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Lucia Watson

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2012

    Lucia's lends local flavor to our list of $12 or less

    To kick off 2012, we're highlighting 12 of the best dishes under $12 in the Twin Cities. Scroll down to view the complete list. Lucia Watson is in very good company. As a champion for local food and farmers, Watson is often compared to Alice Waters--the iconic owner of Chez Panisse and a leading ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2011

    5 great books for Minnesota foodies

    ​What else is there for your foodie friends to do in the winter other than read, eat food, and read about food? Probably not much. Food books, therefore, are the perfect gift. Here's our selection of the best in local food books--available at independent book stores citywide. Minnesota Lunch: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2011

    Zimmern, local chefs talk sustainability at James Beard Foundation salon

    Mitchell Davis and Ashley Kosiak from JBF​Thursday morning, a small but impressive group including Andrew Zimmern, Lenny Russo, Lucia Watson, Tracy Singleton, and Erick Harcey, as well as representatives from several nonprofits, a cookbook author, and a few other notables, gathered at Restaurant A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2011

    Burger geeks and Celtic freaks will delight this week in food

    Seduced by Burger Jones​Start the week as a "burger geek" at Burger Jones and end it awash in Irish brews at St. Paul's annual Irish Fest. What's not to like? 8/8 Start your week with the aptly named Burger and Beer Dinner for Beer Geeks at Burger Jones. A flight of Brooklyn Brewery Summer A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2011

    The Northern Heartland Kitchen cookbook: Win a copy!

    Comment to win this book!​Local author Beth Dooley, who-co authored Savoring the Seasons of the Northern Heartland with chef Lucia Watson, has a new cookbook coming out this fall. Her Northern Heartland Kitchen, which builds on the content in the previous book, aims to be a comprehensive guide ... More >>

  • Restaurants

    May 11, 2011

    Tilia in Linden Hills feels like it's been around forever

    Steven Brown's comeback rings out loud and clear

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2011

    Youth Farm and Market Project recruits top chefs for fundraising dinner

    Sleep in Lucia Watson's bed, for a good cause! ​The Youth Farm and Market Project has been going 16 years strong, giving more than 500 youth ages 9 to18 hands-on training in urban agriculture--planting, growing, and selling food--in the Lyndale and Powderhorn neighborhoods in Minneapolis and t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2011

    Lunch at Lucia's honors the gastronomic French meal

    The home of the gastronomic meal.​UNESCO, in all its wisdom, added the gastronomic meal of the French to its list of intangible world heritage back in November, along with Croatian gingerbread, a Peruvian scissor dance, and the hopping procession of Echternach from Luxembourg. In all, 46 new eleme ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2010

    Healthy Food Summit with Mark Bittman

    andrew brussoAlluring green and crunchy bits​Mom wasn't kidding when she told you to eat those veggies.  Distressing statistics about the American diet seem inescapable these days.  Turns out the burger 'n' fries way of life is harming not only our families but the planet.  The Univ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2010

    Minnesota Cooks brings something rare to the fair--gourmet cooking

    Photo: Crystal GrobeLocal chefs cooking today at the fair.​At the Minnesota State Fair we all make mistakes. With temptations on every corner, before you know it you've run out of money and inhaled a week's worth of calories. But there is one place to find gourmet, healthy cooking: Minnesota Cooks ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2010

    Beth Dooley's pan roasted radishes: celebrity dish

    ​Beth Dooley is a food lovin' gal about town. The author of several cookbooks, including Savoring the Seasons of the Northern Heartland --co-written with restaurateur Lucia Watson--her mastery of cooking with the freshest local ingredients, as well as her warm and rich writing style, are highlight ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2009
  • Restaurants

    August 27, 2008

    Dining with RNC delegates

    "Mr. Speaker, the great state of Texas wants to know, where's a good place to eat around here?"

  • Restaurants

    November 23, 2005

    Triumph in the Heartland

    Fine-dining northern lights open affordable annexes

  • Restaurants

    January 12, 2005

    The Best Restaurants of 2004

    Sweet compliments all around, except for one big spoonful of medicine to make the sugar go down

  • Restaurants

    April 21, 2004

    Burger Meisters

    Of undeterrable German shepherds and buttered bison

  • Restaurants

    March 24, 2004

    Widening the Wine Aisle

    A reader worries that the sale of wine in grocery stores will kill funky Mom-'n'-Pop shops, but Dara disagrees

  • Restaurants

    March 6, 2002

    What's Good for the Goose

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

  • Restaurants

    July 25, 2001

    Small Businesspeople

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

  • Restaurants

    July 11, 2001

    A Tale of Two Markets

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

  • Restaurants

    October 25, 2000

    The Whole World in Their Hands

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

  • News

    August 16, 2000

    Let the Good Thymes Roll

    Dog day afternoons: Teeny handbags, lutefisk jokes, and the virtues of loose tea

  • Restaurants

    September 8, 1999

    The Price Is Right

    Dog day afternoons: Teeny handbags, lutefisk jokes, and the virtues of loose tea

  • Restaurants

    March 18, 1998

    Wahoo in Walleye Land

    Dog day afternoons: Teeny handbags, lutefisk jokes, and the virtues of loose tea

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