Joy Estelle Summers
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Food reporter for the Star Tribune. Sporter of mondo sassy pants.
Twin Cities
Joined May 2010
Gavin Kaysen pours years of passion and lessons learned along the way into this new Bellecour - and reservations are available right now.
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The much-anticipated restaurant opens this week, with pastries and light lunch by day and classic French fare at night.
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My strategies for navigating @mallofamerica to get the best out of your holiday shopping trips. (Coffee + Happy Hour) @StribGoingOut
https://t.co/MZoezRBUym
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A secret happy hour, cut-the-line pizza orders, quick caffeine runs and more will help make your excursion hangry-free.
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Insightful reporting on downtown St. Paul from Katie Galioto this morning. https://t.co/OkLRQBZD6e
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After a decade of aggressive acquisitions, the pandemic sank Madison Equities, dragging the city down with it.
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⚡️ Restaurant News ⚡️ Fridley Krispy Kreme is about to open. New sandwiches in Kingfield & this new St. Paul bakery has edible Labubus https://t.co/pvMq2bhhxg
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Plus Krispy Kreme is almost here, three new eateries opening in Kingfield, cocktails in Northeast and more food news.
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Just in time for soup season, Daniel Del Prado releases details on his next restaurant.
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Thérèse will open in November in the former Lynhall space, serving the Edina neighborhood tartine, escargot, brunch and more.
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5 Best Things We Ate includes this hometown #RedWing bakery & a bar worth the drive in Wisconsin. https://t.co/ZkRripLSgE
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Grand Rapids bet on small restaurants - Amanda & Kyle Lussier built a dining destination for this town - and Minnesota.
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Grand Rapids, Minn., is the setting for a couple’s dream restaurant, which highlights locally grown food while raising the bar on this small-town dining scene.
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Fried ice cream, chimichangas, free chips & (mild) salsa and margaritas the size of your head. https://t.co/WPf9T3YiHr
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What to expect as you head to St. Louis Park for fried ice cream, chimichangas, margaritas and free chips with salsa.
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3 Spooky fun bar pop-ups we're dying to check out.
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Order up some Halloween spirit at these 3 Twin Cities eateries that are getting all decked out for the October holiday.
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Forget PSL, gimme a Golden Retriever latte.
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More than great coffee, these cafes offer space for sober hangs, game nights, art events and more.
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Marc Heu Patisserie will open in Linden Hills Oct-Dec
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The move is bittersweet for Marc and Gaosong Heu, who are ready to set their sights even higher.
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5 Restaurants closed, closing or on the verge - but it's not all dire. We also have cookies and gelato. https://t.co/YmgnwsyUd6
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Plus: Rustica heads downtown, and five metro restaurants that are closed, closing, or on the verge of closing.
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Take a skyway labyrinth adventure and find long-simmered soups, richly braised curry, abundant breakfast sandwiches and more.
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Whether you’re back in the office, in town for an event or on a staycation, here’s our curated guide on where to get breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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Hey bakers! It's cookie time:
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Start shopping for butter and polishing those cookie recipes — this could be your year.
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Puffy dutch pancakes, banh mi Benedict, gooey cinnamon rolls and all the good reasons to wake up early.
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Jump start the day with eggs your way, gooey caramel rolls, blueberry-jammed pancakes and so much more.
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The 30 restaurants leading our local culinary conversations forward right now. @SharynJackson @nicolehvid @nancyngo @StarTribune @StribGoingOut
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From fine-dining to fast-casual, these eateries are leading the culinary conversations and driving our food scene into a new era. They are the Minnesota Star Tribune’s Culinary North Stars.
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Finally we know what's in store for downtown Excelsior, Ramen & Friday night fish fry
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Jester Concepts will be serving up noodles and ‘American fare,’ plus: A new Minneapolis steakhouse, Gavin Kaysen expands to Florida and more restaurant news.
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What could be better? ☀️
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Enjoy good times by the pitcher as you raise a glass to fun in the sun with friends.
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