Our recent trip to Minneapolis included a wonderful dining experience at Heyday, led by Chef Jim Christiansen. The setting was intimate, with tables nestled in right next to the open kitchen, and the menu was inventive (the company was excellent as well, but you'll have to supply your own on that front). We elected to [...]
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You say Porchetta, I say Porketta…Let’s Have a Sandwich
Across the regional cuisines of the Americas are dishes which reflect both a point of origin and the place of creation. The unique hybrid of Japanese approaches with Peruvian ingredients as showcased by Nobu in New York is one of the more surprising combinations, and demonstrates this interplay of "point of origin" with "place of creation". Many hallmark dishes [...]
New Restaurant Added – Heartland, Minneapolis, MN
The recently published list of 38 "essential" restaurants selected by Bill Addison at Eater featured Heartland, located near the Farmers' Market in St. Paul, MN. Chef Lenny Russo has been recognized with a nomination for Best Chef in the Midwest by the James Beard Foundation in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014. Addison captures the experience [...]
Mini-Micro Brews, or the Return of Tavern Beer
The craft beer revolution keeps getting smaller...and stronger. As the demand for great craft brews continues to grow, mini-micro breweries are popping up all over the Great Lakes region. And as with so many innovations, nothing in this process is that new at all. Massive, global breweries have been a fixture in so many of [...]
New Restaurant Added – The Sample Room
We're happy to add another Minneapolis, MN entry to our Restaurants list - The Sample Room with chef Geoff Hausmann at the helm (hat tip to contributor Tom Kuckhahn). Chef Hausmann partners with a number of local farms and operates a scratch kitchen. There are also ties to the local brewing tradition, including the convenience [...]
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