Tag: Barbette

Tin Fish, Belgian Beers, and Anonymous Comments

Jeremy Iggers — Mon, 19 May 2008 08:49:05 -0500

Tin Fish is open for the season, and on sunny days, the long lines are back at the Lake Calhoun Pavilion. These guys have the formula figured out: start with very fresh ingredients, and then prepare them as simply as possible. Prices seem to have gone up a bit since last year - as have seafood prices everywhere - but they are still quite reasonable: you can get a Mini Tin sandwich (two pieces of cod on a toasted bun) for $2.75 and a big

What You're Tasting When You Kiss

Ann Bauer — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:32:53 -0600

It's a slippery, messy business, kissing. Two tongues meetings in one person's mouth, touching and rolling and wrestling like snakes. The transfer of saliva. The hot, warm breath vaporous with what the kisser has most recently consumed.

Not only that, even strangers do it. People who've only just met in bars; partygoers on New Year's Eve; returning soldiers and can-can girls.

Weekend Hot Dish Surprise

Jeremy Iggers — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:35:58 -0600

Okay, this is the day to check and see what's left in the fridge and needs to get served up before it spoils, and it looks like we have enough left-overs to make up a meal: a half-cooked review of the new Strip Club in Saint Paul, news of an upcoming beer dinner at North Coast in Wayzata, and a Mardi Gras dinner at Barbette.

Where to Dine on New Year's Eve - Part I

Jeremy Iggers — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:00:38 -0600

Monday night is cheap date night at the Bryant Lake Bowl - two soups or salads, two entrees, a bottle of wine, and two lines of bowling for $28. And since New Years Eve happens to fall on a Monday, they are offering a Not So Cheap Date Night - the same deal for $32, but with better than usual entrees and wine, and tablecloths on the table. They don't take reservations for dinner, but you can guarantee yourself a seat if you reserve tickets for

Beaujolais Nouveau at Barbette, Pizza Night at Gigi's

Jeremy Iggers — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:11:19 -0600

Trying to walk in at Barbette at 8 p.m. on a Friday night probably wasn’t a great idea, but we were lucky – only about a five minute wait for a place at the bar. Before the first course was served, we were offered a table, but the bar felt so comfortable that we stayed where we were. The big draw for me was the Beaujolais Nouveau menu, which the restaurant is serving nightly, through Monday. The whole Beaujolais Nouveau hype is a little silly, in my opinion – as is paying $8 a glass for what used to be