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The end is nigh - and so is a new beginning. I've had a good time blogging for Secrets of the City, and its predecessor, The Rake, but the time has come for me to move on. Starting sometime next week - check back here for details - I'm going to start blogging for the Twin Cities Daily Planet, and  also re-launch my website/social network for foodies, TCFoodies.com.

I hope you will join me at TCFoodies.com. The website is still a work in progress, (and it seems to be down at the moment) but it's going to have some cool features, like a food blog, a discussion forum and a calendar that everybody can contribute to, plus videos, photos, etc. I'm planning to use the site to send out impromptu dinner invitations, like the one below, and I hope some of you will do the same. (One request - please don't post press releases directly to the site - either rewrite them, or send them to me.)

Also, I hope the scope of TCFoodies will be more than just restaurants and dining: it's also a place to share information about everything from food policy to ethnic groceries.

Here's the invitation: Carol and I are going to stop off at Merlin's Rest , 3601 E. Lake St., Minneapolis around 5:15 for a quick pint, and then head over around 6 p.m. to the  award-winning Fish Fry at St. Albert the Great Catholic Church. (St. Albert's Fish Fry has its own Facebook page -how cool is that?) I don't think we can reserve a table, but if you see us there, stop by and say hi. Then, if we can get tickets  we're zooming off to Mixed Blood's new play, Sweet 15, at 7:30 at the History Theater in Saint Paul.

Meanwhile, I got a hot tip from a reader about a new Brazilian café in Minnetonka - the Delicious Cafe & Grill. I haven't had a chance to get out there yet, but if you make it there before I do, please drop me a line (jeremyiggers@gmail.com) and let me know how you liked it. And while you are there, please lobby the owners to add some Bahian seafood dishes to the menu.