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April 9, 2013The new tapas restaurant packs a lot of flavor into small plates
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March 6, 2013There's an expanded menu at the new restaurant, but Smack Shack's lobster is still the main event
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February 26, 2013It's a little outside the downtown, Eat Street, and Lowertown haunts where we usually find ourselves out for dinner, but Acqua in White Bear Lake has gained a well-deserved following over the four short years it's been open, boasting chef fans like Susan Dunlop of Joan's in the Park. Inspired by its ... More >>
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January 23, 2013New Japanese fusion restaurant borrows from a few too many influences, but does traditional favorites well
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October 12, 2012Last night the Minnesota Zoo hosted its second annual Fish Bites; an event focused on raising awareness around the issue of sustainable seafood. Over 150 people showed up to the event, which featured nine of the Twin Cities' top chefs. Each chef prepared a dish using sustainable seafood, allowing gu ... More >>
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June 27, 2012Summer is upon us and with it the inexplicable desire to eat outside in the hot sun, preferably using only our hands. Summer is conducive to many a hand-held culinary experience in Minnesota: ice cream cones, hot dogs, and just about anything you can get your greasy hands on from a food truck or the ... More >>
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February 28, 2012The competition was fierce and the seafood sustainable at Monday night's Seafood Throwdown, which pitted the top two seafood chefs in town for a battle royale of the bivalves. Chef Robert Wohfeil of Oceanaire and chef Jamie Malone of Sea Change went head to head with a basket full of secret ingre ... More >>
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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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January 25, 2012Stylish setting with intermittently tasty food
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February 23, 2011Lu LippoldOver 50 kinds of fish are for sale at Coastal SeafoodsThe life of a chef is very glamorous. It must be so, or there wouldn't be 10 gazillion TV shows on the subject. Coastal Seafoods' general manager, Tim Lauer, had been a chef for years, living the high life, when he was mysterious ... More >>
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August 23, 2010Photo: Crystal GrobeIce cold margaritas await at Rojo.Hot on the heels of their Sauce Pizza and Wine opening, restaurateurs Michael McDermott and Jason Merritt are opening Rojo Mexican Grill today in the West End. When your dad is the founder of Chi Chi's, like Michael McDermott's is, expec ... More >>
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August 2, 2010
It's August--time for catfish
In honor of National Catfish Month, here's a fabulous recipe from New Orleans, where they know a thing or two about cooking catfish. It's a dish made famous at the beloved Upperline Restaurant.
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July 28, 2010Morey's of MotleyFresh seafood in Minnesota has always been an oxymoron of sorts. For the state farthest from both oceans, how is that possible? To people driving through Motley on their way to Brainerd, this must have seemed even more of a reach--fresh seafood in Motley? But a quick stop at ... More >>
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July 9, 2010The catfish po' boy is No. 1 at Sea SaltWhen you go out to eat, do you ever stare at the menu for minutes on end, waffling over what to order? Do you ever wonder if the restaurant's regulars know something you don't? Here's a handy guide to what customers order most at some of the Twin Cities ... More >>
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June 3, 2010One is Japanese and the other favors a "total meal concept"
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May 14, 2010flickr/yummyporkyHead-to-tail dining now includes eating fish spine. Tasting Table rounds up a list of New York restaurants that are serving up fried fish bones, described as tasting "crunchy and delicate as potato chips." Sushi restaurants in Japan have been in the habit of serving leftover ... More >>
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February 18, 2010Missed the actual day but still want to celebrate the Year of the Tiger? Here's our Top 5 suggestions.
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January 14, 2010Our favorite slap-shot: a big 'ol puck of seaside succulence.
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November 2, 2009Seafood comes to the southern suburbs...
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October 7, 2009Award-winning chef presents creative dining options at the "theatery"
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September 23, 2009Both restaurants offer distinct takes on sophistication
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July 23, 2009Finer dining comes to the northern 'burbs.
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July 21, 2009Tim McKee's new restaurant in the old Cue space at the Guthrie features sustainable seafood.
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February 11, 2009Valentine's weekend may be your best chance to eat oysters for years to come
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July 5, 2006Sea Salt, the new-ish restaurant in the Minnehaha Park Pavilion, serves fresh fish, unbelievably priced
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May 24, 2006New Azia annex Anemoni adds a little more style to Minneapolis's Asian restaurant nightlife
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August 24, 2005Stella's Fish Café turns a notoriously popular location into fishy, family-friendly gold
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August 4, 2004NorthCoast, the first of two planned California-accented restaurants, debuts swimmingly
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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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February 19, 2003New Caribbean joint has James Bond feel, with spice
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November 28, 2001A St. Paul Newcomer Raises the Sushi Bar
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