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February 2012

Features

The Smooch! Project

To photographer Bonnie Fournier, every kiss contains a story. Starting in 2006, she's captured thousands of pecks for the Smooch Project, spreading a little love with each one.

Great Escapes

Great Escapes

30 Weekend Getaways for Every Kind of Traveler

The Revolutionaries

The Revolutionaries

Meet 12 Minnesotans who are transforming everything from philanthropy to education, one bright idea at a time.

Columns

Last Word: Bad Romance

Navigating the fine line between passion and pretense

Sue Z: Sue Z.’s Finds

Sweets for our sweethearts, ginger syrup for scratchy throats, and trout recipes for seasonal bounty!

Departments

Mail-Archived: February 2012 Letters to the Editor

Comments from readers on the last issue of Minnesota Monthly

Best Bets: February 2012 Arts Calendar

What you need to do, see, and hear this month

Profile: Wurtele Goes to War

The arts matron pits love against World War II in her debut novel

Shops: Shine On

Quirky art, gifts, and home décor with a modern, botanical feel come to life in Bryn Mawr

Quick Bite: Great Gastropub

Pig & Fiddle brings great brews to Edina

Quick Bite: My Burger

Look out Smash Burger, there’s a new super-style burger chain rising

Quick Bite: Fire Kissed

Service and smoke make for something lovely

Quick Bite: Best Steak

Pittsburgh Blue conquers the Galleria

Editor's Note: All Together Now

Want a better product or a brighter 2012? The answer, I’m increasingly convinced, lies in working together.

Essay: Another Mother

How a trip to the South and conversations with Mississippi midwives helped birth a friendship and a new novel

Finds: Signature Scents

Make a statement without saying a word. The nose knows.

Insider: Field Guide

First, find Arden Hills on a map. Then read how a Vikings stadium in the St. Paul suburb would stack up against the NFL’s great gridirons.

Q&A: Cheryl Willis

On killing a man, being a lady, and channeling Grace Kelly

Style: Beauty Buzz

Worker B beeswax and honey skin-care products are the bee’s knees

Style: Orange You Glad?

Color me happy: vivid hues are back

Wine: Feeling California

This year, American wine drinkers are sending their fondest valentines to California Pinot Noir

Food & Drink: Japanese Jag

Minneapolis’s new Zen Box Izakaya is the Japanese gastropub

Food & Drink: Savoring South America

Uchu, a real gem waiting to be discovered

Food & Drink: Hello, Deli

New Rye in Minneapolis is the most passionately received restaurant in memory

Makeover: Belles of the Ball

These two ladies get the Cinderella treatment

Scene: Healing Hearts

The Heart and Stroke Gala raises hope and money for children with heart disease

Scene: Some Enchanted Evening

Guests dressed like kings and queens raise money for theater education