in a Twin Cities' Guidebook!...

Two Smart Cookies is featured in the new book eat.shop twin cities: The Indispensable Guide to Stylishly Unique, Locally Owned Eating and Shopping in Minneapolis and St. Paul by Anna H. Blessing.

She says, "There are two things I tend to do when I am procrastinating: shower a lot and bake. So if you come to my house and I’m squeaky clean and smell of gingerbread, you’ll know that I’m in the midst of missing deadlines. This is why I think Two Smart Cookies is a genius idea. Instead of obsessive showering, these two ladies are baking ridiculously delicious, hot-from-the-oven cookies that keep people coming back time after time. I’m thinking some long trips to Two Smart Cookies might be another great form of procrastination."

December 1, 2009

Mpls/St. Paul Magazine: Best of Shopping & Style 2009

"During the darkest months of the Great Recession, the busy corner of Selby & Snelling Avenues in St. Paul emerged as a shopper’s destination. First, the cities’ fifth outpost of gift and housewares emporium Patina joined corner mainstays including vintage clothing and furniture shops Lula Vintage Wear, Up Six, and Go Vintage. Then came a charming outpost for feminine wares, A. Michele, and a third location of resale shop Everyday People. Add to that the relocation of lingerie shop Flirt Boutique and the antique store The Drawbridge and you have one of the densest, most well-rounded shopping corners in the Twin Cities. While you’re there, check out coffee shops Cosmics Coffee and Cahoots, as well as the all-natural baked goods at Two Smart Cookies...."