A 'Juicy' battle

Matt's Bar's Jucy Lucy goes up against the 5-8 Club's Juicy Lucy on the Travel Channel's "Food Wars."

March 29, 2010 at 10:02PM

IT'S MUST-CHEESE TV

Travel Channel's "Food Wars" (9 p.m. Tuesday) is "cheesier" than ever thanks to its latest battleground: Minneapolis. Matt's Bar's "Jucy Lucy" takes on the 5-8 Club's "Juicy Lucy" in a spirited contest seasoned with sexual innuendo by host Camille Ford and fattened up with cameos from local dignitaries such as Fox's Alix Kendall, Mpls.St.Paul magazine's Stephanie March, Minnesota Monthly's Dara Grumdahl and Minnesota Vikings mascot Ragnar, who feeds most of his burger to his beard.

The showdown -- Matt's leaner, more conservative offering vs. 5-8's "size matters" approach -- takes place at the Cardinal Bar and the results should prove to the rest of the nation that we just don't dine on lutefisk and walleye. The winning bar receives no prize -- except for bragging rights and the world's best stomachache.

NEAL JUSTIN

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Neal Justin

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Neal Justin is the pop-culture critic, covering how Minnesotans spend their entertainment time. He also reviews stand-up comedy. Justin previously served as TV and music critic for the paper. He is the co-founder of JCamp, a non-profit program for high-school journalists, and works on many fronts to further diversity in newsrooms.

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