Email Author Rachel Hutton

Awards

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published February 4, 2009

  "Slaughterhouse Live"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published July 29, 2009

  "The Urban Survivalist"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published October 21, 2009

  "Superhero Me"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published October 30, 2008

  "Manny's Attempts to Raise the Steaks"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published October 2, 2008

  "Honeycrisp's Patent"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published December 4, 2008

  "Spam: It's Not Just for Inboxes"

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2011 Stories by Rachel Hutton

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  The Lowry offers a new take on the urban diner

  published October 12, 2011

  At the new Lowry restaurant on Hennepin Avenue, you can now order a stiff drink where you once rented Cocktail. The former Hollywood... More >>

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  Sonora Grill comes to Midtown Global Market

  published October 5, 2011

  Squint a little and Sonora Grill, a new food stand in the Midtown Global Market, could be the next Chipotle. It's a better concept, arguably,... More >>

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  The Bachelor Farmer celebrates the Nordic palate

  published September 28, 2011

  What use might a bachelor farmer have for a toast caddy, except employing it to scrape the mud off his boots? Your average bachelor farmer... More >>

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  Saffron reboots for the Target Field crowd

  published September 21, 2011

  Recently, I ate two terrific dishes. The first was a disk of foie gras, covered with a caramelized-sugar crust, like a tiny crème... More >>

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  Chilly Billy's, Cafe Kem, and Fru-Lala add to frozen yogurt craze

  published September 14, 2011

  Back in '80s, frozen yogurt was a treat moms bribed their kids with when they went to the mall. The icy swirls may not have had the appeal of a... More >>

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  Solera's sun rises again

  published September 7, 2011

  "We'll have an order of those, please," I said, scanning my finger down Solera's tapas list. "And then—" "I'm going to stop you... More >>

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  Kinsen Noodles' ambiance outshines the food

  published August 31, 2011

  For three years, the colorful, contemporary Kindee Thai has been spicing up the food offerings of Minneapolis's Mill District. The kitchen... More >>

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  Wilde Roast Cafe revamps and moves to Riverplace

  published August 24, 2011

  After a seven-year run on East Hennepin Avenue in northeast Minneapolis, Wilde Roast Cafe recently reopened in Picosa's old spot in Riverplace.... More >>

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  Muddy Waters transforms into restaurant and bar

  published August 17, 2011

  Muddy Waters had a long run as one of Minneapolis's best-loved coffee shops. Its iconic neon sign—a coffee cup buoyantly floating, handle... More >>

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  Kombucha's PR Problem

  published August 10, 2011

  Bryan Deane Bertsch's brewery, as it has recently been classified by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), is in the basement of... More >>

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  Gather by D'Amico opens in the Walker

  published August 3, 2011

  For the second time in as many years, our very own D'Amico restaurant group has played David to an international cheflebrity's Goliath, and... More >>

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  Gastro Truck, Barrio, Hola Arepa, and more

  published July 27, 2011

  Last summer, a fleet of food trucks took to the streets of downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul to traffic in turkey legs, Reuben bratwurst, mini... More >>

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  Mill Valley Kitchen offers Midwestern take on California cuisine

  published July 20, 2011

  Every shirt you throw on your back comes with a label telling you what material it's made from—legally, clothing manufacturers are... More >>

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  Republic at Seven Corners does bar food better

  published July 13, 2011

  Local restaurateur Matty O'Reilly has developed a reputation as something of a turnaround artist. His first project, seven years back,... More >>

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  Wise Acre Eatery is true farm-to-table dining in south Minneapolis

  published July 6, 2011

  Here's what's for dinner, er, supper, at the new Wise Acre Eatery: picked-this-morning lettuces piled with crunchy snap peas, radishes, pickled... More >>

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  Las Teresitas brings back Mexican faves from Taco Morelos

  published June 29, 2011

  Sometimes it's nice to see cheap eats get gussied up, with street foods such as doubles or pad Thai being served in decorator-designed spaces... More >>

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  Bread & Pickle upgrades concessions at Lake Harriet

  published June 22, 2011

  Lake Harriet has been a city park for more than a century, but these days, as tattooed and spandex-clad parents push their off-road-ready... More >>

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  Marine on St. Croix destination dining

  published June 15, 2011

  The Marine General Store has been serving Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota, since 1870, when it opened as the company mercantile for the state's... More >>

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  Masu Sushi & Robata is state's most impressive sushi joint

  published June 8, 2011

  Can somebody explain the pachinko machines at Masu Sushi & Robata? They look rather like smaller, vertically oriented pinball games, decked out... More >>

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  Modern Times brings bright boho vibe to south Minneapolis

  published June 1, 2011

  Modern Times, at 3200 Chicago Ave. in south Minneapolis, shares a building with the neighborhood's community newspaper. The paper is called the... More >>

• Sun Street Breads making Minneapolis a baking Mecca

  published May 25, 2011

  Peek through the windows of Sun Street Breads any time between two in the morning and two in the afternoon and there's a good chance you'll... More >>

• Sopranos Italian hits some high notes

  published May 18, 2011

  You won't find any kitschy, old-school, red-and-white checked tablecloths at the new Sopranos restaurant in St. Louis Park, which replaced the... More >>

• Tilia in Linden Hills feels like it's been around forever

  published May 11, 2011

  It's Friday night, nearly 11. Somehow, a party of four has come into Tilia and managed to order full meals—complicated stuff, like cod... More >>

• Open Table and the cost of making reservations

  published May 4, 2011

  There are as many ways to procure a table at a restaurant as there are to cook an egg. Sometimes you simply walk in off the street and ask to... More >>

• Hopkins gets three new worldly restaurants

  published April 27, 2011

  Most small-town Main Streets are rather depressed these days, as empty storefronts form a hollow shell of what was once a vibrant economic and... More >>