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Featured Chefs
Enjoy sophisticated dining, served with a rusticity and unpretentiousness not found in other cities. With an emphasis on locally-grown, globally-inspired food, area chefs have created a world-class dining scene in the heartland.
The rest of the country has noticed. Celebrity chefs Wolfgang Puck and Jean-Georges Vongerichten recently opened adventurous outposts to packed dining rooms and high praise.
And in 2007, Minneapolitans garnered a whopping 4 James Beard Award nominations. Top among them: chefs Tim McKee of La Belle Vie and Solera, and Alex Roberts of Restaurant Alma and Brasa Rotisserie.
Make a reservation at a Minneapolis restaurant and discover deliciously diverse and always evolving dining that packs a powerful punch.
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Chef Brenda Langton
Grab a table at Café Brenda, one of the area's first organic vegetarian restaurants. Or savor grass-fed lamb and beef at the gorgeous Spoonriver. A nationally recognized innovator in gourmet organic and vegetarian cuisine, Langton is also a driving force behind the popular Mill City Farmer's Market.
Chef Koshiki Yonemura
Combine classic Japanese cuisine with local ingredients and the results are heavenly. Since 200, Tampopo Noodle Shop has earned raves from the likes of Food Network critic Andrew Zimmern. Try the home-style dishes based on Soba and Udon noodles offer an international take on comfort food.
Chef Lenny Russo
Mixing indigenous ingredients from the American and Canadian Midwest, Russo buys from small family farmers and artisanal producers who are practice sustainable agricultural methods. The menu changes daily at Heartland restaurant in Saint Paul, but favorites include Yorkshire pork roast and watermelon radish-roasted beet carpaccio.
Chef Lucia Watson
Elegant and inviting, and that's just the décor. A stroll away from Lake Calhoun and Lake of the Isles, Lucia's Restaurant and Wine Bar is known for seasonally based, local selections that change weekly. Watson, twice nominated for the James Beard award, offers irresistible pastries and crepes at Lucia's Bakery & Take Home next door.
Chef Scott Pampuch
Head to Corner Table, the cozy neighborhood eatery for divine, affordable food. Hand-cut pasta. Fall-off-the-bone pork ribs. Wheat-berry and asparagus risotto. The menu changes weekly, but count on deceptively simple and utterly delicious dishes.
Chef Vincent Francoual
A native of France, Francoual's cooking has a southern French slant, with a seasonal flair. At Vincent - A Restaurant, located on stroll-worthy Nicollet Mall, you'll find simple, standout dishes like roasted venison chop and porcini roasted monkfish, alongside traditional French bistro dishes in the bar.
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