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  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    The Munchies food awards include several local nominees

    The recipe-swap, dinner-inspiration, and food-porn website Tablespoon, recently announced nominees for the Munchies, their first ever People's Choice-style food and restaurant awards. They're  judged by an expert panel that includes hometown star Andrew Zimmern, and the nominees include well-kn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2012

    Pizzeria Lola's Ann Kim shines on 'Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives' [VIDEO]

    In case you missed it, Minneapolis's own Pizzeria Lola was featured on an episode of the Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives last night. Host Guy Fieri paid a visit to the south Minneapolis pizzeria along with local food celebrity Andrew Zimmern to get a peek at the kitchen and chef Ann Kim' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2012

    Pizzeria Lola to be featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives tonight

    Fans of Pizzeria Lola (City Pages' top-ranked Twin Cities pizza joint) can tune in to the Food Network tonight at 9 p.m. Central time to catch the acclaimed restaurant on an episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. The episode, called "Triple D All-Stars," follows host Guy Fieri to Georgetown, Texas ... More >>

  • Restaurants

    February 1, 2012

    Zamboni's Pizza catering to the Xcel crowd

    A more straightforward approach to pizza

  • Calendar

    January 11, 2012

    Fire and Ice

    A more straightforward approach to pizza

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Top 10 pizzerias in the Twin Cities

    Eat your heart out, Dominos​The Twin Cities is bursting with killer pizza. Some of the pizzerias on our Top 10 list are cultural institutions that staked out their place in the pizza hall of fame years ago. Others are newcomers, bursting onto the Twin Cities dining scene with all the fury of a ... More >>

  • Restaurants

    December 14, 2011

    Element Wood Fire Pizza opens in northeast Minneapolis

    Gourmet pizza is crowded territory around here

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2011

    Mesa Pizza coming to Uptown this fall

    The popular Dinkytown shop expands to Uptown.​Mesa Pizza is opening a third location in Uptown, in the former home of the Ivy clothing shop at 1440 W. Lake Street, reports the Southwest Journal. The business recently leased the space and hopes to have the pizzeria open by October.

  • Restaurants

    June 15, 2011

    Marine on St. Croix destination dining

    Brookside Bar & Grill, Olive's, and other must-visit places

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    A to Z's farm-raised pizza lures urbanites to the country

    ​Who in their right mind would drive 90 miles for a pizza? The expense! The time! The carbon emissions! There's probably a pizza joint two blocks from your house! And yet, right-minded people seem willing to drive to Stockholm, Wisconsin, from all over the Midwest, just to have a pizza at A to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2011

    Did Red's Savoy Pizza "joke" go too far?

    Red posts a joke more offensive than sauerkraut pizza.​If you enter the front door at Red's Savoy Pizza on E. Seventh Street in St. Paul, it can take several moments for your eyes to adjust to the dim, windowless, blue-collar pizzeria, which is known for its gruff schtick--a sign warns that th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2011

    Domino's burglar leaves trail of sauce, sausage, and chips

    To find the crook? Just follow the sauce. ​California police found themselves following a trail of pizza sauce, sausage, and potato chips from the site of a break-in at a Domino's pizza straight to their prime suspect. And we thought leaving your cell phone charging at the house you robbed was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    Do you go for dining deals?

    Punch Neapolitan PizzaIs this a deal or a deal breaker?​Earlier this month, Punch Neapolitan Pizza posted on its Facebook page, Your ideas needed. We have gotten feedback that big promos make it hard for 'regulars' with long lines. What would be nice, fun smaller scale deals to try out [?] P ... More >>

  • Restaurants

    February 9, 2011

    Mozza Mia Pizzeria gets fresh

    Gourmet pizza for mozzarella lovers

  • Restaurants

    January 12, 2011

    Pizzeria Lola serves up a slice of class in south Minneapolis

    Pizza joint opens in former Xerxes Market space

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    Pizzeria Lola opening this month in South Minneapolis

    Pizzeria Lola aspires to be "a neighborhood institution that fosters joy, beauty and friendship"​The corner of 56th Street and Xerxes Avenue in Southwest Minneapolis is about to get tastier. Ann Kim, an actor turned restaurateur, and her business partner Conrad Leifur are set to open Pizzeria ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2010

    Punch Pizza's big cheese, John Puckett, on the secrets of his success

    Punch Pizza​John Puckett recoiled when I referred to him as the most prolific restaurateur in the Twin Cities, "Let's hope not." But the founder of Caribou coffee and partner in Punch Pizza can claim a hand in opening over 400 stores, easily eclipsing Famous Dave and his BBQ joints at 175. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2010

    Cossetta will change--and stay the same--in big St. Paul expansion

    Renovations will bring a pastry shop, gelateria, menu changes, and more to St. Paul's beloved market and pizzeria​St. Paul recently announced that one of its oldest and most storied restaurants, Cossetta Italian Market & Pizzeria, will receive $2 million in loans from the city for a renovation ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2010

    Swede Hollow Cafe's new chef plans more local fare

    Andrew Ciscel via Flickr.com​ St. Paul's Swede Hollow Café, best known for its cinnamon rolls and verdant patio, has a new man in the kitchen. Ali Koroglu, most recently the sous chef at Café Barbette in Minneapolis, took over the one-burner kitchen at Swede Hollow earlier this summer. He h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    Shakey's pizza returning to Minnesota

    www.shakeys.comShakeys stages a comeback and will reopen in Minnesota next summer.​After nearly a decade-long absence, a pizza chain that once operated 16 locations in the state will return to Minnesota, with five new restaurants slated to open in the metro area. The franchise was launched b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2010

    Broders vs. Cossetta in a pizza pie fight

    Lisa Gulya​For the quick lunch crowd, this week's food fight takes on pizza by the slice. Read on to find out whether Broders' or Cosetta won us over, in a competition where the only thing greasing the judge's palms was the pepperoni.

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    Streetzza fire truck starts fires, puts out pizza

    Monica WrightEatcha some Streetzza pizza​Seeing a fire rage on the back of a fire truck seems wrong...until a delicious pizza emerges from the flames. Nate Lane, owner of Minneapolis-based Thyme to Entertain catering, stumbled on a Craigslist ad for a 1972 East Bethel fire truck last year, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2010

    Mozza Mia: Coming Soon

    ​The Business Journal reports that Parasole has some big growth plans in store. The restaurant group's estimated 2009 revenue is about $60 million, and management has set a goal to grow to a point where they're making $100-$150 million in annual sales by adding multiple locations of existing c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2010

    Cooqi: RIP

    ​Remember when gluten-free bakeries were cropping up like dandelions a couple of years ago? Mpls/St.Paul mag reports that the owner of Cooqi, on Marshall Avenue in St. Paul, has given up the shop to focus on baking mixes. Minneapolis's gluten-free bakery, Madwoman foods on Nicollet, remains op ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    Lola's: Coming Soon

    ​ The Southwest Journal reports that the old Xerxes Market space (btw, how many decades had that space been a convenience store?) at 5555 Xerxes Ave. S. will become a pizzeria called Lola's. Don't confuse it with Lola's Lakehouse in Waconia: the owners plan to create a spot that's a mix betwee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2010

    Pizza Nea offers free 'za

    ​The battle for best Neapolitan-style pizza in the Twin Cities rages on. If Punch Pizza can put out a bunch of awesome free pizza coupons, so can Pizza Nea: To encourage diners to try their Spring Pizza, Nea is offering a two-for-one special through May 15, so print this coupon and enjoy! The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2009

    Now Open: Stadium Pizza and Diner

    Expect to see more new restaurants--like this one--open up near the new Twins stadium.

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    Punch Pizza's gift that keeps on giving...

    Punch offers gift certificates that give to the giver, too.

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2009

    Now open: HomeMade Pizza Company

    HomeMade Pizza Co. in Calhoun Commons is giving away free pizza and other treats for its grand opening today.

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2009

    Coming soon: HomeMade Pizza Co. - Calhoun Commons

    They make it, you take it and bake it. HomeMade Pizza Co. is coming to Calhoun Commons.

  • Restaurants

    November 12, 2008

    At Black Sheep, the Pizza Crust Can't Be Topped

    They make it, you take it and bake it. HomeMade Pizza Co. is coming to Calhoun Commons.

  • Restaurants

    August 27, 2008

    Pie-Eating Contest

    Who makes a better pizza—Solos or Latuff's?

  • Restaurants

    December 6, 2006

    Fast, Cheap, Great

    Is there anyplace to get a great, cheap meal in this town anymore? Boy howdy, is there—here are six

  • Restaurants

    July 21, 2004

    Space Cadets

    A new Lyn-Lake pizza joint combines do-gooding, fun, and pizza to charming effect

  • Restaurants

    November 12, 2003

    Punch Drunk Love

    The Twin Cities' original neapolitan pizza purveyor is almost as hard to top as one of its top-flight pies

  • Restaurants

    August 1, 2001

    Details, Details

    What the Tuscan kitchen at Arezzo really specializes in is botching the details

  • Restaurants

    February 14, 2001

    Ode to a Stinking Rose

    What the Tuscan kitchen at Arezzo really specializes in is botching the details

  • Restaurants

    January 14, 1998

    Minneapolis's Prized Patrons of Pizza

    What the Tuscan kitchen at Arezzo really specializes in is botching the details

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