Kansas City and Memphis are probably the two best cities for BBQ in the country, and Arthur Bryant’s is certainly the most famous, especially sine Calvin Trillen named it his favorite restaurant in America. There are other great names like the Smokestack, and Gates and Sons, but Bryant’s is the one you really can’t miss. [...]
Three Squares a Day
A term that we have all heard many times; actually has its origins back in the early days of the Royal Navy when the ship’s company or crew was divided into smaller groups that were called a “ mess”. The mess concept was a way of feeding everyone on each watch as quickly efficiently as [...]
How to eat BBQ shrimp Mint sytle
One of our signature dishes at the Mint, this fabulous shrimp rendition most likely originated at Pascale’s Manale restaurant, a funky neighborhood Creole Italian joint located on Napoleon Ave. in Uptown New Oleans and has been a local favorite for as long as anyone can remember. The name is a bit misleading because the shrimp [...]
The Mint’s Cajun Dressing and Salad
The most requested of all our recipes over the years at the Continental Divide, and now at The Mint is for our “ house “ Cajun Pecan dressing. We are surprised that the FDA hasn’t tried to made this a controlled substance as there are quite a few documented cases of addiction to this wonderful [...]
Some of our Favorite People!
A great shot of some of our favorite people. Come in and get your shot taken! Maybe you’ll make it on the wall of fame.
On Restaurants
Restaurants have always been my favorite form of entertainment. Restaurants are to me what the NFL, The Met, and rock concerts are to other people. Before I go any further let me make one thing clear. Chains suck! They are not restaurants, but food service operations. They are even referred to as “stores” by their [...]
Oh! So you like your meat well done?
VACA FRITA Vaca Frita, which means fried cow in Spanish, would seem to be the last thing you would find on the menu of a steak and potatoes place like the Mint. After all Havana is a long way from Montana but,that seems to make no difference to our customers who literally gobble up this [...]
Only The Best Salmon. Wild Copper River Fish
We are very happy to announce a new source for all of our salmon. We have chosen Chris and Heather Maxcy,residents of Bozeman and owners and operators of their own fishing boat in Alaska, to be our sole supplier of wild salmon. They operate a small, very hands on operation, and their quality control is [...]
The Grandfather of Montana Cattle
Before all of the “new” breeds that have thrived on Montana’s range over the last 130years, the “Longhorn” was the first. Driven north from Texas in the 1870′s by Nelson Story, an incredible feat roughly chronicled by the TV series “Lonesome Dove”, the forebears of this hearty breed made the thousand mile drive that began [...]