According to my buddy Brian, the Southeast Asian food maven the great Va Lor is gone, moved out of town, and thanks to Brian, many of us got to try her amazing food. But there is a sliver lining here. According to his latest e-mail, there is a "food court" at the Golden Globe Mall in the Super Foods building, 630 Pierce Butler at Minnehaha,…
Flicker of Hope
There are lots of reasons to be hopeful: Change is inevitable, and it sure does keep things interesting.
Doug Flicker has put in his notice at Mission American Kitchen, and according to owner Anoush Ansari, it is an amicable and friendly separation. How else could it be, considering that Doug and Anoush are two of the classiest guys in the business? Both Mission and Flicker…
Home Sweet Home
Having been home for a week or two means that I have had a chance to get some sleep, eat a few home-cooked meals, and spend time with the family. It also means that I get a chance to reacquaint myself with a few local haunts and check out more of the local food scene than I can when I am 5,000 miles away.
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Beard and . . .
What would you do if you were a participating judge for the James Beard Awards this year? Let’s say you were a Twin Cities based adjudicator, fully versed in the work of the five nominees in our region. Three of those nominees are 112’s Isaac Becker, Alma’s and Brasa’s Alex Roberts, and Solera’s and LBV’s Tim McKee.
Do you vote for the kid from Milwaukee…
New Restaurants and Celebrity Sightings
Good news for St. Paul-ites. Finally, The River City outpost of Salut, the wildly successful Edina French American brasserie, opens mid-June, according to what I hear. That’s good news for Grand Ave. denizens in particular, and I can guarantee you it will do wonderful business there. It’s an easy concept to like, serving accessible food in a comfy space, it’s priced right, and…
