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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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Counter Intelligence: Minnesotans among Beard semifinalists

The James Beard Foundation kicked off the 2013 edition of its annual awards gala by announcing semifinalists in chef and restaurant categories, including many from Minnesota. Twin Cities names appear all over the ballot,

Updated: February 20, 2013, - 03:17 PM

Withering Glance: A classical education

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

Updated: February 16, 2013, - 02:21 PM

Check, Please: Wild dining in St. Paul

Follow the crowds to 102-year-old Cossetta’s, which boasts a new-and-improved casual pizza-pasta setup, along with Louis, an ambitious Italian restaurant...

Updated: February 15, 2013, - 02:39 PM

Lynn on Bryant: A neighborhood gem of a restaurant

REVIEW: A transplanted Vermont chef sets up a great-looking shop in south Minneapolis. Are there more chefs like him?

Updated: February 14, 2013, - 03:01 PM

Restaurant news: Acqua expanding to Forest Lake

Here’s the best news to happen to Forest Lake diners in, well, maybe forever. The D’Amico-trained duo behind the terrific Acqua are launching Acqua Forest Lake.

Updated: February 13, 2013, - 02:14 PM