Category: The Dish
Openings and closings, James Beard finalists, mall doughnuts, brunch at Barbette and an amari tasting
Food and restaurant news, plus a mini-review: Meritage
Restaurant and food industry news, plus two mini-reviews

BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE Closings downtown, openings in South Minneapolis After all the hopeful hype last month about the downtown Minneapolis restaurant scene being back, the two most notable closings in mid-October were downtown. One was trendy and “of this decade” – Seven Steak, Sushi and Rooftop, which has apparently…
Many openings, apology to Sea Salt (NOT closing), and mini-review of Heather’s

BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE Many new openings to celebrate There are so many restaurants and things opening lately. First up, a plethora of fancy places to eat lunch in downtown Minneapolis (dinner too, in some cases). Several publications have heralded “the return of downtown,” especially the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.…
Openings and closings, food news, and vegan food celebrations
Restaurant news, plus two mini-reviews
Longfellow Eat Local BOGOs – plus openings, farmers markets, union and distillery news, and mini-reviews
Local food news, rhubarb season, and a mini-review from … Rochester?
Et tu, Brute? Tabernas de Moe in Latin America, food sovereignty, more unions, and a supper club mini-review

BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE Openings, reopenings, closings, reclosings Just kidding. Well, not really. It is like that sometimes. Anyway, two that have recently closed or announced imminent closing are Grand Catch on Grand Avenue in St. Paul and Dumpling on Minnehaha Avenue. One that will have just reopened by publishing…
Markets indoors and out, square donuts, sushi and more

BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE Closings in food and drink From Racket.com and other sources we learned that Tin Whiskers, one of the original artisanal Minnesota breweries, is closing this year. Buy up their inventory while you still can, if you’re a fan. From Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, we learn that 35-year Dinkytown…
New Filipino restaurant, nostalgia, Starbucks organizing, and an unusual mini-review

BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE Now we know what’s going where Augustine’s was A new restaurant under development by a couple with a recognized track record of great restaurants has been announced for the space on Selby Avenue in St. Paul previously occupied by the French bistro Augustine’s. Kalsada, which means…
Considering diet culture, vitamin D, and a mini-review of ie Italian Eatery
Frey waffles with COVID (yuck!), resisting diet culture, vitamin D, and a mini-review of ie Italian Eatery

BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE COVID-19: Both cities implement vaccine, test result checks On Jan. 12, both Minneapolis and St. Paul, reeling from the high rates of new COVID-19 omicron variant cases, announced mandates for restaurants and bars to check either vaccine status or a negative COVID test within two days…