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Columnist/Reporter | Dining and Food

Phone: 612-673-4757

Rick Nelson is a restaurant critic and food writer, and he and Claude Peck are the "RN" and "CP," respectively, of Withering Glance, a Sunday column in variety. He also blogs with Lee Svitak Dean in a food blog, Table Talk.
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Restaurants: The best dishes of the year

Critic Rick Nelson reminisces about his favorite dishes of 2012.

Updated: January 02, 2013, - 03:52 PM

Photos: Looks good enough to eat

There were hundreds of images that jumped off the pages of Taste in 2012. Here are 10 of critic Rick...

Updated: January 02, 2013, - 02:52 PM

Dining deal: Happy hour at Republic

Eating well at Republic is never difficult, and the bargain prices at happy hour (4 to 6 p.m. and 10...

Updated: December 29, 2012, - 01:00 PM

Check, Please: New Year's Eve without reservations

No reservations on New Year's Day? No problem.

Updated: December 29, 2012, - 01:00 PM

Withering Glance surveys the year in gay

Rick Nelson and Claude Peck dispense unasked-for advice about clothing, etiquette, culture, relationships, grooming and more.

Updated: December 29, 2012, - 12:58 PM

Restaurants: The year in review

We take a look at all that was -- and all that's coming -- in the world of restaurants.

Updated: December 27, 2012, - 04:48 PM

Restaurant of the Year: Jack Riebel's Butcher & the Boar

Butcher & the Boar is a serious venture that doesn't take itself too seriously, other than to foster some serious fun.

Updated: December 27, 2012, - 03:55 PM

The year in dining

Food trucks, female chefs and second efforts altered the scene.

Updated: December 26, 2012, - 10:15 PM

Dining deal: Solera happy hour

FOOD At Solera (900 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls., 612-338-0062, www.solera-restaurant.com), the bargain-basement strategy for getting acquainted with chef Jorge Guzman's cooking...

Updated: December 22, 2012, - 02:34 PM