Summer is the season to mix business and fun, American style. Here are some ways to be a good sport.
Tag: Lifestyle
All work and no play can make anybody dull. Invite your favorite VIP clients out for a day of fun and leave the Twin Cities behind.
Now that the ice is officially out on Lake Minnetonka, it’s time to start planning entertainments that expose your guests to Minnesota’s great natural assets. And since we’re known for
The next time you’re tasked with spearheading a business meeting for VIP clients, consider the age-old real estate mantra of “location, location, location,” and book an unusual and highly memorable
A good chef asks himself, ‘What could I take away from this dish?’” and sometimes it’s the meat, says Chef Jason Blair of the Red Stag Supperclub in Minneapolis. The
18 avid golfers in the local business community share some of their favorite courses in Minnesota and elsewhere.
It’s possible to maintain solid business relationships via smart phones, e-mails, and LinkedIn messages, but never as satisfying as a good meal with a valued client. Among the Twin Cities
How many Robin Doroshows are there out there? All due respect to Doroshow herself, there are plenty like her—people who’ve started food businesses in the past few years. Many made
Restaurateur Brenda Langton is known for light, elegant, nearly vegetarian dining and composed, colorful plates. Cassoulet couldn’t be more opposite: a one-pot dish in shades of rustic brown, meat laden
Hair For everyone whose hair isn’t quite what it used to be, the Public Theater’s Tony-winning Broadway production is a kaleidoscopic trip back to the exuberant and turbulent ‘60s. Orpheum
Graves 601 Hotel As one of the first Twin Cities boutique hotels, the sleek, contemporary Graves 601 still feels as though a celebrity is ensconced in the penthouse suite. Business
February 1–5 In celebration of Chinese New Year, the Walker Art Center’s 20.21 is featuring a special five-course meal for $100 per person, or $150 with wine pairings. Walker Art
The Happy Gnome 651-287-2018 498 Selby Ave., St. Paul thehappygnome.com Chef Scott Brink may work in the kitchen, but at the Happy Gnome, he is literally surrounded by beer.
Tasting menus, once a white-tablecloth experience, are moving to the polished wood bar tops and booths of casual restaurants. La Belle Vie, Cosmos, and Meritage all offer excellent tasting menus
The Inn, a new restaurant from the folks behind St. Paul’s Strip Club, opens in downtown Minneapolis in late November, just in time to offer holiday cheer. A few weeks
Plenty of people have sampled dim sum. Far fewer have savored an offshoot called Shanghai soup dumplings. YouTube videos offer at least one reason why: Untutored diners can end up
Chef Stewart Woodman’s new book, Shefzilla: Conquering Haute Cuisine at Home, owes its October 15 publication to a joke and an unintended hiatus. The joke: At restaurants where he’s run
More menus start now with a plate of cured and processed meats—salamis, pâtés, pancetta; mostly pork—known as charcuterie. The trend is an outgrowth of the “head to tail” movement, a