Doug Flicker

The Left Handed Cook: A first look at new Midtown Global Market stall

Thomas Kim and Kat Melgaard are challenging preconceived notions about what a stand inside Midtown Global Market is capable of creating. Bearing no resemblance to most other grab-and-go spots in the city, it will soon be opening what's best described as a micro-restaurant. Fine-dining quality, comfo ... More >>

Minnesota Monthly names Rachel Hutton as new food critic

After Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl defected for its direct competitor Mpls St. Paul Magazine, Minnesota Monthly put out a national call for food writers and critics to submit their work. They needn't have looked further than their own pages, where Rachel Hutton recently wrote a fascinating  ... More >>

Local Chef Challenge crowns a winner

​If the Food Network's two top-rated competition shows decided to set down in a nice Midwestern town, their spawn would have been the yearly Local Chef Challenge, which played out this weekend at the Mall of America. Some of the most talented toques were selected to go head to head with a box of s ... More >>

James Beard Award finalists include Twin Cities names - Updated

​The James Beard award semifinalist list was announced today, and on the list were some familiar names. The awards were established in 1990 and named for chef, food writer, and celebrated lover of life, James Beard. The awards are the highest honor available to food professionals. Part of why the ... More >>

Science Museum of Minnesota teams with Doug Flicker of Piccolo to discuss the science of food

Doug Flicker, taste technician​Minneapolis's own culinary mad scientist is teaming with the Science Museum of Minnesota and the St. Paul Art Crawl to head up a class discussing, in their words, "the intersection of art and science."  Piccolo restaurant's Doug Flicker is paired with Dr. Gary A ... More >>

Piccolo is brimming with bites for under $12

Piccolo Chef and Co-Owner Doug Flicker​To kick off 2012, we're highlighting 12 of the best dishes under $12 the Twin Cities has to offer. When Doug Flicker garnishes a plate, he does not mess around. A tray to his left is piled with yellow flowers and tiny greens, and one by one he's meticul ... More >>

50 tasty reasons to love Minnesota food

Photo: Steve Neuharth, Michelle LeonReason No. 11: Chefs like Doug Flicker at Piccolo create food that doesn't just impress--it inspires. ​When Anthony Bourdain last year told his TV audience on No Reservations that his experience at Doug Flicker's south Minneapolis restaurant Piccolo was "far ... More >>

The best small restaurants in the Twin Cities

Michelle LeonBig island flavors, tiny space.​What's nice about dining in a small space? The coziness creates the ability for the chefs and barkeeps to really take time to give you their attention, and, while it's not every Minnesotan's cup of tea, you can also visit with your neighboring tables. L ... More >>

Delta teams with top local chefs for 12 new restaurants at MSP

The skies might not be friendlier, but things on the ground are tastier​What began with Ike's and Surdyk's has expanded into a dramatically upgraded foodie experience at MSP International, with new restaurants from a veritable who's who of local star chefs popping up on Concourse G at the Lindberg ... More >>

Piccolo's scrambled eggs with pigs' feet: 100 Favorite Dishes, No. 32

The elegance of eggs​Doug Flicker has a reputation as one of the best, if not the best, chefs in town. Those who know food, like other chefs and serious food followers, watch his every move. He's earned that respect by cooking his food his way, even if it might not appear to be what's popular with ... More >>

Corner Table's Scott Pampuch, Chef Chat Part 2

Chef Pampuch in his kitchen at Corner Table​We recently sat down in the kitchen at Corner Table to talk with chef-owner Scott Pampuch about all that he has in store for his restaurant, as well as what he's been through in the six and a half years since it opened.  At the start of the intervie ... More >>

Ten tips from chefs to help you cook more in 2011

dane brian via Flickr.com​If you've resolved to cook more in 2011, you're in luck: The Twin Cities boasts a wealth of chefs with advice at the ready, and they have more to say than just, "Eat out." (Though they wouldn't mind if you did, of course.)The Hot Dish took chefs' tips for home cooks f ... More >>

Twin Cities best new restaurants of 2010

Piccolo, Travail, and more

Iron Fork redux: and the winner is...

Find out who took home first prize...​In case you missed last week's Iron Fork and 4-Orange Iron Cocktail competitions at International Market Square, we've got the photographic recap for 'ya right here, right down to the presence of the 4-Orange vodka girls prancing around in some sort of ora ... More >>

Iron Fork chef competition fires up tomorrow. Win free tickets today!

Food as blood sport. ​Six of the Twin Cities' top chefs will engage in a culinary shootout tomorrow night at City Pages' annual Iron Fork competition--and you can win a pair of tickets for free. Star chefs from Piccolo, Chef Shack, and Barbette, among others, will show off their skills in a ... More >>

Piccolo's Doug Flicker: Chef Chat, part 3

A.J. Olmscheid​This is the third and final part part of our chef chat with Piccolo's Doug Flicker. (Here's part 1 and part 2 if you missed them.) Read on to find out how Flicker transformed from a kid who ate ring baloney sandwiches to a chef who has cooked at the James Beard House in New Yor ... More >>

Best of Hot Dish: August 2-6, 2010

Kate N.G. SommersThe fresh maker.​This week in food is all about the harvest: farm dinners, cocktails from the garden, how our chefs are making the most of the bounty. While we celebrate the joys of fresh food, lets take a moment to review a few great stories we wouldn't want you to miss.~While on ... More >>

Top restaurateurs vie for lucrative Lake Harriet concessions contract

Will Lake Harriet keep up with the concessions Joneses?​With the success of park operators Tin Fish (Calhoun) and Sea Salt (Minnehaha Falls), more local restaurateurs are eyeing the high-profile and potentially lucrative Lake Harriet concessions contract available in 2011. Rodney White holds t ... More >>

Piccolo's Doug Flicker: Chef Chat, part 2

A.J. Olmscheid​Today we return with the second part of our chef chat with Piccolo's Doug Flicker. Piccolo's "'mini-entrees" won the praise of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain when he visited the restaurant for the "Heartland" episode of his Travel Channel show, No Reservations, which aired in July. ... More >>

Piccolo's Doug Flicker: Chef Chat, part 1

A.J. Olmscheid​Doug Flicker, owner of the six-month-old restaurant Piccolo, sounds like a chef you wouldn't expect to see on television. He started working as a cook, he says, "because I didn't want to deal with going out on weekends." He says he's still more comfortable in the kitchen than ch ... More >>

Southwest Journal editor Sarah McKenzie has the scoop on the area's food scene

Hillary KlineSarah McKenzie's chosen reading material​Celebrating 20 years in business isn't just a milestone in the newspaper industry; these days it's almost a miracle. The Southwest Journal newspaper reached that landmark this year, and editor Sarah McKenzie took a break from knocking out t ... More >>

Minneapolis's 5 most jinxed restaurant locations

In honor of Thom Pham's announcement that he'll be opening a new restaurant, Wanderers, at 555 Hennepin Ave.--a space notorious for its quick turnover of restaurant operators--Hot Dish decided to take a look at the Top 5 Jinxed Restaurant Locations. Will Thom Pham have better luck in this downtow ... More >>

Dawn Droulliard of Fabulous Catering: Chef Chat

courtesy of Dawn Drouillard​ Dawn Droulliard, chef and owner of Fabulous Catering, is not your average chef. Formerly a singer in the bands Interstate Judy and That's What You Get, Droulliard has a rocking style that has translated itself into her kitchen.After moving to the Twin Cities in 1991, D ... More >>

Cooks vs. Servers: Wage battle continues

Servers' pay is often double that of chefs

Is sous vide safe?

You just threw out your Nalgenes and now you're eating food cooked in plastic?

Piccolo's small plates enable chef to flex creative muscles

Doug Flicker's new restaurant is pint-size, but not on taste

Gastro Non Grata: Leftover Love

Doug Flicker's new restaurant is pint-size, but not on taste

Gastro Non Grata XIII: Leftover Love

Doug Flicker plus Left Hand Brewing equals a delicious evening!

Sneak Peek: Piccolo

Doug Flicker's tiny eatery packs plenty of punch

Now Open: Piccolo

Years in the making, Doug Flicker's new restaurant Piccolo opens today South Minneapolis.

Top 10: Restaurant Closings of the Decade

Aquavit? Cafe un deux trois? Are you old enough to remember any of these?

Coming Soon: Piccolo

Guess which local chef snapped up the former Agri site? We couldn't be more excited!

New dish on D'Amico Kitchen

Guess which original Cucina chef is coming back to D'Amico Kitchen?

Steven Brown out at Porter & Frye

In the upper 'burbs, Lake House and Flame stand out

Would you drive 40 miles for dinner? Here are some places that might be worth the trip

Mission (Mostly) Accomplished

Acclaimed local chef Doug Flicker has finally rolled out his own menus at Mission American Kitchen

Minneapolis Comeback!

Steven Brown is back! After the '07 Massacre, Minneapolis is regrouping in other ways, too.

Cheap is the New Hot

Got Champagne tastes and a Grain Belt budget? Welcome to the Minneapolis of your dreams.

The Restaurant Bust of 2007: Stay Hungry

What's on the menu board tonight? A heaping platter of regret—and recriminations

Then There Were None

Auriga has closed—and so have Five and Levain. Is Minneapolis over?

Seeing Sous Vide

Why all the taste-making top-tier kitchens in the Twin Cities are suddenly awash in plastic bags

Pucker Power

If life gives you lemons, that's a start. But local chefs cook with a symphony of sour.

The Best Dishes of 2003

A top-10 list for a banner year

A Very Big Year

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

Pantry to the Stars

Spanish cheese as a talent-retention tool?

American Omakase

Spanish cheese as a talent-retention tool?

What's Good for the Goose

Tasting menus near and far, or what I did on my Winter vacation

Navigating the Corn Maze

Tasting menus near and far, or what I did on my Winter vacation

Wahoo in Walleye Land

Tasting menus near and far, or what I did on my Winter vacation

Words Can't Do Auriga Justice

If I told you that Auriga is thoroughly congenial! charming! and very, very nice!, would you read any further?