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A simmering lamb tagine helps unbundle winter
This streamlined version provides simplicity for the time-pressed cook.
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Your cauliflower has wings (well, sort of)
Add breadcrumbs and hot sauce, and substitute the oven for the fryer, and you've got a good mix for an appetizer.
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They're back! 11 Twin Cities restaurants that made a comeback in 2019
A silver lining among the year's restaurant closings.
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This is the 2019 Restaurant of the Year in the Twin Cities
Dinner at Demi is a complete joy, a revelatory sensory experience that's unlike any other in the state. The North Loop restaurant makes room for only 20 diners in two seatings each night.
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Beloved St. Paul craft beer bar Happy Gnome is closing
After 14 years in business, the bar on Selby Av. will close for good.
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Restaurant group sued over health care surcharge for workers
The Arden Hills man who filed the suit said the 3% health charge wasn't disclosed on the menu when he visited the Freehouse, part of the Blue Plate restaurant group, in mid-November.
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5 best things our food critic ate in Twin Cities this week
Restaurant critic Rick Nelson highlights the favorites of his recent dining-out schedule.
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8 holiday beers and winter warmers that make for a festive fridge
These once-a-year drinks offer a welcome addition to the coldest season.
Movies
Minnesota will be the setting for remake of Oscar-winning film 'Babette's Feast'
Oscar-winner Alexander Payne will direct.
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Comfort in a bowl with soup made with sweet potatoes
Sweet potatoes make a great base for a soothing, creamy soup.
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Celeriac and apples offer delicious winter salad
This subtle root vegetable can find its way into many seasonal dishes.
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Keep mealtime simple, but delicious, for busy weeks
Sesame salmon and stir-fried vegetables give a needed break from heavy holiday meals.
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For your Hanukkah meal, celebrate the miracle of oil by deep-frying more than potatoes
Step aside, potato latke. Celebrate Hanukkah by frying, well, almost everything else.
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Minneapolis's Lyn-Lake is losing another restaurant by year's end
Mercado by Jester Concepts calls it quits.
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St. Paul's Naughty Greek restaurant adding lunch-only spot in Mpls. skyway
It takes over an Au Bon Pain in the Capella Tower.
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A wonderland for the child at heart at Minneapolis' Norway House
Meander the streets of this gingerbread kingdom for plenty of oohs and aahs.
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