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Female Strib reporter goes to woman-starved northwestern NoDak, hilarity ensues

Yesterday, The Awl published a story by the Star Tribune's Maya Rao about her trip to the sausage fest otherwise known as Williston, North Dakota.SEE ALSO: Legendary North Dakota: Top 8 Reasons No-Dak Is So Damn Sexy! Williston is located in oil-rich northwestern North Dakota, a region so starved of ... More >>

Signature Dish: Solera's chef Jorge Guzman

In the search for the Twin Cities' best culinary creations, we often come across dishes that stop us mid-bite and force us to reflect on the level of thought and artistry chefs put into their work. The efforts of the chefs are often laborious, and the end results are regularly consumed before the fu ... More >>

AMC Theater, one of Block E's last tenants, seemingly on way out

​One of the last tenants in the downtown eyesore that is Block E may be on its way out.Yesterday, the blighted downtown retail complex's AMC movie theater lost an appeal in federal court to extend its low-rent lease. It isn't clear whether that means the theater will negotiate a new agreement or c ... More >>

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

Fro-yo fever in an ice cream town

Hard Rock Cafe to close September 30

Panoramio/matchboxNDHard Rocked for nearly a decade. ​That giant guitar hanging off the side of Block E will strum its last chord at the end of this month. The Hard Rock Cafe--part of an international chain of eateries known more for their music memorabilia than their food--had almost a 10 yea ... More >>

Trashiest Breastaurants

www.breastaurants.comA new uniform company claims to be "The Breast in the Business!"​Breastaurants--yep, that's really a word--are big business. While casual chains like Applebees and such have been slumping, restaurants that hire busty women to serve their beers and burgers while wearing pee ... More >>

Saffron's Sameh Wadi: Chef Chat, Part 1

photo by Saed WadiSameh Wadi​Saffron's Sameh Wadi has a lot on his proverbial plate. He was named as a semifinalist for the "Rising Star Chef of the Year" James Beard Award and was invited to cook at the awards ceremony this May. He's also collaborating on a family book of Palestinian cooking ... More >>

Block E Applebee's closes

Another tenant bites the dust.​Hopefully that Block E casino idea will fly, because it's clear that fewer and fewer businesses can succeed at the troubled downtown development. Applebee's is the latest casualty, closing its doors Sunday after being in business at the skyway location since 200 ... More >>

Owen Wilson in Hall Pass

Farrely brothers fulfill their raunch quotient again

Twitter Poll: What should be done with Block E?

Block E in 2007​In the 80s, Block E was a raw but creative district where arty types and punks milled about Rifle Sport Gallery and Moby Dick's bar, but the city flattened it in '88 into a parking lot.  Coming up on the 10th anniversary of its uninspired corporate reincarnation that included ... More >>

The Depot at First Avenue and Green Mill's Twisted Fork

Casual, chef-driven eats in the Twin Cities

Rare Hib disease increases in Minnesota

Is the anti-vaccine movement to blame?

Bibo hits sweet spot between casual and elegant

Eagan restaurant completes triad of Italian spots owned by Frank Marchionda

Simon Says

Motivational speaker Russell Simon made a career out of imploring teens to steer clear of drugs and alcohol. So why did he go on a drunken, meth-fueled rampage?

Go Get Sauced

The upscale North Side restaurant shows how the neighborhood is changing

Rabbit Hole: Smart and soulful

The play tracks a couple's struggles to cope with the loss of a child

No Flash, All Pan

The Modern and its hardworking Chef Phillip Becht define what it really means to be a Midwestern cook

Cold Rock a Party

Why Heat rap better without men

Nasty, Brutish, Shortish

Anthony Bourdain's newest, The Nasty Bits, is perfect summer reading: Riveting to pick up, easy to put down

Sprawl Of The Wild

Baxterization, beaten paths, and the great riparian land rush of northern Minnesota

Bush Bash

Live from NYC: Hundreds of thousands of protesters, 20,000 cops, and one coronation

A Very Big Year

2003: The year everything got Big, in both ambition and execution, but pandering lurked darkly in the background

A Hummer Changes Everything

Test-driving the SUV for bad people

Is Brainerd the New Napa?

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