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June 9, 2011
Rachel's: a first look at the long-awaited NE restaurant
Michelle BruchWhat's behind the Rachel's sign? We'd been waiting for years--what, four of them?--for John Rimarcik to open the East Hennepin restaurant's doors. Finally, this spring, it happened. We were very curious to find out how Rachel's would fit in with other other nearby restaurants. ... More >>
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May 20, 2011
Dayton restaurant now has name, chef, liquor license
Michelle BruchMore news from 200 North 1st St...The Warehouse District restaurant backed by Eric and Andrew Dayton, sons of Gov. Mark Dayton, is making more progress towards its projected summer opening. It now has a name, a chef, and, as of this week, liquor license approval from the City. ... More >>
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April 15, 2011
Rachel's (finally) opens on East Hennepin
Michelle BruchNearly, what, four years in the making? Just when we were starting to thing that Halley's Comet would sooner make an appearance than Rachel's restaurant, the East Hennepin restaurant opened its doors. The sign went up, what, about four years ago, and then...nothing. The space h ... More >>
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April 7, 2011
Saffron's Sameh Wadi: Chef Chat, Part 3
photo by Michelle BruchSameh Wadi and his big red truckToday we wrap up our three-part series with chef Sameh Wadi of Saffron and World Street Kitchen. (If you missed them, read parts 1 and 2 here.) We discuss when the big red truck will be back on the streets, what's keeping him up at night, ... More >>
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March 31, 2011
Dayton sons reveal plans for new Warehouse District restaurant
Michelle BruchThe 1881 building will feature a garden on the roof and a bar in the basement. Bright purple panels are coming off the boarded windows at an old warehouse in downtown Minneapolis. A project to build a new restaurant and bar is now two months into construction. The venture has ... More >>
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December 14, 2010
The Twin Cities' best new food trucks of 2010
Chef Shack paved the way for a crop of new street food vendorsMost of the food carts have been put away for the season--even street food pioneer Chef Shack is skipping Holidazzle this year. But a few brave souls, such as Fork in the Road, have been serving through the snow, and several others ... More >>
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November 18, 2010
Chris Stevens of Blackbird: Chef Chat, part 3
Michelle BruchChef Chris Stevens is back in the kitchen. Blackbird Chef Chris Stevens spends 80-hour work weeks at his restaurant, but there was a time not too long ago when he had real vacation time. In fact, he was perfectly happy working in mosquito control before his partner Gail Moll ... More >>
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November 17, 2010
Chris Stevens of Blackbird: Chef Chat, part 2
Michelle BruchChef Chris Stevens overhauled the old Blackbird menu. Blackbird is back, and we sat down with chef Chris Stevens for an early look at the menu. The restaurant shut down in February after a grease fire destroyed a line of businesses at 50th and Bryant. Blackbird reopened for dinne ... More >>
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November 16, 2010
Chris Stevens of Blackbird: Chef Chat, part 1
Michelle BruchBlackbird Chef Chris Stevens is back in business. After a devastating fire in February burned Blackbird to the ground, the restaurant is back, complete with much of the original menu, almost all the original staff, and even the original moose antlers that were rescued from the ... More >>
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October 6, 2010
Brothers Deli street cart is one of the first to arrive, last to leave this season
Michelle Bruch Brothers Deli is a fixture on the mall. Staff aren't afraid to wait out a little rain. The Brothers Deli street cart has been rained out only a couple of times in nine weeks, so you can count on it to stay outdoors as long as the weather holds out. Brothers Deli is one ... More >>
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September 30, 2010
World Street Kitchen: Better late than never for newest food truck
Michelle BruchWorld Street Kitchen finally opened this fall. The meatball subs at World Street Kitchen are nothing new to friends of chef Sameh Wadi. At Saffron, the downtown restaurant he's operated for the past three-and-a-half years, meatballs are a popular snack for the waitstaff when the ... More >>
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September 15, 2010
Top 5 uses for beer--other than drinking it
A beer bottle bonanza.With this week's feature by Jeremy Zoss on our region's craft-brewing renaissance, we started thinking about all the ways beer makes our lives better. While just drinking it ice cold is the ideal use, we had a few other ideas we wanted to share. Here are our Top 5 uses f ... More >>
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September 14, 2010
Sonny's ice cream cart takes a turn downtown
Michelle BruchLast call for outdoor ice cream.Summer ain't over till it's over in Minnesota, and we have plenty of warm days left to take advantage of the Sonny's Ice Cream stand on Nicollet Mall. Sonny's is one of the new street carts that opened in downtown Minneapolis this year. It's near ... More >>
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August 26, 2010
Sophea Fresh Fruit joins street cart lineup
Michelle BruchReal-fruit smoothies are now selling outside the Central Library.Seafood refugees from Louisiana have come to help launch the Sophea Fresh Fruit stand in downtown Minneapolis. "My grandfather is a fisherman," said Anna Dien, an employee at the family-owned food stand. "They st ... More >>
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August 19, 2010
Cruz'n Cafe rolls into downtown
Michelle BruchCruz'n Cafe is the mall's newest coffee stop. Staff at the Cruz'n Café street cart are working long hours outside Central Library, pouring coffee early in the morning and serving pulled-pork sandwiches at night. You might have seen the food truck, formerly called Mochas to Go ... More >>
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August 6, 2010
Turkey To Go street cart roasts State Fair food all summer
Michelle BruchFrom the fair to the mall: Minnesota-raised turkeys.A State Fair staple is now open for lunch on Nicollet Mall, serving slow-roasted turkey drumsticks and giant turkey sandwiches. You can't miss it--the Turkey To Go truck is in a prime spot at Eighth and Nicollet. (At the Stat ... More >>
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August 5, 2010
SHE Royal food truck brings a taste of Ethiopia to 1st Ave
Michelle BruchThe food truck is across the street from the First Avenue nightclub. "You have never tasted food like this," says Samson Benti, co-owner of the new SHE Royal Deli food truck on First Avenue and North Eighth Street. "We recommend that everyone taste it at least once." Benti's Et ... More >>
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August 4, 2010
Smack Shack sells high-class street food till late
Michelle BruchThe Smack Shack opens for lunch and doesn't close until at least 10 p.m.Ever heard of a lobster smack? It's a one-man sailboat used in the Northeast during the 1800s for commercial lobster fishing, explains Josh Thoma, the chef/restaurateur who, with Tim McKee, brought us La Belle ... More >>
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July 26, 2010
Dandelion Kitchen cooks up farmer fare
Michelle BruchDandelion Kitchen launched at farmers' markets this summerFresh off a yearlong bike expedition from Prague to Bangkok, the owners of Dandelion Kitchen are still on wheels. The Farmers' Market vendor is parking a bright yellow trailer in front of the IDS building on Nicollet Ma ... More >>
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July 26, 2010
Seven Stars brings an independent coffeeshop to Edina
Michelle Bruch Much of the bakery at Seven Stars Coffee House comes from family recipes. The stay-at-home moms that opened Edina's newest coffeehouse don't live far from the shop at Amundson Avenue in Edina. That's a good thing, because they're making bagels from scratch every morning. "I ... More >>
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July 21, 2010
Coffee and Tea stocks a rare cup of joe
Michelle BruchGuatemalan farmers sold directly to Coffee and Tea in a rare shipment. If you're really into coffee, a trip to Coffee and Tea in Linden Hills right now could yield some impressive bragging rights with your fellow aficionados. Some of the Guatemalan coffees at the store are so rare, ... More >>
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July 6, 2010
Rachel's: The restaurant that never opens
Michelle Bruch The owner still expects to open this long-awaited restaurant.Remember when Punch Neapolitan Pizza opened to much fanfare on East Hennepin nearly four years ago? A restaurant called Rachel's was also in the pipeline to open right next door at 222 E. Hennepin. The Rachel's a ... More >>
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July 6, 2010
Fulton Beer and the making of the Lonely Blonde
Michelle Bruch Move over, Miller. The Lonely Blonde is on tap at Kings. There aren't many blonde ales out there on the tap line. The guys at Fulton Beer decided to fix that, and their newest drink, the Lonely Blonde, is named for its rare style. The beer that arrived last month has been a ... More >>
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July 2, 2010
Sebastian Joe's ice cream goes kosher
Michelle Bruch Sebastian Joe's thinks "kosher" could be the new "organic."Starting this month, about 90 percent of Sebastian Joe's ice cream flavors will sport a "K" for kosher. There are separate kosher scoopers, bona fide kosher ingredients, and special kosher production days open to rab ... More >>
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July 1, 2010
Surly beer ice cream at Sebastian Joe's: Here's the scoop
Forget Guinness. Sebastian Joe's is making ice cream out of Surly instead. Don't expect to get a buzz from Surly Bender ice cream. Sebastian Joe's debuted the flavor last spring, and the company cooks off the alcohol right at the start. Co-owner Mike Pellizzer said the flavor has both lover ... More >>
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June 25, 2010
Best of Hot Dish, June 21-25
Don't get iced this weekend...unless, of course, you want to. Here at the Hot Dish it has been nothing but great food, cool drinks, and the brotherhood of man. Here are some of the best stories of the week, in case you missed them. ~Rob Barrett show us how to make cherry pie that is perfect ... More >>
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June 23, 2010
Joe's Garage could bring in bands
Michelle BruchJoe's Garage wants to offer music with a view. What will the neighbors think? Joe's Garage wants to give you one more reason to snag a seat outside: How about live music on the roof? Owner Joe Kaplan says it's hard to cram indoor shows into the bar area, which can only fit abo ... More >>

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