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Best Restaurants

Best Restaurants

Where’s the boeuf? And the guacamole? And the best bento box in the Cities? Our critic spotlights the tastiest tacos, the finest French, the biggest buffets, and more.

The Fireman

The Fireman

Two families, a deadly blaze, and the consequences that follow. Read the story that won the 23rd annual Tamarack Award for short fiction.

When the Whole World Was Watching

When the Whole World Was Watching

Forty years ago, two Minnesotans led the pack in the race for the presidency. Here’s how they ran—and lost.

Latin Love

Latin Love

The best thing to happen to happy hour since jalapeño poppers: Barrio Tequila Bar.

Columns

The Treatment: Chakra Balancing Massage

Notes from Next Door: iPhone, Therefore I Am

The search for Happiness 2.0

A Likely Story: Live Bait

What we talk about when we talk about our guys

Health: Infant Fears

Concerns about toxins in plastics have some state lawmakers up in arms. Will Minnesota be the first state to ban bisphenol A, a common ingredient in hard plastics?

Sue Z: Sue Z. Says

New cookbooks, eateries, and Simon Delivers news

Departments

Foreword: Era in Judgement

Mail: Your Letters

Letters from readers regarding the latest issues of Minnesota Monthly

Talk: Stretching Her Legs

Hockey politics, Keillor exposed, and more

Talk: Dear Paul

Expert answers to your most dire questions

Talk: Reviews

Books and music reviewed

Best Bets: The Agenda

Theater, concerts, lectures, and more—your best bets for November

Counter Culture: Luehmann

Charles Darwin meets Ralph Lauren at Luehmann in Minneapolis.

Style File: November 2008 Style File

The latest beauty buzz, store openings, and more

Destination: 50th and Xerxes

For quiet, quirky, and satisfying shopping, head to this charming crossroads in southwest Minneapolis

The Look: Colored Tights

Get a leg up with the right tights.

Arts: Outside the Lines

Amy Rice’s distinctive paintings have art aficionados buzzing both at home and abroad. Here, the artist talks about her newfound fame—and the dog incident.

Elizabeth's Picks: Boot Camp

Four boot styles with real kick.

Scene: November 2008 Party Pics

Smile Network International, the Minnesota Opera Gala, Minnesota Monthly's Best of the Cities party, the Ivey Awards, the W Minneapolis-The Foshay's grand opening, and more

MNMO Blogs

Dear Dara: J.P. is Back!
Blog by Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl
11.18.08

Style File: Happy Holidays to Your
Blog by Elizabeth Dehn
11.18.08

Front & Center: Review - "Shadowlands" reveals C.S. Lewis at the Guthrie
Blog by Tim Gihring
11.14.08
Smile Network International
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Galleria Holiday Open House
November 15, 1-3 p.m., Galleria
Enjoy the 7th Annual Minnesota Public Radio holiday event featuring Julie Amacher from KSJN, a performance by The Crocus Hill Trio, and enter several giveaways. From November 14 - January 1, 2009, bring your girlfriends or your family to dine at any Galleria restaurants and get your holiday shopping done at the Galleria.

Quick Bites: Mango Thai Restaurant and restaurant Max.

A Look Inside
Watch our virtual tour of Barrio Tequila Bar and Café on Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis.

Events

Nov 20, 2008
Deborah Gaspar Trunk Show
Deborah’s sumptuous fall line is inspired by the rich textures and colors of nature. Her one-of-a-kind creations are made from mother of...

Nov 20, 2008
Great Hall of Honor
An exhibition of 51 information banners highlighting University of Minnesota Horticultural Research Center plant and fruit introductions over its...

Nov 20, 2008
I Land
Pangea World Theater and Intermedia Arts presents "I Land" November 20, 2008–November 22, 2008, Thursday-Saturday. Post-performance...

Nov 20, 2008
MN150
On May 11, 1858, the Minnesota Territory was admitted to the Union as the 32nd state. In anticipation of the sesquitennial anniversary of our...

Nov 20, 2008
Robin Gerber - Eleanor Vs. Ike
Robin Gerber, author of Eleanor Vs. Ike, focuses historical fiction on the 1952 presidential election. Would the US have been ready for a woman as...

Nov 20, 2008
The LifeSkills Center for Leadership Third Annual Fundraising Dinner
This event celebrates the past achievements of The LifeSkills Center for Leadership, and looks forward to upcoming opportunities. It helps bring...

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Readers' Choice Awards

We asked and you voted… Readers selected their favorite restaurants across the Twin Cities and here’s how they stacked up in 2008.

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2008-09 Charitable Registry & Heart of the Event Awards

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Tamarack Award

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"The Fireman" won in 2008.

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