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Cassoulet, S’il Vous Plaît

On a chill eve, there are few finer fortifiers than cassoulet, the classic French "bean-pot stew." And there are few finer places to enjoy it than Meritage, the Twin Cities'

Happy 4706!

  Where:  2450 Nicollet Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612-870-8000   When:  M–Th, 11 a.m.–10 p.m., F, 11 a.m.–Midnight, Sa, 10 a.m.–10 p.m., Su, 10 a.m.–Midnight   Price:  Dinner Entrées, $10–80 On

Rino, Star

The highest honor an Italian chef can receive is “the black jacket,” signifying election to the Master Chef Board of the International Federation of Italian Chefs. This fall, Calogero Rino

Northern Comfort

Where: Pop! 2859 Johnson St. NE, Minneapolis 612-788-0455 poprestaurant.com   When: M–Th, 11 a.m.–3:30 p.m., 5–9 p.m. F–Sa, 11 a.m.–3:30 p.m., 5–10 p.m. Prices: Dinner entrées, $10–$15.50 Everyone has their

“I’d Like That ‘Pittsburgh Blue'”

Pittsburgh Blue in Maple Grove is the latest addition to Phil Roberts’ Parasole restaurant group, but “we’ve been serving steaks ‘Pittsburgh blue’ for 20 years down at Manny’s,” he says.

So Not a Hotel Restaurant

  Where FireLake Grill 31 S. 7th St., Minneapolis 612-216-3473 www.firelakerestaurant.com When Dinner, 5–11 p.m.  M–F  2–11 p.m. Sa–Su Price Entrées, $15–30   FireLake Grill suffers some risks as an

Eating Good in the Neighborhood

  Where  Café Levain  4762 Chicago Ave.  Minneapolis  612-823-7111  www.restaurantlevain.com When  5:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m., T–Th  5:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m., F–Sa Price  $20 or less Levain aspired to be a destination restaurant

Kitchen Aid

You’re a newlywed, or a student, or a new grad living in your first apartment. You’ve never had a kitchen or cooked more than toast. Make a chicken dinner? Mystifying,

Provisions for Leaf Watching

  Where Confluence 211 North Broad Street,  Prescott, Wisconsin  715-262-5700 www.dineatconfluence.com When Lunch, 11:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.,  T–Su Bar Menu/Small Plates, 3:00 p.m.– 5:00 p.m., T–Su Dinner, 5:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.,  T–Sa

Bend It Like Bento

In France, a two-hour lunch is more the norm than the exception—not the image that Chez Colette at Hotel Sofitel in Bloomington wants to project to the time-starved inhabitants of

To-Go To Die For

Ira Gershwin’s timeless lyrics say that it’s “summertime and the livin’ is easy,” but those moments seem hard to come by between sports leagues, vacations frantically fit in, yard work,

Chef’s Choice

Where do the Twin Cities’ top toques go to eat after a day in a hot kitchen? In the waning hours of any given evening, you’ll likely find several of

Just-Right-Sizing

A frustrating incongruity of my advancing age is that, despite my waistline’s ceaseless expansion, my appetite is undergoing a definite contraction. Long gone are the days when a 24-ounce steak
Playing Favorites (1)

Playing Favorites (1)

Local business people—who are avid golfers—share some of their favorite courses in Minnesota and elsewhere.

You’re Getting Warmer…Warmer…

Just days prior to the deadline for this month’s column, news shot through the foodie community about a new Chinese place in St. Paul that sounded too good to be