We sampled Giulia's northern Italian cuisine and spoke with head chef Josh Hedquist.
Restaurants

The most prestigious awards in the restaurant industry have been handed out, and one Twin Cities chef is heading home with some hardware.

At Rincon 38, the menu is all tapas all the time, but the complexity of the flavors, intense in all the right ways and places, will put you in mind of French cuisine.

Try one of these local can't-miss spots hand-picked by our editor.

Jack McCrery serves as co-owner and general manager of Zoe’s Cafe, and he brought along the whole family, too.

For Fernando and Kalinka Silva, the story of their journey to owning a successful restaurant in Linden Hills is lined with serendipity.


Most neighborhoods would be elated to have a restaurant boasting a single chef who scored a spot on Food & Wine’s Best New Chef list, which announces “the most brilliant up-and-coming chefs.” Grand Café, in the Kingfield neighborhood of

Going out to eat can be filled with decisions. How far do you want to drive? Sit-down or take-out? What kind of cuisine? If that last question stumps you and your dining companion regularly, Tibet Corner in Hopkins on Mainstreet could be the solution.

When you see the word “bread,” what do you picture? If it’s white and wrapped in a colorful plastic bag with a word indicating amazement on it, we’re here to repaint that image for you. Here in St. Louis Park, we have numerous bakeries that specialize in taking back bread.

The month of August is always filled to the brim with activities. Everyone is trying to get in those last few weeks of summer before the kids go back to school, the tans fade, and we go back to our meat and potatoes diet.