Next up for conversation at the community table - join us to talk about Krampus: the Yule Lord - by Brom. Likely to be a lively one!
Butter treats and time to connect - community building at its best.
Join Dan to learn more about the social benefit side of the cafe - and how this will carry on after the transfer of ownership. Do you have a mission-minded heart? Find out how you can support the ongoing efforts of Butter Bakery Cafe.
Yes, we will hang up our Butter Ball again to mark the end of one year as well as the end of Dan’s time as owner of Butter Bakery as he moves into retirement - It also happens to be our 20th time to celebrate Dan’s purchase of Butter - back on Dec 31, 2005!
Join us for activities, treats, a fun countdown and the dramatic outdoor DROP of the last butter ball. Please begin gathering around 4:30 pm (dress for the weather) - as the countdown starts in earnest as midnight STOCKHOLM SWEDEN TIME rolls around. (5 pm central standard time)
Help us recognize and celebrate 20 years of Butter Bakery - and send Dan into his retirement in the best buttery way!
Butter is open from 7 am to noon - for holiday pie and bread pick ups and a bit of coffee and breakfast to get you where you are going for later gatherings. If you don’t have a place to connect with others on this day of thanks - we’d be honored to welcome you here and call you family.
Next up for conversation at the community table - join us to talk about A Grandmother Begins the Story - by Michelle Porter. This is the story of several generations of Metis women.
Butter treats and time to connect - community building at its best.
Join Dan at the community table to help shape a conversation around the 2026 legislative session. What do small businesses need? How do small businesses respond to the challenges created by our current federal government administration? How can we be a small business voice at the state capitol?
This will be an opportunity to help find your voice and place in the work that is ahead!
Join the conversation! The Butter Bakery Cafe community book club will be meeting to discuss We Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson. Come for the discussion, the community building, and some Butter treats!
We’re moving to a Saturday afternoon gathering with the hopes that more new faces can join us! Come a little earlier (kitchen does close at 1 pm) if you’d like to make this an eat and meet kind of event!
How to participate
Visit participating MNimize businesses from October 1st to 31st, 2025 to be entered into a drawing to win one of five prizes. Look for the MNimize Fall Food Tour poster near the checkout counter or at the front of each business and scan the QR code to enter your information for a chance to win.
During the MNimize Fall Food Tour you can also earn bonus entries by making a post on Instagram with a photo you took at a MNimize business to spread the word. You must tag @mnimizeplastic on each post to qualify for an entry.
Be sure to follow MNimize on Instagram and tag us so we can count your entries and repost your photos!
Find a list of all participating retailers at mnimize.org/food-tour
First place (one available): $50 gift card to participating MNimize business of your choice
Second place (four available): $25 gift card to participating MNimize business of your choice
MNimize is a campaign that recognizes and supports Minnesota food service businesses reducing disposable plastic. Launched by Waste Wise and Hennepin County, the program is now available to food service businesses within Hennepin County interested in cutting single-use plastic. MNimize provides free one-on-one support to identify reduction opportunities, connect with resources, and replace disposables with reusable or certified compostable alternatives — plus a $1,000 rebate to help make the switch.
Contact Summer Burgess at sburgess@mnchamber.com or 651-292-3901 if you have questions about the MNimize Fall Food Tour.
Guitarist Ben Pena offers live music for our Butter lunch hours - settle in with a drink or food and enjoy the music!
Repeats weekly
stop by the cafe for a traditional Sri Lankan curry meal - as Heather Janz - the Curry Diva offers a Pop Up - take out night at Butter. See the Curry Diva website for more information and ordering options.
Join the conversation! The Butter Bakery Cafe community book club will be meeting to discuss The Story She Left Behind by Patty Callahan Henry. Come for the discussion, the community building, and some Butter treats!
We’re moving to a Saturday afternoon gathering with the hopes that more new faces can join us! Come a little earlier (kitchen does close at 1 pm) if you’d like to make this an eat and meet kind of event!
Two summers ago we participated in a three neighborhood effort to expand the habitat of the Rusty Patch Bumblebee - and we’d like to invite you to take a tour of the sites and see the progress that has grown out of this initiative.
Information about the plants and how they support our native pollinators will be available. Treats…likely too!
A map of all the sites will be available - but feel free to start your journey at Butter!
Our Fall session of the Community Bakery Shares (CSB) begins in September with pick ups on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Join the supporters to get your freshly baked bread each week!
see a friendly barista or baker for more info - or check out the info on the website and sign up also!
https://butterbakerycafe.com/csb
Get a deal on your favorite beverages at Butter Bakery Cafe this month - it’s buy one get one - bring a friend to share your Butter love!
The fun starts Monday, September 1st! If you haven't gotten your passport, yet, stop by the SNAC Office (3537 Nicollet Ave) and grab one. They're selling fast, so don't miss out!
There will be weekly drawings beginning on Tuesday, September 2nd. Each passport purchase will be entered in a giveaway for a giftcard to one of the participating businesses! Winners will be announced in the weekly neighborhood ENEWSletters
Get access to a new passport being launched called Neighborhood Swigs & Swag, featuring 24 locally owned shops along Nicollet and Grand Avenue!
Each passport unlocks a special deal for the month of September at each participating business, including BOGO beverages, desserts and ice cream, appetizers, and vintage or artisan finds.
Just stop by any of the 24 locations as your schedule permits, show them your passport, and access the deal!
Restaurants:
Bûcheron, Butter Bakery Café, Clancey’s, Cocina Latina, Ichigo Tokyo Crepes, Ichigo Tokyo Crepes at CFPA, Kyatchi, Nighthawks Restaurant, Pat’s Tap, Ramen Kazama, Sebastian Joe’s Kingfield Social, Tap Society, TokiDoki Burger, Valerie’s CarnicerÍa, Valerie’s Taqueria
Retail:
316 Vintage, B-Squad Vintage, Belle Weather, Digs, Fresh Eye Gallery, Kinoko Kids, Pompadour Salon, Superior Saunas, Tandem Vintage
Passports cost $25 and can be purchased here.
To make a cash purchase in person, visit South Nicollet Action Center at 3537 Nicollet any Tuesday or Thursday from 2–5 PM through September 18. You can pick up your Passport and use it immediately.
Welcome back our long-time friend and fourth Friday musician - Gregg Inhofer. His piano playing has accompanied Bob Dylan, Olivia Newton John, Badfinger and others through the years. He shares with us his wide range of soulful and inspiring originals as well as some original takes on a few of his favorite musical inspirations.
His music combines a wide variety of influences, including rock, R'n'B, and jazz. He has played a significant role in the Minneapolis music scene throughout his career and is a member of the Minnesota Rock and Country Music Hall of Fame.
http://www.gregginhofer.com
Our August read is The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Join us at the community table for conversation and treats! All are welcome!
We’re joining bakeries across the Twin Cities for a Bake Sale to support OPEN ARMS MINNESOTA. Drop by for bakery treats all week and support this important mission!
Open Arms provides meals for people who living with life-threatening illnesses.
It’s a simple notion: people who are sick should not be without food. Yet, every day, our neighbors with life-threatening illnesses find themselves unable to shop or cook — and, often, without the support network to help.
That’s where we come in. Open Arms of Minnesota is a nonprofit organization that prepares and delivers medically tailored meals at no cost to critically ill Minnesotans and their loved ones. Our registered dietitians and in-house chefs create delicious, medically tailored menus using fresh and organic ingredients whenever possible. Through the support of a loving community of donors and volunteers, we harvest, cook, and deliver nutritious, made-from-scratch meals directly to our clients.
At Open Arms, we believe that food is medicine, and there’s always room for one more at our table.
https://www.openarmsmn.org
Our July read is Pale Horse, Pale Rider by Katherine Ann Porter. Join us at the community table for conversation and treats! All are welcome!
Butter takes a summer break - we’ll be closed from Monday June through Saturday July 5.
Stock up on your biscuits and bars!
Danny Evan’s is back for a spoken word event to honor the work of Vail Place and to provide messages of hope and affirmation.
We’re reading Tomorrow Will Be Different by Sarah McBride.
Join us at the Community Table for Conversation and treats!
Butter Bakery Cafe will be closed for a long weekend to take a spring break and get ourselves refreshed and ready for the summer ahead!
Shop closed Friday May 30 through Monday June 2
The May selection for conversation time with the Butter Bakery book club is Kafka On the Shore by Haruki Murakami
We raise funds by DINING OUT for our neighbors The Aliveness Project. 30% of your total sale will go support their work.
Dining Out For Life Minnesota on Thursday, April 24 is more than just a fundraising event—it’s a commitment to health justice and a statement of solidarity with people living with HIV. At a time when the HIV community is facing funding cuts at both local and federal levels, your support means more than ever.
Get a chance to look over the Social Benefit Report being sent in to the state of Minnesota this month to report on our activities during the year to meet our mission goals. Dan will set aside this time at the table for other question about the business as well.
The April selection for conversation time with the Butter Bakery book club is The Long Shining Waters - by Danielle Sosin. This novel is set along Lake Superior.
We’ll be sharing a portion of our day’s sales for the Lyndale Elementary School PTA - with kitchen (8 am to 1 pm) and coffee and bakery all day going their way! Come meet staff and parents of our neighborhood school!
https://lyndale.mpschools.org
The Curry Diva is in the house! Reserve a spot to dine in, arrange for a pick up/take out order - enjoy a great meal from Heather - the Curry Diva!
You can find more information at the Curry Diva website - https://www.currydiva.com
Next in the line up for the community book club — Louise Erdich’s The Mighty Red
