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Venerable Hole in the Wall

Kinda Different Posted on 2019-07-13 by kdawson2019-07-14

Recently my wife got me over to Al’s Breakfast in Dinkytown, as she has been wanting to do since before we moved here. The place is a time capsule from its founding in 1950. Katharyn … ‣ more…

Posted in Breakfast, Restaurants | 7 Replies

Finally Bottle Rocket

Kinda Different Posted on 2017-02-05 by kdawson2018-09-02

[Note added 2017-12-13] Well that was a short run. Bottle Rocket lasted less than 10 months. On Friday December 8, at around 7:30 am, Bottle Rocket changed their hours on their Facebook page; the new … ‣ more…

Posted in Restaurants | 5 Replies

Avidly Awaiting

Kinda Different Posted on 2016-06-10 by kdawson2017-12-29

In the spring of 2016, we who live in St. Paul’s Mac-Groveland neighborhood are waiting for all manner of things to open or re-open. Here’s a status update on a few of them. [Note added … ‣ more…

Posted in Coffee, Restaurants | 12 Replies

Coffee Genesis

Kinda Different Posted on 2016-01-15 by kdawson2016-01-16

It occurred to me that I have been in most of the places where specialty coffee, as we know it in the US today, was introduced and took root. I have been a coffee afficianado … ‣ more…

Posted in Coffee, Restaurants | 15 Replies

Payne

Kinda Different Posted on 2015-12-29 by kdawson2015-12-29

We found lots to like in a brief incursion into St. Paul’s northeast quarter, out along Payne Avenue. Unlike Minneapolitans, St. Paulites don’t call this quadrant of their city “Northeast.” Rather it’s “Payne-Phalen and The … ‣ more…

Posted in Architecture, Exploring, Food, Restaurants | 12 Replies

Luce

Kinda Different Posted on 2015-08-24 by kdawson2015-08-24

Finally made it to Pizza Luce tonight. Spectacular. In comments elsewhere on this blog at least two people have recommended Luce in the most glowing terms. Luce has been going for 22 years in the … ‣ more…

Posted in Food, Pizza, Restaurants | 6 Replies

Juicy

Kinda Different Posted on 2015-07-25 by kdawson2019-06-28

What culinary gifts have the Twin Cities bestowed on the rest of the country? The Juicy Lucy hamburger might make the (short) list — except that it is hardly to be found outside this metropolian … ‣ more…

Posted in Culture, Food, Restaurants | 5 Replies

Breakfast

Kinda Different Posted on 2015-07-15 by kdawson2019-03-06

We have a new contender for regular breakfast place in the neighborhood: the Grandview Grill (note: mute speakers if you don’t like sites that play music when clicked). It doesn’t serve up Wi-Fi but the … ‣ more…

Posted in Breakfast, Restaurants

Arrival

Kinda Different Posted on 2015-07-13 by kdawson2019-07-07
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We arrived at Arezzo Ristorante yesterday at 6:30, right on time to meet Katharyn’s brother to cele­brate his birthday. We literally got out of the car after driving from Geneva, Illinois and sat down to … ‣ more…

Posted in Moving, Restaurants | 2 Replies

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