August 31 is National Eat Outside Day, so we're rounding up a list of some of our favorite Twin Cities outdoor restaurant seats, on sidewalks, patios, and roof decks. This year, Moto-i's hidden, building-top oasis took home our Best Outdoor Dining honors. Here are five others we like. Now, if only the weather would cooperate...
On the outside at Barbette.
A Baker's Wife took home this year's Best Doughnuts honor, and those cinnamon-sugar dusted ones are always a fave. (Even better, pair 'em with a coffee from Angry Catfish around the corner.)
Sarah Jane's Bakery A spread of Sarah Jane's assorted doughnuts.
Summertime is a boon for doughnut fanatics, actually, as some of the metro's best finds come from farmers' markets and food trucks. Here are five of our best-loved donuts that always hit the sweet spot.
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The Hot Dish has been itching for a road trip lately. But unlike the guy who drove 500 miles to eat at Chipotle, we're seeking true destination dining. 
One of our favorite road trip destinations.
Last year, the estimable Bayport BBQ took home our Best Restaurant Worth the Drive honors, but there are certainly several more strong contenders within a couple hundred miles of the metro.
Here are five of our favorite destination restaurants worth programming into your GPS:
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Think globally, drink locally, right? Minnesota's recent craft brew revolution has given us tons of options. 
New brews: five local beers we love.
Here are five of our favorite Minnesota beers that have found their way to local taps in the past few years:
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Food truck season is in full swing. Now, if only the weather would cooperate! 
Brent Schoonover Our favorite meals on wheels!
Here are five of our favorite street eats well worth braving the dreary damps.
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In keeping with this year's interactive theme of our Best of the Twin
Cities issue, MPLS.TV produced some hot videos on several of our
winners. (Did you catch the one on Best Bartender, Dan Oskey of the Strip Club, Best Neighborhood Bar (St. Paul), the Blue Door Pub, or Best Neighborhood Bar (Minneapolis), Merlin's Rest?) In this video, Ryan from MPLS.TV takes advantage of, well, pretty much all of the specials at our Best Happy Hour winner, Il Gatto.
Best Of Twin Cities 2010 // Happy Hour from MPLS.TV on Vimeo.
In keeping with this year's interactive theme of our Best of the Twin Cities issue, MPLS.TV produced some hot videos on several of our winners. (Did you catch the one on Best Bartender, Dan Oskey of the Strip Club or Best Neighborhood Bar (St. Paul), The Blue Door Pub?) This video features an interview with Bill Watkins, the "Minister of Culture" of Merlins' Rest, named this year's Best Neighborhood Pub (Minneapolis). Watkins explains the difference between a pub and a bar, "a pub is a place you can take your grandmother and your grandchildren--it is all embracing" in his thick, lovely brogue!
Best Of Twin Cities 2010 // Neighborhood Pub (MPLS) from MPLS.TV on Vimeo.
In keeping with this year's interactive theme of our Best of the Twin Cities issue, MPLS.TV produced some hot videos on several of our winners. (Did you catch the one on Best Bartender, Dan Oskey of the Strip Club?) This one features an interview with Jeremy Woerner, co-owner of the Blue Door Pub, named this year's Best Neighborhood Pub (St. Paul). You'll learn how he and co-owner Patrick McDonough came up with the name, how far Woerner lives from work, and how much Lift Bridge beer the pub sells.
Best Of Twin Cities 2010 // Neighborhood Pub (STP) from MPLS.TV on Vimeo.
In keeping with this year's interactive theme of our Best of the Twin Cities issue, MPLS.TV produced great videos on several of our winners, so you can find out more about them. Watch an interview with this year's Best Bartender, Dan Oskey of the Strip Club, who demonstrates his art and talks about what it takes to be a great bartender.
Best Of Twin Cities 2010 // Bartenders from MPLS.TV on Vimeo.
Read more about Dan Oskey and see more of our Food & Drink winners here, or browse the entire issue here.
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