Recent Articles from Peter Lilienthal

How Not to Wear “Juicy Couture”

How Not to Wear “Juicy Couture”

Untutored eaters at Szechuan Spice can end up wearing their dumplings instead of eating them.

November 2010

Pig Out

Pig Out

Twin Cities chefs are making creative efforts not to waste a precious bit of tongue, tail, trotters, offal, or snout.

October 2010

Crêpes du Jour

Crêpes du Jour

The crêperies creating the most buzz in the Twin Cities have taken their pans to the streets.

September 2010

128 Mobile Café

Roll With It

For now, at least, the best way to partake of the mobile restaurant trend is to head to St. Paul, where trucks roam freely and need only plug a meter to set up shop.

August 2010

Pieces of Eight

Pieces of Eight

Octopus has gained popularity at a variety of local restaurants.

July 2010

Russian Tea House

Russia’s Entry in the Burger Wars

The Russian Tea House proves that the piroshki is an admirable contender in the burger wars.

June 2010

Alexander Roberts

United Nations of Creole

Brasa proves that creole is more than New Orleans.

April 2010

A chutney of apples, tomatoes, ginger, and golden raisins complements caramelized roasted garlic in Café 128's signature appetizer.

Mellow Out

For eating garlic and trying not to repel your companions, however, you might want garlic the way the 128 Café in St. Paul serves it.

November 2009

Beef rendang and gado gado at Bali

An Obama Bump for Indonesian?

Bali serves up Indonesian cuisine in Minneapolis.

March 2009

Pho 79, Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis

Pho Is a Winter Tonic

Pho 79 makes the perfect broth to chase away a raw, blustery day.

January 2009

Blini and Alaskan salmon roe

Salty Little Jewels

St. Petersburg is the tops when it comes to caviar in the Twin Cities.

December 2008

Moules et frites at Barbette

Casual Obsessions

Café Barbette is the funky Uptown mainstay where Kenwoodians and counterculturalists happily coexist, and the bistro fare sublime.

November 2008

Stone Crab Claws at the Oceanaire

Oceanaire's Deadliest Catch

It's time to eat the season's best crab "naked," according to the Oceanaire's Executive Chef Rick Kimmes.

October 2008

Steak Tartare at Sanctuary

Steak That's Really Rare

Sushi is one thing, but raw steak? Try the best steak tartare in town.

September 2008

Bison Rib Eye at the Dakota

A Bull Market For Bison

Food prices might be cutting into restaurant's bottom lines, but that doesn't mean the food has to suffer, too. Just ask Jack Riebel.

August 2008

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