The
third annual Art Perchance, presented by Friends of the Institute, turned the
new Target Wing at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts into a carnival on Friday,
September 15.
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.
We’re
headed down a more polished path these days. Luxe finishes are
popping up in
home décor, and the luster of lacquer,
high-gloss enamel,
waxed leather, even
vinyl and Lucite, are
catching our eye.
Receiving
Heidi Klum’s auf weidersehen on Bravo’s hit TV show Project Runway may be just
what Minneapolis’s Katherine Gerdes needed to jump-start her career.
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.
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.
To keep up with this fall’s fashions in footwear, we got expert advice from Jay Alexander, creative director and buyer for Pumpz & Co., one of the area’s best shoe stores.
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.
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