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October 12, 2016
A wine storekeeper pours Beaujolais Nouveau wine in a glass during a presentation in a wine shop in Paris, Thursday Nov. 20, 2014. The wine world�s

Choosing your wine purchase on cost? Here's how pricing works

Why don't all wines cost $10 or less? That's the question in the back of our minds in this season of wine sales. The factors are many and varied.
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October 12, 2016
PinKU managing partners Xiaoteng Huang and John Sugimura.

Quick global eats boost fast-casual dining boom in NE Minneapolis

Innovation-minded counter-service spots are enhancing the fast-casual dining boom.
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October 12, 2016

Counter intelligence: Former home of Sapor in North Loop finally being filled

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October 11, 2016
Now Open: Rustica expands to Eden Prairie

Now Open: Rustica expands to Eden Prairie

The Minneapolis bakery/cafe has partnered with a former Dunn Bros. operator at the historic Smith Douglas More House.
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October 11, 2016
held a media night where Jesse Held, President of the Northstar Bartenders Guild, worked the upper bar at the Borough shaking and baking drinks for a

Kim Bartmann hires new culinary director to oversee Barbette and her many Twin Cities restaurants

Nick O'Leary will oversee all of Kim Bartmann's eight restaurants.
Eat & Drink
October 10, 2016
Linden Hills' Upton 43 kicks off trio of special dinners with a harvest meal on Saturday

Linden Hills' Upton 43 kicks off trio of special dinners with a harvest meal on Saturday

Chef Erick Harcey will be highlighting produce harvested from his farm in Cambridge.
Eat & Drink
October 7, 2016
Burger Friday: Filet-O-Fish gets its due, and then some, at Eastside

Burger Friday: Filet-O-Fish gets its due, and then some, at Eastside

A new chef at Eastside — the third at the year-old downtown Minneapolis restaurant — impresses with a loving (and delicious) homage to a McDonald's staple.
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October 7, 2016
The Farmhouse on Madeline Island in LaPointe, Wis.

Fall colors and fine dining on Lake Superior's south shore

Take in the fall colors near the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. And then eat well.
Eat & Drink
October 7, 2016
Loring Park staple adds a new head chef

Loring Park staple adds a new head chef

Jordan Swiler will take over Cafe Lurcat and Bar Lurcat.
Eat & Drink
October 6, 2016
Owner Erik Forsberg stands outside the Devil's Advocate, his new bar in downtown Minneapolis.

'Barbarian barbecue' opens in former Hubert's near U.S. Bank Stadium

The new project from Erik Forsberg, owner of Devil's Advocate and Dan Kelly's Pub, will welcome patrons at happy hour.
Eat & Drink
October 6, 2016
Twitter reactions to Heartland's demise

Twitter reactions to Heartland's demise

Chefs, restaurateurs and diners chime on in the news that Heartland Restaurant & Wine Bar will close on Dec. 31st.
Eat & Drink
October 6, 2016
Oktoberfest, Taste of Nation among hot food-and-drink events in Twin Cities

Oktoberfest, Taste of Nation among hot food-and-drink events in Twin Cities

The next seven days feature everything from parking lot parties boasting seasonal brews, latte art showdowns, grape stompings and food-opera mashups.
Eat & Drink
October 6, 2016
Lenny Russo, in pictures, through the years

Lenny Russo, in pictures, through the years

The Heartland chef has been a force in the Twin Cities culinary scene for more than 30 years, as chronicled in these photos from the Star Tribune's archives.
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October 5, 2016
Heartland chef/owner Lenny Russo.

Chef Lenny Russo dishes on closing of Heartland restaurant in St. Paul

Asked what's going to happen Jan. 1 when his landmark farm-to-table restaurant is closed, Russo says: "What I'll be doing in the short term, I don't know."
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October 5, 2016
Fulton's Frontenac has been aged in Frontenac and Marquette wine barrels.

Minnesota drinkers are falling in love with sour beers

Tired of hops? Expand your palate with a wilder flavor from your favorite brewery.
Eat & Drink
October 5, 2016
Amelia Rayno, Star Tribune
The savory waffle at the Birchwood Cafe.

Skip the pumpkin spice! Restaurants have other autumn flavors to love

Pumpkin spice overload? Expand your autumn palate to include other seasonal highlights.
Eat & Drink
October 5, 2016
Varieties of squash are just some of the produce available even as some outdoor farmers markets such as Mill City move indoors. Minneapolis and St. Pa

Augustine's Bar and Bakery to open this month in St. Paul

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October 4, 2016
Uptown Minneapolis dumpling shop to open this winter

Uptown Minneapolis dumpling shop to open this winter

Mrs. Dumpling will focus specifically on those savory little treats.
Eat & Drink
October 4, 2016
Chef Lenny Russo of Heartland Restaurant in downtown St. Paul preps salad in his kitchen.

Heartland, Twin Cities' farm-to-table pioneer, to close Dec. 31

"The restaurant is closing because we're done, and we want to do other things," said chef Lenny Russo. "I'm 58. I don't have any peers my age. They're all much younger than me. It's time."
Eat & Drink
October 1, 2016

Wine of the Week: Cune Rioja Crianza

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