Food Building

Home to a salumeria, mill and bakery, creamery, restaurant and event venue, FOOD BUILDING is Minnesota’s ultimate destination for food lovers. FOOD BUILDING connects farmers, makers, purveyors, and eaters in Minnesota’s community of food. As an urban food production hub, FOOD BUILDING houses three artisan food businesses—Red Table Meat Co, Baker's Field Flour & Bread, and Alemar Cheese Company—that transform Minnesota’s quintessential agricultural commodities—pork, grain, and milk—into award-winning, nationally-known products that are delicious points of hometown pride. FOOD BUILDING began with a conversation about hogs. Kieran Folliard, an experienced entrepreneur, and future Red Table Meat Co. founder and chef Mike Phillips, were discussing the absurdity of shipping Minnesotan pigs to California for processing and then shipping the salumi back to Minnesota to sell. This led Kieran to consider which other Minnesota ingredients were being shipped to other states, only to be shipped back as final products. After research, Folliard discovered the answer to be heritage pigs, grass-fed cow’s milk, and various grains. From there, the question became, “What if there were a place where expert makers used Minnesota ingredients to make products right here in Minnesota?” And so, the idea behind FOOD BUILDING was born. Red Table Meat Co. is an Italian-style salumeria with distinctly Midwestern roots that crafts fresh salami, whole muscle cures and other meats from locally raised hogs. Baker’s Field Flour & Bread explores the terroir of local grain—milling locally sourced, single-origin grains and deploying the flours’ qualities of creaminess or nuttiness into perfectly matched breads and pastries. Alemar Cheese Company transforms grass-fed milk from Minnesota cows into French-style ripened cheeses like brie, and a portfolio of products including cream cheese and even curds.