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March 25, 2013Believe it or not, Twin Cities, spring is coming! And as it does, an increasing number of our citizens find themselves drawn to the riverfront to watch the progress. They want to see if the geese are back, if the ice is melting, and just how loud the falls are roaring. The only thing that makes spri ... More >>
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February 28, 2013The most lauded restaurant in Minnesota is turning 15 years old this year. In honor of the event, La Belle Vie's James Beard Award-winning chef Tim McKee is hosting a party on Sunday, March 24. A collection of chefs who have passed through the kitchen in both its current and the original Stillwater ... More >>
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February 6, 2013Seven suggestions for a romantic date night in the Twin Cities under $50
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September 26, 2012La Belle Vie, the stalwart of fine dining, the creme de la creme of the local restaurant universe (Best Service, Best Chef, Best Restaurant, Best Martini to name a few accolades), and the first local restaurant to be recognized with a James Beard Award, will be undergoing some surprising changes.
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February 17, 2012Yael GrauerMoules Frites are a new addition to Sea Change's lunch menu.Sea Change made some additions to its lunch menu recently, and we headed over to take a look.
The changes add a bit of variety to a previously sparse lunch menu and provide more options to those looking for a more relaxed, si ... More >>
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February 10, 2011Share the love with your Valentine this year.With Valentine's Day just around the corner, the stress of trying to impress your one-and-only may be making you wish for Cupid to hit the road this year. But don't fret. The calendar has done you a favor this year: With Valentine's Day falling on M ... More >>
Restaurants
December 29, 2010Piccolo, Travail, and more
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December 28, 2010Where will you ring in the New Year? Made your New Year's Eve plans yet, or are you procrastinating? If you caught yesterday's Week in Food post, you already heard about a couple of options: Tour de Farm hosts its final meal of 2010 in a heated, hundred-year-old barn at Star Thrower Farm in G ... More >>
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August 24, 2010Pioneers in craft brewing.Tonight, The Happy Gnome welcomes Doug Odell, from Odell Brewery in Fort Collins, Co., who will be on hand to answer questions, and try a choice new brew-- 420 IPA --made with the help of Minnesota distributors, and named for the 400 pounds of malt and 20 pounds of ... More >>
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July 21, 2010
courtesy of Burke Forster
Cooking to the Reggae beat.Burke Forster, head chef at Cafe Maude, has a culinary history rooted in a legendary Minneapolis brunch spot, "My first job was at Poulet on 26th and Lyndale [the space that is now Common Roots], my aunt owned the restaurant, and I was a ... More >>
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June 17, 2010Haven't had a chance to pop into the long-awaited new restaurant? No worries, as we take you by the hand and lead you through the Depot, First Avenue's new restaurant and bar. With an open, airy feel, the Depot offers a swell microbrew selection and tasty sandwiches and salads. An ideal spot to h ... More >>
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January 26, 2010Okay, people, get your dialing fingers ready: It's time to make your Feb 14 reservation.
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October 22, 2009Zagat's 2010 America's Top Restaurants Survey sorta tells us what we already know.
Restaurants
October 14, 2009Famed chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten is replaced at the Chambers—now what?
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August 16, 2009Not sure what brew to serve with burritos? GreatBrewers.com is here to help.
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April 22, 2009Blogs
March 20, 2009The owners of Woodbury's American Burger Emporium have opened a burger joint in downtown St. Paul.
Restaurants
August 27, 2008"Mr. Speaker, the great state of Texas wants to know, where's a good place to eat around here?"
Restaurants
January 30, 2008Dara departs, and leaves a memoir in her wake
Restaurants
January 23, 2008It has only 40 seats, but Heidi's is interesting enough for a lifetime
Restaurants
November 21, 2007Saffron, the most buzzed-about Middle Eastern restaurant in the history of Minnesota, offers unique pleasures if you know how to order
Restaurants
November 7, 2007Acclaimed local chef Doug Flicker has finally rolled out his own menus at Mission American Kitchen
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September 5, 2007New Nuevo Latino Restaurant Café Ena Is Occasionally Delightful, Occasionally Sloppy—So Ask Yourself, Do You Feel Lucky?
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August 22, 2007Summer Road Work? Rotting Bridges? Maybe It's Time to Eat Closer to Home. Maybe a Place Like Café Levain.
Restaurants
May 16, 2007Café 44, the new restaurant attached to the France 44 Liquor Store, has the biggest, cheapest wine selection in the history of the Upper Midwest
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February 28, 2007Temple, Minneapolis's newest high-style fine-dining restaurant, is sexy to the max
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February 14, 2007St. Paul's newest Italian spot dishes many delights, and a few disasters, so do you grade it on a curve?
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October 18, 2006Is ordering wine in restaurants making you crazy? Dear Dara prescribes anti-psychotics.
Restaurants
June 14, 2006Minneapolis's restaurant scene is reborn—again!—This time with big money and farm-positive ideals.
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March 22, 2006La Belle Vie is back: Momentous, stately, and the best restaurant in the history of Minneapolis
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December 14, 2005Stewart Woodman's long-awaited solo venture is stylish, costly, and absolutely unique
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October 12, 2005Want to taste your way through another country? Local restaurants are a good first stop
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July 20, 2005A trifecta of impending restaurant openings, and one departure
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January 12, 2005Sweet compliments all around, except for one big spoonful of medicine to make the sugar go down
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October 13, 2004St. Paul's newest fine dining restaurant, a rebours, blends the art of bakery on Grand with a finesse all its own
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September 1, 2004A new south Minneapolis Café redefines neighborhood dining
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July 14, 2004One more reason to toast: Half-price wine nights have caught on all over the Twin Cities
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June 23, 2004Mission American Kitchen gives the people what they want, from upscale potato chips to ribs and root beer floats
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October 22, 2003Dear Dara explains why you can't always get what you want
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June 25, 2003A long-awaited mom-and-pop shop redefines Minnesota highbrow
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March 26, 2003Restaurants
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May 8, 2002Two splashy restaurants revisited
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April 24, 2002Bobino impresses most of the people most of the time
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April 17, 2002Restaurants
March 6, 2002Tasting menus near and far, or what I did on my Winter vacation
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December 5, 2001Why Aren't More Wine Lovers Brown-Bagging It?
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November 7, 2001A Restaurant and Wine Critic Debunks Her Own Mystique
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August 1, 2001What the Tuscan kitchen at Arezzo really specializes in is botching the details
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