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Dish
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Keeping It Real -
December 28, 2005
Two restaurants cater to Minnesota's kosher community -
Seeing Sous Vide -
December 21, 2005
Why all the taste-making top-tier kitchens in the Twin Cities are suddenly awash in plastic bags -
Singular Five -
December 14, 2005
Stewart Woodman's long-awaited solo venture is stylish, costly, and absolutely unique -
Countless Crispy Critters -
December 7, 2005
Dear Dara confronts the French-fry issue -
Ambition Accomplished -
November 30, 2005
Fugaise has sky-high ambitions and the kitchen skills to match -
Triumph in the Heartland -
November 23, 2005
Fine-dining northern lights open affordable annexes -
Native Abundance -
November 16, 2005
City dwellers can finally taste a non-European version of Minnesota while positively affecting life on the rez -
Fishy Follies -
November 9, 2005
The real bargain sushi in Minnesota isn't in grocery stores; it's hiding in plain sight -
Pretty on the Inside -
November 2, 2005
Now run by cooks, Bakery on Grand has emerged as one of the nicest restaurants on the south side -
Loto Lowdown -
October 26, 2005
New Lowertown restaurant caters to everyone and no one--in the same place -
Hail Mary -
October 19, 2005
It's not a cocktail before noon, it's a restorative meal in a glass -
Really Fine Dining -
October 5, 2005
Minneapolis is a-changin', and the restaurant scene will never be the same -
Put Down What You're Eating -
September 28, 2005
A new movie looks at our unhealthy appetite for Frankenfoods -
Good Enough -
September 21, 2005
20.21, the Walker's hotly anticipated Wolfgang Puck restaurant, is very good in many ways, but not great -
Youthful Promise -
September 14, 2005
A South Minneapolis newcomer with lots of haute cuisine skill and not one drop of attitude -
Meat Locker -
September 7, 2005
Your clip-and-save guide to the best specialty butchers in the metro -
Stick-Free -
August 31, 2005
The only place you'll find Schumacher's famous Czech-German cuisine today is twixt the mighty Midway and Ye Old Mill -
Out of the Frying Pan -
August 24, 2005
Stella's Fish Café turns a notoriously popular location into fishy, family-friendly gold -
Attack of the Killer Sandwiches -
August 17, 2005
An Italian deli in Eagan makes subs fit for a Jersey cop -
Amor y Salud -
August 10, 2005
Live long and prosper -
Al Fresco, Refreshed -
August 3, 2005
Twin Cities purveyors make it easy to reinvent the picnic -
Open-Air Options -
July 27, 2005
Defy the dog days of summer on one of these charming--or just cheap--patios -
Talk Of The Town -
July 20, 2005
A trifecta of impending restaurant openings, and one departure -
Thai Uptown Style -
July 13, 2005
Tum Rup has one thing a neighborhood really needs: Good food at reasonable prices for the people who live there -
Sweet, Sweet Liberty -
July 6, 2005
Liberty Frozen Custard offers a chance to stop and smell the roses, child-style -
Only on a Sunday -
June 29, 2005
With two fancy new brunches, you can finally prove to your mom that you really do have a job -
Bag a Bunch of Bagels -
June 22, 2005
Twin Cities bagels, revealed, celebrated, or mocked mercilessly, depending on which paragraph you read -
Noble Grapes -
June 15, 2005
Car-seat country scores a family-friendly wine bar with a serious education mission -
Chef Driven -
June 8, 2005
What a difference a chef makes: Marianne Miller, newly established at Bobino, turns an old reliable into a new joy -
Hundred-Dollar Question -
June 1, 2005
Kobe Beef--the legend, the steak--Hits Minnesota, and Dear Dara dives in -
Wide World of Whine -
May 25, 2005
Controversial documentary 'Mondovino' just might drive you to drink -
Don't Try This at Home -
May 18, 2005
The most extravagant cookies in the Twin Cities revealed, devoured -
The Great Steak Hunt -
May 11, 2005
Taste-testing the best real dry-aged steaks for sale locally reveals a lucky, lucky, steaky, steaky metropolitan area -
Craft's Fare -
May 4, 2005
A terrific bar lurks within East Lake Street's newest fine-dining restaurant -
Shaken and Stirred -
April 20, 2005
Martinis for purists and lovers of fruity mixed drinks alike -
Hot Pockets -
April 13, 2005
Behold the savory breakfast pastry, the antidote to too many sugary muffins and danishes -
How Dry You Are -
April 6, 2005
Party your way to an unshakable understanding of what "dry" wine really is -
Romancing The Scone -
March 30, 2005
Homegrown shortbread and scone baker Amy Goetz makes her mark with sugar, spice, and everything nice -
Chicken Run -
March 23, 2005
The metro area's three greatest takeout chickens are revealed -
Coffee Shops with Benefits -
March 16, 2005
Light- or dark-roast? Far more intriguing choices--like booze!--await at a new generation of coffeehouses. -
Scattered Gems -
March 9, 2005
With nothing in common but uncommonly good food, two far-flung wonders are revealed -
Rhapsody in Lambchops -
March 2, 2005
Downtown Minneapolis's new 112 Eatery conquers, serves the Holy Grail: Cozy, cheap, charming fine dining till 1:00 a.m. -
Indian Exceptionalism -
February 23, 2005
Two new restaurants reinvigorate what was a seriously depressing local Indian food scene -
Rustica Rising -
February 16, 2005
South Minneapolis's newest bakery inspires, with crust -
Tastes Like Now -
February 9, 2005
Likable new Tryg's redefines comfort food--and brunch!--for the west metro -
Truffles Save -
February 2, 2005
Legacy Chocolates, the newest of the St. Paul chocolatiers, proposes that great taste can heal us all -
Horizontal Hunger -
January 26, 2005
Three of the best lunch options in the Minneapolis skyways prove you can get restaurant quality on the run -
Red Sauce Reverie -
January 19, 2005
Southern Italian food goes over gangbusters in Southern Minneapolis -
The Best Restaurants of 2004 -
January 12, 2005
Sweet compliments all around, except for one big spoonful of medicine to make the sugar go down -
2004's Top Dozen Dishes -
January 5, 2005
If you read this list and subsequently eat your newspaper and/or hat, don't come crying to me
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