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Hot Restaurant Tip: Don't Buy This Book
When the publishers of Where The Locals Eat - Minneapolis St. Paul (Magellan Press, $14.95) asked me to tell my readers about their new dining guide, I told them I wanted to see a copy first.
Are Restaurant Critics Obsolete?
The 2008 James Beard Awards for best restaurant, best chef, best cookbook, etc. were announced yesterday, and Minnesota got skunked. We had three chefs in the running for Best Chef Midwest
A Bone to Pick with Andrew Zimmern
I was going to tell you about my most memorable dining experiences of this past year, but that will have to wait until tomorrow. There is more pressing business at hand: Andrew Zimmern's recent blog post.
