Minnesota's Favorite
Broadcaster & Food Critic
Is it Cossetta? Or Cossetta's? Technically it's Cossetta, but I'm telling you, Dave Cossetta doesn't care what you call it as long as you remember it's in St. Paul, and it's awesome. They did more than a million guests on West 7th by XCel Energy Center, and more than...
La Belle Vie was the standard-bearer. It was. I had some of the best meals of my life there, and I'll never forget the anniversary dinner where the power went out and Tim McKee comes rushing in, he and Mike DeCamp still prepared an awesome meal for us without power....
Is there anything hotter than burgers right now? No, there is not. Why is this the case? Burgers are delicious. It's pretty simple. The hot trend right now is the simple, diner-style burger: thin patties, nice char, simple toppings. It's a great trend! A great trend!...
Locally-sourced ingredients are so common now, they almost don't seem worth pointing out. You see farmers listed on restaurants of all kinds: from fine-dining to casual counter service. How awesome is that? I got this email from Doug, a bellman at a hotel in...
My goodness, people are passionate about burgers. And why not? They're delicious. When you ask someone: "What's the best burger in the Twin Cities?" you get a crazy range of answers. What is your favorite Twin Cities burger? Checking my work on a list. — Jason DeRusha...
A lot of times I want a chill place to eat, where I can have a delicious pint of beer. But not just bar food: delicious food. Luckily, Minneapolis and St. Paul are overflowing with well-developed, interesting beer lists AND creative, quality food. Here are some of the...
I'm not sure there's anything hotter than Sunday brunch, but sometimes you want to go brunchin' on a Saturday. You're in luck: there are some top-notch spots doing brunch on the sixth day of the week. Hola Arepa: I just wrote about them in MSP Mag. Much more than just...
Ask Jason: @DeRushaJ Quick! I need a restaurant to go to for 2 birthdays with family including 2 tweens.They can sit for a long time. — MplsK (@KristinLyngaas) January 28, 2015 Four great restaurants for decent-sized groups, celebrations, birthday parties: Libertine...
Another worthy 4 star restaurant! Spoon and Stable occupies an interesting place in the Twin Cities - I would argue it may be the most complete restaurant experience in town. The service is perfect, the room is gorgeous, the wine list is exciting and fresh ranging...
Brasa. Just typing those five letters makes my mouth water. Chef Alex Roberts (Restaurant Alma) opened Brasa in 2007. It was tailor-made to have multiple locations, and today there's a second spot in St. Paul. Brasa is so good, and so perfect, and has been for so long...