Unique Eats & Eateries Twin Cities

by Terri Peterson Smith

Overview

From the moment millers such as the Pillsbury family brought grain down the Mississippi River to be made into flour, the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, have been a mecca for innovative local chefs, restauranteurs and food artisans. Today the Twin Cities boast one of the most vibrant culinary scenes in the country. Unique Eats & Eateries Twin Cities offers a tasty tour-from downtown fine dining destinations to dive bars, food trucks and the beloved State Fair. Along the way food lovers will explore great neighborhoods, visit thriving avenues of ethnic eateries, sample a few of the region's quirkiest food traditions and discover its rich history, culture and personality. If you're a life-long resident or a traveler ready for your first taste of the Cities, Unique Eats & Eateries Twin Cities offers a feast for your palate, for your senses and your sense of humor.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781681061108
Publisher:	Reedy press, LLC.
Publication date:	08/15/2017
Series:	Unique Eats & Eateries
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	1,070,836
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Terri Peterson Smith is an award-winning freelance writer and photographer specializing in food and travel. She has written about chefs and dining destinations from northern California to the Daytona 500 and her work has been featured in USA TODAY, Better Homes & Gardens, scientificamerican.com and many others. Terri lives in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area and loves to explore neighborhood restaurants and farmers markets throughout the Twin Cities.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

112 Eatery 2

Alma 4

Ai's Breakfast 6

Babani's Kurdish Restaurant 8

Betty Danger's Country Club 10

Big Daddy's BBQ 12

Birchwood Café 14

Breaking Bread Café 16

Brit's Pub and Eating Establishment. 18

Broders' Cucina Italians, Pasta Bar, and Terzo 20

Bryant-Lake Bowl 22

Butcher & the Boar 24

Can Can Wonderland 26

Cecil's Deli 28

Chef Shack Ranch 30

Chimborazo 32

City Parks: Great Eats in the Great Outdoors 34

Cook St. Paul 36

Cookie Cart 38

Cooks of Crocus Hill 40

Cossetta Alimentari 42

Costa Blanca Bistro 44

Dakota Jazz Club and Restaurant 46

Dari-ette Drive-In 48

El Burrito Mercado 50

Esker Grove 52

Farmers' Markets 54

Fasika 56

Fika 58

Food Trucks 60

Forepaugh's Restaurant 62

Gandhi Mahal 64

Gasthof zur Gemütlichkeit 66

Glam Doll Donuts 68

Gyst Fermentation Bar 70

Handsome Hog 72

Hi-Lo Diner 74

Hola Arepa 76

Holy Land 78

Ingebretsen's 80

Izzy's Ice Cream 82

Jax Café 84

Kitchen Window 86

Kramarczuk's Sausage Company 88

Matt's Bar Versus the 5-8 Club 92

Merlins Rest Pub 94

Meritage 96

Mickey's Diner 98

Midtown Global Market 100

Milkjam Creamery 102

Minnesota State Fair 104

Moscow on the Hill 106

Murray's 108

On's Kitchen 110

Pimento 112

PinKU Japanese Street Food 114

Psycho Suzi's Motor Lounge 116

Quang 118

Reverie Café 138

Revival 140

Rose Street Patisserie and Patisserie 46 142

Safari 144

Saint Dinette 146

Saint Genevieve 148

Saint Paul Grill 150

Salty Tart 152

Sea Change 154

Sparks 156

Spoon and Stable 158

Surly Destination Brewery 160

The Bachelor Farmer 162

The Commodore Bar and Restaurant 164

The Happy Gnome 166

The Herbivorous Butcher 168

The Kenwood 170

The Lexington 172

The Sioux Chef 174

Tiny Diner 176

Tongue in Cheek 178

Tori Ramen - 180

Travail Kitchen and Amusements 182

Tullibee 184

United Noodles and Unideli 186

Victor's 1959 Café 190

Victory 44 192

Volstead's Emporium 194

W. A. Frost and Company 196

World Street Kitchen 198

Young Joni 200

Zen Box Izakaya 202

Restaurants A-Z 205

Appendix 211