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La Poblanita
#Amuse La Pablonita (Lake St. Mpls)—sopes, sopes, scrumptious sopes! Don’t skip on pork & cactus chile verde goo.gl/QLM81 — Josh Page (@ILikeFoodJP) February 22, 2013 I admit it: I’m a Mexican food...
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Q Fanatic BBQ and Grill
#Amuse @qfanatic serves up tasty ribs w/ tastier sauces. Definitely worth the trip & stained t-shirt. wp.me/p2PGRR-7m #BBQ — Josh Page (@ILikeFoodJP) March 25, 2013 As far as I can tell, the Twin...
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Dinner + A Show
Chimbarazo and In the Time of Butterflies Want to pair a tasty meal with a night at the theater? Sophie Kerman over at Aisle Say Twin Cities and I have got you covered. Check out Sophie’s review of In...
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Union in Downtown Minneapolis
Crystal Liepa / Heavy TableThanks to Union in downtown Minneapolis, it’s now possible to eat under the stars year-round. As part of an all-fronts offensive against seasonal affective disorder, we...
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Jerk Chicken Roti and Sweet Potato Pie at Marla’s Caribbean Cuisine
Isabel Subtil / Heavy TableAs winter turns to spring… and spring turns back to winter, we Minnesotans could use some comfort food to buoy our spirits. Rather than turn to classic Midwestern comforters...
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Smoke in the Pit in Powderhorn, Minneapolis
Isabel Subtil / Heavy TableAfter ordering a half slab of ribs and fried catfish at Smoke in the Pit, Powderhorn’s new takeout barbecue joint, we wondered aloud if we should get anything else. “How...
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Ted Cook’s 19th Hole in Standish, Minneapolis
Brenda Johnson / Heavy TableAfter our recent review of Smoke in the Pit, readers wanted to know how the new joint compares to Ted Cook’s 19th Hole Barbecue, its more senior competitor 1.6 miles down...
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Pig Ate My Pizza in Robbinsdale
Brenda Johnson / Heavy TablePig Ate My Pizza, the new restaurant from the madcap crew behind the extremely popular (and soon to return) Travail in Robbinsdale, is indubitably fun. Paintings of pigs...
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Terzo Vino Bar in Minneapolis
Isabel Subtil / Heavy Table(John Garland co-wrote this story.)Broders’ Pasta Bar (along with its deli across the street) in Southwest Minneapolis is a well-oiled machine that serves up high-quality,...
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Red Beans and Rice at Brasa
Becca Dilley / Heavy TableThis year we celebrate our nation’s independence with red beans and rice. What does this dish have to do with the Fourth of July, you may wonder. Our reasoning goes something...
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Bar La Grassa’s Grilled Escarole with Salsa di Pepe and Sheep’s Milk Cheese
Brenda Johnson / Heavy TableOff in the bottom right corner of Bar La Grassa‘s menu is a short list of “contorni,” side dishes to accompany main courses or serve as antipasti. Generally simple...
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Chino Latino in Uptown, Minneapolis (Revisited)
Brenda Johnson / Heavy TableWhen the reservation website OpenTable recently declared Uptown’s Chino Latino one of the “top 100 hottest restaurant bars in the United States,” we realized it had been far...
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The Papaya Salad at Thai Cafe in St. Paul
Brenda Johnson / Heavy TableWe’re happy to announce that we’ve found the perfect dish for the last lazy days of summer. Actually, we simply happened upon it on a recent trip to Little Mekong District,...
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Larb at Family Lao-Thai Restaurant
Isabel Subtil / Heavy TableFamily Lao-Thai Restaurant is indeed a family affair. While Saykham Sengmavong runs the kitchen, his daughter Annee and her fiancé David Simoukdalay manage the front of the...
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Norwegian Seafood Council Dinner at Sea Change
Daniel Murphy / Heavy TableThe Norwegian Seafood Council “wants people all over the world” to know that “the best seafood in the world comes from Norway.” To spread the gospel, the organization...
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Pimento Jamaican Kitchen in the Burnsville Center Food Court
Joe Krummel / Heavy TableThe phrase “mall food court” excites us about as much as “prison mess hall.” Malls and prisons are places where you eat to fuel, not to dine — still, long stints of...
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$1.99 Breakfast and $1 Pie at Curran’s Family Restaurant
Isabel Subtil / Heavy TableThere’s a big, white vinyl sign on Nicollet Ave. and East 42nd St. in Minneapolis announcing $1.99 breakfast and $1 slices of pie at Curran’s Family Restaurant. We’d passed...
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Halloween’s Terrifically Terrifying Three
Isabel Subtil / Heavy TableIn the spirit of All Hallows’ Eve, we sought out some of the scariest treats our fine environs have to offer. Our quest was anything but systematic — we went by rumor,...
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Polish Sampler and Prime Rib at Nye’s Polonaise Room
Isabel Subtil / Heavy TableFood writers can be like kittens, constantly chasing bright lights and shiny new toys. We fixate briefly on the latest food trends, hippest new restaurants (or pop-ups), and...
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Five Watt Coffee, Coming Soon
Isabel Subtil / Heavy TableCaleb Garn and Lee Carter look like an odd couple. In black stocking cap and oversized Johnny Cash shirt, Garn exudes laid-back roadie chic. With his bow tie, tucked in...
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