Jeremy Iggers We stopped in last night at Musashi, the new Japanese restaurant in the former Olive Garden space at 6th and Hennepin, downtown, and took a seat at the sushi bar. When I asked for omakase, the sushi chef who greeted us gave me a puzzled look. "Teppanyaki?," he asked – or something that sounded like … Read more
Remember Cue at the Guthrie? The press release from the Guthrie Theater touting a January three-course prix fixe menu for $29.95 took me by surprise. This isn’t just a prix-theater early bird special – it’s available any time, and includes a free self-guided iPod tour of the theater and complimentary glass of wine or cup … Read more
I had a lovely dinner last night at the Grand Café: cauliflower soup with a fig gastrique; pan-seared scallops with porcini-potato pave, and lean slices of medium rare bison (buffalo) top sirloin with lentils, bathed in a fig and port wine demi-glace. Then this morning, I happened to see the full-page ad in the New … Read more
I don’t do ten best lists, but looking back over the last year, I can recall some memorable dining experiences. For now, at least, I am going to limit myself to the new places – the list will just get too long if I try to work in more than just a mention of old … Read more
I was going to tell you about my most memorable dining experiences of this past year, but that will have to wait until tomorrow. There is more pressing business at hand: Andrew Zimmern’s recent blog post. I have only met Andrew – who writes about restaurants for Mpls-St.Paul magazine – a couple of times, but … Read more
Still haven’t decided where to go for New Years Eve? Besides the usual suspects, and the places I wrote about last week in Part I the options range from free champagne and hors d’oeuvres at midnight at the new Driftwood Char Bar, three- and five-course options at First Course, and a seven-course gastronomic blowout at … Read more
If you really wanted to hide a sophisticated little wine bar where nobody would find it, where would you put it? Eden Prairie? Hilltop? How about, in the back room The Newsroom on the Nicollet Mall? You could easily walk into The Newsroom., a high-decibel newspaper-themed restaurant plastered with newspaper headlines and packed with video … Read more
Monday night is cheap date night at the Bryant Lake Bowl – two soups or salads, two entrees, a bottle of wine, and two lines of bowling for $28. And since New Years Eve happens to fall on a Monday, they are offering a Not So Cheap Date Night – the same deal for $32, … Read more
It’s winter. You’re cold, you’re broke, and you spent the entire month of December eating too much. You made a few New Year’s resolutions, and you want to keep them. You don’t need a bunch of fine dining recommendations. You need soup: warm, filling, and cheap, it’s the perfect antidote to cold, fat, and broke. … Read more
So, the first thing Carol says when we are seated at our table at Cave Vin, is, "why would anybody want to eat at Salut, when they could dine here?" Of course, this was before we had ordered any food, so it was based entirely on appearances, but it seemed like a good question. Cave … Read more