March 2008

March 24, 2008 Breaking News: Minneapolis (Almost) Sweeps Beard Awards! The James Beard Award nominees were released today, and, in a complete shocker, Minneapolis dominates the Best Chef Midwest category: Isaac Becker from 112 Eatery, Tim McKee from La Belle Vie, and Alex Roberts of Alma are all nominated, along with Milwaukee’s Adam Siegel and Kansas City’s Colby Garrelts. Read more » Posted on Monday, March 24, 2008 in Dara & Co \| Permalink \| Comments (1)

March 21, 2008 Easter Brunch Reservation Roundup! Want to have Easter brunch at the St. Paul Grill? Then you better have your reservation well in hand or wait till next year—they’re sold-out. Yup, Easter is hot upon us (it’s this Sunday, March 23!) and the hottest brunch reservations are filling up quick: St. Paul Grill, gone. Read more » Posted on Friday, March 21, 2008 in Dara & Co \| Permalink \| Comments (0)

March 18, 2008 Best Cheap Lunches of the Metro, Part II After eating in the skyways for a couple months now, I finally, finally found something to recommend: The top-secret South Indian buffet that Bombay Bistro runs in the back-of-the- middle-of-nowhere Medical Arts Building. Read more » Posted on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 in Dara & Co \| Permalink \| Comments (0)

March 10, 2008 Marianne Miller One of the most controversial opinions I’ve adopted since becoming a restaurant critic in Minnesota is this: I think Marianne Miller, the chef who opened and closed the wonderful, crazy Red—and then had a brief, spectacular, and then spectacularly messy exit from Bobino—is a home-grown genius, and an incredibly gifted chef. Read more » Posted on Monday, March 10, 2008 in Dara & Co \| Permalink \| Comments (3)

March 6, 2008 Feeding Frenzy: Porter and Frye When I saw that Porter & Frye had opened, on February 21, I started writing a blog post wondering if local critics would give Steven Brown and his crew the standard six weeks to get on their feet before reviewing them. Then I got sidelined wondering what I myself would do. Read more » Posted on Thursday, March 6, 2008 in Dara & Co \| Permalink \| Comments (7)

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March 24, 2008 Breaking News: Minneapolis (Almost) Sweeps Beard Awards! The James Beard Award nominees were released today, and, in a complete shocker, Minneapolis dominates the Best Chef Midwest category: Isaac Becker from 112 Eatery, Tim McKee from La Belle Vie, and Alex Roberts of Alma are all nominated, along with Milwaukee’s Adam Siegel and Kansas City’s Colby Garrelts. Read more » Posted on Monday, March 24, 2008 in Dara & Co \| Permalink \| Comments (1)

March 21, 2008 Easter Brunch Reservation Roundup! Want to have Easter brunch at the St. Paul Grill? Then you better have your reservation well in hand or wait till next year—they’re sold-out. Yup, Easter is hot upon us (it’s this Sunday, March 23!) and the hottest brunch reservations are filling up quick: St. Paul Grill, gone. Read more » Posted on Friday, March 21, 2008 in Dara & Co \| Permalink \| Comments (0)

March 18, 2008 Best Cheap Lunches of the Metro, Part II After eating in the skyways for a couple months now, I finally, finally found something to recommend: The top-secret South Indian buffet that Bombay Bistro runs in the back-of-the- middle-of-nowhere Medical Arts Building. Read more » Posted on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 in Dara & Co \| Permalink \| Comments (0)

March 10, 2008 Marianne Miller One of the most controversial opinions I’ve adopted since becoming a restaurant critic in Minnesota is this: I think Marianne Miller, the chef who opened and closed the wonderful, crazy Red—and then had a brief, spectacular, and then spectacularly messy exit from Bobino—is a home-grown genius, and an incredibly gifted chef. Read more » Posted on Monday, March 10, 2008 in Dara & Co \| Permalink \| Comments (3)

March 6, 2008 Feeding Frenzy: Porter and Frye When I saw that Porter & Frye had opened, on February 21, I started writing a blog post wondering if local critics would give Steven Brown and his crew the standard six weeks to get on their feet before reviewing them. Then I got sidelined wondering what I myself would do. Read more » Posted on Thursday, March 6, 2008 in Dara & Co \| Permalink \| Comments (7)

March 2008

March 24, 2008

Breaking News: Minneapolis (Almost) Sweeps Beard Awards!

March 21, 2008

Easter Brunch Reservation Roundup!

March 18, 2008

Best Cheap Lunches of the Metro, Part II

March 10, 2008

Marianne Miller

March 6, 2008

Feeding Frenzy: Porter and Frye

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