To try out the restaurants:
- A Rebours, 410 St. Peter St., St. Paul, 651-665-0656
- Bad Waitress Coffee Shop & Breakfast Joint, 2 E. 26th St., Mpls., 612-872-7575
- Bellanotte, 600 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls., 612-339-7200
- Biella, 227 Water St., Excelsior, 952-474-8881
- Birchwood Cafe, 3311 E. 25th St., Mpls., 612-722-4474
- Blondies, 454 S. Snelling Av., St. Paul, 651-204-0152
- Cafe Brenda, 300 1st Av. N., Mpls., 612-342-9230
- Cafe Lurcat and Bar Lurcat, 1624 Harmon Place, Mpls., 612-486-5500
- Colossal Cafe, 1839 E. 42nd St., Mpls., 612-729-2377
- Copper Bleu, 17516 Dodd Blvd., Lakeville, 952-431-5050
- Corner Table, 4257 Nicollet Av. S., Mpls., 612-823-0011
- Cosmos, 601 1st Av. N., Mpls., 612-677-1100
- Craftsman, 4300 E. Lake St., Mpls., 612-722-0175
- Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant, 1010 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., 612-332-1010
- DAmico Cucina, 100 N. 6th St., Mpls., 612-338-2401
- duplex, 2516 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls., 612-377-3038
- Emmas Restaurant & Lounge, 2817 Lyndale Av. S., Mpls., 612-879-5800
- Five Restaurant & Street Lounge, 2917 Bryant Av. S., Mpls., 612-827-5555
- Franklin Street Bakery, 1020 E. Franklin Av., Mpls., 612-879-5730
- French Meadow Bakery & Cafe, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, 612-726-5360
- Fugaise, 308 E. Hennepin Av., Mpls., 612-436-0777
- Harbor View Cafe, 1st and Main Sts., Pepin, Wis., 1-715-442-3893
- Heartland, 1806 St. Clair Av., St. Paul, 651-699-3536
- Hot Plate, 5204 Bloomington Av. S., Mpls., 612-824-4794
- jP American Bistro, 2937 Lyndale Av. S., Mpls., 612-824-9300
- Jays Cafe, 791 Raymond Av., St. Paul, 651-641-1446
- Jensens Cafe, 12750 Nicollet Av. S., Burnsville, 952-808-0500
- Kabobi, 13250 Technology Dr., Eden Prairie, 952-937-1414
- Kozys Steaks and Seafood, 3220 Galleria, Edina, 952-224-5866
- Krua of Thailand, 432 W. University Av., St. Paul, 651-224-4053
- La Belle Vie, 510 Groveland Av., Mpls., 612-874-6440
- Longfellow Grill, 2990 West River Pkwy., Mpls., 612-721-2711
- LoTo, 380 Jackson St., St. Paul, 651-209-7776
- Lucias Take Home & Bakery, 1428 W. 31st St., Mpls., 612-825-9800
- M Street Cafe, 350 Market St., St. Paul, 651-292-9292
- Marceals Wine Bar, 14351 Nicollet Court, Burnsville, 952-435-7709
- Martini Blu, 615 2nd Av. S., Mpls., 612-752-9595
- Masa, 1070 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., 612-338-6272
- Mavericks, 1746 Lexington Av., Roseville, 651-488-1788
- McCormick & Schmicks, 800 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., 612-338-3300
- Modern Cafe, 337 13th Av. NE., Mpls., 612-378-9882
- Mortons the Steakhouse, 555 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., 612-673-9700
- Moose & Sadies, 212 3rd Av. N., Mpls., 612-371-0464
- My-T-Fine Bakery/Cafe, 4300 Bryant Av. S., Mpls., 612-825-6308
- Native Bay Restaurant and Lounge, 9504 County Hwy. S South, Chippewa Falls, Wis., 1-715-726-0443
- 128 Cafe, 128 Cleveland Av. N., St. Paul, 651-645-4128
- 112 Eatery, 112 N. 3rd St., Mpls., 612-343-7696
- Pastrami Jacks, 6407 City West Pkwy., Eden Prairie, 952-942-9510
- Patricks Bakery and Bistro, 331 Broadway Av. S., Wayzata, 952-476-5444
- Pastor Hamiltons, 1150 E. 7th St., St. Paul, 651-772-0279
- Pineda Tacos, 2150 E. Lake St., Mpls., 612-729-5320 ; and 311 E. Lake St., Mpls., 612-825-7466
- Que Nha Restaurant, 849 University Av., St. Paul, 651-290-8552
- Ravello, 1935 W. Wayzata Blvd., Long Lake, 952-473-7373
- Restaurant Alma, 528 University Av. SE., Mpls., 612-379-4909
- Rice Paper, 2726 W. 43rd St., Mpls., 612-926-8650
- Riverview Wine Bar, 3753 42nd Av. S., Mpls., 612-729-4200
- Rustica, 816 W. 46th St., Mpls., 612-822-1119
- Salut Bar Americain, 5034 France Av. S., Edina, 952-929-3764
- Solera, 900 Hennepin Av., Mpls., 612-338-0062
- Taste Wine Bar, 980 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., 612-343-0073
- Tejas, 3910 W. 50th St., Edina, 952-926-0800
- Thistles, 4168 W. Broadway Av., Robbinsdale, 763-504-2541
- Tria, 5959 Centerville Rd., North Oaks, 651-426-9222
- Trocaderos, 107 3rd Av. N., Mpls., 612-465-0440
- Trygs, 3118 W. Lake St., Mpls., 612-920-7777
- 20.21, 1750 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls., 612-253-3410
- Vincent, 1100 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., 612-630-1189
- Vino 610, 610 W. Lake St., Mpls., 612-821-8466
- W.A. Frost and Co., 374 Selby Av., St. Paul, 651-224-5715
- Wolfgang Puck Express, Mall of America, Bloomington, 952-854-9187
- Yum! Kitchen and Bakery, 4000 Minnetonka Blvd., St. Louis Park, 952-922-4000
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