Column
Dish
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2002 Through Food-Colored Glasses -
December 25, 2002
Dear Dara's year-end wrap-up
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'Tis a Gift to be Simple -
December 18, 2002
Holiday treats from local farmers and food artisans
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Pride of the Prairie -
December 11, 2002
Heartland serves purely Midwestern ingredients in pure French style
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Drink The Blue Monkey -
December 4, 2002
Local smoothie maker Fresco eyes the big leagues
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Sad Spaghetti -
November 27, 2002
Buon Giorno brings sorrow, Italian-style
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La Vida Torta -
November 20, 2002
Manny's offers a Mexican version of Minnesota comfort food
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Birds Gone Wild -
November 13, 2002
From the great outdoors to your oven
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Water Sliding in New York -
November 6, 2002
From hot dogs to headcheese: A Midwesterner's guide
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Crescent Mooning -
October 30, 2002
A local artisan bakery reinvents the croissant
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Treat or Treat -
October 23, 2002
Take time to stop and eat the chocolate
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My Spicy Valentine -
October 16, 2002
Guadalajara kitchen magicians transform an abandoned chain
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Erratic Boogie -
October 9, 2002
Come for the dancing, stay for the dancing
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Mousse Magnifique -
October 2, 2002
A great new French pâtisserie in a Richfield shopping center
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Fresh Fish Lowdown -
September 25, 2002
Secrets of the sushi bar revealed!
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Sample Sale -
September 18, 2002
Scratch cooking, from ketchup to caboodle
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Deck Days of Summer -
September 4, 2002
Storing up extra sunshine for the winter ahead
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The Finger-Food Fear Factor -
August 28, 2002
Haute junk food and bargain libations make for unlikely but truly happy hours
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Welcome to the Dal House -
August 21, 2002
Three road-tested restaurateurs put Indian back on the food map
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Global Vision -
August 14, 2002
Italy and South America meet in Golden Valley
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Pantry to the Stars -
August 7, 2002
Spanish cheese as a talent-retention tool?
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Fun With Butterfish -
July 31, 2002
A wave of small treasures at Nami
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Organic Matters -
July 24, 2002
Ten years in the making, national organic standards are coming to a store near you
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Revolutionary Marx -
July 17, 2002
A jewel-bright cheapie of a can-do bistro
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Days of Wine and Chocolate -
July 10, 2002
Pairings perhaps too explosive for the general public
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Overpowered Star -
July 3, 2002
If only the surroundings at Rock Star were as brilliant as the food
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Magic Bean Stocks -
June 26, 2002
The enlightened self-interest of brewing a great cup of coffee
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Chain Fools -
June 19, 2002
What you can do to revitalize downtown Minneapolis
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The Crema Crop -
June 12, 2002
Family tradition and fanatical attention to detail add up to the sweet life
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The Emperor's New Digs -
June 5, 2002
A supper-club oasis in a sea of sports bars
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Nordeast Kabul -
May 29, 2002
Nicole and Meerwais Azizi bring two cities together in food
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Got Butter? -
May 15, 2002
Churning out creamy goodness in Hope, Minnesota
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Testing the Waters -
May 8, 2002
Two splashy restaurants revisited
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Sitting Pretty -
April 24, 2002
Bobino impresses most of the people most of the time
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Taste of Ethiopia -
April 17, 2002
An accomplished East Lake Street restaurant sets the standard
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Doughnut Safari 2002 -
April 10, 2002
A scramble through doughnut shops north and south
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A Tale of Tamales -
April 3, 2002
South Minneapolis's La Loma works magic with masa
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Oh, Brothers' -
March 27, 2002
The return of an institution proves why God created pastrami
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Modern Milanese -
March 20, 2002
Silvery chairs, seductive cheese, and a South Dakotan chef
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Desire of Wings -
March 13, 2002
The humble chicken wing: nadir of an American cucina povera?
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What's Good for the Goose -
March 6, 2002
Tasting menus near and far, or what I did on my Winter vacation
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Just Kidding -
February 27, 2002
Bring the family or don't bring the family: that is the question.
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Sushi Bop -
February 20, 2002
The Legendary Tengo and Crew Are on a Roll Again
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By Bread Alone -
February 13, 2002
In search of the humble, perfect italian sub
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Glories of Gentrification -
February 6, 2002
A sandwich-and-syrah joint for local literati
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Shortest Days of the Year -
January 30, 2002
Of seals, Shakopee, and bittersweet recollections of dates gone by
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Won't You Be My Neighbor? -
January 23, 2002
Somewhere Between Local Haunt and Destination Dining, Marimar Fairly Glows
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News of the Weird -
January 16, 2002
Proof That Inmates Sometimes Take Over the Asylum
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Small Business, Big Cheese -
January 9, 2002
Mary Faulk Makes Magic With Sheep's Milk and Mold
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Young and Restless -
January 2, 2002
The Lament of a Foodie on Tombstone Pizza Island