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This cozy neighborhood bistro offers local and seasonal ingredients in a straightforward yet refreshingly elegant fashion.
February 2011
by Beth Dooley
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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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In an industry where Asian chain restaurants are
synonymous with
inauthentic dumbed-down fare, Big Bowl offers a safe entry point
into
the fabulous world of Asian cuisine.
October 2006
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Pazzaluna, for years one of the most popular restaurants in St. Paul, may finally be able to join the ranks of the critically acclaimed ones as well, thanks to the recent arrival of Italian master chef Rino Baglio.
September 2006
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The 600-seat (1,000 with banquet room) Chinese restaurant was built to satisfy the ever-expanding Chinese and Asian communities’ demand for wedding and holiday banquet services—and the crowd reflects it.
September 2006
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Mpls.St.Paul Magazine and mspmag.com dining
editors Adam Platt, Stephanie March, Beth Dooley, Andrew Zimmern, and Peter
Lilienthal revisit Twin Cities dining digs to give a fresh look at restaurants that aren't so new, and write up-to-date restaurant reviews. Why? Because sometimes the oldies
really are the goodies. And sometimes not.
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View conforms to the mold of predictable dining at just about any bar-restaurant these days.
August 2006
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The informal service and “aw shucks” hospitality seem to say “you betcha!” But the prices and sophisticated fare achingly put Margaux into the category of ambitious Euro café.
August 2006
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The concept here is simple—steak house style plus a steak house menu, but with more choices in the seafood department.
August 2006
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