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If you enjoy lovingly prepared and
smartly plated food, Saffron is
definitely worth your patronage.
June 2007
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Triä welcomes chef Shelaigh Connolly, and her American comfort foods are the perfect fit.
June 2007
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Little Szechuan is one of the handful of honest and
authentic Chinese dining experiences citywide.
May 2007
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The
most unexpected discovery about Café BonXai is the melting-pot
crowd of locals that absolutely packs it just about every evening.
May 2007
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Hoa Bien
reopened after receiving the Mai Village treatment, transformed from a
humble little University
Avenue soup house into a high-style restaurant.
May 2007
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Gusto Cafe & Wine Bar is comfortable and contemporary and deserves higher visibility on the western suburbs' radar.
April 2007
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If you're ready to get religious, restaurateur Tom Pham has a pew for you at
Temple, his stylish, sexy, food-forward newcomer. Peter Lilienthal takes its measure.
March 2007
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Credit
Russo and Hoehn for sticking to their guns since opening the fifty-seat
restaurant in 2002, offering a daily reflection of the best of the region’s available edibles, most from
family farms and grown or raised sustainably.
March 2007
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Wooden floors, oversized framed windows, and golden hues
all contribute
to the homey and accessible vibe that makes it easy to envision
Il Vesco Vino as
an everyday eatery.
February 2007
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Tryg
Truelson, owner of Tryg's restaurant on the edge of Lake Calhoun, looks for a chef.
February 2007
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When the staff becomes more comfortable with the complex service playbook, the
experience of dining here will be second to none.
January 2007
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Personally, I love the place. Asian fusion is my kind of food, and there is an
abundance of great dishes I soon will rush back to have again.
January 2007
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The
Marquette Hotel has remade Basil’s, its atrium aerie, with a real plan for
turning this ordinary and glum eatery into a relevant and resonant dining spot.
January 2007
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NalaPak serves the most fully flavored and varied menu of regional Indian
vegetarian and vegan cuisine in the Twin Cities.
December 2006
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Restaurants such as Stone’s, and its trompe l’oeil generation, seem to forget
that restaurants eventually need a real chef in the kitchen.
December 2006
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The
candle lighting in the evening may be too dark for some, but with wood floors
and a creamy tin ceiling, Grand Café is one of the more romantic spots around.
November 2006
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This
former site of the pioneering Sherlock’s Home is now a suburban supper
club.
November 2006
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The lounge at La Belle Vie
offers the same great food, plus a thrilling bar menu that
doesn’t make you feel
like you’re missing anything by snacking instead
of
dining.
November 2006
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The
most complete aspect of Cue’s offerings might be the desserts of
Carrie Summer,
a veteran of New York’s Morimoto and Jo Jo. This
national talent is executing at
a ridiculously high level right out of
the gate, and her dessert menu deserves a
standing ovation.
October 2006
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Spoonriver is the second restaurant currently
owned by local chef and
cookbook author Brenda Langton, whose
vegetarian-oriented Cafe Brenda
has been a Warehouse District landmark for more
than twenty years.
October 2006
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