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The Best Dishes of 2003 -
December 31, 2003
A top-10 list for a banner year -
A Very Big Year -
December 24, 2003
2003: The year everything got Big, in both ambition and execution, but pandering lurked darkly in the background -
A Grand Experiment -
December 17, 2003
In which a handful of culinary brainiacs scramble, strive, scheme, surprise, and succeed -
Exceptional Vintage -
December 10, 2003
A Stillwater wine bar reveals the real reason wine is good for you -
Hong Kong Style -
December 3, 2003
New Minneapolis Chinese restaurant offers fresh seafood by the tankful -
Party Favors -
November 26, 2003
A quartet of places offer creative solutions to potluck-season woes -
Vietnamese Va-Voom -
November 19, 2003
Breadbox-sized Rice Paper proves that sometimes less is more -
Punch Drunk Love -
November 12, 2003
The Twin Cities' original neapolitan pizza purveyor is almost as hard to top as one of its top-flight pies -
Crepe Show -
November 5, 2003
These eastern European cafés may tout their crepes, but you'll stay for the old world comfort foods -
Found Art -
October 29, 2003
An erstwhile hipster chef and a preservationist philanthropist team up to provide truly artful diner food -
The Wide Whirl of Wine -
October 22, 2003
Dear Dara explains why you can't always get what you want -
Cosmopolitan Heights -
October 15, 2003
The food lives up to the surroundings at downtown Minneapolis's artful, sexy Cosmos -
Of Spices and Time -
October 8, 2003
Aquavit's Minneapolis outpost is shuttered, but fans can still enjoy its new Scandinavian delicacies at home -
Wings of Desire -
September 24, 2003
Twin Cities' chicken-wing champ Nardie's crosses the river -
Gallic Counterculture -
September 17, 2003
A bad year for U.S. Francophiles? Not in Minneapolis. -
Mexican Revolution -
September 10, 2003
Pre-Columbian, super-authentic Mexican where eat street meets downtown -
Rijsttafel Ramblings -
September 3, 2003
Dear Dara answers questions, both asked and unasked, about the foods you seek -
Celestial Solera -
August 27, 2003
Long-awaited Tapas bar outshines the sun -
Summer's Last Sweet Gasp -
August 20, 2003
How do you lure the kids back to the farm? With local, organic ice cream, of course -
Reimagining Fusion -
August 13, 2003
Cranberry curries and molotov mojitos: A whole new kind of Minnesota nice -
An Onigiri Superhero -
July 23, 2003
Midori's Floating World is an island of homestyle Japanese comfort in midtown Minneapolis -
Hot Dish, For The Grill -
July 16, 2003
Minnesota nice Sausage Sisters Pack links with wild rice, apples, more, more, more -
High Steaks Gambit -
July 9, 2003
Will "crossroads cuisine" reinvent both St. Louis Park and the Brazilian barbecue? -
Time for Eggplant -
July 2, 2003
Amie, a new take-away shop in south Minneapolis, makes scratch cooking for your everyday ease -
Lyn-Lake Conquers the World -
June 25, 2003
A long-awaited mom-and-pop shop redefines Minnesota highbrow -
117 Is The Magic Number -
June 18, 2003
St. Paul cheesecake baker Muddy Paws aims for world supremacy, one flavor at a time -
Dear Dara -
June 11, 2003
Well-reasoned rants on mayonnaise, plagiarism, and the hoped-for demise of the pretend seaside -
Fresh Fish Phoenix -
June 4, 2003
Origami reinvents itself with new chefs; aims for stars -
Capital Pub -
May 28, 2003
The Liffey, new St. Paul sister to the Local, is old and older, in the best ways -
A Man's Man's World -
May 21, 2003
Joey D's, a south Minneapolis hot-dog joint, has Chicago taste, spirit -
Karlen's Karma -
May 7, 2003
An oral history of a single drink at ice cream haven Sebastian Joe's -
True Thai Story -
April 23, 2003
A decade in the making, an Asian gem that's neither dumbed down nor sugared up -
Easter Buffeted -
April 16, 2003
Ham for one, and other celebratory ways to get rid of a pig -
Entrepreneurial Spirit -
April 9, 2003
A Minnesota-made vodka hits the top shelf -
Mojito A-Go-Go -
April 2, 2003
Downtown's newest Pan-Latin restaurant feels like a week In Cancun -
Sugar Shack -
March 26, 2003
Specialty baking supply shop sells everything sweet, sweeter -
My Steaky Valentine -
March 19, 2003
Newcomer Ike's serves steaks with supperclub flair -
Refried Disaster -
March 12, 2003
Dear Dara confronts the demise of a beloved underdog -
Whole Foods, Whole Hearts -
March 5, 2003
The French Meadow, foremother of all organic bakeries, now dazzles with dinner -
Big Chef, Little Treasure -
February 26, 2003
Chef Alexander Dixon of Zander Café fame fries eggs, makes toast -
Shark Attack -
February 19, 2003
New Caribbean joint has James Bond feel, with spice -
The Sweetest Thing -
February 12, 2003
Local baker turns butter and sugar into forever -
Flurries of Curries -
January 29, 2003
Reliable Malaysian favorite establishes new Hiawatha outpost, with Ethiopian accent -
North Yacht Club -
January 22, 2003
Caribbean comfort food and fried chicken shine at AJ’s Smoke House in North Minneapolis -
French Fries for Oenophiles -
January 15, 2003
American cooking transforms an old favorite into a new hope -
King's And I -
January 8, 2003
A Korean karaoke club comforts with casseroles, kimchi, and character -
Giving and Takeout -
January 1, 2003
For people who cook too much: A holiday survivor's guide
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