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December 2011

Features

Best New Restaurants 2011

Best New Restaurants 2011

The foodie scene was busy this year. But amid the flurry of openings and closings were 10 stand-out restaurants: the best of 2011.

Deck the Halls

Deck the Halls

Tips for a simple, sane, and even sumptuous seasonal setting.

Columns

Last Word: Home Again, Home Again

Their job prospects? Scarce. Their degrees? Almost worthless. Their digs? Home with the parents. Recent grads have it rough, but they aren’t the first generation to face tough times.

Culture: Young and Restless

The International Adoption Center provides parents of Eastern European adoptees with help—and hope.

Sue Z: Sue Z.'s Finds

Holiday foods to share with family and friends

Departments

Best Bets: Holiday Happenings

Don’t be a Grinch. Here’s your guide to the season’s best entertainment.

Profile: Treasure Keeper

The Minnesota Museum of American Art has nearly 4,000 beautiful works. All Kristin Makholm wants is someplace to show them.

Travel: Queen of the River

Once the steamboat Mecca of Illinois, Galena still reigns in historical significance and holiday charm

Shops: Suburban Chic

Expect a bit of boho style alongside vintage-inspired pieces, hosiery, heels, and boots

Muse: Going Glam

Amping up this mom’s curvaceous figure makes for a red-carpet ready look

Editor's Note: Two Guys Walk into a Bar

A look inside one of the Best New Restaurants of the Twin Cities

Expert: More Than Skin Deep

Sonja Boatman, an esthetician at Minneapolis’s The Beauty Room, knows the secret to get skin glowing

Finds: Gorgeous Gifts

Consider this the insider’s guide to decorating her vanity for the holiday.

Q&A: In Sync

Concertmaster Erin Keefe leads with actions, not by words.

Q&A: Soul Season

Thomasina Petrus and Julius Collins on their unusual new holiday show

Scene: Museum Remade

Weisman Art Museum reopens with double the space, double the fun

Scene: A Benefit for Babies

March of Dimes Signature Chef Auction raises money to improve the health of infants

Scene: Imagination Station

The 13th annual Imagination Ball raises money for Type 1 diabetes research