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Café Lurçat is the best combination of upscale trappings, fine service, and accessible food in the Twin Cities.
August 2008
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NorthCoast's Ryan Aberle has been doing some very ambitious cooking in Wayzata, offering elaborate tasting menus.
July 28, 2008
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Looking for those tasty childhood memories, like cheesy tomato sauce that evokes Spaghetti O’s? Look no further than Longfellow Grill, a welcoming neighborhood restaurant.
July 22, 2008
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Jax Café offers a unique dining experience and decadent delights, along with retro
touches and trappings of an era when hospitality seemed more genuine.
July 21, 2008
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With food and service that often exceeds expectations, Hazellwood Grill, now a couple years old, has grown into one of, if not the
best, dining options around Lake Minnetonka.
July 14, 2008
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Though the light mascarpone cheesecake is pleasing, it is clear that the Mall of America still is not a safe place for foodies.
May 15, 2008
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Woe be it to the soul who is trying to eat “lite” here, but for all the rest of
us, Psycho Suzi’s is a hometown hoot whether you arrive on a hog or a walker.
May 15, 2008
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It appears a lot of thought and attention goes into Muffuletta's specials,
but the rest of the menu needs some tweaking and a bit more care.
April 24, 2008
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Juan Juarez Garcia, an Italian-trained Mexican chef, has opened La Chaya Bistro
in South Minneapolis. This former KFC
has been upscaled with natural colors, warm woods and sophisticated artwork.
April 22, 2008
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The tiny slip of a Japanese restaurant sits quietly just off the main drag and,
as the name suggests, acts as an oasis in a bustling neighborhood.
April 17, 2008
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When dining at Crave in the Galleria, what comes to mind is
those neighborhood coffee shops from the 1960s and 1970s with big menus, casual just-past-diner atmosphere, fast service, and
modest prices.
April 8, 2008
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Strip mall dining may not be fine dining, but the soul of Istanbul makes it a
worthy find.
April 1, 2008
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Kozy’s is improved, its menu seems broader, the prices, while still top-drawer,
are a decent value as ingredient quality is good and cooking careful.
March 20, 2008
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Tryg's has made a go of it without a signature name in the kitchen, focusing on
its popular bar, live music, and a big menu of less ambitious American bistro
fare. If Tryg’s is not thriving, it’s certainly surviving.
March 20, 2008
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The new Cafe Levain has very nice food and room to grow, but having visited the old Restaurant Levain, you can’t sit in this incarnation without missing the old days terribly.
October 2007
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The philosophy birthed by chef Jordan Smith still remains: simple, slightly witty compositions of good food, prepared without fuss.
September 2007
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Andrew Zimmern revisits W.A. Frost after chef Leonard Anderson takes over the kitchen.
August 2007
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Chef Stephen Trojahn has replaced the celebrated Seth Bixby Daugherty at Cosmos, and the restaurant hasn’t missed a beat.
July 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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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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