We tried to justify bestowing this honor on someplace else, we really did. But on top of the ordinary virtues--the biggest selection of beers, wines, whiskeys, liqueurs, interesting bargains, holiday gift boxes, and plan-your-month-around-it wine sales--this Best of the Twin Cities triple threat (see also Best Cheese Selection and Best Gourmet Grocery) also seems to be the part-time or onetime employer of every food-obsessive around--ask a good question in the overstuffed aisles, and you'll often get a one-on-one seminar that you'll remember for a lifetime.