Recent Articles from Ann Bauer

Sweets Bakeshop

A Little Something Sweet

Krista Steinbach and Ly Lo of Sweets Bakeshop create miniature delicacies.

May 2010

Seven

A Second Course at Seven

David Koch is repositioning his restaurant with an eye to the changed realities of the restaurant industry.

May 2010

Brian Hauke's cider-brined pork chop with spaetzle and blanched, seared Brussels sprouts.

Better Than Good for You

The Red Stag Supperclub in northeast Minneapolis offers one of the best takes on cruciferous vegetables—Brussels sprouts, broccoli—which are all the rage.

March 2010

A rustic plate: Morcilla (on top) complements Samuelson’s sherry-glazed pork bellies and black Beluga lentils.

Red Roses, Black Pudding

What better than an intimate, curvy booth for two, rosy bordello lighting, succulent finger foods, and a little bit of morcilla?

February 2010

Wilde Roast Café

Transcendence in a Loaf Pan

Even for those who love to make meatloaf at home, there is Wilde Roast and its "creative comfort food."

January 2010

Hot drinks to warm up your inner warrior.

Stoke Up

Two hot, boozy drinks that are fierce enough for doing battle with the holiday rush.

December 2009

Ken Evenstad

Mix Master

After years leading Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Ken Evenstad started blending one of America's best pinot noirs on his Oregon estate, Domaine Serene.

November 2009

Riebel's venison tenderloin is dressed with chanterells, berries, and smoked onions.

On the Hunt for Venison

Used to be you bought a license, threw on blaze orange, and tromped into the woods with a shotgun. Now, you can eat venison at the Dakota.

October 2009

zafferano e salsiccia at Risotto in Minneapolis

Risotto

Risotto is a new Italian bistro on Lake Street in Minneapolis.

September 2009

Russell Klein's Frog Legs Provençale

Eating Kermit

True to its amphibian nature, frog is a mix of oyster-y texture and dark mussel flavor with a gamey, earthen spin.

August 2009

The grassy, pleasant bitterness of saffron infuses a seafood tagine.

The Saffron at Saffron

Saffron is a fusion of North African, Spanish, and Middle Eastern cuisine.

July 2009

Barrio's tequilas line the shelves like library books. General Manager Irvin Williams is an adept interpreter.

No Way, Jose

Barrio may be cool, but it's dangerous. Go, but beware this tequila rage. It's not for the faint of blood.

June 2009

Heartland's Lenny Russo

Heartland's Backyard Ingredient

What are ramps? Basically, they’re wild leeks.

May 2009

Dan Mallin and Scott Litman

Be a Bigger Magnet

With Magnet 360, serial entrepreneurs Dan Mallin and Scott Litman plan to build one of the country’s largest networks of creatives.

April 2009

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