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| Photo by Gianna Lucci |
| Lucia's roasted chicken with wild rice-leek pudding, sugar snaps, & thyme-mushroom demi |
In the search for the Twin Cities' best culinary creations, we often come across dishes that stop us mid-bite and force us to reflect on the level of thought and artistry chefs put into their work. The efforts of the chefs are often laborious, and the end results are regularly consumed before the full concept can be appreciated. We've been tracking down some of these dishes to get the chef's side of the story; their thoughts, motivations, and processes. It's our hope that we can give you a deeper insight into the talents of Twin Cities chefs and to have a better understanding of what you're getting when you sit down to dinner.
These days, the Uptown area of Minneapolis plays host to a cadre of new restaurants owned and operated by young entrepreneurs trying to make their mark on Minnesota's dining scene, but just around the corner from Calhoun Square lies an establishment that helped to set the bar for the way Twin Cities restaurants operate as we know them to today. Since 1985, Lucia's has been a leader in the Minnesota farm-to-table movement, and head chef and owner Lucia Watson has been paving the way for high-quality, sustainable eating ever since.
Watson has spent the majority of her career growing the Lucia's empire to the point that her three businesses now take up the majority of the block. There's the main dining room known as Lucia's Restaurant, next door to that is Lucia's Wine Bar, and in a small little room next to that lies Lucia's to Go, a small deli serving fresh food for hungry Minneapolitans on the go.
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