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David Burley

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    City of Edina finally moving toward legalizing happy hour

    ​Twenty years after restaurants with on-sale liquor licenses were first allowed to open in the city, Edina is finally moving toward legalizing happy hours.What sorts of wacky policy innovations will council members in the land of 50th & France and the Galleria think of next?KSTP reports that t ... More >>

  • Restaurants

    October 12, 2011

    The Lowry offers a new take on the urban diner

    Burgers, oysters, and whiskey complete the "man food" circle

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    Bald is beautiful at Blue Plate: Chrome-domes eat free

    Bald pates = free plates​Blue Plate Restaurant Company is hosting its third annual Bald and Free Day on Friday, October 14. In part a celebration of owner David Burley's own hair-free head, the area restaurants will allow fellow baldies to enjoy an entree of $15 or less at no cost to them.

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2011

    Blue Plate Company's The Lowry breaks ground in Uptown

    Shimp inaugurates the new construction​It's depressing to look at the shell of an old video store, because it reminds you of a bygone technology, which reminds you of your own mortality, which sucks. Someday Stephanie Shimp, marketing VP and founder (with David Burley) of the Blue Plate Restau ... More >>

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    December 22, 2010

    Highland Grill's Joan Ida: Chef Chat, part 1

    Lisa GulyaExecutive Chef Joan Ida at Highland Grill, St. Paul​ For years, chef Joan Ida has worked in the kitchen of local fine-dining restaurants, from Goodfellow's to Triä to Porter & Frye. (Asked when she started at Goodfellow's, her first gig, Ida replies, "That would put an age on me an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    Which restaurant dishes will never come off the menu?

    Eric HansonThese dishes aren't going anywhere...​While talking with several restaurant folks for this week's Dish column about menus, I came across several stories about dishes that staff would never dare remove from the menu. For example, Richard D'Amico, a partner in the D'Amico restaurant ... More >>

  • Restaurants

    August 4, 2010

    The art of the menu and ordering good food

    Tips on making a great menu and avoiding buyer's remorse

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2010

    Scusi coming soon in St. Paul--serving wine in kegs

    The new Blue Plate special? Italian fare.​The Blue Plate restaurant group, long known for its neighborhood grills serving turkey burgers and beer-battered green beans--Highland Grill, Edina Grill, Longfellow Grill, etc.--has a new Italian concept in the works for the St. Paul space recently va ... More >>

  • Restaurants

    May 24, 2000

    Won't You Be My Diner?

    The new Blue Plate special? Italian fare.​The Blue Plate restaurant group, long known for its neighborhood grills serving turkey burgers and beer-battered green beans--Highland Grill, Edina Grill, Longfellow Grill, etc.--has a new Italian concept in the works for the St. Paul space recently va ... More >>

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