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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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Check, Please: Farmers markets near finale

Don't miss the last few weeks of this year's outdoor farmers market season.

Updated: October 13, 2012, - 03:32 PM

Withering Glance: Our trip to the arbors of Maple Grove

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

Updated: October 13, 2012, - 03:29 PM

Ask the restaurant critic

On most Thursdays, critic Rick Nelson fields any and all restaurant-related questions in a live chat on Startribune.com. Here's a summary of last week's discussion.

Updated: October 10, 2012, - 02:42 PM

Withering Glance: Things we like, including October

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

Updated: October 06, 2012, - 03:22 PM

Prime-time bar food

Primebar finds a home in Uptown where Figlio once ruled.

Updated: October 03, 2012, - 11:49 PM

Restaurant review: Ready for prime-time bar food?

New name in an old location: Primebar finds a home where Figlio once ruled (and where Il Gatto didn't.)

Updated: October 03, 2012, - 03:28 PM

Counter intelligence: Brats, beer and bourbon

Also: Bagelmania in Minnesota, Piccolo featured in a new book, and recently reviewed restaurants.

Updated: October 03, 2012, - 03:24 PM

A lesson in chocolate chip cookies

Can America's favorite treat really get better? Yes. Yes, it can.

Updated: October 03, 2012, - 03:16 PM

Dining deal: Luci Ancora and Ristorante Luci

On Tuesday and Thursday at Luci Ancora (2060 Randolph Av., St. Paul, 651-698-6889, www.luciancora.com), the kitchen's four-course taster's dinner --...

Updated: September 29, 2012, - 01:44 PM