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September 2011

Features

Lights, Camera, Fashion

Lights, Camera, Fashion

Three dancers performing at the new Cowles Center this season show off fall's hottest fasions—plus their jaw-dropping moves and breathtaking beauty.

Glass Menagerie

Glass Menagerie

Seven of the tastiest, handcrafted, gourmet-driven cocktails in town, where to get them, and a look at the masterminds behind the bar.

Fall Arts Preview

Fall Arts Preview

Sit back, relax, and get ready to be blown away by the best dance, theater, music, and literature to hit the Twin Cities.

Columns

Last Word: Turf Battle

What lawn care taught me about independence and relationships

Culture: The Good Seed

On the Bois Forte Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota, autumn arrived not with the state fair or the start of school, but with the wild-rice harvest

Sue Z: Sue Z.’s Finds

Pie-on-a-stick, homemade graham crackers, salsas, spreads, and more!

Departments

Best Bets: September 2011 Arts Calendar

Ten hot picks and the faces behind this month's arts and culture

Profile: Soul Food

Radio host Lynne Rossetto Kasper craves what the food culture isn’t giving us: scholarship, imagination, wit. But she’d settle for a really great shrimp paste.

Profile: Déjà View

Meet the new tastemaker in town: Clara Kim, who’s returned to the Walker Art Center as its senior curator of visual arts

Travel: Eating Madison

There’s more to this foodie town than cheese curds

Shops: Shear Couture

Bespoke Hair Artisans makes its one-of-a-kind mark

Quick Bite: Mill Valley Kitchen

Diets are no fun—unless you’re dieting at Mill Valley Kitchen

Quick Bite: The Nook

The Nook, the tiny bar that is the home of arguably the best burger in St. Paul

Quick Bite: Crave Downtown

Crave, of course, is the pan-everything restaurant sensation

Muse: Brilliant Basics

With the right color palette and a few modern details, it’s easy to punch up a classic look

Muse: A Few Good Sales

Looks like there’s another “pop” in popular culture: the pop-up shop.

Editor's Note: Show Time

This issue celebrates real talent.

Expert: Fresh Face

Makeup artist Fatima Olive spills beauty-bag secrets every woman can use

Finds: Excessories

Coco Chanel once said that before you leave the house, you should take one thing off. But this fall’s accessories will make you want to pile them all on.

Omnivore: New Brew

Farm-to-bottle philosophy pays off—big time

Omnivore: Gathering Applause

Gather, the Walker Art Center’s new restaurant, keeps quiet but makes a bang

Omnivore: Green with Enviable Cooking

This is world cuisine with a very unique take on “world.”

Omnivore: Asian Fusion Redux

Three Minnesota food sensations prove that Asian fusion is a trend whose time has come—again

Q&A: The State of Mason

Musician Mason Jennings on home, family, and his new album, Minnesota

Wellness: Get Well Soon

Wellness centers don’t settle for fixing pain—they prevent it

Wine: Blissful Beaujolais

Beaujolais’ unfashionable reputation persists

Scene: Jobs Despite Disabilities

Project SEARCH breaks into the gala scene, celebrating advances in the workforce for individuals with disabilities

Scene: So Everyone Can Hear

The Starkey Hearing Foundation hosted A-list performances at their annual gala to raise money for hearing awareness