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La Belle Vie's sweet pea tortelli: 50 Favorite Dishes, no. 3
May 23, 2013 in The Hot Dish
Joy SummersSurrounded by elegance and exquisite foodNo matter if you're rolling in a hooptie. Step inside La Belle Vie and be transported into a opulent world where every aspect of the restaurant...
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Pig Ate My Pizza: A first look
May 22, 2013 in The Hot Dish
Joy SummersSpringy pizza topped with asparagus, ramps, peas, and smoky pork bellyThere are a few things you'll want to know before heading out to Pig Ate My Pizza, the new...
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2nd Annual Food Truck Fair moves to Uptown
May 22, 2013 in The Hot Dish
Joy SummersAZ Canteen joins the 2nd Annual Food Truck FairAfter what can be generously described as a steep learning curve, the Minnesota Food Truck Fair is returning with some big...
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Minneapolis church breaks rainbow bread
May 21, 2013 in The Hot Dish
Courtney PerryRainbow communion bread, tastes a little sweetTo celebrate the passage of the marriage equality bill, Revolution Church pastor Jay Bakker served rainbow bread to congregants gathered at Bryant-Lake Bowl. Photojournalist...
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B52 Slider Squad, new street eats in St. Paul
May 20, 2013 in The Hot Dish
Joy SummersPacked with tasty, modestly sized burgersThis trailer hails from the home base of B52 Burgers and Brew out in Inver Grove Heights. Surprising to no one, the menu consists mainly of...
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Coming soon: The Buttered Tin
May 20, 2013 in The Hot Dish
The Buttered Tin coming soon to LowertownThere's a new little bakery and breakfast spot headed for Lowertown in St. Paul. The endeavor comes from Alicia Hinze, a pastry chef who has competed...
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Mr. Mustachio's, a food truck chat
May 17, 2013 in The Hot Dish
Now under new managementThings are always changing out on those mean streets of Minneapolis, and the street-eats cuisine is constantly evolving. Trucks and trailers come and go (mostly new ones...
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Burch's steak: 50 Favorite Dishes, no. 5
May 17, 2013 in The Hot Dish
Benjamin Carter GrimesNow, that's a steakOh, glorious hunk of charred beef. No matter what the health-food wonks say, there is a time and place for a primal hunk of red...
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Minnesota Monthly's Grillfest RECIPE
May 15, 2013 in The Hot Dish
Emily UtneSome of Peter Botcher's crafted sausages at Butcher and the BoarIt's time to slap on some short pants and fire up those grills. The warm weather has arrived and...
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Chef Jim Christiansen has left Union
May 14, 2013 in The Hot Dish
Union's opening chef has left the buildingSome tasty restaurant news broke this afternoon. Jim Christiansen, the opening chef at Union, has packed his knives and is heading toward Uptown to...
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Melch's Meat Wagon, a carnivorous big bite
May 14, 2013 in The Hot Dish
Joy SummersMeat fans: look for the big, red bullNotice the sign proclaiming, "burgers, sandwiches, salad." Melch's Meat Wagon isn't aiming for the veg-obsessed or flexitarians. This truck is here to...
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The Strip Club's Tenderloin Schiacciatta: 50 Favorite Dishes, no. 7
May 13, 2013 in The Hot Dish
So much flavor and texture in just one dishWhen dining at the Strip Club Meat and Fish, a diner needs a strategy. It's best to bring a couple of friends,...
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Thomas Keller and Bouchon Bakery coming to La Belle Vie
May 13, 2013 in The Hot Dish
Thomas Keller and Sebastien Rouxel of Bouchon will be stopping in town to promote their new Bouchon Bakery cookbook along with a little help from local celebrity chefs Andrew Zimmern...
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Hell's Kitchen offers free wedding
May 09, 2013 in The Hot Dish
ThinkStockReady for one hell of a wedding partyAs supporters for marriage equality gather at the capitol, Hell's Kitchen has made an interesting offer. As supporters and opponents have engaged in...
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Zeke's Unchained Animal: A First Look
May 09, 2013 in The Hot Dish
Now open in LongfellowThe new spot with the funky name on East Lake Street is now fully up and running. The taps are flowing with a tasty beer selection, the...
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Food truck courts return to St. Paul UPDATED
May 07, 2013 in The Hot Dish
CP StaffSt. Paul's original food truck courtThe sun is shining, birds are singing and stomachs are rumbling like truck generator mimics. It's time to take lunch outside and get back...
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Pig Ate My Pizza plans to open this Friday
May 07, 2013 in The Hot Dish
CP StaffYes, but do you have this on a pizza?After remarkably short time away from the scene, the creative crew of cooks behind the nationally lauded Travail Kitchen and Amusements...
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Tips for new food trucks: an eater's manifesto
May 06, 2013 in The Hot Dish
We're ready and hungry for a new crop of food trucksThere are likely no bigger fans of food trucks than those of us here on the Hot Dish. We have...
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Borough's champagne potato soup: 50 Favorite Dishes, No. 9
May 03, 2013 in The Hot Dish
EU PhotographyVelvety broth, black truffles, and magic in every mouthful Like an unexpected storm of restaurant industry talent, Borough and its downstairs bar Parlour came on the scene quickly and with...
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Gather's chef-in-residence for May, Jim Christiansen of Union
May 01, 2013 in The Hot Dish
Sasha LandskovGather by D'Amico hosts Jim Christiansen tomorrow nightThe first Thursday of every month, Gather, the D'Amico owned restaurant inside the Walker Art Center invites a celebrated local chef to...
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Mr. Mustachios food truck brings brats and other pub grub to Minneapolis UPDATED
April 30, 2013 in The Hot Dish
Visiting the Mr. Mustachio's truck, no facial hair requiredMr. Mustachios pulled away from the Nomad World Pub and onto the downtown Minneapolis streets this week. The truck isn't new, but...
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Mike Phillips's Three Sons Meats charcuterie: 50 Favorite Dishes, no. 11
April 30, 2013 in The Hot Dish
A perfect pile of beautifully cured meats It seems every restaurant is now required to have a chef with a pig part tattooed on them and a charcuterie platter on the...
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Ideal Diner in Northeast: Closed
April 26, 2013 in The Hot Dish
The RubaduThe current owner has run the diner for 32 years but is now looking for a buyerSad news for fans of crispy hash browns: The Ideal Diner, which had...
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The Moral Omnivore food truck hits town with ethical eats
April 26, 2013 in The Hot Dish
Joy SummersA new sustainable-eats option now at a Minneapolis curb near youAnother food truck season is finally up and running. Among the first trucks of the new crop of street...
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Twin Cities' farmers markets are ready for business
April 25, 2013 in The Hot Dish
Green is on the horizon. The Minneapolis Farmers Market downtown opened today, with others to follow It looks as if this is finally happening. Spring has fought through those epic snowbanks...
