Mpls.St.Paul Magazine- August '23

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Inside THIS ISSUE

We dare you to try to share these pork buns from Tea House, just part of the magical food spread on page 59.

Noodles, Sushi, Dumplings, Banh Mi, Hot Pot, Oh My! 58

Asian restaurants have existed in our Twin Cities for more than 100 years—but in 2023, they may be at their zenith. Read our love story celebrating some of the people, food, and cultures that have had such an impact on our Cities and are influencing where the local food scene is going next.

PHOTO BY CAITLIN ABRAMS

Red Phoenix from Ramen Shoten at Eat Street Crossing

Photograph by Roy Son Food styling by Taylor Smith

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DEPARTMENTS

editor’s note 10

Talk 13

Catching up with photographer Bobby Rogers…What to expect at this year’s Fringe Festival… How Northstar East is shifting office space to residential…A St. Cloud linguist and teacher who created the state’s (and possibly the country’s) first Somali language immersion program... As recreational marijuana becomes legal in Minnesota this month, what can consumers expect?...How combating food insecurity could curb violence… Get to know Survivor star Carolyn Wiger’s Twin Cities... Our monthly Culture Meter of arts happenings and events... Plus, musings from columnist Burt Cohen (page 34)

Persona 35

Julie Schumacher is a rarity: a truly funny novelist. From her turret in Irvine Park, she pens her hilarious—and thoughtprovoking—books, including her latest, The English Experience, out this month.

Foodways 44

Every year, our dream team eats all the new State Fair foods—in one day—just for you. Here’s how they do it.

Trend 51

DGPilot in downtown St. Paul sells travel gear straight from an actual pilot…Add bright summer jewelry to your warm-weather looks for instant personality… Some local vending machines sell claw clips and novelty socks instead of snacks… Black-owned Strive Publishing opened a bookstore in downtown Minneapolis…Go preppy-cool with the coastal grandmother aesthetic…Plus, inside the design details of Ann Ahmed’s newest restaurant, Gai Noi

Toast 75

Your go-to local resource for all things party planning—from big-time weddings to small family gatherings and everything in between.

The Lists 167

New and noteworthy Asian restaurants and grocers around the metro.

Timeline 176

It’s (a history of) corn! Page 176

Taste 39

Layline, in Excelsior, is a slice of lakeside living Five unique hot dog spots for your summer-eating bucket list

Can a sloppy joe be bar food?

Why not?…What Sea Salt can teach us about waiting in line—just relax, have patience, and soak in the moment…Plus, as Stephanie March cared for her mother during her final days, the classic question “What would you eat for your last meal?” became, as she says, less of a game and more of a game plan.

Minnesota is a corny state—both in its crops and its humor. This corn season, learn all about both.

ALSO INSIDE

Mental Health 119

From healing through the visual field to painting our feelings on paper, mental health experts introduce the latest and most promising modalities in the local scene.

Pets 123

Local paw pros offer tips to keep fur-iends healthy, happy, and looking sharp. Plus: doggy destinations and staycations for the whole fam.

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Bobby Rogers

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Summer stripes and more, page 54

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We kicked off summer with the ultimate bash at Bachman’s. Stephanie March, executive editor of new media/food (pictured right, with Karen Bachman Thull, director of marketing and corporate communications at Bachman’s), shared recipes and tips for tapping your home garden to craft perfect summer cocktails. Home & Design editor Kelly Ryan Kegans showed guests how to create the ultimate backyard oasis for relaxation and entertaining. Visit mspmag.com/promotions for more exciting Mpls.St.Paul Magazine–sponsored and partner events.

Mpls.St.Paul Home & Design Summer Issue Launch Party | Hirshfield’s Design Resource Showroom

The Home & Design Summer Issue Launch Party was an evening of inspiration. Kelly Ryan Kegans led a conversation with three design industry creatives— Heather Peterson, Jyoti Ghugale, and Mercedes Austin— about how taking the road less traveled can lead to carving out a niche all your own. Subscribers of Mpls. St.Paul Magazine receive Home & Design quarterly.

in case you missed it

Most-read digital-first stories in June on mspmag.com

1. Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Weekend: A Recap

2. Home Designed by Renowned Architects Hits Market

3. The Minnesota Guide to Summer Festivals

4. Walk, Bike, or Skate to Open Streets

5. Sneak Peek: Indigenous Food Lab

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To draw more workers and residents to the city’s center, downtown Minneapolis’s Downtown Thursdays event series has been gathering food trucks, musicians, traffic, and, now, our own readers. 5,507 likes; 105 comments

Most-watched Instagram Reel in June

In case you (somehow) missed it, Taylor Swift played two shows at U.S. Bank Stadium as part of her worldwide Eras tour—and we were on the ground with 100,000-plus Swifties. 89,437 views;

3,589 likes; 23 comments

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Editor’s Note

BY JAYNE HAUGEN OLSON

● IN EARLY MARCH Mpls.St.Paul and our sister title, Twin Cities Business, hosted some big thinkers at the Minneapolis Club for The Big Think: For the Love of Downtown. The goals were to focus on the challenges and possibilities for the Central Business District and to hear from some fresh voices in the worlds of retail, marketing, advertising, public relations, tech, and start-ups. We served as facilitators and captured ideas on whiteboards scattered around the room.

A quick-win idea surfaced that centered around the concept of a weekly “Downtown Day”—an initiative to inspire employees to come into the city for work and make a day of it. The suggestion included parking specials, activities during lunch hours, and other ways to create a welcoming energy. The Minneapolis Downtown Council also had this idea on its short list. As a result, Downtown Thursdays started earlier this summer. On that day each week, city buses on Nicollet are redirected, creating a pedestrianfriendly stretch from Washington Avenue to 10th Street. Food trucks, entertainment, games, and other programming fill the mall. These weekly events will continue to run through the end of this month, with more happening in September. Even those without a downtown office are able to work in the city for the day at places like Life Time Work, where you can set up shop on Thursdays in the typically members-only lounge. (Check it all out, including perks and discounts, at mplsdowntown.com.)

Most of the ideas shared during our Big Think centered around events and festivals. Certainly, this summer the city enjoyed amazing buzz around Taylor Swift’s two sold-out shows at U.S. Bank Stadium. As luck would have it, her spin through Swiftieapolis (as Mayor Frey christened the city for two days) was aligned with Pride weekend, which only served to enhance the vibe. The economic impact connected to Swift’s tour was at a Super Bowl level. But, alas, like a Super Bowl, Swift-scale concerts are not a sustainable downtown strategy; they are icing on the cake.

Ongoing programming that draws people together seems to be what our community is

craving. Our family attended the Stone Arch Bridge Festival in mid-June. Honestly, there could not have been a more fitting setting than along the river from the Hennepin Avenue Bridge east to Gold Medal Park. It’s a pictureperfect stretch with parkland and paths and no roads to close or traffic to redirect. Then, early in July, the highly anticipated Taste of Minnesota returned, this time along Nicollet Mall. It appears it was a success (the reported $1.8 million from the state legislature certainly helped). I imagine discussions are already underway for next year’s event.

I applaud the wins of summer 2023—and can’t help thinking about our snowy season, and how we have successfully embraced winter with The Great Northern Festival in both St. Paul and Minneapolis, when we gather our best events and celebrations under one warm blanket. Downtown Minneapolis should create a signature activation to complement what’s already in place. (Riva Terrace at Four Seasons Minneapolis plans to bring back its rooftop winter dining cabins in an even more dynamic fashion.)

We also need some permanent additions. I’d love to see something celebrating Minnesota music. A mix that’s record-store-meets-bookstore, with listening rooms and a coffee and craft cocktail café scene. Where you can buy iconic merch (like First Avenue and Electric Fetus gear) as well as artwork, posters, and more of our beloved musicians and bands past and present, including a tie with Paisley Park. I can see a stage for unplugged-style performances, author readings, and panel discussions. This could serve as a hub for tourists and locals who love our music scene and perhaps would help kick off what Jimmy Jam suggested during Super Bowl LII—a local “Coldchella” festival.

My final idea of the day? I follow former Star Tribune columnist Rick Nelson on Instagram. He often documents and comments on the highs and lows of our downtown cityscape, including the very sad garden beds along Nicollet, which prompted me to suggest a collaboration with the Minneapolis Park Board to evolve Nicollet into a giant garden-like pathway. (Look what happened when it partnered with the Walker Art Center—hello, Spoonbridge and Cherry.) Imagine a beautiful route starting at the Sculpture Garden and going through Loring Park, then the Greenway to Nicollet Mall past Peavey Plaza, following to the RBC Gateway area and the Mississippi. It’s already practically done! —Reach Jayne at jolson@mspmag.com.

► Photographer Roy Son shot our cover, as well as chefs Tammy Wong of Rainbow Chinese Restaurant (page 65) and Jamie Yoo of Abang Yoli (page 71). “When people look at the photos of Jamie and Tammy, I’d love for people to see somebody they feel like they know personally...maybe even feel like they see themselves in the pages,” he says. roysonphoto.com

► Vietnamese American food lover and storyteller Macy-Châu Diê ~ m Trâ ` n shares some of her fave Vietnamese dishes on page 68. “Food writing in Minnesota has been an important way for me to find cultural familiarity with the Southeast Asian community here,” she says. “Food can be a gateway to better understand a community’s culture, politics, and land.” @macychau_diem

► A 2018 MCAD grad, Dawn

is an illustrator, animator, and art educator based in Brooklyn, New York. Originally from Zhuhai, China, Yang illustrated our dumplings guide on page 66. “People make dumplings according to local ingredients and cooking methods,” she says. “Dumplings are like cultural symbols.” dawnyangart.com

Yang

PHOTO BY HANNA VOXLAND (ROY SON); COURTESY OF XYZ (MACY-CHÂU DIÊ M TRÂ N); AND COURTESY OF DAWN YANG

● ALTHOUGH ONLY 31, Bobby Rogers has been one of the most prominent photographers in the Cities for nearly a decade. He’s done big solo gallery shows; he’s worked on staff at arts organizations like Juxtaposition Arts and the Walker; he’s done group exhibitions with his multidisciplinary art and design studio, The Bureau; and he’s currently the senior art director of multicultural style at Target. This summer, he returned to the main

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BOBBY ROGERS

The photographer, activist, and creative director’s latest show was right on target.

BY STEVE MARSH

gallery at MCAD—his alma mater—with another Bureau show, Grow, As We Are, a series of portraits composed in the historic Black neighborhood of Oak Bluffs on Martha’s Vineyard.

Whether documenting a protest or on a corporate fashion shoot, Rogers says he’s trying to both move the viewer and help them retain as much information about his subjects as possible. “The purpose is to bring as much humanity,

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From left to right: Fadumo Ali, Desaré Cox, Nolan Mao, and Bobby Rogers of The Bureau at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum opening of Grow, As We Are

character, personality, and history within one image,” he says. His ambition in his work is to examine the full complexity of Blackness through an immersive and beautiful aesthetic. “We want to create an entire environment for you,” he says.

Rogers grew up navigating poverty on the south side of Minneapolis. He didn’t even consider art school until his second-to-last semester at South High, before committing to MCAD. “Coming into art school, I think I just had a different mentality,” he says. “A lot of people were like, ‘I do this because I love it—I ain’t doing it for the money.’ Whereas I was like, ‘I’ve been broke my entire life, and art is the only thing I’m good at.’”

When I meet Rogers on a quiet Saturday at MCAD’s gallery, his look— black beanie, checkered shorts, Air Force 1s—is maybe a touch more chill than those of the vacationers he photographed on the island. His team spent weeks on Martha’s Vineyard, shooting all levels of Oak Bluffs visitor: from third-generation cottage owners to much greener tourists there for their first summer. We discussed why the show at MCAD is a full-circle moment for him, how he differentiates his work with The Bureau from his corporate work for Target, and why he’s still not totally comfortable with the concept of vacation.

What inspired you to create this show about Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard’s historic Black neighborhood? The Fintech evolutionist and philanthropist Kahina Van Dyke invited me to this residency on Oak Bluffs called Inkwell Haven. My first year there, she’d just bought this bed-and-breakfast. At the time, she had a writing residency, and then she invited multidisciplinary artists out.

Was her invitation for work, or was it more of a vacation? Kahina’s main point was to just introduce Black artists from these different subcommunities—we all maybe knew of each other in some capacity but had never met. None of us made work while we were there. We literally hung out, no drama, just us sitting on the porch rocking, looking at whatever famous Black people that you’re used to seeing on TV just walking around chilling.

Rogers converted to Islam in 2015. “My life experience was always determined by what I could do for myself,” he says. “And then I learned about community.”

He helped his family open a Brooklyn Park soul food restaurant, Angelea’s Soul Food Kitchen, named after his mother, who passed away in 2017.

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He was inspired to change mediums by South African photographer Pieter Hugo’s Mia exhibit. “It transformed my ideas about my own artistic abilities beyond illustration.”

The day after we left, Kahina ran into Obama. Not that I was salty, but I was like, Damn, of course.”

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Like the Obamas? The day after we left, Kahina ran into Obama. Not that I was salty, but I was like, Damn, of course

When did you think this vacation could be a show? Not until I went back with the team, which was two years later. We found out that out of hundreds of years of documented history, there was only a handful of images containing a Black presence. Because of that, we proposed to bring The Bureau back to continue the archival process of capturing that Black presence.

You grew up in Minneapolis? Yeah. South side.

Where did you go on vacation as a kid? I didn’t. Bro, the first time I got on a plane, I was 21.

Do you like going on vacation now? I don’t even know if it’s vacation. When we do go places, it’s like, What are the art things I can do there?, or What can I learn from there?

Did you grow up working class? We grew up poor as shit, actually. Grew up all over the city—probably moved every few months. We were homeless a lot. I lived in a lot of foster homes, so that’s why the first time I left the city, I was 21. Because most of the time, it was survival.

Initially this show was for the Martha’s Vineyard Museum. Was it conceptualized for an audience of islanders? We actually didn’t do it for the Martha’s Vineyard Museum initially—the museum came to us after we started the project. I met the museum director at a film screening and proposed collaborating with them.

How did you get funding? Out of all the years I’ve applied for art grants in Minneapolis, I maybe got one. So, I stopped applying and just started doing the work. The Bureau came out of being fed up with the nonprofit grant process and the stipulations that come with it. We wanted to create art for [the] community around socioeconomic issues and things we care about without being beholden to a board or a multiyear process. Because we knew that we are more efficient doing it ourselves.

Fed up with the bureaucracy of it? The bureaucracy of all of it, and the idea of not feeling trusted to do the work that we do, or people not thinking that we’re able to

execute it a certain way. So, our approach to projects is to just do them and figure it out later on, because we trust our processes and our abilities.

What was the reaction you were hoping for with this work? I don’t think we were thinking about the reaction. What drew us in was the need for capturing the history, but also wanting to go back and understand this feeling that I couldn’t explain, because I’d never experienced it in my life. So I was like, “You all better just go”—it was just as important for us, as Black people, to experience this very specific feeling of ease that I wanted to spread through friends and family.

Do you aspire to go back to Martha’s Vineyard for vacation? Growing up, it was only survival for so long that by the time I got out of college, I was like, Damn, there’s just so much that I don’t know. And once I got through MCAD, I was just like, Bet, now I can do whatever I want. But a lot of that whatever I want was me thinking that I had to now go catch up and educate myself. And I still hold that now, because even though I graduated in 2014 and I had my first solo show in 2017, my mom passed away the day of the artist talk for Blacker the Berry, which just heightened that I-need-to-catch-up mentality.

You graduated in 2014 with a BFA in illustration and design. You weren’t a photographer right away. I didn’t even take photo classes at all.

So how did you go from that to running the photography studio at the Walker? I never took photo classes here [at MCAD]. Though, as an illustrator, photography was just part of the process. I’d borrow cameras and take reference photos all the time. But after graduating, I realized that with the cultural climate, illustration wasn’t the best medium for me to make the impact I wanted to have on the community. So, I taught myself how to use the camera, just being out there taking photos at different protests.

Did you become the senior art director of multicultural style at Target before or after the murder of George Floyd? That came right before, actually. At the time, I was at the Walker, and I just realized the Walker wasn’t able to provide me personally with the resources that I wanted.

In terms of what? Just in terms of creative freedom and expression.

As their staff photographer, you were taking portraits of the artists who came through the museum? Yeah. I was photographing visiting artists. I’ve shot all the exhibitions, photographed the permanent collection. They were used to working with photographers who are able to use light in certain ways and maybe weren’t focused on selfexpression. Whereas for [The Bureau], we’re always asking, “What are the worlds we can build?” Even within this exhibit, it’s more than what the Martha’s Vineyard Museum envisioned—like, Let’s put these photos on white walls and bring people in; it’ll be beautiful. Whereas our artwork is multidisciplinary; we want to create an entire environment for you. We want to be the set designers and the photographers and the carpenters.

Did you tell Target what you wanted, or did they tell you? Target recruited me around the time I was feeling a certain way at the Walker. One of the last projects I shot at the Walker was the portrait of Bong Joon-ho, the director of Parasite. He had won four Oscars and came here three days later. And I was like, “Oh, shit, I’m about to photograph the legend Bong Joon-ho.” While I was prepping for that photo shoot, I ended up getting a lot of the materials myself, set designing it, inviting friends to come in and help me shoot it. And that just made me realize that I’ve worked with clients on editorial projects who provide you all the resources you need.

What is the difference between making images for Target and making images for yourself? So unfortunately, we can’t talk a lot about the Target stuff.

Can you tell me what your position means? They were building this team of art directors who have the creative skill but also specialize within their communities as cultural art producers. So, whether it comes to Black work, Hispanic work, Pride work, whatever, a lot of us have these personal experiences within those communities.

So, you have three ways of working: One for Target, one for The Bureau, and one for Bobby Rogers? I can do a project where the client has brought in their entire team, and

friends

they need me to just come in and help as a photographer or creative director, and I’ll do that. Sometimes the client needs us to be the producers and the creatives of it all. And sometimes Target needs me to be a senior art director. With The Bureau, it’s more specific to engaging communities of color. We’re creating an environment that’s like a cookout. We’re not creating the artwork for artists in the art world and for the gallery to bring their people in. We’re creating it for our people and for the people that we grew up with that have never seen shit like this before.

I had a conversation with your fellow MCAD alum Christopheraaron Deanes. He believes the Floyd murder precipitated an awakening for the white community. So, post-Floyd, assuming that part of your audience is white, how has your audience changed? One of the things that brought us together is knowing that we have audiences in multiple places that sometimes only come together at a Bureau event. And that just means that we have enough weight within the political spaces that we’ve grown up in, that our experiences transcend when we bring in people from the corporate spaces. I think post–George Floyd, a lot of people had a great understanding of what Black Lives Matter meant and an understanding that you can’t keep dissecting art from politics or vice versa. Before, there might have even been hesitation on our part, like, “Would this really work?” Whereas post-2020, we were like, “Even if it doesn’t work, for us it works. Even if the audience is just the people that we know who are interested, we know that it’s important.”

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“It was just as important for us, as Black people, to experience this very specific feeling of ease that I wanted to spread through

and family.”

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Fringe Festival

After (barely) surviving COVID, the experimental theater festival is fully back and ready to celebrate its 30th anniversary.

The History

The original Fringe Festival started in 1947 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Artists rejected by the Edinburgh Arts Festival put on shows on the outskirts of town, and this impromptu festival on the fringe became bigger than the original, eventually producing famous work like Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and Phoebe WallerBridge’s Fleabag. Fringe became a global movement with more than 250 such festivals held around the world celebrating the idea that just about anyone can put on a theater show with a little help.

Survival

According to Minnesota Fringe executive director Dawn Bentley, COVID-19 brought this global network even closer together. Bentley worked as a microbiologist studying communicable diseases before getting into arts organization. “Perfect background for experimental theater,” she jokes. But it wasn’t funny in 2020 when COVID-19 forced the festival online: All the lost ticket sales almost resulted in bankruptcy after more than two decades. Bentley and her community raised more than $100,000 that year, enough to come back with a hybrid model in 2021 and fully in person in 2022, but they lost nearly half their audience.

The Players

The Fringe will be putting on 101 shows this year across 16 venues, with a majority located in the West Bank. “We’re really leaning into our neighborhood this year,” Bentley says. In addition to raising money for the players, your Fringe button will get you deals at West Bank businesses and restaurants such as Afro Deli and Hard Times Cafe. The festival’s inclusive lottery system allows theater artists of any level of experience the chance to become the next Stoppard or Waller-Bridge, with the festival providing the budgetary and technical help to realize their vision. “There’s no curating the festival,” Bentley says. “We’re providing a platform and an opportunity for them to tell the story they want to tell.”

FOOTNOTES

Stories kicking up dust.

We love a little Minnesota shout-out: Cynthia Nixon joined TikTok with a lip sync from the iconic 2001 Sex and the City episode when Miranda joins “the Betty Crocker Clinic” by eating cake out of the trash. But too much attention can get a little weird…

…Like Taylor Swift’s two-night Eras Tour stop at U.S. Bank Stadium. Her performance was so acclaimed, Swifties in the rest of the country got jealous, especially when she surprised us with her anti-Mayer anthem “Dear John.” “Couldn’t even point out where [Minneapolis] is on a map,” sniffed one fan.

And while “forever chemicals” might sound like just another sick Tay Swift burn, it was sickening to see 3M settle one of the largest mass tort cases in US history, with the company compelled to pay out $10.3 billion dollars (and

▲ Jotería: Our Untold Stories by Gabriel Mata and Adrian Gaston Garcia, 2022

▲ Desi Heart Crust by South Asian Arts and Theater House, 2022

▲ Traitor by Rogue and Rabble Dance, 2022

NORTHSTAR EAST

Office-to-residential conversions downtown are not new—the Soo Line Building is a notable pre-2020 transformation. But now a wave is coming as work from home upends downtowns. The first substantive project to begin demo is Sherman Associates’ $91 million renewal of the northeast quadrant (at 6th Street and 2nd Avenue) of the Northstar Center complex. Northstar East was built in 1916, making it old enough for historic tax credits (plus a City of Minneapolis TIF zone), which Sherman president Chris Sherman describes as crucial to making the numbers work. (The entire block has been under the knife, with a new Hotel Indigo replacing the dated Crowne Plaza and a major renovation of the office space in Northstar West happening concurrently.) Sherman’s project will boast 216 larger apartments (with floorplans at an average of 902 square feet), a rooftop patio, and a fitness center. He says we won’t see many post-1970 buildings go under a similar knife; their floor plates are just too large to provide enough window space for a residential environment. —A.P.

OK to avoid all that attention by just joining the rest of the crowd. Based on numbers from other states’ marijuana markets, one of the top cannabis law firms estimated that our newly legal marijuana industry could generate $1.5 billion in annual sales by 2029.

As seen in 12 Under 12, a Back-to-School fashion show produced by 12 students under the age of 12.

field notes

LOVE LANGUAGE

A new Somali immersion program in St. Cloud aims to boost academic outcomes and cultural belonging—and maybe even bring neighbors closer together.

by justine jones

five-letter word: “It’s koofi. K-O-O-F-I.”

Mat (derin) and bat (fiidmeer) are similarly unruly, so he’s subbed out the usual Seussical lexicon for shorter Somali words, like bad, which means sea. Mahad’s phonics lessons are part of the elementarylevel Somali immersion curriculum he’s created for St. Cloud’s school district, the first in the state—and possibly the nation.

Mahad tells me that the St. Cloud school district reached out to him about creating Somali-language curriculum—first for high schoolers and now for elementary students. The program, offered at two schools to incoming kindergartners, will be dual immersion, meaning half the day is taught in Somali, the other half in English. Mahad’s curriculum covers everything from reading comprehension to math. He partnered with language experts across Somalia to create it and is bringing it to four other school districts across the country. A number of other schools across the nation are looking at implementing it as well.

The program is expected to teach both native Somali speakers and non-native speakers. Mahad explains that though many students speak Somali at home, they don’t necessarily learn to read and write it. He says Somali is a traditionally oral language, though the Somali Latin alphabet became the official written script of Somalia in 1972—and, he notes, some students’ parents’ educations may have been interrupted by the civil war.

“Research shows that kids who learn to first read and write their native language gain the skills to better acquire a second language,” says Mahad. “To know, That’s a noun, that’s a verb, that’s an adjective.”

In that way, the immersion program is designed to support students’ overall academic outcomes. But there are other benefits, too. Mahad says many parents have thanked him for his work—he’s even heard, anecdotally, of some Somali families relocating to send their children to St. Cloud schools, because language, as Mahad well knows, is intertwined with culture. Born in Somalia, Mahad lived there until he was a teenager. At 14, he transcribed his grandmother’s Somali folk tales into a book and printed a handful of copies. Now, he’s working on a longer version with 120 folk tales. He says his students inspired him.

● IT’S A SCORCHING JUNE DAY—the kind of heat that turns a parking lot into a griddle. I’m staying cool, though, sheltering in the beneficent air-conditioning of a St. Cloud Barnes and Noble. Abdi Mahad (pictured right), meanwhile, is scribbling on a scrap of paper, deep into giving me a Somali phonics lesson.

“For example, H-A-T is hat, right?” says Mahad. He gives the Somali translation, a

Mahad, who has a master’s in applied linguistics and curriculum design, worked as an English teacher in St. Cloud schools. When the pandemic hit, he and his wife, Hudda Ibrahim, an author and DEI consultant, founded Diverse Voices Press, which champions books by writers from underrepresented communities. The couple has written a number of children’s books of their own, including a Somali-language ABC book that I’m currently browsing.

“Those who were born in the United States, they didn’t know anything about Somali books,” he says. “I’ve had kids tell me that they didn’t know we had superheroes in Somali culture. They thought it was only a white, Western, European thing.”

As for native English-speaking students, research has shown that bilingualism has many cognitive benefits for children. St. Cloud has offered Spanish and Chinese immersion for more than a decade. Mahad adds another benefit: the cross-

cultural aspect. “We have a lot of Somalis in Minnesota—more than anywhere else other than Somalia,” says Mahad. “It’s not like Spanish or Chinese, but it’s a way to get to know your neighbor’s language.”

That may seem like small potatoes to some. But it’s not—especially in St. Cloud, where the East African population has grown in recent decades, many having been resettled there as refugees. Amid these changing demographics, the Somali community has seen some backlash from antiMuslim and anti-immigration activists.

In 2017, Mahad and Ibrahim started a monthly community gathering called Dine and Dialogue, where neighbors came to discuss racial inclusivity, diversity, and other issues in St. Cloud. At first, they cooked for guests in their home, but the gatherings got so big they moved to the public library.

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Dine and Dialogue didn’t entirely stamp out racism and Islamophobia in the community, of course—but it did its job, which was to get people talking to one another. Some attendees even came wearing MAGA hats, but Mahad says they mostly left happy, with a deeper understanding of their neighbors than when they came. It’s easy to imagine his vision eventually playing out in such a space, with Somali words and phrases floating above the din.

“I like to imagine a place where Somalis and non-Somalis speak English and Somali and Spanish and Chinese,” says Mahad. “They’ll become world citizens. Our small slice of Minnesota will have a student body that can interact with the world, can work anywhere, and can learn to live with any kind of people.” ■

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As of August 1, adult-use marijuana is legal in Minnesota. Governor Tim Walz signed the bill into law on May 30 after politicians, like former Governor Jesse Ventura, who loudly supported legalization while in office, and activist groups pressed for legalization for decades. But that doesn’t mean Minnesotans can hit a dispensary as soon as the calendar flips to August. Starting this month, possession, use, and growing cannabis plants at home are legal, but the state is still in the process of creating an Office of Cannabis Management to process licenses and manage other bureaucratic tasks for both recreational and medical marijuana (legal since 2014). So, it could be a year or more before dispensaries selling goods other than the hemp-derived THC products on the market today really start popping up around town. And while expungement of misdemeanors on criminal records will start immediately, it could take nearly a year to get through them all. (Felonies, on the other hand, will be potentially reduced or expunged on a case-by-case basis.)

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Recreational marijuana’s Minnesota tax rate, for at least the first four years, which is lower than in most states: Colorado’s is 15 percent, for instance, and Washington’s is a whopping 37 percent.

0Minnesota medical marijuana patients’ new registration and annual fees, in dollars. Previously, both were $200.

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321

Number of pages in the state’s recreational marijuana bill

22

Number of states that legalized recreational marijuana before Minnesota, beginning with Washington and Colorado in 2012

15 million

Amount, in dollars, the new law allocates to law enforcement for drug recognition training— mainly so police officers can better recognize drivers under the influence

2

Number of pounds of marijuana people can legally possess at home under the new law (they can also have 2 ounces in public)

8

Number of cannabis plants an individual can grow in an indoor or outdoor garden (but only four can flower at one time)

21

Minimum age for buying, using, and possessing recreational marijuana in Minnesota (and all other recreationally legal states, for that matter)

OFF THE CUFF

Interior design innovator Victoria Sass believes houses (and clothing) are better when worn.

BY NATALIE LARSEN

For Victoria Sass, pushing boundaries and embracing imperfection are cornerstones of her interiors framework. Even the name of her design house, Prospect Refuge, draws on her desire for clients to embrace their uniqueness, marrying our need for connection to the world with safety and protection. Here’s what she has to say about her creative process, her personal style, and the importance of leaving space for the unexpected.

One of your design principles is “old homes for young families.” Tell me more about that. We help people live in these old homes and not [necessarily] preserve them historically but respect them and bring them into current-day functionality. I just love the idiosyncrasies of old homes. They give you so many surprises and mysteries to work around. It’s fun to try to celebrate their unique qualities.

What gets you excited about your work?

I want to encourage people to take chances and risks in the privacy of their own home, which is more difficult than you think. People are very concerned with resale—as they should be—with what their neighbors think, with what Grandma will think when she comes over that one time. But if you can’t be you in your own home, where can you be you?

That’s my mission right now: getting people to feel comfortable being themselves in their own home. And then, if they can really be expressive in their own homes, maybe they can feel comfortable being expressive in the way they dress, in their workplace, and with what they

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put out into this world. They can continue growing, and that’s a wonderful world to live in.

Tell me about your design process. Early on in every project, we craft a story. That takes a lot of shapes—it might be a shirt, a person, an era, a food, a recipe, an object—but it’s something that is symbolic of an emotion or a feeling.

We had a project that I really love, and their concept was a white button-down shirt. We were walking the property and talking to the homeowners, and they’re both quite stylish people. And she said, “I just love a white button-down shirt; I always feel put together but casual—it’s this perfect balance.” And that became our concept for this project. So, all the way through, we asked: Is this rug a white button-down shirt? We looked around and said, “That’s not a white button-down shirt; that’s, like, ’70s boho,” or whatever.

How would you describe your personal style?

I tend to walk this line of I don’t know if this is the best thing I’ve ever seen or the worst thing I’ve ever seen, to be comfortable in that space of pushing a boundary to its limit. I like weird proportions. I like things cropped, and I like things ultra-long. I really like menswear, probably because I’m five foot two.

I think it’s fun to experiment. How can you keep the love alive? That is a big part of our interiors philosophy as well—of developing a relationship with objects. A big piece of that comes from getting to know an item or an object and leaving room for the unexpected. That has a lot to do with sustainability, keeping things in your closet or in your home for a longer run. How can you stay in love with them over time? I try to work with our clients on how to get comfortable with that evolution of things around you. Because sometimes people get into this function, function, function mentality: “I want my home to serve me, and I want everything to stay as it is today.” And not only is that not sustainable or real; you can’t stop time from passing or life from happening. Everything ages; even the most impermeable surface is affected eventually by time and use. So how can you love that?

What did you enjoy about your Evereve styling experience?

There was a real open-mindedness. I started to go a little rogue, and they were there for it. There was no right or wrong. I felt like they were really encouraging me to tell my own story.

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Insecure

Could curbing food insecurity help curb violence? Jalilia Abdul-Brown thinks so.

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When Jalilia Abdul-Brown was 12, she noticed something: The lunches some of her friends brought to school were very different from her own. They had fresh fruit; she had potato chips. Their peanut butter was sandwiched between wheat bread; hers was on white.

But her observations didn’t stop there. She also noticed a connection beyond the realm of most middle school thinking: There appeared to be a correlation between the types of food people ate and their actions.

From her own experience, she knew what hunger could drive someone to do. On the many days that there was no food in her house, she and some of her nine siblings would often get so hungry that they’d walk over to the corner store and steal something to eat. “Not because we wanted to but because of the lack,” she says.

As she grew up and saw violence in her neighborhood of East Phillips in Minneapolis, she kept thinking about the impact of food on that behavior. So, she started asking people involved in violence what they typically ate. “A lot of it was potato chips, McDonald’s, Popeyes. There was always a fried food,” she says.

In the people she knew with access to healthier food,

she noticed different decisions. “They wanted to go to school and get an education,” she says.

In 2016, her sister was shot while she was waiting at the bus stop. Abdul-Brown responded by starting a nonprofit called Change Starts with Community, with the goal of using food to prevent gun

violence. The organization’s food shelf, Shiloh Cares, now feeds more than 8,000 people per month out of its home on West Broadway in north Minneapolis.

EVIDENCE-BASED

Abdul-Brown, who previously worked as a violence prevention specialist and case manager for Hennepin Healthcare’s Next Step program, says she might have been a data scientist in another life. She’s a sucker for metrics, scorecards, reports of any sort. “I like data,” she says.

So, she makes sure that every intervention and program she dreams up— and there are a lot under the umbrella of Change Starts with Community, including gun buyback programs and immunization clinics—is evaluated. She knows how many packs of Narcan they give out, how many funerals they’ve assisted, how many guns they’ve collected.

Otherwise, she says, how would they know if it worked? When the data show

something isn’t effective, like the first version of her gun buyback program, she switches gears. In that case, she swapped out the buyback program for a program that let people drop guns they wanted to get rid of in a bucket anonymously, and more people started participating.

There is not yet a plethora of research and data on the connection that 12-yearold Jalilia noticed. But the evidence that does exist supports her intuition: “I think we kind of know it at a gut level,” says Abigail M. Hatcher, assistant professor of health behavior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who has been involved in the research. “Our lived experience can often guide us almost better than the data.”

While the study of violence prevention is “young and underfunded,” there is strong evidence of a relationship between food insecurity and violence against women and girls, according to a review paper coauthored by Hatcher. And there is some emerging evidence that suggests hunger may lead to later violence, she says.

Early research also shows that a lack of food can worsen violence—both as a perpetrator and as a victim, Hatcher says. If you’ve ever been “hangry,” it’s easy to understand why, she points out. “Your body doesn’t have the resources it needs to slow down and think carefully and make good decisions,” she says, summarizing the takeaway of the research. Hunger also impacts mental health and can promote symptoms of anxiety, stress, and depression. “Food insecurity is also about feeling shamed and distressed and worried about not having food,” she explains. “For perpetration of violence, this makes sense because anxiety can be tied to unhelpful reactions, reactions that are more violent, so the conflict escalates more quickly.”

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“I think we kind of know it at a gut level. Our lived experiences can often guide us almost better than the data.”

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When Hatcher looked into the role food might play in intimate partner violence, she found that food can both promote and erode connection between partners. “There are a lot of gendered expectations around getting food on the table,” she says. “Especially with hetero men, when they can’t get food on the table, conflict usually rises in the partnership. The way food is obtained and the expectations around it are rife for conflict.”

Hatcher has also been involved in some very preliminary research that suggests that food insecurity might cause violence. Establishing a causal link to a health determinant is extremely challenging and can’t always be extrapolated beyond the initial setting. This study, for example, was conducted in South Africa, but Hatcher believes the location has a lot in common with urban environments in the United States.

SHOPPING AT SHILOH CARES

On a Wednesday morning in May, 45-yearold Julius Jackson is one of the shoppers at Shiloh Cares Food Shelf. Jackson takes the bus from Uptown almost every Wednesday for access to foods he can’t afford near his home.

After checking in on an online system, Jackson enters Shiloh Cares, on this day staffed with volunteers from the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office. He is ushered through two rooms stocked with food. The first room has breads and packaged treats, items with short shelf lives donated from grocery stores with surpluses. Today

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there are baguettes and fruit cobbler from Whole Foods.

Next, he’s guided into a room with floor-to-ceiling shelving stocked with nonperishables, including specific canned and boxed foods rang ing from grits to masa flour to a variety of hot sauces and spices.

A refrigerated wall contains some of the most sought-after items: eggs, cheese, milk, butter, fresh veggie juices, meat, arugula, lettuce, mushrooms. More fresh produce—which today includes potatoes, oranges, limes, grapefruit, and apples—is stacked in bags at the checkout.

Jackson fills a backpack with chicken, turkey, sardines, garlic, mushrooms. Because he has diabetes, he tries to eat healthy, but he says salads, fresh vegetables, and healthy meats have grown increasingly out of his budget.

“This has helped out a lot,” he says.

He’s planning a mini barbecue, with plenty left over for sandwiches for the week ahead.

RECOGNITION

Of course, there are also plenty of other upsides to providing people with healthy food. Hatcher calls Abdul-Brown’s program a “win-win-win.” Others have recognized this as well: Abdul-Brown was designated a Hometown Hero by the Minnesota Vikings, a Health Equity Champion by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, and a 2023 Local Public Health Hero by the Minneapolis Health Department.

“I always say it’s more than food and it’s bigger than violence,” Abdul-Brown says. “One person can start a movement, but it takes a community to make change.”

Hatcher says programs like AbdulBrown’s are doing the hardest work in health research, which usually comes after the papers are published. “They’re figuring out the last mile in health research early,” she says. Those efforts should be applauded, she says. There’s no reason to wait to change lives; the understanding can come later. ■

Left: Volunteers from the Hennepin County Sheriff’s office were pitching in at Shiloh Cares in May.

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CAROLYN WIGER

The Mamanuca Islands in Fiji may be a long way from her home in Hugo, but you wouldn’t know it—on the 44th season of Survivor, she played the game to win. And she nearly did, finishing in the top three.

OCCUPATION: Addiction counselor

TWIN CITIAN SINCE : 1987

Where was your first job here? I was a telemarketer! People would hang up on me constantly! It was horrible!!

What do you consider the highest character trait in a Minnesotan? MINNESOTA NICE!

The lowest character flaw? Apparently we are too nice??

Did you dream of any Minnesota restaurants when you were stuck on that island? I dreamed of WORLD’S BEST DONUTS in Grand Marais!!!

What’s the first place you went to when you returned home? Well, I got home at like 2 am, and I had already pigged out at the airport! Woke up the next day and got ice cream at BOOMS in Hugo!!

What’s your favorite thing to see or do at the fair? When I was out on the island, I would talk about the State Fair sooo much!!! So last summer my family took Frannie, Matt, Yam Yam, and Carson—all went! Carson and I did the slingshot, and Yam Yam was kissed by a bunch of goats. It was a blast!

What’s your go-to treat at the State Fair? I love the deep-fried candy bar on a stick!!!

Where do you order takeout? WE LOVE BLUE HERON GRILL!!

What’s your order? Kids mac ’n’ cheese, buffalo chicken salad with no chicken, fried pickles, and a slice of cheesecake!!

Where can you satisfy your sweet tooth? WE LOVE MOJO MONKEY DONUTS on West 7th in St. Paul!!!!

Where do you go dancing? Can’t go wrong with the Gay 90s!

Who’s a local media personality who gets it? Jason Matheson GETS IT!

What’s the most romantic place in the Twin Cities? The big green chair on Smith Avenue in St. Paul! At least for me and my partner it is! lol

What’s your favorite song about Minnesota? “Uptown” by PRINCE!

Favorite local vacation spot? GRAND MARAIS!! But more specifically, Colvill, about 10 miles north of Grand Marais! My dad’s cabin is there, and it is so peaceful.

What’s been your greatest achievement here? Getting sober and staying sober for the last 14 years!

What did you miss the most from home? Just hearing the sound of my son’s voice. Hearing him say, “Mommmm!”

What do you wish outsiders knew about the Twin Cities? It’s not just a big snowstorm! Each season here is absolutely beautiful!

What does the Twin Cities really need? More hugs.

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Jagged Little Pill

The Diablo Cody–penned musical inspired by the seminal Alanis Morissette album finally makes its Minneapolis premiere. Aug. 8–13.

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BRANDI CARLILE

Just when you thought The Chicks’ country/Americana energy at the Grandstand couldn’t be topped, Brandi plays a set with opener Wynonna Judd. Aug. 29.

▲ Rochester’s raunchiest export takes his tongue-in-cheek MC stylings to the Grandstand. Aug. 30.

The National Noted Taylor Swift and Justin Vernon coconspirators play a Minneapolis show with, presumably, neither of them.

Sigur Rós

Icelandic indie rockers with names that have far too many special characters for us to attempt spelling them here. Aug. 21.

The All-American Rejects

Forget the waters of Lake Minnetonka, and instead purify yourself in “Swing, Swing,” “Move Along,” “It Ends Tonight” and other objectively perfect earlyaughts pop-punk bangers.

Ed Sheeran

The English pop star really seems to understand the formula for hits, as his first five albums are + (2011), × (2014), ÷ (2017), this year’s - Aug. 12. U.S. Bank Stadium

Pink: Summer Carnival 2023

Ope! Keep your carousel tickets at home; the only actual carnival happening at Target Field on August 10 is Pink doing her Pink thing and leaving it all on the stage like this show will be her last. Aug. 10. Target Field

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▲ It seems like a decade ago that Smith and Kim Petras won a Grammy for the song “Unholy,” but it was, in fact, just a couple months, and Smith is still touring in support of the album it was on. Aug. 16. Xcel Energy Center

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Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind and Fire: “Sing a Song All Night Long” Tour

If we’re being honest here, both acts—each total legends of R&B in their own ways—are way too old to have the expectation that either or both would or could sing a song even much past, like, 11 pm, let alone the whole darn night. Aug. 4.

Xcel Energy Center

The Chicks

Newish album, Gaslighter, and special guest Wild Rivers in hand, the activist country/Americana band performs in the shadow of the

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▲ Hayley Williams and her Tennessee-born alt-rock band circle the country in support of their sixth studio album, This Is Why Aug. 2. Xcel Energy Center

WHAT’S GOING ON THIS AUGUST.

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Pearl Jam

Frontman Eddie Vedder might not be donning army helmets and climbing the lighting rig these days (he is nearly 60, after all), but that doesn’t mean he and his legendary band can’t still rock.

Aug. 31. Xcel Energy Center

Nickelback

Thanks to Chad Kroeger and his indefatigable Canadian hard-rock band, a Nickelback is no longer just what you get when you put three dimes in the gumball machine. Aug. 7. Xcel Energy Center

Arctic Monkeys

It’d be a lot cooler if the British four-piece had called themselves The Macaques. Aug. 25–26. Armory

The Black Keys

Dan Auerbach’s gritty, analog rock band almost called themselves The Sharps and Flats. Aug. 24.

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Duran Duran

It’s only appropriate that the new wave band who gave the world “Hungry Like the Wolf” is set to play Minnesota’s foremost chow-down.

Aug. 31. Minnesota State Fair

Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats

Surly plays host to the Denver–by–way–of–St. Louis soulful rock singer-songwriter. Aug. 12–13. Surly Brewing Festival Field

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▲ The velvet-voiced Philly trio and the Chicago disco diva split a bucket of Sweet Martha’s. Aug. 27. Minnesota State Fair

THE COHEN REPORT

by burt cohen

● IN THE OLD DAYS, in the course of a social conversation, it was not uncommon for one participant or another to tell a joke. Not a true-life anecdote, not a wisecrack, not a repeat of a funny line from a movie, but a plain old joke, often risqué, with a buildup and a funny punch line. Some people were really great joke tellers, but most were mediocre. I was beyond mediocre, often leaving out relevant parts so the punch line made no sense or injecting a late fact—like “Oh, I forgot to say the car only had three wheels”—without which the now ruined punch line would make no sense.

I mention all this not just for an utter lack of anything more meaningful to write about but also to identify yet another example of the huge change in our social repartee as evidenced by the fact that it’s been years since I’ve heard anyone stop and tell a joke during a conversation. No longer having to laugh at a badly told joke I have already heard a dozen times does not sadden me. Everything in my life changing does.

WHEN I WAS A STUDENT at the U of M, I spent a big chunk of time in the Fountain Grille in Coffman Memorial Union. I always ordered a grilled cheese and bacon sand-

wich—totally delicious. To the best of my recollection, in the 69 years since graduation, during which time I’ve eaten hundreds of thousands of meals in homes, restaurants, dives, resorts, army mess halls, and a few places I’d better not mention, I’ve never again encountered a grilled cheese and bacon sandwich on a menu. Why? Does this rank in importance with global warming, voter fraud, or right underwear? Probably not, but then, we can’t all be big thinkers.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, sometime this year, to Molly Poole, Larry Redmond, Carla Rose, Laysha Ward, David Crosby, Jim Phelps, Zygi Wilf, JuLee Rimarcik, Russ Nelson, Dick McFarland, John Foley, and Kathleen Blatz.

Also, contact David Doty if you find his lost copy of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm ■

Columnist extraordinaire Burt Cohen is the founding publisher of Mpls.St.Paul Magazine

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FUNNY PAGES

Julie Schumacher’s final tome in her best-selling comedic trilogy is no mere laughing matter.

by dara moskowitz grumdahl

this circle expands, and so it’s been very notable indeed that Julie Schumacher— Minnesota professor and novelist—is wrapping up her best-selling academic comic trilogy with the release this month of The English Experience.

Julie Schumacher has led a life devoted to writing, reading, and teaching writing and reading—and has the library to prove it.

funniest books of this present century, funny enough to win Schumacher the Thurber Prize for American Humor— the first woman to ever do so. Dear Committee Members was epistolary, and Schumacher followed it up with a more traditional third-person delve into the further misadventures of Fitger at Payne, The Shakespeare Requirement, in which the well-funded economics department threatens to topple the infighting English department. The final installment, she says, is The English Experience, in which the academy’s crabby Bertie Wooster is pulled in at the last minute to lead a January-term group of eleven undergraduates studying abroad in London.

I meet Julie Schumacher at Pajarito on West 7th, a favorite of hers. As the salsas and chips hit the table, Schumacher explains to me that much of The English Experience was written longhand while sitting in one of those romantic turrets that protrude from one of those romantic Victorian mansions that ring Irvine Park.

“You bought yourself a writing turret with the money you made writing a comic bestseller after having grown up in a world where the question of whether women could be funny was constant magazine fodder?” I say, letting out a low whistle. “You did it. You won. You won the bookish girl’s American dream.”

IT IS VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TO WRITE A FUNNY NOVEL. The handful of humans who have pulled it off are, in a small way to a particular fan club, immortal. Their names are well known to everyone who finds great joy laughing alone over words on a page: Think P.G. Wodehouse, Anita Loos, Kurt Vonnegut. It’s big news when

If you haven’t read the first of the series, Dear Committee Members, do so now: I’ll wait. You’ll meet Jason Fitger, English professor, who is trapped in an endless hell of only being able to express his piqued, combative, and yearning soul through letters of recommendation and other academic missives issued from his desk at Payne University. It’s surely one of the

Julie Schumacher does not respond but dips her chin slightly in the grim but pleased manner of someone who’s been noticed for pulling off something difficult but prefers to be pleased with inner satisfaction, which is more socially appropriate than outward satisfaction. She goes on to tell me how she has outfitted the spot with a beanbag, leaves her phone downstairs in the house, and writes in the morning light before heading out to her job as a Regents Professor of Creative Writing and English at the University of Minnesota.

I tell her that Irvine Park, the intensely romantic tiny park with the ornate central fountain, is St. Paul’s most hotly in demand

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public park for weddings, and that I like the idea of a sister who did it for herself hovering over all the blessed nuptials like a secret angel.

Then I pummel her around the ears with questions while plying her with margaritas till I get all her secrets.

Which are here revealed!

Julie Schumacher was born in 1958, in Wilmington, Delaware, the fifth of five daughters, to an engineer, who descended from a long line of German engineers, and a homemaker and voracious reader, who was given to keeping herself to herself. “It was a WASPy family of the ’60s and ’70s,” she recalls. “You didn’t say how you felt, which left you feeling unsettled or not knowing where you stood. And, of course, with everyone so much older than me, I never knew more than anyone, but I could make them pay attention by being funny. That’s how the page, for me, became what I could talk to.”

Schumacher has blue eyes and dark hair and an air a bit like a French actress

playing the role of the most careful listener in the world. I ask her if she remembers any of those very early childhood writings. She does. A real-life backyard lawn mower tragedy orphaned a nest of newborn rabbit kits. “I fed them little shreds, and each one died, one after the other,” she recalls. “I buried them in Band-Aid boxes in the yard. I was so sad. I was so smitten with these little things. I started writing sad poems, odes to the baby bunnies. ‘Death’s shadow crept closer to the young bunny’s side; I sat weeping as my little bunny died.’ That kind of thing. At first my mother put the poems on the refrigerator, but after a while she was like, ‘Enough. There are more bunnies. Go find them.’ But I was sad. I put my sadness on the page. Now I feel better. I’m no longer sad. This is good.”

Instead of finding more bunnies, young Julie went and smoked cigarettes in the nearest graveyard and planned her next steps, which involved enrolling at Oberlin College, taking freshman English composition, and keeping such extraordinary, color-coded notes that a fellow freshman came to her to see them. “I was very meticulous. I said, ‘You can only borrow them if you sit outside my dorm room. You are not taking my notebook anywhere.’” That note-looker? Larry Jacobs, the well-known political talker and fellow University of Minnesota professor. The two have been married for more than 40 years.

“That’s like a bookish girl’s fantasy no

one ever dreamed of articulating, it’s so preposterous,” I counter. “Are you telling me that you were so good at reading Jane Austen that the love of your life was drawn to you like a tractor beam?” I get another self-contained but pleased nod.

Jacobs and Schumacher knocked around New York City for a while, in the worlds of grad school and publishing. When Schumacher’s mom got cancer and Schumacher’s dad sent his youngest peculiarly inexpressive yet harrowing letters with few words but elaborate medical diagrams, she turned that experience into a short story that Anne Tyler selected for the anthology The Best American Short Stories 1983. “I remember they asked for a contributor’s note, and I tried to make myself sound important,” she recalls. “I really should have said, ‘Julie Schumacher is 22 years old, and this is the first thing she ever wrote.’”

Looking back, she says, “That story really gave me a kick in the ass. I thought: Maybe writing isn’t just something I do for myself but something I could actually do.”

They were still living in New York City— she hated it. “I was getting up at 5 o’clock in the morning, trying to write a novel, then going to work at a publishing company, copyediting the magazines Primary Cardiology and The Female Patient. That involved a lot of spelling of diseases. And this was New York in the early 1980s—not a terrific place. I felt like every man in the city exposed himself to me at least twice. I was young and an idiot. Anytime anybody said, ‘Turn around!’ I would. Oh, it’s that guy. I saw him yesterday.”

The young couple, who had heard from relatives with fertility troubles that it can take a very long time to get pregnant, thought they might as well get started on the arduous process, whereupon Schumacher instantly became pregnant. “Larry was like, ‘Ack! I thought you said this would take years! We don’t have health insurance!’” Which is how the two, not much like Joseph and Mary on the journey that led to the

Below: Julie Schumacher in her home office (not far from the ladder to her turret). Right: What if all of St. Paul’s Irvine Park turrets, like this one, contained an artist at work?

manger, but not entirely unlike them, came to Minnesota all but sight unseen.

“It was August of 1988; I was eight months pregnant,” recalls Schumacher. “We bought a house and moved in over a weekend. It was 103 degrees. Air conditioners were sold out; fans were sold out. I lay in a bathtub of ice for days. Larry had an Intro to American Politics section, a 450-student lecture—he’d never taught a class like that. He said, ‘The baby can come any day except September 26th.’ Well, of course you know what happened next. He ended up working about 100 hours a week that year, and once the snow set in, I felt like a pioneer wife alone on the prairie. I didn’t know a single soul west of Ohio.”

The baby, and soon babies, arrived, providing the emotional core to Schumacher’s 1995 book The Body Is Water, a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway award. Schumacher began teaching, driving back and forth to St. Olaf, walking back and forth to St. Thomas. (“I feel like every St. Thomas class opened with me asking: ‘Does anyone babysit?’” Schumacher laughs.) She still knew hardly anyone west of Ohio who wasn’t in diapers or handing her essays to grade.

Enter: Alison McGhee, the Minnesota friend and fellow writer whom Schumacher describes as her “book midwife.”

“When I first moved to Minnesota, I could not make a single friend,” says McGhee, a witty and wise south Minneapolis novelist known for her Pulitzer Prize–nominated Shadow Baby and bestseller Someday. “I was just constantly lonely and wondering what was wrong with me. I met Julie [in 1991] at a small dinner party, and we were like moths to the flame with each other. We have been each other’s first editors ever since.”

What’s Julie Schumacher like? McGhee boggles at trying to define a friendship of more than 30 years. They both say they phone each other constantly. They meet at The Lowry to share brussels sprouts and mac ’n’ cheese. When McGhee was in a tough spot during a heat wave, Schumacher and her husband descended upon her doorstep, presented an air conditioner, and demanded McGhee come stay with them so they could cook for her and take care of her.

“Personally, Julie is extraordinarily organized,” says McGhee. “I’ve always

kidded her about her German heritage. If you have a date to meet her at 6:30, she’ll be there 10 minutes early and wave happily from the booth. I like to say that as writers, there are two kinds. Pants-ers, who fly by the seat of their pants—that’s me. Plotters, who plot everything out—that’s Julie. All of her ideas for novels are written out in pencil on yellow legal pads, and then she gets to making everything, at the level of the sentence, precise and beautiful. I really mean it: At the level of the sentence, she burns fierce.”

“It’s a highwire act, a comedic novel. So much of it is timing. For the joke to play, you need the characters and situation set up, the reaction shot, the ripple effect—it’s very precise surgery.”

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EATING ON MAIN STREET

● EXCELSIOR, AS A TOWN , is very particular about its main drag, Water Street. As it runs toward the public docks on this busy Lake Minnetonka bay, you’ll find no national chain stores, just independent retailers and locally owned brands. Not even a Chipotle. This intentionality of keeping the small-town flavor is part of what inspired local restaurant pro Aaron Switz to open Layline here. This smallish eatery, in a rehabbed former auto-mechanic garage, is

sister to flashier spots like Macanda and Josefina across the lake, but it plays a quieter note. Even though it is a Daniel del Prado kitchen, the menu trends to modern main-street eating: seared scallops with grilled sweet corn, baby beets with pickled rhubarb, a crispy chicken sandwich with heirloom tomatoes. Keeping it simple, but with fresh and forward thinking, is the new small-town vibe. 301 Water St., Excelsior, 952-856-8003

—Stephanie March

A big-time chef shows up on a small-town drag.

Disco Dog

Brad Tetzloff and David Tomaszewski made themed hot dogs during breaks in a State Fair booth last summer and decided it was time to let their freak franks fly (see three of their creations, in corn dog mode, at right). Find them at Nova Bar in Hudson, Wisconsin, on the first Wednesday of each month.

Nordic Dogs

A pop-up at Ramen Kazama’s Como location, Tommy Mandery’s Nordic Dogs is a souvenir of his monthlong culinary trip through Scandinavia. Dogs are cradled in a house-made rémoulade and topped with berry ketchup, raw and crispy onion, caramelized onion mustard, and slaw.

Hamburguesas el Gordo

The bestseller at this multilocation hotdog spot: Dogo Norteño. It’s a bacon-wrapped hot dog topped with mayo, fresh tomato, raw and grilled onion, avocado, ketchup, and mustard. Try a brighter variation with the Elote Dogo, hit with the spicy, creamy corn tradition.

CrunCheese Korean Hot Dog

Dinkytown’s Korean hot dog shop has been open for more than a year now, and while the wait has died down, its wild flavors remain. Find a menu of deep-fried cheesy offerings on a stick with choices from a chewy rice cake to a squid ink corn dog.

Uncle Franky’s

We’re partial to this Nordeast MSP50 winner. Get the Southside Maxwell Polish with extra kraut and extra onions, and don’t you dare add anything other than mustard.

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Dog Days of Summer

Nothing says summer like a hot dog. But the ketchup and mustard game gets a little thin by August, so it might be time to hunt down a newfangled tube steak. Here are five to boost your to-do list.

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THE SLOPPY JOE

When we speak of “bar food,” we’re often calling out fried bits of protein or various cheese-laden potatoes. These bites are meant to hit salty and noshy so that you can easily sip, snack, repeat. Hardly ever does “bar food” mean a loose meat sandwich held together by tomato sauce and gumption. And yet, at Northeast’s new Dutch Bar, we find the sloppy joe on the menu daring us to put it down to grab a sip. You can’t. You won’t. It’s that good. Just order another drink in between sandwiches. 2512 Central Ave. NE, Mpls.

raves & rants LOVE THE LINE

If we have learned one lesson from Sea Salt Eatery in Minnehaha Park, it’s that delayed gratification can be a lovely lead-up to a meal. Standing in line the other week, I was astounded by how many people were laughing and talking to each other, making new friends, and sharing kid stories. Why is that chill and camaraderie so hard to find outside the park? I have watched two men in an ice cream line actually tap their toes when a woman in front of me left too much space between her and the next person (because those 3 feet must have added, what, three seconds to their wait?). I have also witnessed a whole family of huffing humans trying to get a table at a new restaurant that didn’t take reservations. Instead of taking a walk in the lovely park across the street while they waited, they sat and stared at their phones while the mom shot bad vibes at anyone who was seated before them.

Can’t we just keep Sea Salt in our heart all year, with every wait we come across? Channel the falls and just flow.

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FEEDING MY MOTHER

A six-month meditation on the practice of letting go.

by stephanie march

something obscurely fantastic or exquisitely “foodist” and elegant. And yet, my classic answer has always been a double cheeseburger with an absurd amount of pickles and onions. I figure: Go out as your best self.

also been at every Thanksgiving meal I’ve ever cooked, and there have been notes).

● HOW OFTEN HAVE YOU PLAYED THE LAST-MEAL GAME? I have personally sat at countless dinner parties where the question is posed: What would you eat for your last meal on earth? People often expect my answer, as a food human, will be foie gras, Wagyu steak with morels, or

In January, I started playing this game with my mother, who had been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, which made it less of a game and more of game plan. Of course, I wanted to cook her hugely magical meals of things she had yet to experience, food she had never even tried before. And at first she thought that might be fun; she always sent a morning-after text of gratitude about the meals at my table (with a bit of a review, if I’m being honest—she’s

My mother grew up in postwar Germany and had clear memories of hunger. She made a turbulent ocean crossing with her family when she was 11 and remembered vividly the thought that potato-peel water would be her last meal. Once safely on a train bound for Ontario, she was given a Spam-and-white-bread sandwich, which she often remarked tasted like freedom.

When we looked back on her food life together, we could both see that she had been torn between the fear of having nothing and the fear of having anything you could ever want. Neither felt right to her.

state of the plate

Her indulgence was always a controlled and examined one. So German.

During the spring, we’d wind our way through the grocery store and try to find something she wanted to eat. Surprisingly, it was often supermarket sushi or a random grab of coconut fried shrimp. But as we loaded up the cart with eggs, yogurt, and some basics, I kept trying to push the things she had denied herself over the years: “Mom, if ever there was a time to eat all the bread, it’s now! Ice cream for breakfast! French fries for dinner!” She would laugh and toss a few things in the cart, but I could see she was humoring me and my own attempts to deal with her loss of appetite and what that implied. As the cancer kept adding evil white blood cells to her body, food became less entertaining. To us both.

She moved from eating for fun to eating for fuel—never without a flourish, of course. My talented friends cooked vats of soup, dropped off freshly baked bread, provided bright vegetables and nutrient-loaded meals for her. She ate most of it, or so she said. She admitted to me that even if she couldn’t eat it, she could feel full from it.

I dropped by on a Friday afternoon in June, and we sat in her living room, just talking, with her answering my increasingly insistent questions about the holes in her timeline: What was it like in the refugee camps? How did you manage a Dairy Queen when you were 16? Who was that guy you almost married in college? We ate cherries. We ate them one after the other over a few hours, like the stories rolling forth. And like punctuation, we spit the pits into a bowl on the coffee table, from the couch. Often missing, we laughed with the dark wink that there’d be time to pick the pits up later.

It turns out, it was the last meal my mom and I shared before she took her leave a few days later. It was simple elegance. Her best self. ■

Brigitte von Haken, my mother, standing tall and smirking at the camera in a photo taken in one of the postwar refugee camps in Germany

HOW TO EAT ALL THE NEW STATE FAIR FOODS IN ONE DAY

A guide from the Mpls.St.Paul food team.

● DAY ONE OF THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR is a special one for food media across this corn-laden state. For our food team, the goal is clear: Try all of the new foods in just one day, no matter how many and how far we must meander. From sunup to sundown that third Thursday in August,

we eat, walk, drink, and judge to help you put your best dollar forward in the short 12 days of happiness that are The Great Minnesota Get-Together.

We are often asked, “How do you do it?” and, “Can I come along?” So, we thought we’d give you a little insight into the howtos and whys of this ultimate stretch of competitive eating from our own Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl, who churns out her top-five-new-foods list; Stephanie March, who anchors the Get It/Skip It/Your Call guide; and photographer Caitlin Abrams, who snacks and snaps it all as we go.

ON PRE-GAMING

Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl: “This is my 25th year Eating It All—that’s right, I

started in 1997. It’s all about the preparation. I’ll spend one or two days in advance walking in circles through the fairgrounds, talking to everyone I’ve known for decades and seeing what I can see. Then I feed all the intel I gather to Steph, make my own walking-route plan, and barely sleep the night before. On opening day, I get there with the sun—absolutely filled to the brim with adrenaline, pens and fork at the ready. I’d be lost and overwhelmed without the days of advance prep. For me, preparation is also what lets the magic happen spontaneously—I have such a comprehensively researched plan going into the day, I’m exceptionally alert to anything I don’t expect.”

Caitlin Abrams: “Make sure to wear comfortable clothes that breathe as the weather warms up throughout the day and stretch

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as you eat! I also carry a lot of gear, so I like to wear a T-shirt to protect my shoulders.”

Stephanie March: “I pack my backpack the night before and set my intentions: You can eat more! You will walk farther! People are depending on you! Don’t look a Red Bull Slushie in the eye! Ignore the cheese curds; they are not your friend today! Also: Have a checklist, lip balm, spork, and a few pens.”

ON GUT SPACE

CA: “Have a lot of water and lighter veggiefocused meals the days leading up to the fair. Save the salads for the days after the fair when you’re still recovering.”

DMG: “I eat enough to decide if something is delightful, newsworthy, lovely—and if not, so very sorry, but it goes plonk into the nearest trash. My biggest fair mistake ever was agreeing to eat a deep-fried candy bar (new that year) on camera for some television show. The first take, they had some technical problem. The second take, I sneezed powdered sugar everywhere. The third take stuck, but let me tell you: Never start your day with three deep-friend candy bars if you want to feel good.”

SM: “Oh, the folly of the early-morning

Previous page: A table at the Ball Park Cafe, where we stack new beers and new foods to try. Right: The multitudes of fairgoers wondering what to eat first. Below: Drew Wood and Steph March eating and judging.

good bite. You chase it because you are hungry and excited and IT’S THE FAIR! But then a creeping memory of the 3 pm drag and bloat starts to hum in your brain, and suddenly it’s not the corn waffle that you’re full of, but regret. Travel with young men, particularly sons and husbands, who have capacity and willingness to bat cleanup.”

ON THE SPORT OF IT ALL

DMG: “I move too fast to even think about it. I run—I mean, truly—in sneakers, sprinting along from booth to booth; time is that important. Every once in a while, people want to come with me. No, never. It’s simply not possible. I can’t wait for a normal person walking at a normal pace or wanting to enjoy any of the niceties of life, like

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admiring a horse tricked out in silverbedecked saddles. Run. Run! Then I type, type! I don’t need anyone looking at me and asking questions while I write. To me, the State Fair is like a very peculiar decathlon. No long jump and high jump; instead: planning, running, eating, tweeting, judging, eating when full, judging when full, eating when fullest, judging when fullest, typing!” CA: “It always helps to have an extra person along to hold your stuff or stand in line for you so you can take a time-out at one of the French Meadow tables in the shade.”

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Top: A small portion of the beers sipped on day one.

Bottom: Caitlin Abrams takes her best shot of a new food in the West End Market.

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ON OUR BEVERAGE STRATEGY

SM: “Other media outlets sample new beers on a day other than Day One. That makes too much sense for us—we do it all in one day. Take a bite, have a sip, feel the feels. Truthfully, with all the crazy ampedup beers acting like milkshakes and mini donuts, it’s like eating anyway. Plus, when you get to 4:30 in the afternoon and have a sugar coma, it’s always nice to also have a pickle beer to cut into your slaphappiness.”

ON JUDGING

DMG: “I use the exact same criteria that I use for any kind of restaurant food: Does it catch your attention? Is it well executed? Is it so delicious that you want to grab strangers and say, ‘Hey, did you try this? You have to try this. It’s so good.’ Judging is subjective, but after 25 years, I figure fairgoers want to know what I think, through my particular lens and history, which is why I drop the list of my top five on day one. People who have followed me over many years typically know where their tastes and mine align. I’ll live-tweet (@deardara), and sometimes folks reply, ‘I know you didn’t like that one, but it looks perfect for me.’ Judging is subjective, sure, but people are subjective.”

win at this food.”

SM: “The hardest part is knowing these places only have 12 days to win at this food. We can’t afford to go back and redo this eating on day six, so it’s rough when we have to judge harshly, but that’s the game. Nothing about this is normal: The stakes are high, the volume is massive, and it’s hot. I truly believe—unless it’s a ceviche and sauerkraut milkshake—that there will be a fan type for each new bite. I like to think that instead of judgment, we are serving a slice of guidance, with a pickle and snark topping and a side of context to dip it in.”

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NEW HEIGHTS

● PILOT DONNIE GARDNER started his online model airplane business, DGPilot, in 2015. But when the pandemic grounded the airline industry, he used his free time to expand into a full-fledged travel-lifestyle concept with a brick-and-mortar presence. Now open in downtown St. Paul, in the historic Hamm Building next to Meritage, this curated shop soars with an exclusive line of MSP T-shirts (called the “I Love the Twin Cities Collection”) and globe-trotting essentials—bags, packing cubes, foreignlanguage flash cards, travel guides, adapters,

passport covers, even TSA-approved mini cocktail kits. You’ll also find a smattering of MN-made goods and gifts—from brands such as Roseline’s Candles, Lucid Wood, Larissa Loden, and Northmade—and the brand’s founding father, a selection of collectible scale model airplanes. Gardner, who has been flying for 23 years, says DGPilot is here to inspire people who want to travel and see the world, as well as those dreaming of careers in aviation and aerospace. 406A St. Peter St., St. Paul, 651-347-0730 —Madeline Nachbar

A commercial pilot takes flight on a retail endeavor.

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It’s called an arm party for a reason. Beaded bracelets ($18 each), from Serge and Jane, 4532 France Ave. S., Edina, 612-315-4638

Say “Oui”

A rainbow of freshwater pearls, patterned glass, and floral and fruit motifs will elevate your white tee. Clare V. necklace ($95), from Grethen House, 4930 France Ave. S., Edina, 952-926-8725; Goldfine orange berry earrings ($80), from Statement Boutique, 212 3rd Ave. N., Mpls., 651-808-7663

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STRIVE BOOKSTORE’S SECOND SPOT

Intricate Beading

Jewelry designers make the case for pieces with personality. Goldfine pink necklace ($80) and Bird of Passage earrings ($88), both also from Statement Boutique

Bright Baubles

Bold beading, colorful combos, and pretty pearls abound in jewelry pieces that punch up any summer look.

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THE BAUBLETTE

Vending machines at Bauhaus, Fulton, and the Hewing aren’t stocked with snacks and bevvies. Instead, Meg Juedes, creator of The Baublette, fills them with quirky novelty items—mystery socks, astrology pins, lip balm, nipple pasties, and cootie catchers. “They’re for the young and young at heart,” says Juedes, who curates her machines with goodies under $10. She keeps the assortment fresh with items that speak to the season, like vintage romance novels and valentines in February. Soon, more machines will pop up around the Cities as Juedes finds new venues. @thebaublette

After retiring as a north Minneapolis teacher in 2019, Mary Taris launched a book publishing company to combat the obstacles and barriers that hinder BIPOC authors from getting their books published and into bookstores. She entered the retail world with a pop-up-style bookshop within the Sistah Co-op in the IDS Center’s Crystal Court. “It was frustrating not being able to source enough books to represent Black children—it always felt like a part-time job getting books and resources into the classroom,” says Taris, who wanted everyone to see themselves represented in books. “What better way to authentically get more books into the world about Black communities than to publish them yourself?” And Taris isn’t slowing down. In June, she opened Strive’s second retail location, in the historic YoungQuinlan building. The store spans 2,000 square feet and features a wide range of categories— children’s, adult fiction, and nonfiction— including titles published by Strive. Watch for future events designed to spotlight new and emerging local authors.

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PHOTO BY CAITLIN ABRAMS (JEWELRY); COURTESY OF MEG JUEDES (BAUBLETTE)

Coastal Grandma

Ride the wave of the classics-meets-prepHamptons aesthetic. Here’s our spin, with emphasis on organic fabrics, nautical stripes,

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Floral Frenzy

A mixed print serves retro vibes. dress ($268), by

Nautical

A versatile addition to any wardrobe. Leap Concept cashmere tank from Queen Anna House of Fashion, 109 N. 2nd St., Mpls., 612-354-7581

Stay Golden Shield yourself from harmful UVs while making a style statement.

Lorna Murray sun hat ($137), from Sovereign Collective, 3921 Market St., Edina, shopsovereigncollective.com

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rose hue. Beatrice Valenzuela slides ($328), from Idun, 495 Selby Ave., St. Paul, 651-348-6104

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Take your sundress from day to night. Staud cropped sweater ($275), from Bumbershute, 3811 W. 50th St., Mpls., 952-475-2684

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A delicate print for your next patio party. Salad plate ($148, set of four), by Tory Burch, Galleria, 952-929-0020

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Not your grandma’s pearls. Chan Luu earrings ($135), also from Queen Anna House of Fashion

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A cheeky upgrade to your basic beach bag. A New Day tote ($30), from Target, target.com

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Coaster Upgrade Chic coasters for catching summer drink sweat. Cocktail napkin ($54, set of four), also by Mille

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Totally Chill

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Lovely Linen Fit for the pool or the boardroom.

linen pants ($158), from Evereve, multiple metro locations, evereve.com

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SETTING THE SCENE

Peeling back the (design) layers of Chef Ann Ahmed’s hot new Loring Park dining destination.

by nicole crowder

EVEN BEFORE ITS OFFICIAL OPENING in May, Chef Ann Ahmed’s Gai Noi announced its entrance as a unique and proudly Laotian restaurant with a stunning procession of monks making their way to the Loring Park location for the almsgiving ceremony, one of the most ancient traditions in Laos. The no-reservations casual-dining restaurant opened in the location formerly occupied by the southern eatery 4 Bells—and before that, Joe’s Garage—and has since become a sensation.

On the other side of Gai Noi’s iron entryway doors is a beautiful homage to Luang Prabang, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its Buddhist temples. Ahmed extends the offering of her home country’s cuisine through bold flavors and an interior designed by Minneapolis-based Shea Design. We sat down with the James Beard Award–nominated chef to learn about the cultural design influence that transports diners from the Twin Cities to the center of Laos.

Q: What influenced the design decisions of a more pronounced presence of wood, porcelain, terra-cotta, and wood at Gai Noi versus the more upholstered seating at Khâluna?

A: My inspiration for Gai Noi is Luang Prabang, a UNESCO World Heritage city, so I wanted to bring many elements of Luang Prabang to Loring Park through the shutters and the terra pavers. The former 4 Bells had such good bones, and it was very well built. We wanted to keep as much of that as possible. We kept all the existing wood and added contrasting wood tones to enhance it. We removed the booths and replaced them with large communal tables to foster gathering and sharing. Our large blonde oak tables are sourced from Restoration Hardware. The blue-and-white pottery pieces are from my personal collection; I love collecting blue-and-white porcelain. My great-

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grandfather was a Chinese merchant that settled in Laos, and Laos was colonized by the French, so I wanted Gai Noi to have that Indochine flair, French Colonial style.

Q: We have to talk about that incredible architectural bar on the main floor. What materials went into that, and how does its design tie back to Laotian culture?

A: I felt if I wanted to transform the old 4 Bells restaurant, I must give the bar a facelift. I really pushed the Shea Design team to remove the old bar completely and build

something special. With the help of my inspiration board, Shea was able to design our current bar, which was custom-built by Interscapes, a local carpentry business. I feel like this piece is very symbolic of the Indochine era and the well-preserved old town of Luang Prabang.

Q: There are so many deliberate details throughout the space that communicate a more casual, communal dining experience, from the red and yellow tins on each table to the airy, lush dining rooms draped with suspended plants.

A: I wanted to highlight Gai Noi as being casual by being able to help yourself to silverware. I think this act really instills the casual-dining experience to the guests. I think the tins give off a playful, casual vibe. I wanted to transport my guests to the tropical climate of Laos. I wanted to take advantage of the natural sunlight on the rooftop, and I wanted my guests to feel like they’re at home and to be comfortable, and I think the plants help create that vibe.

Q: Payton Kampschroer has been a quiet force behind curating the events and table settings for both Khâluna and now Gai Noi. Can you talk about your working relationship and collaborative process for bringing the vision of

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Previous page: Warm wood communal tables replaced previous booths and foster gathering and sharing. This page: Birdcages, symbolizing freedom, and blue-and-white pieces, from Ann Ahmed’s personal collection, fill the space. The new bar embodies the Indochine-era style.

the private rooms in both restaurants to life?

A: Payton and I are a great team because Payton is so organized and helps bring my creative ideas to life. I can tell Payton what’s in my head and how I envision something, and he’s able to put it together. Payton understands my aesthetics, and we both love taking care of others. Every detail matters to the both of us. It’s not my space; it’s our space.

Q: The third-level private dining room is its own intimate oasis, with a stunning mix of blue porcelain, birdcages, chandeliers, and artwork. Where did you and your team source these objects?

A: The room itself already existed; I simply gave it a makeover. New paint color, new light fixture, new furniture, and sourced vintage decorative pieces. The table is from Restoration Hardware; the chairs are from Rypen Furniture. The blue porcelain is from my personal collection. The birdcages—I had to do a lot of online vintage shopping. The artwork I commissioned when I was in Luang Prabang. I asked the artist for something special, and he painted with coffee grains. While he painted, I was able to learn how to make the paper he painted on, which is made from the bark of trees naturally growing in the forest of Luang Prabang.

Q: Birdcages abound throughout the restaurant: as fixtures suspended from the ceiling, and the spindles of the cage are mimicked in the railings throughout the restaurant. What is their significance to you?

A: For the most part, I wanted to create a vintage/historic vibe for Gai Noi, and to me, birdcages evoke that vintage Indochine aspect. Birdcages were a huge part of the Ming dynasty history. To me, these birdcages without birds symbolize breaking free—free to create; free to feel what I want, not what is expected of me.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity. ■

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An insidery look into the glorious Asian food scene of the Twin Cities. It’s better than it’s ever been!

By Stephanie March

A big communal spread at Tea House on University Avenue

Walter James opened the Nankin Cafe of Minneapolis in 1919. Before the Chinese restaurant’s arrival on 7th Street, many a Minneapolitan had never heard of chow mein. That particular dish would become the Nankin’s specialty, known far beyond the borders of the state.

It’s remarkable, by restaurant standards, that it lasted nearly 80 years, helping to define Chinese American cuisine in the process. While you can still find recipe threads devoted to its house chow mein and the famous Wanderer’s Punch, that’s not the only lasting impact of this cultural pioneer.

The space that James created, with its gilded staircases and hanging lanterns, wasn’t just a temple to Asian food; it was a meaningful haven for the Minnesota Chinese community. Generations of immigrants passed through its kitchens, learning the skills that would propel them to open their own businesses. James used the Nankin’s clubrooms to create spaces for new families to social ize. Once the gatherings gained legendary status and outgrew the restaurant, he welcomed people to his farm stead on Howard Lake. He gave generously and founded the Chinese American Association of Minnesota. There is little doubt that this one man’s openness and drive to create connection have impacted how we eat today.

It’s a reminder that Asian food isn’t just about food; it’s about the people who make it, who honor it, who offer it as an invitation to connect. Having soup dumplings is not the only thing that makes our food town special; it’s also having cooks and families who can build gen erational wealth and influence our shared culture as we all grow together, deliciously.

Think about that as you graciously slurp noodles or tuck into an egg roll. We wanted to celebrate our East Asian food makers here—we’ll have to dig into the Asian dishes of Indian, Nepalese, and other cuisines next time. —S.M.

For more on the restaurants in this story, see page 167.

How to

Build Ramen

John Ng and Lina Goh—the dynamic duo behind Ramen Fest, Zen Box Izakaya, and now Ramen Shoten—are kind of noodle heads. They’ve traveled to Japan and befriended some of the biggest names in ramen culture around the world. When Ng is thinking about creating a special ramen, he goes to his sketchbook and works it out on paper before it hits a bowl because, as we know, you eat with your eyes before you ever dip in your chopsticks.

More Noodles to Pull

Other spots to try:

Yakiniku Mazemen at Ramen Shoten

QUANG » The pho here is the yardstick against which many others are measured. The pho tai bo vien with beef and meatballs is as close to Minnesota iconic as pho gets. Eat Street, Mpls.

MASTER NOODLE » It’s not just a ramen town. The Mongolian beef fried noodles feature those toothsome hand-pulled beauties alongside the steak and peppers in your bowl. University Ave., St. Paul

The Yakiniku Mazemen ramen is also known as brothless or dry ramen, very commonly served in the hotter months of the year in Japan. It’s served without broth so that you can mix (maze) your noodles (men) with all the toppings. Ramen Shoten will be launching this very bowl at the start of August.

TORI RAMEN » You always get the Bali, because the tahini and poached egg are the right boost to these handmade noodles, but one of these times, try the K-Pop, with American cheese melted into the broth. Mpls. and St. Paul locations

Local Asian Markets: Three Things to Get Dragon Star Supermarket

One of the largest East Asian markets in town, find one in St. Paul and a second location in Brooklyn Park. 633 Minnehaha Ave. W., St. Paul; 8020 Brooklyn Blvd., Brooklyn Park

You don’t need a game plan to peruse an Asian market; you just need time. And sustenance. Grab a snack and shop for ingredients to level up your house ramen or dumpling game.

United Noodles

For more than 40 years, this family-run market has been feeding Minneapolis, and now Woodbury too. united noodles.com

Hmong Village

The sprawling market near the capitol in St. Paul is worth a summer stroll when the stalls are packed with produce from local farmers. 1001 Johnson Pkwy., St. Paul

How to

Hot Pot

Megan Yuen and Dave Ostlund are the married couple who first introduced me to hot pot, in their home. In the days just before they were headed to China to visit their family and eat more hot pot than I could imagine, I took them out for restaurant hot pot to see how it measured up. Over the course of a meal at Asia Mall’s Hot Pot City restaurant, I managed to pull the following advice from these two eaters.

1 The best hot pot is a communal hot pot. Some places will give you your own broth, but it’s best when everyone is adding to a big vat in the middle. It’s about fishing something out of the broth and putting it on your neighbor’s plate—sharing and giving.

Grab a crunchy Korean corn dog from the stand near the front door; pair with a mochi donut.

Snacks game is on point. An easy way in is the international chips. Go sweet instead of spicy.

Try some black sesame paste or Szechuan peppercorn cooking oil to boost your own kitchen.

There are lots of pastries and sweet buns at the register to snack on during the car ride home. Find great and varied cuts of meat, plus a huge value on pork belly and other Duroc pork.

Sun Noodle makes some of the best ramen in the world; find fresh noodle packs here.

Much of the produce comes from HAFA, the Hmong American Farmers Association.

You’re going to be there for a long while; might as well get some boba tea or the tricolor drink. Steamer baskets, rice cookers, extra-long tongs, and the best chopsticks can all be purchased here.

2 Hot pot isn’t about making one soup; it’s about cooking lots of little things in broth and then eating them in whatever combination feels right. This time you dip fatty lamb and fish out some spinach, next time you take a bit of the lobster with a hunk of tofu skin.

3 Order things that you’ve never tried. This is your time to try tripe, maybe. Dip it in the broth and let it cook. If you don’t like it, move on to the next combination.

4 Fish tofu is great.

5 It’s best to have a sauce bar so everyone can create individual mixes. Some people like spicier sauce than others—this is a personal moment for you.

6 General rule: If something is cooking in a basket or a ladle, that’s not up for grabs. But anything cooking willy-nilly in the broth is fair game for chopsticks.

More Hot, More Pot

Three spots to try:

PHOTOS BY CAITLIN ABRAMS

HOT POT CITY » This one gets bonus points for the big round tables to seat all your friends and a make-your-own-sauce bar for a more custom bowl (pictured above).

Asia Mall, Eden Prairie

LITTLE SZECHUAN HOT POT »

Offering a huge menu of items from which to pick—from fish tofu to Japanese pumpkin— Little Szechuan will also pack it all up to go. University Ave., St. Paul

JASMINE 26 » The Vietnamese icon, which just converted to hot pot, now offers smaller double-walled pots on induction burners. Eat Street, Mpls.

Three banh mi to Rank on Your Own Time

A classic banh mi is the French Vietnamese mashup that classically takes a baguette and layers on pork paté, then cilantro, cucumber, pickled carrots, daikon, jalapeños, green onions, probably more pork, and then a custom flourish from the maker.

Lu’s Sandwiches

The Vietnamese-style sausage banh mi is the move at any of the three locations. Eat Street, Northeast, and U of M, Mpls.

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If you’re a longtime restaurant lover in the Twin Cities, you may think you know Rainbow owner Tammy Wong. After all, since 1987, she’s been harnessing fire and charming guests at her Eat Street Chinese anchor, which just reopened after a lengthy pandemic-driven closure. She’s also a staple of the Minneapolis Farmers Market on Lyndale with her famous egg rolls. But did you know that over the last decade, she’s been reinventing her food, inspired by her deep family history?

I thought I knew Tammy Wong, but I only came to understand the extent of her reinvention after chatting with her over the course of a month. Hearing all she’s been up to, I suggested: “I think you have been turning yourself into the Alice Waters of Chinese food in America, but no one knows it. Does that sound about right?”

iPho by Saigon

The Banh Mi Sai Gon special here is a meat fest with red roast pork, pork loaf, grilled pork, meatballs, and paté. Several metro locations

Pho Mai

Dinkytown’s favorite grab-and-go spot isn’t afraid to play around a bit: Try the banh mi op la with sunny-side-up eggs. Three metro locations

“Alice Waters?” echoed Wong, turning from her roaring stove fitted with woks the size of washtubs and woks the size of dinner plates and woks of ordinary size, all clustered beneath a vent hood with an updraft as powerful as a summer storm. She tipped curried cauliflower onto a plate, shook her head, and replied, “I wish. Alice Waters has a team. I am all alone.”

True enough. Alice Waters, the pioneer of farm-to-table and California cuisine, does have a team, and when I popped in just before Rainbow reopened, Tammy Wong was literally alone. This was in part because Pancho and Pepe, cooks who have been at her side since the 1990s, were just

walking out as I was walking in. The three had spent the morning around a steel table, rolling about a million egg rolls, just as they have on, let’s guesstimate, 10,000 other days? One measure of the worth of chefs is the loyalty they inspire in their cooks—Francisco “Pancho” Penafort and Jose “Pepe” Cantoran are loyal as the sky.

Watching Wong conduct her custom inferno of flame, her soft chestnut hair looped back in a ponytail, I was suddenly

mindful of how chefs have, over the years, confessed their envy of this cooking line Wong built for herself when she moved her restaurant across the street from the old strip mall location in 1997. But it took this moment of blackening cauliflower for me to truly understand. Flame like a blacksmith’s forge, heat like a volcano. A serious tool for a serious chef.

“Rolling those tamarind candies with my grandmother. The vegetables. The farmers. Growing. Selling-vegetables lady. This is me, too.”

— tammy wong

What is Tammy Wong, one of the most important chefs in the Twin Cities for nearly four decades, up to now?

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Serious like Alice Waters? Waters came up because Wong had been telling me about her recent food evolutions. Did I know she had invented a way to make a food-coloring-free sweet-and-sour sauce? I did not. She starts with squash and carrot puree, then builds up flavors that are perfectly sweet and sour, tangy and bright, and offer the eye-catching glamour-glaze of sweet-and-sour sauce but with the healthgiving power of vegetables.

Wong also told me about the young daylilies and herb sprouts she’d foraged from her community garden plot. Young daylilies taste like their botanical cousin the onion, explained Wong, and vegetable gardening is now such a passion of hers that she knows exactly what is coming up where in her garden, even when every

plant still has those baby cotyledon leaves. She also shared how on Saturdays and Sundays, she arrives at the Minneapolis Farmers Market on Lyndale at dawn to run her Rainbow booth, but before she sets up, she prowls the aisles to buy the best of the best to save for her restaurant service. Then she sets out her strawberry-rhubarb lemonade and famous egg rolls.

Why are these egg rolls so famous? Because they’re so very fat and healthy and counterintuitively tender. Cut one crosswise to find what looks like a whole head’s worth of minutely shredded cabbage, studded with the finest julienne of carrots, a little bit of chicken (so they’re perfect for her kosher and halal customers), and enough glass noodles to hold it all together. Wong has developed a mul-

tistep process, using a special wrapper, that allows her to pack her egg rolls with cabbage but then cook them so that oil can’t enter the tightly folded vegetable chamber. This allows her to “melt” the cabbage using exterior heat. That’s why they’re so tender. That’s why you want to gobble them up like candy.

Wong ruefully told me tales of other chefs in town who want to know what machine she uses for her egg rolls and dumplings—no machines. What she does machines can’t do. What she does takes a lifetime, a lifetime with a surprising midcareer refocus.

Do you know the Wong family story? Serious eaters in the Twin Cities should know it. It started in China, in Guangdong

dumpling? what’s your

Nearly every culture has a dumpling, from pierogi to ravioli to gyoza, but we’re partial to the kind that roll with chili oil and chopsticks. We’re blessed with a high-level dumpling game in town, so it seems appropriate that it’s hard to choose a favorite. Think of this as a field guide to dumplings in the wild.

Szechuan dumplings at Jun: Handmade dumplings are filled with pork, but it’s the bright chili sauce that brings the heat. North Loop, Mpls.

Watercress shrimp and pork siu mai at Pagoda: Chinese steamed dumplings, in the Cantonese tradition, served as a dim sum snack. Roseville

Chicken scallion wontons from Saturday Dumpling Co.: Wontons are a type of dumpling that are usually made with a thinner dough. Mpls.

Extra Kimchi, Please! Where to get your ferment on:

Soup dumplings from Tea House: There is soup in these dumplings, so be aware. Use the flat spoon to catch the broth when you pick one up and bite. U of M, Mpls.

Cream cheese jalapeño wontons at Gai Noi: While crab Rangoon has been around since the 1950s, the cream cheese wonton may be a Leeann Chin

KIMCHI TOFU HOUSE » Kimchi ramen: noodles, kimchi, onions, carrots, green onions, mushrooms, and an egg. U of M, Mpls.

JUCHE » Trust Me sandwich: butter-fried kimchi and peanut butter on toasted white bread. Payne-Phalen, St. Paul

Pork gyoza at Sanjusan: Japanese pot stickers are usually panfried and pork-filled. These show up with foie gras and wood ear mushrooms. North Loop, Mpls.

Three sushi Innovations You Can’t Ignore

Deep-fried veggie

mandu at Sole

Cafe: Mandu are Korean dumplings that can be steamed, boiled, panfried, Hamline-Midway, Scallop dumpling at Yangtze: The quadrangle fold is easy to do quickly and ideal for pot stickers and Shrimp har gow at Mandarin Kitchen: These popular dim sum dumplings have a more translucent wrapping, sometimes known as crystal skin. Bloomington

YOUNG JONI » Kimchi hummus: sesame, baechu kimchi, scallion, hearth-baked pita. Northeast, Mpls.

Raw fish is the just the beginning.

Sushi Sandwiches at Sushi Dori

The sushi bar at Eat Street Crossing pays homage to the onigirazu tradition with the sushi sando. Spam, dashi egg, wonton chips, shrimp tempura, and spicy tuna all find their way in. Eat Street, Mpls.

Negitoro Hand Roll at Billy Sushi

The loose interpretation of a roll first showed up as a seaweed cone, but the newest innovators treat it almost like a nori taco. This offmenu one is topped with negitoro (luxe fatty tuna), sturgeon caviar, and a little 24k bling. Because: Billy. North Loop, Mpls.

A5 Wagyu Nigiri at Mizu

Proving it’s not all a fish game, this improvised roll takes the most prized, unctuous beef in the world and gives it a quick flame sear to warm up the fats. Eat it on a perfect bite of rice, and you won’t blink at the premium price. White Bear Lake

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Pho obsessed?

Three Vietnamese dishes to try when you’re ready to eat beyond your standard pho’ order.

By Macy-Chau Diem Tran

Once, when I was living in Viet Nam, I befriended a foreigner who lamented that all he had been eating in his weeks of travel was phở and bánh mì. As a Vietnamese person, it shocked me that the only things this person knew about this rich cuisine were two dishes I didn’t even eat on a regular basis. I didn’t blame him—his experience is one many share. It’s intimidating to order a dish you don’t even know how to pronounce, much less eat correctly. However, even though the Vietnamese community in the Twin Cities is small, it is still possible to find less mainstream Vietnamese dishes quietly listed beside the phở. By ordering adventurously and eating curiously, you’ll experience flavors that inspire you to learn more about this cuisine and culture.

Hoa Bien’s Bánh Hoi Chao Tôm » Bánh hỏi are thin vermicelli rice noodles steamed and cut into small, rectangular mats and topped with green scallion oil and crunchy fried shallots and pork rinds. They are traditionally eaten on special occasions, such as weddings or death anniversaries. Chạo tôm is seasoned ground shrimp wrapped around a sugarcane stalk and grilled or panfried. The sugarcane lends an earthy sweetness to the ground shrimp and helps to retain the shrimp’s moisture as it is cooked. The caramelization on the outside of the chạo tôm provides a soft, smoky exterior to bite into. This dish can be eaten with or without rice paper. The server at Hoa Bien brought out a huge platter piled high with leafy greens and fresh herbs, and I opted for just using salad leaves. (The sugarcane is not eaten, so remove it before you start

wrapping!) Using a plate or the palm of your hand, lay down the salad leaf first, then layer it with bánh hỏi, chạo tôm, and your choice of herbs. Although this dish

could technically be eaten by one person, it is a much more joyful eating experience when shared with family and friends. Roll, dip in fish sauce, and enjoy!

PHOTOS BY CAITLIN ABRAMS

Caravelle/Pho 79’s Cá Kho Tô »

Cá kho tộ, braised, caramelized catfish, was a staple dish in my household. It is traditionally cooked in a clay pot, which helps to circulate the heat evenly and capture the natural oils and aroma from the fish. My family believes the strong flavors and slender fish bones might be too much for those unaccustomed to it, but I’m not discouraged. If more Americans know about it, I am confident the deliciousness of cá kho tộ will win hearts. When the first bite of tender, fall-off-the-bone catfish melts in my mouth, the richness wakes up all my taste buds. Dark soy sauce and caramelized sugar give the braised fish a deep brown color while also imparting subtle sweetness. Balanced with fish sauce, which adds both salty and umami, Pho 79’s cá kho tộ packs flavor into every bite. Warmth permeates this dish with notes of black pepper. It comes with white rice, which is a necessary complement—eat the fish on its own, and it is too salty and fatty. The rice perfectly soaks up the tangy braising liquid. Though I was full after two bowls of rice, this cá kho tộ ’s dance of flavors and textures kept me coming back for more.

MT Noodles’ Bánh Khot »

If you’ve ever heard of bánh xèo (a Vietnamese savory crêpe), there is a lesser-known sister dish called bánh khọt. Although made with similar ingredients, they take entirely different forms. Whereas bánh xèo is large and flat and considered a meal, bánh khọt is a street food snack shaped in mini muffin tin–like cast-iron cups. It is made with a creamy, lightly sweet coconut milk and rice flour batter. MT Noodles has mastered the perfect bánh khọt texture—crispy on the outside (enough to hear a crunch as you bite into it), with a soft interior that melts in your mouth. These delicate golden cups are stuffed with savory shrimp and dipped in fish sauce to counterbalance the richness of the coconut cream. For an extra textural and flavor component, MT Noodles serves its bánh kh ọ t with pickled carrots and daikon, allowing for layers of brightness and acidity to come together for a well-rounded flavor. To this day, despite living in Viet Nam and traveling extensively across the country, I have yet to find bánh khọt that delivers the same satisfaction as that of MT Noodles.

Three condiments That Will Change Your Life

Never support the myth that most Minnesotans think ketchup is spicy.

Jeow at Khâluna and Gai Noi

These Laotian sauces are basically like chiliboosted, fermented salsas. You have permission to use your hands to dip sticky rice in there, or add some to your Thai basil chicken wings or shrimp rolls.

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By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Is Abang Yoli a Korean fried chicken counter? Order the sweet potatoes from the Nicollet location—where most everyone is rushing in for a takeout bag of chicken—and everything you thought you knew about a Korean fried chicken counter is suddenly up for grabs. These potatoes! Purple boats fording through a churning sea of fried Thai basil leaves and fresh mint, white waves of sesame aioli, frothy crests of toasted coconut shreds, burgundy-colored pools of house-made chili crunch, amid scarlet hoops of pickled Fresno chili. Stick in a fork to retrieve a robust charred sweetness, a lush bit of sauce, pricking bits of crackle, contrasting flavors and styles of fresh herb, a little prickle of pickle.

Kua Txob at Union Hmong Kitchen

Pronounced “kuwah tsaw,” kua txob basically means “hot sauce” in Hmong. This hot pepper sauce could boost a UHK whole fried fish, but it’s already on the side with your pork belly.

Coconut Chili Crisp at Hai Hai

The trendiest condiment gets a tropical hit in this little spice pot. All the crunch of dried chili, plus crispy garlic and onions, and then a breeze from coconut oil.

What is happening at this fried chicken counter? Chef Jamie Yoo is what’s happening. Abang Yoli is the first solo project of this rising star, now 29. Fifteen years ago, in Seattle, Yoo was fresh from South Korea, relocated by his dad, who was following a tech job. Yoo, with little English and no friends, was not happy. Self-conscious, lonely, shy, he skipped classes to hide in the school library and read Alain Ducasse and Joël Robuchon cookbooks. “I think at first I just thought, Books with pictures,” recalls Yoo. “But soon I was so impressed with how much effort they put into their plates. It wasn’t just food; it was art. Eventually I asked my dad, ‘Can I get into this industry? I’m not a bad kid, just really quiet, not that good about studying, and I get really stressed about testing.’ I was surprised my parents were just happy I found something I wanted to do.”

Yoo enrolled in the Culinary Institute of

America. His reputation for hard work got him stages at a few of the country’s most elite restaurants, like Dominique Crenn’s Atelier Crenn, where Yoo remembers putting in two hours picking and cleaning individual asparagus tips.

But the first elite restaurant where he spent his own money? New York City’s Jungsik, the Michelin-starred Korean restaurant with a high-profile second location in Seoul. “All the proteins were literally melting in my mouth. The fish was so perfectly cooked. I thought, You can do Korean food in this culinarily artistic way? Wow. Korean food for me had been like, I’m helping my mom slice five cases of napa cabbage for kimchi; now I have to slice 80 pounds of daikon by hand—this is not art. At Jungsik, I thought, OK, but actually, it is.”

Yoo cooked at San Francisco’s highvolume Gary Danko and a couple other high-profile spots in Seattle before he got a phone call from Gavin Kaysen’s key chef Nick Dugan. Would he be interested in helping open a new French restaurant called Bellecour? “First of all, I don’t even know— where is Minneapolis?” recalls Yoo. “I’m having a good time in Seattle. My parents are here; the weather is great. What is Wayzata? It sounds sketchy.”

Once it opened, Bellecour was pure French bliss. Behind the scenes, the cooking staff was turning into a sort of Band of Brothers with good knives—Jordan Bach, Lukas Freund, Vili Branyik, Thomas Yang (son of pastry legend Diane Moua), and Jamie Yoo supported and pushed each other—in other words, became besties.

Then the pandemic wiped out Bellecour

When your “family”-run business grows from a pack of cooks.

as a full-service French restaurant, and Yoo was without a high-profile kitchen gig for the first time in his adult life. To cope, he started making his mom’s kimchi in his apartment for comfort. “I was panicking,” he recalls. “What’s my plan B?” Could chicken be the answer? “In Korea, when I was young, we lived in a little town, and there were at least 15 Korean fried chicken places—way more than McDonald’s. I thought, Well, it’s the time of takeout. This is not the kind of food I want to cook, but maybe it can get us there.” For three months, he ate fried chicken while he tried to figure out a good recipe.

He found it. Diane Moua knew the folks at Malcolm Yards and secured Yoo a cooking tryout. Yoo knew exactly what he wanted to do: Abang means “brothers”; yoli means “cuisine.” The band of Bellecour besties

would tap their culinary art and build their next thing together.

If you’ve never had Abang Yoli’s fried chicken, drop everything. It’s tender, crisp, light, so very flavorful. Yoo eventually devised a four-hour brine with toasted coriander seeds, lemongrass, and rice wine vinegar, followed by a coating of wholewheat flour batter that’s somehow light with a hearty, biscuity flavor. Yoo knows what people want. The boneless chicken quarters he serves are huge. When he puts one inside a sturdy custom-made Vikings and Goddesses Pie Company bun, the chicken gaps over the sides and gives you two chicken experiences: that of perfect fried chicken and, once you get to the middle, a sandwich with paper-thin pickles, lively kimchi, and that lush sesame aioli. It’s that thing we all

want now: five-star technique that’s casual enough to grab for a lake picnic.

Today, there are two Abang Yolis. The Nicollet one has a slightly bigger menu to go with the larger kitchen. You’ll find Bellecour veterans behind the counter, making the city’s best ssam plates with perfectly tender proteins like grilled short ribs beside beautiful house-made kimchis. You’ll encounter gorgeous four-dollar bao and those unbelievable sweet potatoes. Yoo has plans for more Abang Yolis and a fancy Minnesota Korean restaurant one day, too.

His success reminds me of that saying: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” In Minneapolis, we should amend it to: “If you want to go far, be sure to go with the people who seriously know how to cook for a picnic.”

Find Your Favorite

BOBER TEA AND MOCHI DOUGH » The Bui family opened this popular spot in Dinkytown. (1, 3)

TOUS LES JOURS » This international French Vietnamese bakery recently opened in Richfield. (2, 5, 6, 8)

MARC

HEU PÂTISSERIE PARIS »

This eponymous sweet shop from our local Hmong pastry chef recently moved to Cathedral Hill in St. Paul. (7, 9, 10)

EM QUE VIET » Located on St. Paul’s Grand Avenue, this is the next generation’s modern view of their family’s Que Viet Vietnamese restaurant. (4, 11)

GRAZE ON

Charcuterie, from the French word for a pork butcher shop or cuts of meat, is certainly not new—but it’s as novel as ever.

THE STYLISH AND CREATIVE WAY OF SERVING what basically amounts to snacks took on new meaning during the pandemic, when solitude brought out the creative juices in all of us. We played with whatever Instacart brought us—tube meats, hard cheeses, popcorn. But in 2023, the trend is still going strong. Remember the giant charcuterie tables at this year’s Grammys?

Originally, a charcuterie platter included a variety of techniques, such as fermentation, curing meats, and drying fruit, mostly out of necessity. Today’s versions can play with themes, colors, cuisines, seasons, and regions. A beauti-

fully crafted board can also function as a central art piece for any gathering, regardless of its chosen contents. Many current platters don’t necessarily include preserved meats, so perhaps a better term for the more modern presentation is a grazing platter—or better yet, a grazing table. Grazing tables have made their way into events of all types, from intimate patio happy hours to large-venue weddings.

Don’t let those over-the-top Instagram posts intimidate you. Putting together an enticing platter or table can be as simple, or complex, as you choose to make it. —Alex

Lodner

PHOTO COURTESY CRAFT AND JOY

► SPECIAL EVENTS

Gorgeous grazing tables are perfect for a special day, allowing hosts to showcase different aspects of the event. For bridal showers or weddings, use ingredients to reflect the wedding’s color theme or the couple’s favorite activity. (Football fans? Serve a hot dog platter complete with small bowls of a variety of toppings and mustards, and scatter chips between the bowls.) For a smaller gathering, such as a baby shower, why not offer an interactive activity with a DIY platter? Include ingredients in cute containers, give each guest a beautiful wooden board—go big with monogrammed boards—and let guests take their creations home as parting gifts.

FOCUS ON THE THREE V s

Visual presentation, versatility, and variety. Exotic fruits such as dragon fruit and star fruit can be both stunning and delicious. Large slices of red, yellow, and orange peppers can also function as vessels for dips and cheeses. Play with flavors, colors, textures, and heights. Add sprigs, leaves, and edible flowers for a visual punch.

► ADD A THEME

Who doesn’t love a good theme? Create designs around specific mealtimes, like a bagel or pancake board for brunch, or create a flowing dessert table with macarons and tiny cheesecakes with fresh fruit. Seasonal or regional themes can be fun, or base a platter on an upcoming vacation to Italy, Japan, or Duluth.

Previous page: A bountiful tablescape from Craft and Joy. This page: Tasteful designs from Nosh and Gather (top left), The Board Loon (top right, bottom left), and Due Focacceria (bottom right).

PHOTOS BY CHELSIE LOPEZ (NOSH AND GATHER); KELSEY BASSETT (THE BOARD LOON); COURTESY DUE FOCACCERIA

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► DESIGN AROUND CULINARY NEEDS

For a vegan gathering, create a harvest platter or table. Julienned veggies are an elegant touch. Add dry and fresh fruits for color, and sprinkle salted and unsalted nuts throughout. Several flavors of hummus in lovely bowls add substance and variety.

► BE CREATIVE!

Think beyond wooden boards. Try shallow bowls or a collection of metal trays. Throw Mexican oilcloth on a table and place ingredients down the middle in a narrow snaking band. Get fancy with marble boards for caviar—dare we suggest a flake of gold or two?

A platter by The Board Loon, almost too beautiful to eat, delivers a colorful array of veggies.

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Jeannine Marie Photography

RESOURCE GUIDE

Due Focacceria

Pronounced “doo-eh,” this St. Paul shop specializes in chewy, pillowy focaccia, so make sure and order a few loaves to go along with carne and formaggi boards for your next gathering. 475 Fairview Ave. S., St. Paul, 651-493-8858

Nosh and Gather

Owner Liza Atkinson creates charcuterie boards for gatherings of up to 100 guests, along with teaching classes on how to create your own boards at the Block North Brew Pub in Aitkin. noshandgather.com

France 44 Cheese Shop

Order from a variety of boards, like the Formaggi Italiani, with Italian cheeses, or a last-minute Impromptu Board for four to six guests that can be ordered the morning of your event. 4351 France Ave. S., Mpls., 612-925-3252

Surdyk’s Catering

Family-owned since 1934, Surdyk’s offers boards for 30 to 40 guests, including a Mediterranean Board, a Cheesemonger’s Board, and a beautiful Fresh Fruit Platter. 2117 West River Rd. N., Mpls., 612-331-3938

Fig and Ivy Charcuterie

Purveyor Laura Norton launched Fig and Ivy in 2021 and creates anything from small boards for date nights to elaborate grazing tables for corporate events. figandivycharcuterie.com

Craft and Joy

The local company’s made-to-order grazing boards and custom graze tables can be curated specifically to your special day, picnic, or corporate function. 3425 Hwy. 169 N., Plymouth, craftandjoygraze.com

Boards by Brock

Ready to try your hand at the art?

Boards by Brock, based in Savage, crafts boards by hand using locally sourced wood for the perfect gift or foundation for your own charcuterie masterpiece. boardsbybrock.com

The Board Loon

Check out Kelsey Bassett’s stunning Instagram page for inspiration. Her veggie and fruit boards are breathtaking. theboardloon.com, @theboardloon

Wearable Art

Allow your carryall to steal the show. Cult Gaia fan clutch ($428), from Nordstrom, Ridgedale and MOA, nordstrom.com

weddings, events, parties

Finishing Touches

Let your baubles do the talking. Sculpted hoop earrings ($48) and cuff bracelet ($49), both by J.Crew, Southdale Center, jcrew.com

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The Silver Edit

Slip into hues of silver for your next soirée—gold’s metallic sister shines bright in the style spotlight.

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A block heel will keep your feet happy all night long. “Ramona 60” sandal ($575), by Marion Parke, marionparke.com

BELOVED BRIDAL OPENS IN STILLWATER

ribbon cutting When the former Cooks of Crocus Hill spot opened up on Stillwater’s iconic Main Street, Amy VanZee knew the sun-drenched storefront was the perfect backdrop for bridal—which had been a hole in the river town’s retail market since Our Shop closed years ago. VanZee had sold gowns in her Hastings shop, Beloved Boutique, since 2020, but she craved a more

visible location for her 200-some gown options and collection of accessories. “We have something for every bride—but not too much,” VanZee says of her strong but tight assortment. “As soon as I start not knowing what each dress looks like on a bride, I’m doing them a disservice.” 324 S. Main St., Stillwater, 651-587-2454 —Madison Bloomquist

FRESH FLOWERS

Disco balls, textured fabrics, and painted plastic dinosaurs are just some of the pieces Ray Roselia incorporates in her floral arrangements. The St. Paul–based floral and event designer caters to clients seeking nontraditional floral arrangements and event décor. “It’s really fun to work with clients who aren’t afraid to get crazy with it,” says Roselia. Over the last 10 years, she and her team at Rose Botanical have helped clients embrace their creative side while planning for the big day, which results in floral decorations and event rentals that are as unique as they are stunning.

Roselia’s arrangements are often centered around a meticulously crafted color palette. Whether clients reach out with a loose theme or they have a specific aesthetic that they are interested in, the end designs are personalized and push the boundaries of traditional wedding décor. “I’m always encouraging people to try something different,” she says. A fan of utilizing vintage style and color in her design, Roselia creates arrangements that are perfect for those looking for funky retro designs with a trendy, personalized twist. rosebotanical.com —Paige

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BEYOND THE CLASSICS

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The white floral jacquard ball gown has taken up real estate in LaTour’s mind ever since. But even as an elementary schooler, she knew that type of classic gown wasn’t for her, even if she loved it. “I always said, ‘When I get married, I want to wear blue,’” she says. “My grandma tried to tell me, ‘No, no, no, brides wear white,’ and I was like, ‘Why?’ It didn’t make sense to me.”

LaTour (both the line and the woman) quickly became synonymous with coolgirl bridal style: classic-meets-modern gowns that both nod to and buck tradition. Yes, she designs white gowns, but she also creates bold floral dresses, two-piece sets, and deep red gowns, which all still feel more bridal than prom-like.

● TARA LATOUR FELL IN LOVE WITH BRIDAL DESIGN when she was 7 years old—the moment she saw her beloved aunt’s wedding gown. “I remember my grandma, a seamstress, making the dress,” she says. “It was so magical. It looked like Ariel’s dress, from The Little Mermaid.”

That tradition never sat right with her— and she knew there were other women who would agree. Her dream of changing the bridal industry led her to the Academy of Art University in San Francisco and Parsons School of Design in New York. Less than a year after graduating in 2010, she started her own bridal line. Tara

And while originally her gowns were almost all couture-made (meaning custom-fit, with specific, intricate sewing methods—and with the price tag to match), eventually she wanted to expand her wares to a larger clientele: one who couldn’t necessarily afford bespoke gowns. Her lower-price-point line, Rose and Williams, was born in 2019. “And it blew

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A Twin Cities–based gown designer knows—and celebrates—that wedding white isn’t for everyone.

up,” LaTour says. “Still cool, still nontraditional, but not done with that couture method.”

It did so well, in fact—much better than the couture line, as the market shifted and COVID-19 hit the wedding industry—that last year LaTour decided to combine Rose and Williams and Tara LaTour into one brand and put the couture collections on hiatus for a while. She and her small team still design and sew everything right in her Edina studio, but they sell across the country, as well as in Canada, Australia, and the U.K. (Locals, find her in A and Bé.)

But no matter how the line changes, LaTour’s mission—to help brides find gowns that make them feel like the most beautiful, strong, confident versions of themselves—remains the same. “I think bridal should be an elevated version of your everyday style,” she says. “It shouldn’t have to be, Now I’m this because I’m a bride.”

If that means pearls and white tulle, pearls and white tulle it is. But if that means pastel florals, bright colors, or even something darker? Maybe someone out there will remember it forever as the first time they saw an article of clothing that spoke to them. Maybe it’ll even inspire someone else to be who they are. Or maybe you’ll simply feel comfortable and happy on your big day—which is, at the end, all LaTour can ask for. taralatour.com ■

Dresses from Tara LaTour’s latest collections (above and on previous page) feature florals, colors, and modern designs.

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SAY YES TO THE DRESS

Galas, cocktail parties, weddings— where does one shop locally for a special soirée?

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stores of the past. But don’t forget about our strong fleet of locals—many of which want to help customers discover that special piece while delivering a high-touch personal experience. And let’s face it: You just can’t replicate that experience of trying on and finding “the one” in real life.

tique places emphasis on dresses for the mothers of the bride and groom. “Then, we pride ourselves on perfecting her look with jewelry and accessories.”

● THERE WAS ONCE A TIME WHEN Twin Citians had the pick of the litter when it came to shopping for formal wear, but now we live and shop in the new normal of national powerhouses—Net-a-Porter, Nordstrom, Shopbop—and rental options like Rent the Runway that dominate the space once held by local department

Nancy Shank, our resident occasion wear expert and owner of Dugo (AKA Dress Up Go Out), is a veteran retailer dedicated to helping women find a perfect fit they feel beautiful in. “Frustrated women talk about the many items they have tried to order online but to no avail because they don’t like the fit or the fabric. They are so happy to have someone with styling know-how help them out,” says Shank, whose 50th & France bou -

While some local retailers have made formal wear their bread and butter since day one, other retailers are seeing a growing desire—and need—for the category and are responding by making room on the racks for more elevated pieces. Inside North Loop crown jewel MartinPatrick3, for instance, women’s wear continues to grow, including its selection of occasion wear. This summer, the urban department store underwent yet another facelift and expansion, and MP3’s women’s wear buyer, Samantha Tousey, is excited about the new brands she’s introducing

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to the local market (think: dresses, pantsuits, jumpsuits, and sets from Akris and Gabriela Hearst).

“We see people because they ordered online and when the pieces arrived, they didn’t fit as expected,” says Tousey, who previously worked at Dior in New York. “There is something nice about being able to come to the store and try the dresses on.” For Tousey and team, the client experience is the top priority. MP3 also offers a bespoke suiting business for men and women and a team of in-house tailors who are available to help with alterations to ensure a proper fit for off-the-rack purchases.

Women’s fashion retailer Evereve recently introduced more semiformal and cocktail-style dresses to serve those shopping for parties. “We recognize our shoppers turn to us for our top-notch customer and styling services for all other categories, and we want to help them pick the perfect outfit for their upcoming wedding or cocktail party, as well,” says co-owner Megan Tamte. She also reports the Evereve customer is still riding high on the post-pandemic party wave, eager to get dressed up and feel their best.

Libby Coyne, owner of North Loop boutique Requisite, also sees a strong and steady uptick in people revamping their selection of special-occasion pieces after years of casual sweater sets and sneakers. “I am always looking for the best new brands, as department stores just don’t have this nailed anymore,” she says.

To know Kathryn Paulsrud’s Bumbershute, at 50th & France, is to know her style partner, Anthony Chow. Both have been in the local fashion circle for decades. “Our clientele keeps us on speed dial for Twin Cities parties like Avant Garden,” says Chow, who taps sources around the globe to keep his trend-thirsty shoppers satisfied and inspired.

As for trends? “It’s all about understated elegance,” says MP3’s Tousey. And we can thank HBO’s Succession for this one: “Everyone is also talking about quiet luxury, pieces that have more of a minimalistic-chic vibe”—pieces that can carry you from day to night and hold up in your wardrobe for years. On the flip side, Chow is excited about the shift to bolder, more colorful pieces, as well as skirts and dresses with longer hemlines. ■

EDITOR’S PICKS: LOCAL NOTABLES

Requisite

Libby Coyne’s urban outpost caters to those wanting to stay on trend while also investing in pieces that can be styled multiple ways. Ave. N., Mpls., 612-259-7387

Bumbershute

Find the L.A.-chic boutique vibe right at 50th & France and shop brands like Zimmermann, Alice and Olivia, A.L.C., and Leo Lin. 3811 W. 50th St., Mpls., 952-475-2684

Clubhouse 366

Consider this Excelsior newcomer a go-to for garden and beach weddings, outdoor cocktail parties, and everything color and pattern. 366 Water St., Excelsior, 612-404-7351

Evereve

The local chain’s shops are destinations for more casual and cocktail dresses, jumpsuits, skirts, and matching sets. Shoes, bags, and jewelry make Evereve a one-stop shop. Multiple metro locations, evereve.com

Dugo

The grande dame of local specialoccasion wear, Nancy Shank focuses more than half her assortment on formal and semiformal wear, with an emphasis on dresses for the mothers of the bride and groom, plus bags and jewelry for rounding out any look. 3939 Market St., Edina, 952-746-4440

MartinPatrick3

No longer reserved for men, MP3 offers a new(ish) selection of women’s wear that’s giving its male counterpart a run for its money. 212 3rd Ave. N., Mpls., 612-746-5329

Queen Anna House of Fashion

All hail Nicole Jennings, who has the lady boss covered—pantsuits, sleek slip dresses, blazers, and killer shoes abound in her Minneapolis boutique. 109 N. 2nd St., Mpls., 612-354-7581

Idun

One step into this Cathedral Hill shop and you feel like you’re in a cool-kid NYC boutique. Owner Dahlia Brue knows a thing or two about emerging brands that make a serious style statement. 495 Selby Ave., St. Paul, 651-348-6104

SHAKEN OR STIRRED?

These local distilleries put their fingerprints on custom cocktails for special events.

by natalie larsen

KING COIL SPIRITS

The next round for one of the masterminds behind Lake Monster Brewing: King Coil Spirits, slated to open this summer. The punchy industrial space includes private event areas and a cocktail program concocted by lead distiller Matt Lange and beverage director David Curiel.

says. “We would most likely suggest our take on an espresso martini made with chicory and cacao, garnished with a house-made ginger biscotti.”

● CRUCIAL TO EVERY WELL-EXECUTED TOAST (besides avocado) is a glass of goodness to raise in salutations. Bartenders and master distillers at cocktail corners that double as event spaces around the Twin Cities share how they craft a signature sip.

“The philosophy behind King Coil Spirits is that the finished product is not the spirit in the bottle but the cocktail in the glass,” Lange says. The seasonally inspired spirits and cocktails are made entirely from scratch and sidestep all synthetic ingredients and extracts. “Let’s say we are hosting a groom’s dinner, and the couple first met at a coffeehouse,” Lange

Often, the KC team puts their Hancock on classic drinks. Take, for example, the Black Walnut Old Fashioned. A wheated bourbon base gets maple syrup and black walnut foraged bitters, which “highlight local flavors by using foraged black walnuts and cherry bark as the primary flavoring agents,” Lange says. It’s garnished with a classic cherry and orange twist, plus a dash of the unexpected: edible flowers.

Monkeying with a classic Ramos Gin Fizz, King Coil shook out a Banana Rum Ramos with white rum, lemon,

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egg whites, soda, cream, and house-made banana-infused rum. “The egg whites and soda create a rich, creamy head on the cocktail,” Lange says, “which allows for a floating garnish of citrus zest and an edible flower.” St. Paul, 651-300-9550, kingcoilspirits.com

BROTHER JUSTUS WHISKEY COMPANY

“We want to honor the spirit of the event and the flavors our guests love,” says Stacy Pagano of Brother Justus. “The signature cocktails from Brother Justus become memories themselves because they represent special moments in taste and in name.” The Northeast Minneapolis distillery creates drinks in collaboration with event hosts, such as The Kach-tail for Tom and Regina Kachelmacher’s wedding. In personalized glasses, house cold-peated single malt whiskey was mixed with hibiscus tea syrup, ginger honey syrup, and lemon extract. Mpls., 612-886-1658, brotherjustus.com

TATTERSALL RIVER FALLS

When this MN-born distillery hopped across the river, it opened with a slew of Wisconsin classics that even Minnesotan (read: better) taste buds tolerated. “We knew we couldn’t open without a Brandy Old Fashioned Sweet on the menu, since they’re so synonymous with Wisconsin,”

says beverage manager Kodi Satra. “At this point, it’s so popular, we can never get rid of it without regulars rioting.”

The on-tap Brandy Old Fashioned Sweet is made with apple brandy—aged for two years in American oak barrels—and house sour cherry liqueur, which Satra says complements any brown spirit. And before you write off tapped cocktails as the easy way out, hear this: “We love kegging classics like this because it helps with consistency and speed,” Satra says—two things that are a huge bonus when all your guests arrive thirsty.

For an event’s signature cocktail, Satra advises aiming for crowd-pleasing drinkability—nothing too sweet or spirit forward. River Falls, Wisc., 534-248-8300, tattersalldistilling.com/river-falls

SKAALVENN DISTILLERY

The perfectionists behind Skaalvenn’s northwestern-burbs lounge operate on an astonishingly simple truth: “It’s hard to be good, and it’s easy to be bad,” says

Above: Custom Ferrari-inspired cocktails by Skaalvenn. Previous page, clockwise from left: King Coil’s Banana Rum Ramos, The Kach-tail by Brother Justus, and Tattersall’s Brandy Old Fashioned Sweet

owner Tyson Schnitker. Instead of “good enough,” his team asks at each turn if this is the best they can do. So, when Twin Cities Performance Ferrari wanted to unveil a new model, it got two drinks made to those aspirational standards.

In each drink, Skaalvenn spirits combined with Italian liqueurs and flavors found near the Ferrari factory, poured over customized ice cubes and finished with edible garnishes that resembled the air inlets and body lines of the car. “And, of course, a little aromatic smoke to simulate what the owners occasionally do to their tires,” Schnitker says. Beads of water sliding down glasses were captured by custom red-and-black coasters (a party favor too!).

“The truth of the matter is, a good cocktail and a good steak share the same things,” Schnitker says. “Is it seasoned and flavored correctly? How’s the plating? How does it smell? What textures do you experience?” He thinks of each cocktail as an experience, from first taste to last watered-down drop, and strives to push the bounds of possibility and expectation within the rim of a glass. “If cocktails had a Michelin star, I’d want to someday be awarded one.” Brooklyn Park, 763-762-7861, skaalvenn.com

COPPERWING DISTILLERY

This small but mighty distillery makes everything—down to the last drop—from scratch in-house, including their own cola. “We might make the only Fernet con Coca that is truly from scratch,” says Kyle Kettering, owner and master distiller. With inventive twists on familiar sips, like

Now booking weddings and private events for up to 150 people!

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its Minnetonka Boulevardier and Royal Mary, an amped-up Bloody, Copperwing creates a flavor all its own.

The Sparkle 75 (left) builds off its kegged take on a French 75, adding raspberry rhubarb shrub infused with edible glitter. “The addition transforms the profile of the base cocktail from crisp and semidry to slightly sweet and fruity,” Kettering says. Plus, the libation sparkles. Hey Siri, play “Bejeweled.” St. Louis Park, 612-293-6157, copperwingdistillery.com

THE DAMPFWERK DISTILLERY

Tucked into a corner of St. Louis Park, The Dampfwerk is currently building out a dedicated private event space within the distillery’s footprint. In private events and on the taproom menu, the Dampf team believes that “if a spirit is delicious enough to be enjoyed on its own or with food, it will certainly thrive in a cocktail,” says Bridgit Loeffelholz, creative director at The Dampfwerk.

For a recent event, the host wanted something juicy in response to summer’s swelter. “It’s the Goldilocks scenario—not too sweet, juicy, or spirituous,” Loeffelholz says of the unnamed drink. The custom cocktail includes barreled gin, Helgolander (a botanical bitter liqueur), orange liqueur, lemon juice, grapefruit juice, and simple syrup. A large grapefruit peel crowns the summer sipper. St. Louis Park, 612-460-8190, thedampfwerk.com ■

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venues

Fresh Spaces

From a renovation in North Loop and renewed interest in Uptown to an angular riverside retreat in Somerset, Wisconsin, these spaces are ready to host your next fab fête.

by natalie larsen

Whether your next occasion is a toast for 20 or a feast for 500, the Twin Cities has brand-new backdrops for your soirée. Beer houses make moves, renewed passions bring people back to Uptown, familiar flavors level up in St. Paul, and a Wisconsin stunner is worth a peek.

▲ THE OTHER ROOM

This midsize Nolo loft is the hangout space you’ve been dreaming of—pool table, poker table, shuffleboard, multiple TVs, a kitchen area with a 15-foot bar/island, and copious couch and table seating. In a modern-meets-industrial space (hello, exposed brick, wood beams, and cement floors), there’s a

garage door that opens onto a patio on Washington Avenue.

With enough space for 49 party animals, TOR includes furniture in the rental and allows catering or BYO food and drinks. For 20 to 30 of your fave fish fans, a private sushi dinner experience includes four hours of expert-rolled sushi—chef’s kiss. North Loop, Mpls., 612-220-7673, theotherroommpls.com

▲ MODIST BREWING

The kids at North Loop industrial beer spot Modist are anything but soft-spoken, and they’re in the process of adding 4,000 square feet of event space that shouts just a little. Director of brand develop ment Tyler Mithuen calls it a “multilevel, mural-infested, mirror-ceilinged, neonoverdosed brewer zoo of an event space.”

existing DEI initiatives, offering special pric ing and availability to local nonprofits and charities.

Street, the expansive celebration spot has its

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your

food trucks, and caterers to provide a range of dining options. Invite 100 friends and raise your golden glasses high (snap an aerial pic in the mirrored ceiling!). North Loop, Mpls., 612-454-0258, modist brewing.com

Just across the river, La Pointe’s soaring ceilings and expansive windows mirror the geometric pines on the surrounding 40 acres.

▲ LA POINTE EVENTS

A black angular building snuggled among 40 acres of towering pines on a river bend in Somerset, Wisconsin, strikes the balance between modern and Northwoods. At La Pointe Events, you get a twofer: modern, vaulted ceilings and windows galore at La Pointe, and sleek, wood-loving, cozy space at General Sam’s. This is an outdoorfriendly venue with lots of space to roam but so loaded up on modern amenities and touches that the words roughing it never enter your mind. The rigid pines are laced with string lights, and the patio can be tented (take that, Mother Nature!). This wedding-centered property has thought of it all, with on-site parking, two suites for getting ready, and space for 250 party people in La Pointe or 350 in Sam’s. Somerset, Wisc., lapointeevents.com

▲ THE 1893 AT THE HISTORIC GRAIN BELT

Check two boxes at this new-old space, which debuted on the events scene in May.

The 1893 is a reimagination of the offices that housed Grain Belt Brewing in its heyday: Think mosaic tile floors, a stainedglass ceiling, and three vaults, plus a tasting room original to the building’s design. Each vault retains its signature style and functions as display space today—a visitor favorite is having a dessert spread across industrial shelving in one vault.

The three-story space features a ballroom (capped with that arched glass ceiling) on the main level. On the lower level, the original tasting room takes on a speakeasy slant, encased in wood paneling. The upper level consists of The Social, a space clad with exposed brick and those iconic city views. The 1893 can seat 350 or host 500 standing. Northeast Mpls., 612-564-3777, entourageeventsgroup.com

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ENDLESS OPTIONS FOR AN UNFORGETTABLE DAY

The Place for Your Next AWESOME EVENT!

▲ GREEN ROOM

Remember the old Uptown? Well, she’s coming back—and she’s ready to funk it up. At the heart of the ’hood, The Green Room, in the sprawling former Pourhouse space, is a 10,000-square-foot multilevel venue with a wraparound mezzanine, two bars, and oodles of plants. (Ahem, Green Room, anyone?) Soak in the city’s soundtrack from two patios and a covered deck that faces the main arteries of Uptown. Powered by Parlour, the kitchen wants your creative ideas and food fantasies for up to 450 friends. Uptown, Mpls., greenroommn.com

UPTOWN THEATER

In 2020, this historic marquee of Hennepin Avenue cheekily announced, “I assure you, we are not open.” Fast-forward three years: Under new ownership and some serious…let’s call it retouching, the Uptown Theater swung its doors open in June, the sign reading, “I assure you, we are open.”

The stone building, formerly a movie theater, hit the ground running with live shows, but it’s also available for private event rentals. The full space accommodates 2,500 people—a merger of the original theater structure and the streetlevel retail space that used to house shoe emporium John Fluevog Shoes.

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ing to be on the ground floor of the neighborhood’s resurgence. “I love Uptown; it makes me sad to see the impact in this neighborhood since the pandemic,” says Ned Abdul, developer at Swervo, the company behind the historic structure’s reincarnation. “What’s missing in Uptown is people. I’ve made this reinvestment because I believe this multipurpose venue will be a new destination to help spark a resurgence.” Uptown, Mpls., 612-524-1930, @uptowntheatermn

THREE SIXTY ST. PETER STREET

Catered by downtown institution The Saint Paul Hotel, Three Sixty is 5,500 square feet of modern gathering grounds. Toss expectations of stuffy, fluorescent conference rooms out the window—this mod pad is decked out with punchy furniture, sculptural light fixtures, and mullioned folding glass doors. The private boardroom seats 14, while the comfy lounge seats up to 64 and the reception space hosts 120 guests. Two breakoutstyle pods are set for collaboration with high-top tables, and on-site shuffleboard is at the ready for a creativity boost. Downtown St. Paul, 651-228-3892, threesixtyeventspace.com ■

LAYERS OF LINENS

Forgo basic white tablecloths and napkins in favor of personalitypacked tablescapes.

by madison bloomquist

into the background or act as showstoppers. No matter your shindig’s size, local linen rental companies can help you choose from hundreds of possibilities to make your tablescapes pop.

● AT MANY RECEPTIONS AND PARTIES, tables take center stage, whether it’s a mass of rounds for a sit-down dinner or a few card-box and cocktail stands at a shower or birthday. And the linens that top them—tablecloths, place mats, runners, and napkins—can either fade forgettably

The first hurdle, according to rental services? Showing engaged couples and other party hosts why shelling out $40-plus per tablecloth is worth it. “What we hear all the time is, ‘Oh, we’re just going to use our caterer’s linens,’” says Linen Effects CEO and creative director Jenna Culley. “And what a lot of people don’t realize is most caterers only have 90-by-90-inch white squares. So, they’re not going to go to the floor”—a no-no in formal décor and something that can look out of place on some table sizes.

Once hosts realize that (or simply start craving something special), they often return to Minneapolis-based Linen Effects’ collection of 300-plus patterns, colors, and fabric types to create fun, distinctive, and classy combinations. “At a lot of weddings, you’ll see the same linen and centerpiece on all tables, right? We like to do cohesive colors or similar textures that all flow together but are slightly different,” Culley says. She’s thrilled to see local trends become a little bolder: Culley says more and more party hosts are asking for patterns, such as florals and toiles, over solid-color cloths, as well as more organic textures like linen.

Emily Peter, a sales assistant and design and social media manager and Après Event Décor and Tent Rental in

Minnetonka, has seen a similar shift, with clients craving more colors, patterns, and textures over neutrals and basic polyesters—even if they don’t know exactly what they want at first. “People come here with a certain color or texture they want to elevate at their events,” Peter says. “Or they come in with the feel they want—the vibe, if you will—rather than specifics.”

Sometimes a vibe or loose theme, like “winter glam” or “colorful boho,” is all that’s needed, and Peter and team can sift through Après’s samples to mix, match, and play with options until a combo feels right. “I’m such a hands-on and visual person,” Peter says. “We have one of every linen and napkin in our showroom, so you can come put it down on a table, with china and everything, to really get a feel for the event.”

Then, a few days before the event, just pick up your linens (or have them delivered to your venue), all pressed and ready to rock (then stuff them in a provided laundry bag to return post-party).

For those who want something truly unique, both Après and Linen Effects can whip up completely custom designs if nothing in the showroom quite hits the mark.

But even with custom and premade options available at larger rental companies, some hosts don’t necessarily want

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Layered textures and pops of color and patterns can make your tablescapes memorable.

Wedding March

If you or someone you love is beginning to navigate the wonderful world of wedding planning, let us be your guide. From dresses and flowers to invites and etiquette, we offer the following resources to help you plan the wedding of your dreams!

A’BriTin Catering & Hospitality abritincatering.com

Al & Alma’s Charter Cruises al-almas.com

Bluestem Bar at French Meadow nordsocialhall.com

Cafe Latte cafelatte.com

Chanhassen Dinner Theatres chanhassendt.com

Chankaska Creek Ranch & Wines chankaskawines.com

Copper Hen copperhenkitchen.com

Dancing Dragonfly Winery dancingdragonflywinery.com

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their “something new” to shine through on tables—and that’s where vintage comes in. Tess Rockwood Hoag, owner of Eden Prairie’s Vintage Soirées, rents out decadesold laces and napkins (as well as a smattering of other items), primarily for smaller events, such as showers, tea parties, and birthdays. “There’s something about the nostalgia and whimsy with vintage linens,” Rockwood Hoag says. “They feel like they have a bit of magic to them.”

After all, nothing says forever—or simply good luck—quite like a lace that has lasted 75 years and is now being passed to you as a family heirloom or as a thrifted item or even as a just-for-a-day rental. But Rockwood Hoag cautions that vintage pieces are trickier to work with and care for than newer cloths, which is why she doesn’t rent out scores of larger tablecloths or bigger orders and asks clients to avoid using her items around food. “I had some ’50s print cloths, super cute, and one came back after a kid smeared chocolate cake on it,” she says. It was a goner: Rockwood Hoag had to salvage parts of it into chair upholstery.

But a few laces or runners can make a gift or card-box table shine, especially when placed over a tablecloth in the event’s colors. “Isn’t there something lovely about pairing the old and the new?” Rockwood Hoag asks.

No matter the size or scope, rental companies want to help hosts create gatherings that feel like them and show all the beautiful parts of their personalities and desires for the day. And for that, a white square just might not cut it.

Linen Effects, 1801 West River Rd. N., Mpls., 612-355-2500; Après Event Décor and Tent Rental, 5801 Clearwater Dr., Minnetonka, 952-942-3399; Vintage Soirées, 612-460-5320, vintagesoirees.com ■

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ask the expert: business banking for women Bridgewater Bank

Lisa Salazar, Chief Deposit Officer Equal Housing Lender + Member FDIC

4450 Excelsior Blvd., Suite 100, St. Louis Park BWBMN.com // 952-893-6868

Q: WHY DOES IT MATTER FOR WOMEN TO HAVE A BANK IN THEIR CORNER?

A: We believe women are underrepresented in banking, and it’s important they have a bank who sees them. Empowering women in business is not just a social responsibility but a smart business strategy. Research consistently shows that diverse teams and leadership positions yield better outcomes and increased profitability. At Bridgewater, we are committed to ensuring women leading companies or female entrepreneurs have a banking partner who helps their business grow and prosper. When women thrive, the entire business community benefits.

Q: HOW DOES WORKING WITH A LOCAL BANK PROVIDE VALUE TO WOMEN-LED OR WOMEN-OWNED COMPANIES?

A: Working with a local team that understands your business and the local market is key. The right-size local bank, such as Bridgewater, is with you every step of the way in ways other banks can’t be. For women in particular, a local bank provides resources and insights beyond the basic banking relationship. We understand the Twin Cities market and its nuances, allowing us to solve problems, make recommendations, and provide network connections to assist with other business needs. We know that women in business run in small circles. Bridgewater is fortunate to be very connected in this space, and we’re dedicated to making those connections for others.

Q: WHY ARE TWIN CITIES WOMEN CHOOSING BRIDGEWATER FOR THEIR BUSINESS BANKING NEEDS?

A: At Bridgewater, we strongly believe that women are at the forefront of driving innovation, inspiring change, and creating lasting impact in our society. We recognize the immense potential of women-

owned businesses and their vital role in fostering economic growth and prosperity. That is why we are dedicated to supporting and empowering women entrepreneurs at every stage of their growth. As an entrepreneurial bank founded just 18 years ago, we understand the unique challenges and opportunities faced by women in entrepreneurship. We know that access to capital, resources, and networking opportunities is vital for women entrepreneurs to thrive and make their mark in the business world. From flexible lending options to Treasury Management solutions, we serve as a trusted advisor to help women make informed decisions that propel their businesses forward.

Q: WHAT DO THE WOMEN WHO BANK AT BRIDGEWATER APPRECIATE MOST?

A: Women-led or owned companies who choose Bridgewater appreciate our responsive support and the networking opportunities that come with being a client. When we say, “it’s more than a bankit’s a network,” we mean it. We’ve made a special effort to unite women business owners and create a unique space for them to network, leverage opportunities and support each other’s businesses. Our female clients also deserve a team of strong women bankers who understand this market and are true partners in their success. We’re fortunate to have a talented team of women at the bank dedicated to providing this.

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Minnesota Eye Consultants is a leader in the medical and cosmetic treatment of the area surrounding the eyes, including the upper and lower eyelids, forehead, cheeks and face. From complex medical procedures to cosmetic eyelid surgery and facial rejuvenation, these services can help you attain a more youthful appearance.

Q: WHEN SHOULD I CONSIDER SEEING AN OCULOPLASTIC SURGEON?

A: Schedule an appointment if you have developed droopy eyelids that obstruct your eyesight, result in a headache, or require you to raise your forehead or chin to help you see better. Consider evaluation if you have heavy eyelids in the evening, puffiness under your eyes or wrinkles around your eyes.

Q: CAN YOU HELP ‘TURN BACK THE CLOCK’ WITH MY APPEARANCE?

A: Upper and lower eyelid blepharoplasty (eyelid lift) offer a more refreshed look. Upper eyelid surgery is performed

through a small incision in the natural eyelid crease to remove redundant skin and fat from the eyelid. A lower lid blepharoplasty addresses excess skin, fat and puffiness in the lower eyelid. For sagging eyebrows or deep furrows between the eyes, brow lifting techniques, including an Endoscopic Forehead Lift, may offer a more youthful appearance. BOTOX® and fillers are another great option to help you look your best.

Q: DOES INSURANCE COVER EYELID PROCEDURES?

A: An upper eyelid lift is often covered by insurance if your vision is obstructed and your eyelid skin position meets your insurance company’s requirements for repair. Special testing is performed to determine candidacy.

Q: IS BOTOX® (BOTULINUM TOXIN) SAFE?

A: BOTOX® injections have been used safely and effectively for decades to treat signs of aging, as well as a wide variety of medical and neurological disorders.

ask the expert: allergy issues at back-to-school time

Midwest Allergy & Asthma

Allergist & Immunologist;

Alice Knoedler, Allergist & Immunologist Eagan, Vadnais Heights, Woodbury, and Hudson, WI 651.702.0750 // mw-allergy.com

Q: HOW DO I BEST PREPARE FOR MY CHILD WITH FOOD ALLERGIES TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL?

A: Although sending a child with food allergies to school can be stressful, it can be done in a safe and effective manner. An allergist can help you develop an emergency action plan for recognizing and managing allergic reactions. Other key recommendations include ensuring that school staff understand how to administer an epinephrine autoinjector (if prescribed).

Q: WHY DOES MY CHILD’S ASTHMA SEEM TO WORSEN IN THE FALL?

A: September has been shown to be the most common time for asthma to flare. Now is a great time to have asthma re-evaluated, medications refilled, and a plan in place in case symptoms get

worse. The better asthma is controlled, the less likely it is to become severe.

Q: WHY DO I FEEL SO CONGESTED DURING THE FALL?

A: Fall is a common time for allergic rhinitis (hay fever) and sinus inflammation. Hay fever is caused by ragweed pollen, which is released into the air in late summer and can cause symptoms like itchy and watery eyes, sneezing, and runny nose. At Midwest Allergy and Asthma, we partner directly with ENT doctors in our integrated clinic to determine the cause of these symptoms and develop a tailored and personalized treatment plan. Questions? Visit us online at mw-allergy.com or call 651.702.0750 to schedule an appointment with our board-certified allergists at convenient locations in Eagan, Vadnais Heights, Woodbury, and Hudson, WI.

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: gaps in teeth

Amy Hughes DDS, AAACD 18305 Minnetonka Blvd, Deephaven hughes-dental.com // 952.936.2206

Q: WHAT ARE GAPS BETWEEN YOUR TEETH?

A: You can have vertical gaps in-between two teeth -think Madonna, or you can have what we call black triangles which are spaces in-between teeth by the gum line.

Q: WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO FIX THEM?

A: Most people want to fix black triangles because it can look like you have something stuck in-between your teeth and dark spaces can make the teeth look old. Some people want to fix the vertical gaps (diastemas) so their teeth look bigger, while some people feel the diastema makes their smile unique.

Q: IS THERE ANY FUNCTIONAL REASON TO CLOSE THE SPACES?

A: These spaces are harmless, however with the black triangles people frequently get an accumulation of plaque and debris which can increase the risk of decay.

Q: WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THEM?

A: You can have your dentist close these spaces with a special composite bonding technique.

Q: WILL MY DENTIST HAVE TO SHAVE MY TEETH DOWN FIRST?

A: Absolutely not. This is a minimally invasive technique which is additive, meaning we do not remove any tooth structure.

Q: IS THIS CALLED VENEERS?

A: No, this is an entirely different process. Special clear matrices will be used around the teeth and then be filled with composite that matches your teeth.

Q: HOW EXPENSIVE IS THIS? DOES IT TAKE A LONG TIME TO DO?

A: The cost is more than the price of a typical filling, but less than the price of a crown or veneer. Usually only one appointment is all that is needed.

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Jillian Lampert, PhD, MPH, RD, LD, FAED 1295 Bandana Blvd, Suite 210, St. Paul emilyprogram.com // 888-364-5977

Q: WHAT ARE SOME COMMON SIGNS OF EATING DISORDERS?

A: Due to the secretive nature of many eating disorders, the signs can be difficult to detect. However, knowing how to recognize eating disorders is important because helping someone start treatment early can prevent serious long-term consequences. Watch for these warning signs: excessive worry about weight and body shape, avoidance of specific foods, dramatic weight loss or gain, eating in secret, overexercising, purging, restricting, binge eating, or misusing diet pills, laxatives, diuretics, or emetics. Changes in mood after eating, like guilt or depression, may also signify an eating disorder.

Q: HOW DO I ASK SOMEONE TO REACH OUT

conversation about your concerns instead of waiting to see if the issue resolves on its own. These illnesses are potentially deadly and can affect anyone, regardless of age, gender, or race. Be compassionate and direct—ask what is helpful to them and what isn’t. Let them know you are there with them, and they are not alone.

Q: WHAT ARE THE RESOURCES PEOPLE CAN USE TO GET HELP?

A: We have an online quiz at emilyprogram.com/quiz that can be a helpful first step if you’re unsure whether you’re dealing with an eating disorder. Call us at 612-402-3061 if you have questions or want to schedule an assessment. We are available seven days a week to help you or your loved one get real help. Learn more at emilyprogram.com.

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Mouli Vaidyanathan PhD, PE, CEM, ME, Founder 2915 133rd St W, Shakopee 763-404-7580 // mysolarpod.com

Q: SOLAR TECHNOLOGY SEEMS TO CONSTANTLY EVOLVE – WHAT EMERGING TREND OR NEW PRODUCT SHOULD HOMEOWNERS SEEK OUT?

A: While SolarPod’s Z-Rack zero penetration racking system has been around for a decade (invented in 2012), we anticipate more and more customers clamoring to protect the integrity of their roof as they consider solar energy. A common stumbling block to going solar is adding an additional big-ticket item with home improvement headaches to their property, foregoing roof penetrations offers peace of mind for your investment.

Q: ARE YOU SURE Z-RACK WON’T BLOW OFF MY ROOF?

A: Z-Rack and Z-Lite (SolarPod’s self-ballasted minimal concrete flat roof racking system) are wind tunnel tested up to 170mph, seismic tested to ASCE, and UL-listed for

distribution across the US and Canada. The fastest wind speeds we see in Minnesota are that of an F5 tornado at 110mph – if one of those decides to visit your home or business, you aren’t likely to have to worry whether your solar array is conventionally attached to your roof or not, as your first call will be a roofer.

Q: HOW CAN HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESSES ENSURE THE LONGEVITY OF THEIR SOLAR ARRAY?

A: SolarPod is proud to be an installer of the Sunpower Equinox system which offers a 25-year product warranty on Sunpower’s premium high efficiency solar modules, built-in microinverters and racking system. Paired with Sunpower’s 25-year service warranty, you can ensure your system will be monitored and taken care of for a quarter century.

MAKERS & INSTALLERS OF

Air ducts are the main players that transport and circulate a supply of fresh, properly treated air from room to room. Here’s why duct cleaning is a health matter—for the home and the people inside of it.

Q: IN MINNESOTA, FALL COMES AT US FAST. WHY IS IT PRIME TIME FOR AIR DUCT CLEANING?

A: When homeowners turn on their furnace for the first time in months, the dust on the heat exchanger causes an odor (called “burn off”) which signals that a duct cleaning is in order. To perform a proper duct cleaning, your HVAC system needs to be shut off, so we recommend you line one up in the spring or fall.

Q: WHAT ARE SOME OF THE MOST COMMON DUCT-CLOGGING CULPRITS?

A: Duct clogging is typically an intentional situation. Children will throw toys inside vents or homeowners

will block vents with furniture, obstructing airflow. The unintentional culprits are small animals that crawl in and never leave. The dirt and dust that accumulate are from when your home was built, any remodeling projects, poor installation of ductwork, long-haired animals that shed, and so on.

Q: WHAT ARE A COUPLE OF WAYS THAT DIRTY DUCTS CAN IMPACT OUR HOMES AND OVERALL HEALTH?

A: A statistic I like to use is from the EPA which says, “a buildup of .042 inches of dirt on the heating or cooling coil can result in a decreased efficiency of 21 percent.” A layer of dust smaller than a single strand of hair causes roughly 21 cents of every dollar you spend running your HVAC system to go wasted! If you suffer from allergies or asthma, the dust that gets pushed through your ducts can cause sneezing, coughing, and wheezing.

ask the expert: composite bonding Cherrywood Dental

Melissa Zettler, D.D.S., Dentist

14127

Vernon Ave S, Savage

CherrywoodDental.com // 952-440-9303

Q: WHAT IS COMPOSITE BONDING?

A: Composite bonding can mean a lot of things. It can be a repair of a tooth or veneers, or a filling on a back tooth. But usually when people use this wording they are referring to a cosmetic procedure that repairs a tooth or adds beauty to their teeth. The bonding is used to repair and enhance your smile.

Q: DOES COMPOSITE BONDING REQUIRE YOU TO DRILL MY TEETH?

A: If your bonding is for esthetic purposes, often the answer is no. Composite bonding is very conservative. Minor adjustments are made, the area is cleaned well removing all bacteria, and the material is bonded onto the tooth, shaped and polished.

Q: DOES IT LOOK BEAUTIFUL?

A: Composite is able to be shaped and polished so that it can enhance your smile, blend in, and look very beautiful. Composite is well suited for making cosmetic changes. It comes in many colors, and if you’re doing several teeth and want to change the color or the shape this can easily be accomplished.

Q: CAN THIS BE USED TO CLOSE THE DARK SPACES BETWEEN MY TEETH?

A: Yes. Composite bonding can be used to close up those spaces that collect food. We call them black triangles. No numbing is typically required, and it takes a few hours. The result is the dark spaces are gone, and the food doesn’t collect there anymore. This procedure is often done after braces, or after people have lost some of the gum tissue between their teeth.

ask the expert: naturally beautiful brows and skin Arch Addicts®

Angela Lutz, Founder, Brow Artist, Licensed AP Esthetician 8981 Aztec Drive, Eden Prairie archaddicts.com // 763-229-6190

Q: WOULD YOU AGREE THAT SKINCARE IS A TRENDING TOPIC? WHAT ARE YOUR TOP SKIN TIPS?

A: YES. My best advice—stop self-diagnosing what you perceive to be your optimal regimen and consult with a professional. Our clients are seeking naturally beautiful glowing skin and simplified skin care regimens but are confused by the conflicting TikTok tips and overwhelmed with too many product choices. Your skin care regimen must be tailored to your specific skin type, focused on your unique needs, and centered around a slow and steady approach that will have long-term, timeless results.

Q: BROW TRENDS ARE POPULAR WITH INFLUENCERS AND ON ALL SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. WHAT ARE YOUR TOP BROW TIPS?

A: I believe embracing your unique self and pursuing natural beauty for the long haul is imperative. I tell my

clients to stop chasing fads and trends, slow down and embrace the beauty that is uniquely YOU. Brows make a major difference in how we look by framing our faces and balancing our features. Don’t be afraid of classic, natural, perfectly imperfect brows that will stand the test of time and always be in style. That said, not every trend looks good on everyone. Cast aside the “one size fits all” approach and work with what you have.

Q: WHAT SERVICES ARE IN HIGH DEMAND AT ARCH ADDICTS®?

A: Of course, eyebrow services and everything antiaging. DiamondGlow® Treatments, SkinPen®, VI Peels, and Dermaplaning are our most sought-after services with little to no downtime.

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Q: WHAT IS THE RETREAT’S APPROACH TO RECOVERY, AND WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT?

A: The Retreat was created by a working group of leaders and innovators in the field of treatment and recovery, and the model of care is focused on accessibility, affordability and effectiveness. For those struggling with addiction to alcohol and drugs, The Retreat continuum of care builds a strong foundation of sobriety using the proven Minnesota Model and 12-Step principles, and then opens the door to all that is truly possible through life in recovery.

Q: HOW DOES THE RETREAT DO THIS?

A: Residential, evening, virtual and family programs on the Wayzata campus and at the St. Paul office provide the foundation. The Retreat’s sober living residences in St. Paul’s Cathedral Hill neighborhood facilitate the transition back to work and positive connections with family, friends and colleagues. And a caring community of like-minded

people – active, engaged and living their best lives –provides the healthy role models, social outlets and accountability that are essential to a strong and healthy recovery.

Q: IS THERE A CONNECTION BETWEEN COMMUNITY AND LONG-TERM RECOVERY?

A: Research by Dr. John Kelly at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital shows a strong correlation. Living a full life in recovery embraces physical and emotional healing, and we know that empathy and human connection through a caring community are the catalysts that make this healing possible.

Q: SO THERE IS HOPE FOR THOSE WHO STRUGGLE WITH ADDICTION?

A: That hope lives in the eyes and hearts of the 30,000 individuals and families we’ve served over the past 25 years. There is hope, and we can help.

ask the expert: teeth grinding Smiles at France

Q: HOW ARE YOU ABLE TO TELL IF I GRIND MY TEETH?

A: In many cases, I can see when your teeth are damaged, they usually have wear, cracks and some are broken. The most common reason for damaged teeth stems from nighttime or daytime clenching. The tell-tale signs of nighttime grinding are when the front teeth are worn short, chipped, loose, or there are rough biting edges. More often though, I see longer-term damage from painless clenching and grinding, this usually shows through a few different scenarios. The first being cracked back teeth that need crowns. The second scenario is having chipped, rough, or loose front teeth that may need restoring. Lastly is having tooth sensitivity to cold or pressure. Pain isn’t always present but that doesn’t mean there is no damage.

Q: WHAT TYPE OF SYMPTOMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH TEETH CLENCHING & GRINDING? WILL THOSE SYMPTOMS INTERRUPT MY DAILY LIFE?

A: Many have no pain at all. If they have pain, it is typically symptoms of nighttime clenching and grinding contributing to muscle

tension headaches, crippling migraines, temporal mandibular joint (TMJ) pain, or even cause you to wake up with a sore jaw or throat pain. It is common for patients to seek help in the early stages of their life when the pain gets unbearable. Those in pain are typically in their teens to early 30s, it is never too late to come in!

Q: CAN THIS HABIT BE STOPPED?

A: Usually this habit can’t be stopped because it occurs when you are in an unconscious state of sleeping. However, there are protective treatments options available! These can help lessen any damage, protect your teeth, and relieve your pain.

Q: IS THE TREATMENT EASY?

A: I’ve been helping patients with grinding their teeth since my very first patient while in dental school. Although the process can be extensive – this is truly routine for us to help with teeth grinding! I strongly suggest getting help early on to prevent further damage.

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SETTING THE STORY STRAIGHT

By Jamie Korf

While traditional talk therapy and medication continue to be the gold standard for mental health treatment, other interventions in the space are gaining ground as we all find our fit— from Brainspotting and art therapy to an emerging body-centered approach—to disentangle our inner truths from inner falsehoods as we explore and embrace our purpose here.

Plus: Discussing substance abuse and recovery with loved ones.

ART THERAPY

Paint by Feelings

When words fail to recognize or articulate our innermost thoughts and battles, a blank canvas and rainbow of acrylics may hold the answer—even if you wrote off your artistic aspirations decades ago.

“There is no age limit to art therapy; it can be truly beneficial for all ages,” says Emily Marsden, licensed professional clinical counselor and registered art therapist at Purple Cow Collective. When participants enter her practice for some creative expression time, she encourages them to check their internal censors at the door.

“The reason why art therapy is more

commonly used with younger populations is more due to art-making being more natural at that developmental stage, whereas with adults, many have stopped engaging in visual forms of expression.” A parent may make an offhand remark like, “Your sister is an artist, and you’re really good at math!”—instilling the beliefs of others at a formative age.

She lists self-expression, emotional release, and stress reduction among the chief benefits of art therapy. Ultimately, it allows participants to create a safe space outside of themselves and observe their feelings on paper.

“I personally have utilized art therapy with many adult survivors

of sexual violence to help process their traumatic memories and narratives,” she says. “When individuals are engaging in art-making, they are able to target the part of the brain where traumatic memory is stored and move it into the verbal or cognitive side, which makes it a very effective treatment for trauma processing.”

It’s important to note that not all mental health providers who offer art-making in clinical sessions have the training that art therapists possess. “I would recommend seeking out a provider with ATR or ATR-BC licensure, if [art therapy] is something that would be of interest,” says Marsden.

The Eyes Have It

Brainspotting is a type of psychotherapy that accesses our visual field to help us process and release stuck or “trapped” trauma so the healing—often nonlinear in nature—can begin. Tiffany Leuthold, a licensed marriage and family therapist at Tysson Creek Therapy and Consultation, says it’s an exercise where the client and therapist work together to target the source of a painful emotion, thought, or memory via specific eye positions.

“We are harnessing the visual field to get access to the brain’s self-scanning and self-healing capacity,” Leuthold says. “The visual field [connects us] to neural processes in the subcortical brain, where trauma is held.” The visual field, she says, reflects what’s being held in the brain or felt in the body. When we are in a state of distress, looking in one direction will feel different compared to looking in another.

“This makes it possible to get access to

neural networks that are more resourcing or more activating.” Think of it as finding the file correlated with the upset—in Brainspotting, this is called a rel evant eye position (or “brainspot”).

The eyes are the second most complex part of the body, just after the brain. They convert light into electrical impulses, process information encoded in moving stimuli, and have the ability to see about 200 degrees in all directions, including the peripheral visual field. Leuthold says almost half of the brain is dedicated to vision. “The retina of our eye originates as an outgrowth of the developing brain and is composed of neurons,” she says. “Our eyes get access to the subcortical brain structures.”

Brainspotting offers a doorway into preverbal trauma, a form of developmental trauma that occurs in early childhood before our language skills develop. Leuthold says you don’t have to have a memory of what you experienced to be able to heal. “Trauma is anything that

overwhelms the brain’s ability to process, thus leaving pieces of unprocessed experience frozen in time and space.”

Underneath the mosaic of tissues and organs, the human body is a system biologically wired to connect and protect us. “Though this feature of being human is adaptive and helps us survive, these adaptations can turn into ways of living, believing, and interacting that don’t allow us to fully experience this life we are living,” she says.

The brain is a constant hive of activity, which means there’s still so much to uncover about this type of therapy, says Madeleine Ipsen, an outpatient mental health therapist at Nystrom and Associates. “There is more information to be learned about how utilizing the field of vision can be helpful to access trauma and process it through the mind-body connection,” she says, “particularly when it comes to gaze spots, or places where our eyes go naturally when we are thinking about certain topics.”

COGNITIVE PROCESSING THERAPY Continuing Education

The only way out is through, as they say, but wouldn’t it be nice to know what it was we actually went through—and why? That’s where cognitive processing therapy (CPT), a structured modality that focuses on the connections between thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and bodily sensations, comes into play. Elliott Odendahl, a licensed independent clinical social worker at Sankalpa Therapy and Wellness Center, says that, in short, CPT provides a way to understand why recovery from traumatic events is difficult, and it reduces the symptoms associated with trauma. “CPT is an evidence-based therapy, meaning it has been proven to be effective through rigorous scientific research,” she says. “Because CPT is a short-term intervention, individuals generally engage in eight to 15 sessions total, with 12 sessions being the average.” Sessions last just shy of an hour, and many of her clients attend them on a weekly or twiceweekly basis.

CPT is often structured out in two parts: The first half of treatment is all about learning, skill-building, and writing what Odendahl calls an initial “impact statement,” which is all about documenting the “why” behind the particular event the individual is impacted by.

“CPT is set up to front-load with information about trauma and PTSD and why some people get ‘stuck’ in their trauma,” she says. “This information helps individuals better understand what happened and why their brain and body responded the way in which it did.” In the last half, the learnings are then applied through examining how trauma has impacted five critical areas: safety, trust, control, self-esteem, and intimacy.

“CPT comes full circle to include a final impact statement in the last session to

revisit how the individual understands what happened and why it happened,” Odendahl says. “To be honest, as the therapist, this is my favorite part, and it is an honor to be able to bear witness to this transformation!”

Sometimes CPT gets lumped in with CBT, cognitive behavioral therapy, but the two treatments have considerable differences. CBT is more fluid in practice, whereas CPT is a more manualized treatment. “CPT has roots in cognitive theory, meaning the treatment process focuses on thoughts and feelings,” says Odendahl. “However, CPT differs from CBT, as it is specifically designed as a trauma treatment intervention providing psychoeducation at the beginning of treatment, as well as examining and dismantling the impact trauma has had on an individual’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.”

“CPT is set up to front-load with information about trauma and PTSD ... This information helps individuals better understand what happened and why their brain and body responded the way in which it did.”

ELLIOTT ODENDAHL / SANKALPA THERAPY AND WELLNESS CENTER

Body Language

Since the 2014 release The Body Keeps the Score became a seminal work in trauma literature, our society has paid closer attention to the connection between mind and body. We’re realizing that trauma isn’t just a mentally contained thing; our bodies also bear the remnants of our life experiences. Somatic therapy is a holistic approach focused on uniting our thoughts, emotions, and sensations so the mind and body can be in sync. Dr. Kierst Finsand, a director of clinical services at Care Counseling, says to think of somatic therapy as connecting a plug back into a wall socket after it’s been disconnected.

“It’s often used with people who have experienced traumatic events, though therapists often use pieces of the somatic approach on a range of clients,” she says. “When used with people who have experienced trauma, the somatic approach is focused on how trauma becomes trapped

in the body and, in turn, impacts peo ple’s abilities to live their lives con sistent with their values.” Perhaps most notably, individuals can explore what reactions and responses they weren’t able to have when the trauma occurred, and allow themselves to have an experience of repair in therapy, she adds.

Our fight-or-flight response can have such a strong hold on us, which is why “pacing” is so critical in a session. Finsand says the therapist’s objective is to help clients regulate their emotional and physical experience in the room without becoming overwhelmed.

“So in a typical session, we might ask questions like, ‘Where do you notice that in your body? What sensation do you notice as we talk about that? What color or shape is that sensation? Is it moving or stagnant?’” she continues. “As we help clients explore these questions, we are also asking about how distressed they

are—this helps us know when to pull back and do grounding [deep breathing, using temperature sensations, etc.] and when to continue with them in exploring.” Clients are able to process their experiences without having to recount the traumatic event in all of its excruciating exactness. This detail alone is what “sells” this modality and separates it from the rest.

In fact, the broader mental health field has learned in recent years that people do not need to reprocess the specifics of various events in order for good therapeutic work to be done, says Finsand. “Instead, exploration of the emotions and sensations the client experienced around the event are just as good,” she says.

You needn’t have undergone a really traumatic event to reap the benefits of somatic therapy—Finsand says it’s used in a number of other presenting concerns, like anxiety and depression, as it helps clients identify external triggers that usually worsen symptoms or heighten flare-ups.

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THE QUIET SIDE OF ADDICTION

A nonresponse is a nonnegotiable when it comes to helping a loved one navigate the journey from active addiction to active recovery. But even if confrontation isn’t one of your strong suits (we are Minnesotans, after all), don’t let it get in the way of approaching your person when you’re looking out for their livelihood.

“There is a step that loved ones can consider before staging an intervention,” says John Curtiss, president and CEO of The Retreat, an alcohol and drug recovery center in Wayzata. “It’s important to have an open and honest conversation ... [that’s] nonjudgmental, empathetic, and focused on expressing concern for their well-being.” If your loved one is showing signs of resistance and you’re certain their behavior is endangering themselves (or others), an intervention is no longer an option. This is an instance where pushing yourself out of your comfort zone can prove to be a literal lifesaver for the person on the other end.

“It’s important to remember that an intervention is not meant to be an intimidation tactic, but rather a way to express love and concern while offering support in

Broaching the subject with a family member or friend can be scary; Curtiss offers the following conversation

“I’ve noticed that you’ve been drinking/using drugs a lot lately. How are you

“I’m concerned about your health and well-being. Can we talk about your alcohol/drug

“I’ve noticed that you’ve been struggling lately. Is there anything I can do to help?”

A GUIDE TO PET PARENTING

For this road map to fur-lovin’ fun, we tapped local experts for the best ways to care for—and spoil!—your furry friend. Inside, find healthy treats, grooming tips (nail trims, we’re looking at you), four-legged field trips, and more!

By Natalie Larsen

OUR PETS AREN’T JUST ANY FURRY FRIENDS—they’re family. And, let’s face it, they’re too cute not to spoil! From deciphering the plethora of food options and grooming guidelines to separation anxiety and training tips, local paw pros share their wisdom. Plus, read on for editor’s picks for doggy dates, staycation spots, and shops.

The Raw Truth

The plethora of food options for Fido— from kibble and canned to prepackaged raw food and meal prepping your own—is staggering. Is there a right answer? Turns out, just like humans’ varied tastes, diet largely depends on the dog. Feeding based

on a total calorie count, which a veterinarian can provide, is most important to avoid obesity, says Dr. Katheryn Nielsen, veterinarian at Mission Animal Hospital in Eden Prairie.

“A raw diet can be incredibly nutritious for your pet, if done right,” says Shanna Haugland of Animal Humane Society. “But it’s important to balance the benefits with the risks.” Before we go crazy

in the meat market, Nielsen says: “As a veterinary community, we do not recommend raw-based diets or grain-free diets for dogs or cats. Raw-based diets are not well balanced to meet all the nutritional requirements; they also have a high risk of transmitting salmonella and E. coli to both pets and people.” She notes that some research indicates that grain-free diets can increase the risk for heart disease.

“Although heartworm primarily causes diseases in dogs, cats who go outdoors should also have protection against this [mosquito-spread] parasite.”

SHANNA HAUGLAND / ANIMAL HUMANE SOCIETY

Local Insta-famous Frenchie Amadeus (@amadeus.the. frenchbulldog) enjoying a patio with his mom

SMART SNACKS

From the pros: healthy and safe alternatives to bagged baconflavored biscuits.

• for cats & dogs: carrots / plain Cheerios / pumpkin / plain turkey or chicken (no bones, skin, or seasonings)

• for cats only: tuna

• for dogs only: peanut butter (without sweeteners)

Squeaky Clean

From at-home care to tackling those touchy nail trims, a local groomer untangles the mess to keep your dog looking and feeling their best.

“It all starts with a good bath,” says Ralph Bernstein, owner of Dog’s Day Out groomer and Downtown Dogs boarding and day care. A good bath, he notes, uses conditioner and finishes with a thorough blow-dry. “A lot of dead hair is removed through this process.” After their bath, your pup should be brushed and combed.

If anyone’s dog bellies up for nail trims, we want your secret! For the 99 percent who snatch their paws away at the first inkling of clippers, Bernstein says: “Don’t avoid them. The longer a dog’s nails get, the more uncomfortable they become, and then dogs get more anxious about someone touching them.” For trimming at home, take it slow. If your dog gets stressed, stop trimming and give them a long break before starting again. “Honestly, there aren’t many dogs who like having their nails trimmed, and it’s always better to have a professional do it,” he says.

Say Goodbye to Separation Anxiety

If your pet was brought home during the pandemic, chances are they’ve spent a lot of their life warming your feet or lap as you click away on a keyboard in your home office. But as we rev up to the fastpaced plans of our previous lives, pets can be launched into a new routine, including more alone time, which can bring out separation anxiety and other issues.

“A lot of these issues stem from lack of socialization during COVID,” Bernstein says. “The sooner parents can work on socializing their dog, the happier the dog

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will be.” Start with a short trip to a dog park or a one-on-one puppy playdate. “Short trips to dog-friendly businesses are also good, but choose places that can feel less crowded to the dog, like large hardware stores or dog-friendly restaurant patios.”

It’s often said in the fur-parent realms of the internet that a tired dog is a good dog. But that doesn’t mean you need to take Olympian-length walks every morning (!!). A predictable routine—meals, exercise, play, and alone time—helps your pet know what’s coming next and tires them out.

“Keep your departures and arrivals uneventful,” Haugland says. The less hype that accompanies leaving or coming home, the less your dog will react in those moments.

Sit, Stay

Model dog citizens (behaviorally, not beauty pageant champs) are a labor of love. “Training takes time,” says Jess Kittredge, owner of The Canine Coach.

Bernstein agrees, saying, “It’s all about repetition, consistency, and patience, which are often the hardest things for dog parents to put into action.”

AGAIN, AGAIN! A dog may have to hear and practice the same command 40 or 50 times before it becomes second nature to them.

If your pet will be left alone for long periods of time, look into a doggy day care, Nielsen says. “That way your dog can be socialized and exercised to prevent behavioral problems.”

Kittredge warns against “moving too fast with distractions or expectations in training.” Rome wasn’t built in a day, y’all—neither is your pup. “Go slow to go fast. If you put in the time to create a foundation that is fun and effective for your dog, you’ll be able to master harder skills in the long run,” she says.

Just like in any good relationship, Kittredge suggests starting with their name. “So many other behaviors stem from the ability to connect with your dog [and] call them off distractions,” she says.

“There are no non-shedding breeds. They all shed to a greater or lesser extent. It all starts with a good bath, using conditioner, and thoroughly blow-drying the coat. A lot of dead hair is removed through this process.” —Ralph Bernstein, Dog’s Day Out

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Reservation rescue Falon (Instagram @fallingfor.falon) takes to trails around the state.

Doggy Dates

Who needs a significant other when you can post up at these pet-loving places? Table for two, please.

The OG, Unleashed Hounds and Hops knew long ago that humans need a space to get food and drinks and hang with their BFF (best furry friend, that is!). The indoor-outdoor dog-park-plus-bar routinely hosts breed- and size-specific nights and Yappy Hours. Mpls.,612-4395060, unleashedhoundsandhops.com

Brew Park is like a PlayPlace for your pup: turf, Park Rangers supervising, and a separate area for pet parents to grab food and drinks with windows looking out on the park. Plymouth, brewparkplymouth.com

Dedicated to smol dogs—under 30 pounds—Indoor Zoomies opened this year and provides toys, ramps, and space to run for the little lickers in our lives. Minnetonka, indoorzoomiestonka.com

The Dog Tank wants you to test the water. With a 45-foot pool and dock, this cool spot centers on dock diving for dogs, with swimming lessons and open pool time. Mendota Heights, thedogtank.com

ISO a new friend? The Cafe Meow serves up coffee with a side of adoptable cats. Minnesota’s first cat café now operates in two metro locations. Mpls., New Hope, thecafemeow.com

Warning: Spoilers Ahead

Any fur parent worth their treats knows that you can never have too many toys, bandanas, or tasty nibbles. Here’s a sampling of local lovelies to pamper your pet.

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Copilot Dog Outfitters

Tongues and tails are wagging about all the outdoor gear for your cutest copilot: rain jackets, winter coats, booties, harnesses, and leashes. Mpls., 612-353-4045, copilotdogoutfitters.com

• Urban Tails Pet Supply

This Uptown mainstay raises a bone to all of us whose “fun” budget goes toward snuffle mats, squeaky stuffies, and feathers on strings. Mpls., 612-879-0709, urbantailspet.com

• Jack and the Pack

Opened this spring, this fresh storefront is here for the zoomies. Supplying dog sporting equipment, this doghouse specializes in paw-powered sports training, offering musher classes and skijoring workshops. St. Paul, 507-456-9833, jackandthepack.com

COPILOT

Outdoor Gear, Seasonal Wear, Treats, Toys & Gifts

Recommendations and fittings for harnesses, backpack carriers, life vests, apparel and more for all your adventures with your copilot and best friend!

— Linden Hills — 4280 Sheridan Ave S, Minneapolis 612-353-4045 • copilotdogoutfitters.com

Get a Room

Giving new meaning to stay -cations: local pet-friendly hotels for your next sleepover—because pooch pillow talk is the best kind.

• Four Seasons Minneapolis

This downtown skyscraper gets five stars and five paws up—call it Pets and the City. Concierge staff get to know your dog’s name and needs, and dog bowls and a bed are provided upon request. Dogs must be 35 pounds and under to stay. Bonus tail wags for proximity to riverfront walking trails and the Hennepin Avenue Bridge, which connects to very-walkworthy St. Anthony Main and dog-loving FRGMNT Coffee. Mpls., 612-895-5700, fourseasons.com/minneapolis

• Hewing Hotel

In the heart of the North Loop, this storied structure’s rooftop hot tub provides views of the Minneapolis skyline and surrounding bustle of Nolo cool kids. Pets get beds, treats, and more. Better not show up looking like you’re in a Wes Anderson

film. Mpls., 651-468-0400, hewinghotel.com

• Hotel Emery

At this downtown Minneapolis plant-filled haven, pets stay for free—and there are no breed or size restrictions. Activate exploration mode with a guide to dogfriendly activities and restaurants in Minneapolis, available at the front desk. Plus, nightly happy hour is made even more merry with dogs welcome: free local brews for you and Tail Chaser for the pups. Mpls., 612340-2000, hotelemery.com

• The Hotel Landing

This luxe Wayzata pad is all about spoiling, with a full menu of spa treatments

for humans. And the pampering extends to fur babies, too: dog beds, bowls, and treats, of course, plus a dog menu for inroom dining and on the porches of hotel restaurant Ninetwentyfive. Lakeside walkies—and maybe a pup cup from Ben and Jerry’s—are calling your name. Wayzata, 952-777-7900, thehotellanding.com

PHOTO BY NATALIE LARSEN

Beagle-Australian shepherd Coco at Four Seasons Minneapolis

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Anderson, Carolyn Glass, Zimmerman Reed, Minneapolis

Anthony, Joseph W., Anthony Ostlund Louwagie

Baillon, Frances E., Wanta Thome, Minneapolis

Baker, John M., Greene Espel, Minneapolis

Bazis, Jeanette, Greene Espel, Minneapolis

Boyd, Thomas H.

Bradford, Mark R. Camarotto, Bloomington

Brandt, Michael J., Brandt Kettwick Defense, Anoka

Bremer, Cynthia A. Stewart, Minneapolis

Brenner, Victoria Minneapolis

Briol, Mark J.

Bruno, Fred

Burns, Ann B., Lathrop GPM, Minneapolis

Carey, James P., SiebenCarey, Minneapolis

Carey, Jennifer L., Hanft Fride, Duluth

Chawla, Melissa J., DeWalt Chawla + Saksena, Minneapolis

Christy, Angela M., Ballard Spahr, Minneapolis

Cialkowski, David M., Zimmerman Reed, Minneapolis

Ciresi, Michael V., Ciresi Conlin, Minneapolis

Clyborne, Johanna P. Shakopee

Cody, David K.

Conlin, Jan M., Ciresi Conlin, Minneapolis

Cotter, Patrick L.

Cummins, Justin D. Minneapolis

Cutler, Clinton E.

Deach, Jana Aune

Debele, Gary A.

DeWalt, Jack, DeWalt Chawla + Saksena, Minneapolis

Dittberner, Michael D. McSweeney, Edina

Dressen, Janel M., Anthony Ostlund Louwagie

Driggs, Jaime, Henson Efron, Minneapolis

Dunlevy, Kevin J., Dunlevy Law, Minneapolis

Eidsness, Alan C., Henson Efron, Minneapolis

Fisher, Michele R., Nichols Kaster, Minneapolis

Fleming, Terrence J.

Fluegel, Wilbur W., Fluegel Law Office, Minneapolis

Forsgren, Matthew, Forsgren Fisher McCalmont DeMarea Tysver, Minneapolis

Friedberg, Joseph S., Joseph S. Friedberg, Minneapolis

Gardner, Jr., Ronald K.

Garry, Ryan, Law Offices of Ryan Garry, Minneapolis

Gassman-Pines, Jenny, Greene Espel, Minneapolis

Gemberling, Samantha J.

Gustafson, Daniel E., Gustafson Gluek, Minneapolis

Hasko, Joshua

Heley, Mark J.

Henschel, Ben M., Henschel Moberg, Minneapolis

Holden, Susan M., SiebenCarey, Minneapolis

Honsa, Anne M.

Hunt, Kay Nord, Lommen Abdo, Minneapolis

Jerabek, John M. Maplewood

Jozwiak, Chris D., Jozwiak Employment Law, Minneapolis

Kaster, James H., Nichols Kaster, Minneapolis

Kingsley, Karen J.

Kirsch, Steven J.

Knutson, Randall G., Knutson + Casey, Mankato

Koneck, John M.

Kramer, Roger L.

Lammers, Kathryn M. Minnetonka

Link, Susan J., Maslon, Minneapolis

Louwagie, Vincent D., Anthony Ostlund Louwagie

Madel, Chris, Madel, Minneapolis

Magnuson, Eric J., Robins Kaplan, Minneapolis

Mara, Kristy A.

May, Nicholas G.B. Minneapolis

McClain, Teresa Fariss, Robins Kaplan, Minneapolis

McEllistrem, Paul Minneapolis

McGrane, Sara Gullickson, Felhaber Larson, Minneapolis

McLeod, Robert A. Minneapolis

Messerly, Chris, Robins Kaplan, Minneapolis

Moberg, Joani C., Henschel Moberg, Minneapolis

Nilsson, Melissa J., Henson Efron, Minneapolis

O'Connell, Dan Maplewood

Olander, Brett W., Olander Law Group, Minneapolis

Ostlund, Richard T., Anthony Ostlund Louwagie

Peterson, Kathleen Flynn, Ciresi Conlin, Minneapolis

Peterson, Paul D.

Phillips, Penelope J., Felhaber Larson, Minneapolis

Remele, Jr., Lewis A., Bassford Remele, Minneapolis

Rhode, Susan C.

Riebel, Karen Hanson, Lockridge Grindal Nauen, Minneapolis

Rocheford, Paul J., Arthur Chapman Kettering

Saksena, Marian E., DeWalt Chawla + Saksena, Minneapolis

Santana, Lymari J. Minneapolis

ANTHONY, JOSEPH W. •

Boylan, Minneapolis

CIRESI, MICHAEL V.

Ciresi Conlin, Minneapolis

CONLIN, JAN M.

Ciresi Conlin, Minneapolis

EIDSNESS, ALAN C.

Henson Efron, Minneapolis

KASTER, JAMES H. Nichols Kaster, Minneapolis

MAGNUSON, ERIC J.

Robins Kaplan, Minneapolis

PETERSON, KATHLEEN FLYNN •

Ciresi Conlin, Minneapolis

REMELE, JR., LEWIS A. •

Bassford Remele, Minneapolis

RHODE, SUSAN C.

SCHUTZ, RONALD J. Robins Kaplan, Minneapolis

Schutz, Ronald J., Robins Kaplan, Minneapolis

Sieben, Jeffrey S., SiebenCarey, Minneapolis

Sieben, William R. Minneapolis

Sieff, Philip, Robins Kaplan, Minneapolis

Smith, Steven Andrew, Nichols Kaster, Minneapolis

Solheim, Mark A.

Spencer, Lisa T., Henson Efron, Minneapolis

Stenmoe, Gregory J. Minneapolis

Storms, Jeffrey S., Newmark Storms Dworak, Minneapolis

Tewksbury, Michael D. Minneapolis

Thome, Joni M., Wanta Thome, Minneapolis

Thompson, Brandon E., Ciresi Conlin, Minneapolis

Thomson, Dean B. Thomson, Minneapolis

Tuft, Thomas Maplewood

Vedder, James J.

Warner, Jr., George E., Warner Law, Minneapolis

Zech, Paul J., Felhaber Larson, Minneapolis

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TOP 50 WOMEN

Anderson, Carolyn Glass, Zimmerman Reed, Minneapolis

Baillon, Frances E., Wanta Thome, Minneapolis

Bazis, Jeanette, Greene Espel, Minneapolis

Berg, Nancy Zalusky, Nancy Zalusky Berg, Minneapolis

Bertelson, Beth E., Bertelson Law Offices, Minneapolis

Binder, Jane, Binder Law Offices, Minneapolis

Bremer, Cynthia A. Stewart, Minneapolis

Brenner, Victoria Minneapolis

Broman, Stacy A., Meagher + Geer, Minneapolis

Burns, Ann B., Lathrop GPM, Minneapolis

Carey, Jennifer L., Hanft Fride, Duluth

Chawla, Melissa J., DeWalt Chawla + Saksena, Minneapolis

Christy, Angela M., Ballard Spahr, Minneapolis

Clyborne, Johanna P. Shakopee

Conlin, Jan M., Ciresi Conlin, Minneapolis

Dayhoff, Aimée D.

Deach, Jana Aune

Dressen, Janel M., Anthony Ostlund Louwagie

Fisher, Michele R., Nichols Kaster, Minneapolis

Gassman-Pines, Jenny, Greene Espel, Minneapolis

Gemberling, Samantha J.

Holden, Susan M., SiebenCarey, Minneapolis

Honsa, Anne M.

Hunt, Kay Nord, Lommen Abdo, Minneapolis

Janeiro, Gina K., Jackson Lewis, Minneapolis

Keegan, Kelly J., Keegan Law Office, Minneapolis

Kingsley, Karen J.

Knoll, Jocelyn

Lammers, Jennifer A.

Lammers, Kathryn M. Minnetonka

Link, Susan J., Maslon, Minneapolis

Manty, Nauni Jo

Mara, Kristy A.

McClain, Teresa Fariss, Robins Kaplan, Minneapolis

McGrane, Sara Gullickson, Felhaber Larson, Minneapolis

Moberg, Joani C., Henschel Moberg, Minneapolis

Nilsson, Melissa J., Henson Efron, Minneapolis

Norgard, Tara C., Carlson Caspers, Minneapolis

Peterson, Kathleen Flynn, Ciresi Conlin, Minneapolis

Phillips, Penelope J., Felhaber Larson, Minneapolis

Rhode, Susan C.

Riebel, Karen Hanson, Lockridge Grindal Nauen, Minneapolis

Saksena, Marian E., DeWalt Chawla + Saksena, Minneapolis

Santana, Lymari J. Minneapolis

Sauro, Brenda M.

Spencer, Lisa T., Henson Efron, Minneapolis

Sutton, Tara D., Robins Kaplan, Minneapolis

Teske, Vildan A., Teske Law, Minneapolis

Thome, Joni M., Wanta Thome, Minneapolis

Yerigan, Debra E.

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THE ANNUAL LIST

BY PRIMARY AREA OF PRACTICE

attorneys who data verified with Super Lawyers for the current year are included on the list that follows. All current selections and any updates to the list (e.g., status changes or disqualifying events) will be reflected on superlawyers.com.

Names and page numbers in RED indicate a profile on for attorneys with paid Super Lawyers or Rising Stars print advertisements.

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

SUPER LAWYERS

Aafedt, David M.

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

SUPER LAWYERS

Alsop, David D.

Bistram, Gregory Black, Michael C.

Bruner, Philip L.

Burns, Patrick C.

Cheney-Hatcher, Eva

Cook, Timothy C.

DeCourcy, Michael T. Dixon, Jr., Joseph T.

Forde, Michael

Gilbert, James H. S-32

JAMES H. GILBERT

www.lawgilbert.com

Olander, Brett W.

BRETT W. OLANDER

OLANDER LAW GROUP

www.olanderlawgroup.com

Olson, Susan D.

Paulson, Kristi

KRISTI PAULSON

www.PowerHouseMediation.com

Rocheford, Paul J.

Weyandt, Greg

ANTITRUST LITIGATION

SUPER LAWYERS

Blanchfield, Jr, Garrett D.

Bruckner, W. Joseph

Duncan, Richard

Gluek, Karla M.

Gustafson, Daniel E.

Hedlund, Daniel C.

Looby, Michelle J.

Marttila, Kristen G.

Rissman, Joshua J.

Silton, Heidi M.

Stilson, Jaime

Wildfang, K. Craig

RISING STARS

Bourne, Joseph

Nordin, Daniel

Williams, Davida Sheri (McGhee)

Hager, Mary

Heley, Mark J. S-32

Ho, Martin B.

Kallemeyn, Lisa

Kaplan, Howard L.

Kramer, Roger L.

Lach, Susan M.

McKenzie, Dana

Mealey-Lohmann, Linda M.

APPELLATE

SUPER LAWYERS

Barrett Wiik, Katherine

Bradford, Mark R.

Davidson, William L.

Hansen, Adam

Hart, William M.

Hunt, Kay Nord

Magnuson, Eric J.

Miller, Marcia K.

Subbaraman, Mahesha

White, Kenneth R.

KENNETH R. WHITE

www.kennethwhitelaw.com

Wilson, Scott

Wolpert, Robin M.

RISING STARS

Bowman, Christopher William

Kuhl, Michelle K.

Markowitz, Jeffrey M.

Nelson, Nicholas J.

Nierengarten, Julia J.

AVIATION AND AEROSPACE

SUPER LAWYERS

Johnson, Kevin J.

Watters, Stephen P.

RISING STARS

Brimmer, Tyler

BANKING

SUPER LAWYERS

Busch, Kevin M.

Graffunder, Steven M.

Hoganson, Jon J.

Jester, Michelle R.

Kanuit, Robert R.

Ryan, Steven J.

Sellers, Jacob B.

RISING STARS

Anderson, Mitchel L.

Bealka, John C.

Cremona, Lindsay W.

Erickson, Jamie

Jacobson, Abby

Kajer, Benjamin

LaGrange, Catherine

Marty, Meghan

Miernicki, Jennifer D.

Snyder, Erin Spangler, Wayne M.

BANKRUPTCY: BUSINESS

SUPER LAWYERS

Ahlgren, Erik

Cutler, Clinton E.

CLINTON E. CUTLER

www.fredlaw.com

Edstrom, Kenneth

Lodoen, James A.

Manty, Nauni Jo S-34

Murphy, Ryan T. Runck, David E.

Stoebner, John R.

Swedberg, Amy J.

RISING STARS

Kieselbach, Peter D.

Lallier, Cameron A.

Mark, Whitney A. Reed, Jason

BANKRUPTCY: CONSUMER

SUPER LAWYERS

Calvert, Sam V. Hedtke, John F. Lamey III, John D.

BUSINESS LITIGATION

SUPER LAWYERS

Anderson, Court J.

Ansel, Jeffrey R.

Anthony, Joseph W.

Awsumb, Shannon M.

Battina, Bryan R.

BRYAN R. BATTINA

www.trepanierlaw.com

Bazis, Jeanette

Benson, Scott

Berens, Barbara Podlucky

Bevilacqua, Theresa M.

Bird, Charles A.

Bisanz, Jr., John N.

Bouslog, Jeffrey J.

Boyd, Thomas H.

Boylan, Arthur G.

Briol, Mark J.

Broady, Keith J.

Bushnell, Sarah E.

Chester, Marty

Christensen, Carl E.

Ciresi, Michael V. S-4

Coan, Kevin

Collyard, Michael A.

Conlin, Jan M. S-4

Conners, Amy S.

Cragg, Daniel J.

Crosby, David R.

Crosby Lehmann, Katie S-4

Cross, Dustan J.

Daley, Annamarie A.

Davenport, David A.

Dayhoff, Aimée D.

Degnan, John M.

Dokken, Craig T.

Dressen, Janel M.

Elsass, Douglas L.

Firestone, Julie H.

Fleming, Terrence J.

Forsgren, Matthew

Fox, Edward F.

Gaertner, Susan

Gassman-Pines, Jenny

Gilbertson, Robert J.

Godwin, James A.

Goerlitz, Jared M.

Grell, Jeffrey E.

Gullickson, Randy G.

Hansen, Erik F.

Harper III, John

Hasko, Joshua

Hickey, Kevin P.

Hilke, Wallace G.

Hofman, Kevin D.

Huhta, Adam S.

Jacobson, Mark A.

Johnson, Mark L. Kaplan, Philip

Kibort, Jesse

Kimmel, Kathy S.

Kingsbury, Kristin L.

Kletscher, Bradley A.

Kluz, Steven R.

Korte, Mathew S-4

Lockner, Anne M.

Louwagie, Vincent D.

Madel, Chris

Madigan, Michael D.

Marshall, Andrew L.

Marshall, David R.

McBride, Matthew R.

McCarthy, Michael C.

McElroy, Heather M. S-4

McNeil, Jr., Donald R.

Miller-Van Oort, Sonia

Moak, Daniel N.

Moen, Nicole M.

Moore, Terrance W.

Morris, Christopher R.

Nelson, Thomas F.

Olsen, David Bradley

Olson, Cory D.

Olson, Daniel R.

Ostenso, Ned

NED OSTENSO

www.merriganlaw.com

Ostlund, Richard T.

Parritz, Jonathan Pentelovitch, William Z.

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Damberg, Joshua T.

Damhof, Ryan T. Erickson, Amy Flaherty Cropper, Nicole M.

Funke, Paul D. Garber, Adam Gilbert, Leah Graf, Samantha

Gray, Kara P. Griffin, Jesse Gunderson, Anna W.

Henry, Kiley Jacobsen, David W.

Jensen, Matthew

Jerde, Alyssa Kradle, Chris

Kupstis, Janna Mielke, Tessa

Morrison, Beth T. Neyens, Elizabeth

Prchal, Kimberly

www.rajhan.com

Sampson, Michael P.

Schmid, Lauri Ann

Schmidt, Bradley J.

Schoonover, Dale J.

Shea, Matthew J.

Shearen, Mary E.

Sicheneder, Sarah

Prochaska, Ryan

Raebel, Nicole A.

Ridley Scott, Elizabeth

Rutz, Jennifer A. Schromen, Rachel T.

Schumaker, Abby L. S-36

Scott, Timothy J.

Singleton, Gregory

GREGORY SINGLETON

www.signaturelawpllc.com

Urlaub, Marcus

Wagner, Jason

JASON WAGNER

www.wagnerlegalmn.com

FAMILY LAW

SUPER LAWYERS

Allen, Linda R. S-15, S-28

Anderson, Marna

MARNA ANDERSON

www.hshalaw.com

Anding, Betsy

BETSY ANDING

www.andingfamilylaw.com

Appelhof, Tori M.

Arnold, Carl

Arnold, Valerie A.

Bauch, Walter G. S-2, S-29

Beckman, Jennifer A.

Berg, Nancy Zalusky

Bies, Ryan

Binder, Jane S-29

Bixby-Pankratz, Shannon M. S-15, S-29

Blahnik, Adam J.

Bloch, Ashley E.

Blomquist, Gillian J.

Bloomgren, Amanda

Boulette, Michael Paul

Boyd, Kelly A.

Braden, J. Scott

S-29

Brenner, Victoria S-30

VICTORIA BRENNER

www.taftlaw.com

Brookshire, Vija L. Brown, Jason C.

Bryant, Elizabeth B.

Burg, Jerome

Capistrant, Theresa (Traci) S-30

Cassellius, Christine J.

Chawla, Melissa J.

Cherne, Russell R.

Clausen, Brian J.

Clyborne, Johanna P.

Cyr, Lisa Watson

Daudelin, Susan A.

Davis, Kristin de Beer, Linda S. S. S-30

Deach, Jana Aune S-30

Debele, Gary A.

Derby Workman, Andrea

DeSmidt, Jody DeWalt, Jack

Dittberner, Michael D. S-30

Dolan, Michael J.

Doom, Carrie A.

Driggs, Jaime

Due, Robert W. S-31

Duffy, Jillian K.

Eidsness, Alan C.

Eisenmenger, Jenna

El-Ghazzawy, Karim G.

Elliott, Lisa M. S-31

Evenson, JoAnn W.

Fiddler, Mark D.

Frago, W. Bradley

Fretland, Laura K.

Frieders, Jill

Frost, R. Leigh

Gaarder, Michael Scott

Gallagher, Susan M. S-11

Gallenberg, Deborah M.

Gapen, David C.

Gemberling, Samantha J. S-15, S-31

Gisselman, Ben

Gorlin, Cathy E. Graves, Kathryn A.

Hagen, Amanda L. Hartwell, Elizabeth D.

Hassan, Farhan

Heine, Linda J.

Henschel, Ben M.

Hill, Stephanie J. Hills, Sharon K.

Honsa, Anne M. S-13, S-32

Howard, Lyndsay J. Howard, Robert A.

ROBERT A. HOWARD

www.hshalaw.com

Huson, Christina C. S-32

Ives, Karen L. Jensen, Rodney H. (Rod)

RODNEY H. (ROD) JENSEN

www.jmmfamilylaw.com

Jerabek, John M.

Johannsen, Marc A. Johnson, Jade

Johnson Bigelbach, Jill M.

Juelich, Elizabeth

Kalis, Andrew B. Kennedy, Christopher M.

Knudson, Virginia J.

Kohlmeyer, Jason C.

Krenner, Eileen C. S-33

Kretchmer, Zachary A. S-33

ZACHARY A. KRETCHMER

www.kretchmerfamilylaw.com

Krueger, Sherri L.

SHERRI L. KRUEGER

www.kjsfamilylaw.com

Lammers, Kathryn M.

Landry, Mylene A.

Larson, Sonja Corinne

Lauhead, Mary Catherine

Lees, Timothy D.

Linder, Karen I.

Livesay, Louise E.

Macaulay, Jennifer

Mack-Wagner, Laurie S-33

Maenner, Amanda J.

Mara, Kristy A. S-13, S-34

Martin, Tasya Rivera

Mason-Sekula, Amanda

McCullough, D. Patrick

Meier, David K.

DAVID K. MEIER

www.stlawfirm.com

Meier, Lisa M.

Meinerts, Merlyn L.

Merkel, Katie E.

Miller, Kimberly G.

Miller-Dolan, Cary E.

CARY E. MILLER-DOLAN

www.dolanmediation.com

Minnich, Kerry A.

Moberg, Joani C.

Nelson, Eric C.

Nevin, Barbara Nilva

Newman, Kathleen M.

Nilsson, Melissa J.

Nordaune, Roselyn J. S-35

Novelli, J. Lee

Nyberg, Sonja M.

O’Brien, Timothy A.

O’Connell, Dan

Olson, David L.

Ort, Shannon L.

Overson, Paul E.

Parker, Eric R.

Perusse, Cindy S-35

Peterson, Tami L.

Prince, Cheryl M.

Rabuse, Nathalie S.

Radosevich, Peter L.

Remington, Suzanne M.

Rhode, Susan C.

Ridgway, Lynne M.

Roben, Jennifer J.

Robinson, Kimberly J.

Rodman, Scott M.

Rogness, Louise Catherine

Rohr, Shelly D. S-15, S-36

Runchey, Sara J.

Saksena, Marian E.

Santana, Lymari J. S-36

Schack, Rebecca Kuehn

Schmidt, Cathryn C. S-2

Schmidt, Steven B.

Schmisek, Ryan M.

Schneider, Courtney J.

Schreiber, Karen L.

Schulz, John R. S-36

Serrill, Beth A.

Seymour, Julie K. S-37

Sobol, Brian L. S-37

Soeffker, Margaux

MARGAUX SOEFFKER

www.mcsfamilylaw.com

Spencer, Lisa T.

Sterle, Jessica L.

Tatge, Andrew M.

Terzich, Jodi M.

Tressler, Anne E. S-37

Trosvig, Derek A.

Tuft, Thomas

Turner, Erin K.

Van Ert, Letty M-S

Van Loh, Daniel S-37

Van Valkenburg, Jane

Vedder, James J. S-38

Vicchiollo, Jolene Baker

Weinandt, Elizabeth L.

Wermerskirchen, Kyle

Whitehouse, Cortney E.

Williams, Gerald O.

Williamson, James T.

Wilson, M. Sue S-38

Wolter, Tifanne

Wray, Linda K.

Yerigan, Debra E.

Zewiske, Christopher J.

RISING STARS

Agustin, Jean P.

Anderson, Christine

Andren, Kaitlyn J.

Bea, Theresa E.

Benitez, Brenda

Berenjian, Saarah S-13, S-29

Best, David

Brekken, Josh

Brekken-Hoerl, Karolina M.

Brooks, Megan L.

MEGAN L. BROOKS

www.mlbrookslaw.com

Chakirov, Heather A.

Connell, Alexandra Michelson

DiFiore, Danielle

Due, Elizabeth (Libby) S-31

Dulz, Jessica

Faccini, Carlo E.

Feneis, Joshua M.

Field, Melisa K.

Fischbach, Lindsay K.

Grotkin, Sophia

Haaland, Anne R.

Hawley, Daniel M.

DANIEL M. HAWLEY

www.gqlaw.net

Hunstad, Andrew

Hurd, Bethany

Jarvi, Katie

Jensen, Madeline C.

Johnsen, Ruta

Jones, Brittney M.

LINDA K. WRAY

www.lindawray.com

Yanik Meisel, Amy

Kanne, Kari N. S-13, S-32

Kelley, Katie

Kerr, Allyson

Kim, Jessica A.

Krupinski, Amy M. S-2

AMY M. KRUPINSKI

www.cbsh.net

FOOD AND DRUGS

RISING STARS

Johnston, Amanda

FRANCHISE/DEALERSHIP

Reding Jr., James A.

Renz, Chris

Rufer, Samuel S.

Sunde, Steven R.

Van Bergen, Peter G.

Lutz, Jacquelyn MacLean, Kirby

Monson, Jenna K.

Nelson, Alyssa Thibert

Nixon, Jennifer

O’Connell, Lindsey

O’Keefe, Kendal K

Olson, Brent R.

Oney, Julie A. G.

Patterson, Clarence

Peterson, Sarah S-2

Praska, Shaina

Prouty, Kyle

Ramos, Iris

Randen, Rebecca A.

Riebel, Georgie K.

Roach, John E.

Sauter, Amy E.

Stoll, Mallory

Suchomel, Cassandra

Tabbut, Nicole

Thompson, Jennifer L.

Todd, James

Toepfer, Anthony

Travers, Michelle L.

Vatsaas, Christopher

Walling, Bria

Wattenbarger, Micaela

Welch, Savannah

Wells, Lindsay J.

Wenning, Alaina

Wilkins, Lora

Wolf, Stephanie M.

Yost, Matt

SUPER LAWYERS

Dady, J. Mark

Dady, J. Michael

Dillon, Elizabeth Street

Gardner, Jr., Ronald K.

Garner, W. Michael

Gray, Michael R.

Haff, Jeffery S.

Holland, John D.

Korzenowski, Scott E.

Long, James J. Miamen, Kristy L.

RISING STARS

Ginsburg, Elliot

Malzahn, Andrew M.

O’Connor, Rachel L.

GENERAL LITIGATION

SUPER LAWYERS

Carpenter, Mark J.

MARK J. CARPENTER

www.carpenter-law-firm.com

Gangi, Joseph A.

Goodman, Melissa A. S-4

Heuel, Daniel

Hill, Stanford P.

Loucks, Kathleen M. Mark, Jr., Donald Chance

McCollum, Robert L.

Moss, Carol R.M.

Neal, John S-35

Neilson, Scott A.

Velasquez, Kevin A.

Walburn, Roberta B. S-4

RISING STARS

Barragry, John

Dolejsi, Nicholas A.

Fuchihara, Daryl

Seiler, Quin

Sherlock, Jacob

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS

SUPER LAWYERS

Blando, Mark J.

HEALTH CARE

SUPER LAWYERS

Bishop, Jennifer Reedstrom

Finnern, Christianna L.

Garvis, MSN, Marlene S.

MARLENE S. GARVIS, MSN

www.marlenegarvis.com

Hoffman, Sarah M.

Plunkett, Stephen O.

Whitmore, Mark R.

RISING STARS

Bakke, Tal

Bullard, Nicholas J.

Reiland, Julia

Rothermel, Paul J.

Szalapski, Vanessa J.

IMMIGRATION

SUPER LAWYERS

Borene, Scott M.

Contreras Edin, Gloria L.

Feist, Sandra

Thal, Steven C. S-37

STEVEN C. THAL

www.thalvisa.com

Wilson, David L. S-38

DAVID L. WILSON WILSON LAW GROUP

www.wilsonlg.com

RISING STARS

Brandell-Douglas, Alison

Bryan, Karen

Ceja-Orozco, Mirella O.

Dolker, Ngawang

NGAWANG DOLKER

www.thalvisa.com

Fiddler, Grace E.

Hines, Kelsey J.

Medeiros, John

Miller, Maria

Nagell, Peter M.

PETER M. NAGELL

www.nagelllaw.com

Ojala-Barbour, Graham

Operana, Nysha D.

Ratkowski, Nico

Scherf, Rachel Davis

Ureke, Viorel

Walther, Veronica

Webster, Matthew

Wiafe, Ernest

INSURANCE COVERAGE

SUPER LAWYERS

Ayers, Bradley J.

Beckman, Daniel A.

Bergstrom, Adina R.

Bjorkman, John M.

Broman, Stacy A.

Brownell, Margo S.

Freeman, Bryan R. Hammond, Bradley K.

Hanson, Laura Jadin, Alexander M.

Jansen, Jenneane Jenson Prouty, Beth A.

Kennedy, Kevin J.

Millea, Dan Novotny, Tamara

Preus, Christian A.

Spevacek, Charles E. Thornsjo, Dale O.

Warner, Stephen M.

RISING STARS Cooper, Olivia M.

DeRosier, Blake

Druck, Judah A. Johnson, Alyssa Johnson, Tim

Remick, Anthony A.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

SUPER LAWYERS Baird, Stephen R.

Butwin, Betsy A. Christensen, Douglas J.

Deffner, Mark E.

DeVries Smith, Kate Patterson, James H.

Tysver, Daniel A.

RISING STARS

Balthazor Jr., O. Joseph

Dubis, Joseph Haney, Trevor L.

Manske, William

Marsili, Caroline L.

Mason, Joshua R.

Sitzmann, Timothy D.

Toft, Lukas

Tremblay, Emily J.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LITIGATION

SUPER LAWYERS

Alton, Larina A.

Anderson, Alan M.

Arenz, Patrick M.

Bilek, Jennell C.

Blofield, Tiffany

Boyd, Felicia J.

Carlson, Alan G.

Caspers, Philip P.

Flaherty, Scott M.

Hamer, Samuel A.

Hayes, Brian W.

Holdreith, Jake M.

Johnston, Scott W.

Kenny, Timothy M.

Kliebenstein, Heather J.

Krummen, Craig

Larus, Christopher K.

Lockner, Samuel T.

Merrill, Courtland C.

Morton, Cyrus A.

Norgard, Tara C.

Padmanabhan, Devan

Schultz, William D.

Schutz, Ronald J.

Vandenburgh, J. Derek

Werner, Todd S.

Winkels, Joseph W.

Zayed, RJ

Zeuli, Anthony R.

Zimmerman Scobie, Rachel

RISING STARS

Gutierrez, Jessica

Jonas, Shelleaha L.

Louwagie, Nate

Marchevsky, Barbara

McElveen, Kelsey J.

Niles, Emily

Olson, Alexandra J.

Tahdooahnippah, Forrest

LAND USE/ZONING

SUPER LAWYERS

Dougherty, Michael G.

Malkerson, Bruce D.

O’Neill Moreland, Tamara

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

SUPER LAWYERS

Berg, John

Brower, John E. Gibson, Richard R.

Hauser, Rochelle L.

Kearney, Sean Monroe, Dennis L.

Rosenbaum, Robert A.

Williamson, Mark D.

RISING STARS

Benedict, Rachel Brandes Sawers, Emily Burke, Brian Desai, Sarvesh

Dunham, Joseph H.

Hussey, Christopher M.

Mason, Brandon C.

Rumicho, Kaleb E.

Thorelli, Roxanne

NATIVE AMERICAN LAW

SUPER LAWYERS

Adams, III, Andrew

Hogen, Vanya

RISING STARS

Jurss, Leah

Rademacher, Peter J.

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

SUPER LAWYERS

Christianson, Heidi Neff

Katz, Marisa C.

Snoxell, James E.

RISING STARS

Fogt, Angela

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: DEFENSE

SUPER LAWYERS Barnes, Robert C. S-28

ROBERT C. BARNES

www.mccarthybarnes.com

Brown, Andrew Feriancek, Jerome D. (J.D.)

Fleming, Kimberly

Fredrickson, Mark Hamann, Shayne M.

Hopewell, Paul S. Hughes, John Kelly, Scott V.

Lilleberg, B. Jon Lindquist, Reid R. Malone, Christopher

McAninch, Ben McNulty, William

Nachtman, Sara E.

Pilney, Mark A. Poetz, Troy A. Provo-Petersen, Jeannie

Rajkowski, Paul A.

Scattergood, Richard Shermoen, Jr., Eugene C.

Sofio, Kelly Tierney, Patrick T. S-2

Tomsche, Steven

Wood, Brian A.

RISING STARS

Chapman, Arianna

Johnson, Stuart T.

LaFave, Allison V.

Lindberg, Peter M.

Magnus, Kelly

Zuger, Jack E.

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAINTIFF

SUPER LAWYERS

Anderson, Jeffrey R.

JEFFREY R. ANDERSON

www.andersonadvocates.com

Ball, Stephanie A.

Ballentine, James S. S-9

Balmer, James W.

Balmer, Stephanie M.

Bennerotte, Thomas R. S-29

Betz, James E.

Beyer, Eric

Bjerke, Nathan H.

Bolt, David M.

Bowden Gunst, Susan

Brabbit, Robert T.

Brazil, Daniel J.

Brenengen, Matthew M.

Bryant, Michael A.

Buchman, John T.

Burns, Patrick R. S-30

PATRICK R. BURNS

www.burns-law.mn

Carey, James P.

Carlson, John J.

Carlson, Richard L. S-7

Casteel, Joseph A.

Christensen, Robert P.

Chronic, II, George E. (Jed)

Cody, David K. S-30

Conlin, Thomas J. Crumley, T. Joseph

Dahlberg, Paul R.

Davick, Andrew L.

Deery Stennes, Stacy

Delehanty, Mark W.

Dixon, Cole J. S-9

Donnelly, Paige J. S-31

Donnelly-Coyne, Sheila S-31

Dornik, John M.

Downes, Paul K.

Dworak, Paul

Eken, Aaron S-9

Finnegan, Mike

MIKE FINNEGAN

www.andersonadvocates.com

Fluegel, Wilbur W.

Frentz, Nick A.

Fullerton, Denise S.S.

Gabrielson, Stephen D.

Gaertner, Mark R.

Gallagher, Benjamin F.

Gatto, John Paul (J.P.) J.

Gatto, Paul J.

Godlewski, Paul E. S-9

Goetz, John C. S-9

Hacker, Max H. S-9

Hageman, Eric

Hall, L. Michael

Hall, III, Michael

Harper, William D. S-32

Hauer, Jr., Robert J.

Hauswirth, Bradley D.

BRADLEY D. HAUSWIRTH AARON FERGUSON LAW

www.aaronfergusonlaw.com

Hazelton, Gary M. Helgen, Howard P.

Heuer, Jr., James A.

JAMES A. HEUER, JR.

www.heuerfischer.com

Holden, Susan M.

Jagdfeld, Jake S-32

Johnston, Christopher A.

Jorstad, David W.H. Kauffman, Kreg A.

Keller, Lindsay M.

Kerfeld, Keith J. S-33

Kestner, Peter J.

Knutson, Randall G.

RANDALL G. KNUTSON KNUTSON + CASEY

www.knutsoncasey.com

Kohn Troldahl, Kathryn Kosieradzki, Arthur C. Kosieradzki, Mark

Kranz, William J. Lammers, Michael B.

Lavoie, Ben Lavoie, James A.

Lawrence, Courtney A. S-9

LeNeave, Cortney S. S-7

LeNeave, Randal W. S-7

Leoni, Joseph Lillehaug, Duane A.

Lindell, James E. Lubov, William L.H.

Malters, James E. S-34

Malush, Gregory S.

GREGORY S. MALUSH

www.milavetzlaw.com

Malzahn, Mark W.

Maschka, Jerry

Maxwell, Nicholas J.

McCarten, Paul V.

McEllistrem, Paul

McEwen, Gregory N.

Milavetz, Alan S.

Miller, Michael M.

Montpetit, Jeffrey M.

O’Dea, Richard D.

O’Leary, Daniel B.

Olsen, Elliot

Palmer, Ralph S.

Peterson, Paul D. S-35

Reichert, James W.

Reitan, Benjamin L.

Riley, Peter W. S-9

Rochlin, Pam F. S-36

Roe, Rob

Rorvig, Andrew J.

Rubish, Renee C.

Rufer, Stephen F.

Ruohonen, Richard

Sawicki, Walter

Schroeder, Richard J. S-36

RICHARD J. SCHROEDER

www.schroederandmandel.com

Schroepfer, Paul

Schway, Thomas B. S-37

Schwebel, James R. S-9

Sherburne, James M.

Sieben, Jr., Harry A.

Sieben, Jeffrey S.

Sieben, John

Sieben, William R. S-9

Sieff, Philip

Sjodin, Keith E.

Slane, Charles D.

Steinbrink, Matthew E.

Stevens, Jeremy R.

Stoneking, Pat

PAT STONEKING

www.andersonadvocates.com

Stowman, David L.

DAVID L. STOWMAN

www.stowmanlaw.com

Stowman, Jeffrey

JEFFREY STOWMAN

www.stowmanlaw.com

Suk, Charles “Jim”

Terry, Steven J.

Tewksbury, Michael D. S-37

Tobin, Conor E.

Tousignant, Richard L. S-9

Trueblood-Konz, Raymond J.

Tyroler, Isaac

Valen, Eric W.

Walbran, Mark M.

Walsh, Gregory J.

Weidner, Thomas

Weiner, Michael L.

Whalen, Cory P.

Wojtalewicz, Brian

Yira, Markus

Zimmer, Michael A.

RISING STARS

Addo, Kojo

S-9

Barber, Matthew J. S-9

Bellig, Daniel J.

Brust, Mara C.

Cody, James P.

Correia, Robert

Coyle, David

Cunningham, Taylor

Curtis, Megan M. Epperly, Warren (Drew)

Fischer, Jonathan Fuller, Thomas W. S-7

Fullerton, Ryan

Hockin, Kathryn Iverson, Eric

Kruger, Scott A. Leonard, Rachel Sperling

Loch, Carrie

Ludowissi, Paul A. Milavetz, Daniel Elie-Resnick

DANIEL ELIE-RESNICK MILAVETZ

www.milavetzlaw.com

Milavetz, David J.

DAVID J. MILAVETZ

www.milavetzlaw.com

Moe, Tanner J.

Murray, Jeffrey R.

Novack, Andre A.S. Oliver, Amanda Olson, Kendra

Pham, Aria

Scharpf, Cody S-9 Schmoll, Zachary

ZACHARY SCHMOLL

www.fieldslaw.com

Schrank, Anthony James

Sieben, Alicia N. S-9

Stern, David Stippel, Taylor

Tarshish, Benjamin

Torvik, Heidi

Vaughn, Brandon

Vilione, Chris

Weimer, Nathaniel J. S-38

Zuluaga, Charles

PERSONAL INJURY MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: DEFENSE

SUPER LAWYERS

Brand, Nicole L.

Hagen, Rodger

Loidolt, Cecilie M.

Moos, Rebecca Egge

Schwegman, Steven R.

Stoeri, William R.

RISING STARS

Baker, Kate C.

Chudasama, Anu

McDonald, Besse H.

PERSONAL INJURY MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: PLAINTIFF

SUPER LAWYERS

Carey, Shannon

Crosby, Joseph M. S-30

Hallberg, Mark A.

MARK A. HALLBERG

www.robinskaplan.com

King, Jr., Robert J. S-4

Kingsley, Karen J.

Mackenzie, Reed K.

Matonich, Julie

McClain, Teresa Fariss

Messerly, Chris

TAYLOR STIPPEL

www.andersonadvocates.com

Strand, Thomas M. S-37

Sweeney, Nicholas S.

Peterson, Kathleen Flynn S-4

Schmit, Peter

Thompson, Brandon E. S-4

RISING STARS

Barrett, Rachel L. S-4

Fors, Elizabeth M.

Peterson, Colin S-4

Wallace, Amy C.

PERSONAL INJURY PRODUCTS: DEFENSE

SUPER LAWYERS

Brandt, Angela Beranek

Carrigan, Timothy J.

Curtis, Kathleen K.

Dahlmeier, David M.

Hansmeier, Gordon H.

Haws, Daniel A.

Hutchens, Michael D.

Kirsch, Steven J.

Laws, Stephanie M.

Moran, William L.

Neubauer, Heather H.

Ponessa, Russell S.

Reno, Tammy M.

Solheim, Mark A.

Sorenson Brotten, Elizabeth M.

Soule, George W.

Stull, Melissa R.

Sugisaka, Keiko L.

Young, Mary S.

RISING STARS

Bultman, Bradley R.

Maccabee, Leora

Motl, Ann E.

Salmen, Joanna M.

PERSONAL INJURY PRODUCTS: PLAINTIFF

SUPER LAWYERS

Alexander, Chad C.

Flaherty, Brendan J.

Johnson, Michael K. S-32

Nemo, Anthony J.

Osterholm, Ryan Strom, Michael R.

Zimmerman, Genevieve M.

RISING STARS

Kress, Adam J. Lien, Lindsay

Robertson, Alexandra

PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY: DEFENSE

SUPER LAWYERS

Cooperstein, Eric T.

Kautzer, Edward F. Klander, Jessica L.

Klutho, Michael A.

Lundberg, Charles E.

O’Neil, Barry A. Peterson, Paul C.

Putney, Kelly A.

Simpson, Gregory Sloneker, Matthew D.

Sonnesyn, Rolf E.

RISING STARS

McCarthy, Kevin T. Sampsel, Aaron D.

PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY: PLAINTIFF

SUPER LAWYERS

O’Neill, Jr., Patrick H.

Sortland, Paul A.

REAL ESTATE

SUPER LAWYERS

Andresen, Charles H.

Bauer, Robert B.

Beisel, Bradley N. Bennett, Sarah

Berg, Jeremy M.

Bigwood, Robert W.

Boeder, Bruce

Bray, Thomas L.

Carey, Jennifer L.

Christy, Angela M.

Diehm, Tammera R.

Doherty, Matthew

Dunlevy, Kevin J.

Eaton, Daniel M.

Eidson, Gary C.

Erb, Timothy D.

Greenstein, Matthew

Hellmuth, David G.

Huemoeller, Bryce D.

Johnson, Chad A.

Kaminski, Paul E.

Kauf, Karly A.

Kilgore, Paul

Klemm, Michael D.

Koneck, John M. S-33

Lang, John W.

Libra, David

Ling, Stephen A.

Liszt, Marvin A. S-33

Loraas, Paul A.

Lucas, Scott M.

Martin, Kathleen M.

Mayerle, Thomas M.

McCool, Brian S.

McGee, David J.

Meyers, David J.

Mollison, Marcus A.

Mosher, Lee

Nagorski, Julie N.

Nelson, Blake R.

Nuñez, Joseph

Olson, Thomas B.

Perron, Jerry

Phelps, Todd M.

Polomis, Nancy T. Radke, Mark

Ranum, Mary S. Redford, Shaun

Schemmel, Tammy J.

Schiller, Rebecca F. S-36

Smith, Anthony T.

Solfest, Loren M.

Tansey, Will Urness, Todd B.

Wertheim, Larry

RISING STARS

Buckley, Matthew

Case, Lindsay L.

Cook, Shannon E.

Duffy, Sarah C.

Dugas, Melinda Garborg, Maggie H.

Grossman, Joshua B.

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Schumacher also burns fierce at the level of the running gag: “At a white elephant party, I got this truly demonic crocheted doll of a feather duster,” McGhee remembers. “For 25 years, we have brought it back and forth to each other’s house, leaving it in the shower, hiding it in a planter. She once had someone mail it to me in an unmarked box from Delaware. But I called her in her hotel when she was in New York to pick up her Thurber Prize, which she didn’t think she would win. ‘Everyone thinks I’m funny. I’m not funny,’ she told me. But she is funny, very funny. Only, it’s a funny that mainly comes out when she’s passionate about something, like literature.”

The secret to the success of the trio of books culminating in The English Experience, says McGhee, is the subtext, which is both sad and angry, about the post-Reagan perpetual drumbeat that there’s something wrong with studying English, or art, or any of the non-moneyfocused fields. “It’s Julie’s fierceness of heart and soul that people are responding to,” says McGhee, “the absolute passion for words and literature and what story can do for ourselves and the world in a culture that makes fun of the humanities and people who choose to live with language at the core of their existence. The series is really an elegy for a man who lives for words, and that’s what tugs at you. People think they’re laughing at this hapless professor and his students. They’re rooting for them.”

Speaking of hapless professors, Julie Schumacher is not one. She is the opposite, helpful and so, in the process, nurturing good fortune. She keeps proof of this in physical form at her office at the University of Minnesota, where a vertical shelf holding the published books of Schumacher’s mentees stretches nearly from floor to ceiling.

“I joke when it hits the top I retire,” says Schumacher.

I note, “If I put that in the magazine, people are going to start pulling out ones from the bottom so it never reaches the top.”

In the stack? Sally Franson, Matt Burgess, Antonia Angress, and too many others to mention here.

Charles Baxter, the eminent and renowned writer, National Book Award nominee, and author of The Feast of Love, eventually made into a Morgan Freeman film, taught at Schumacher’s side at the University of Minnesota for nearly 20 years. “The interesting place to start when considering Julie Schumacher,” Baxter tells me, “is with the knowledge that the protagonist of her last three books, Jason Fitger, is Julie’s anti-self. Fitger is given to feuds; he is impatient, prickly, and irascible. Julie is patient to a fault and very nurturing to students who come under her care. She doesn’t try to impose a particular kind of story or fiction on fiction writers; she tries to absorb what they are doing and give them the best way of being themselves as writers.”

Baxter tells me that, when teaching writing, he sometimes talks about “Captain Happen,” a character who enters a room and instigates, punches, sets fires, kisses the neighbor’s husband, and in general stirs up as much drama as possible. “Captain Happen—and that individual can be of any gender—is great in a story. But you never want an office next to them. Julie, in all the time I worked with her, is the opposite of Captain Happen. She’s the person you want in charge of something because she is so level-headed, extremely tactful, and diplomatic. At the same time, she’s always got her eyes wide open, and she’s watching and observing everything. So she notices those Captain Happen moments, those transactional ‘request’ moments—really all the moments. You see it when she reads student work; she’ll reference lines, page numbers. She has paid such close attention. But in any particular room, she’s never the person acting out; she’s the person who’s watching and observing.”

Lee Boudreaux is a star editor in New

York City at Schumacher’s current publisher, Doubleday, who works with other luminaries, including Margaret Atwood. Boudreaux inherited Schumacher’s work after Gerry Howard, the legendary editor who helped her shape Dear Committee Members, retired. “When I first read The English Experience, I thought, This is about someone who teaches and knows teaching, who teaches writing and knows teaching writing, inside and out. But then you realize, no—with Julie, it’s about the exact right word choice, flipping a line, inserting an insight where you didn’t expect it, and then you laugh as you recognize the moment. There is such tenderness and vulnerability to this prickly character who’s spiraling down, a difficult guy finding his resilience. You become so fond of these characters. I think she’s a genius. I couldn’t believe she was the first woman to win the Thurber Prize. I think she’s absolutely singular.”

Boudreaux goes on to note, “When I first got the manuscript, I was just circling lines—I love this, exclamation point. After a million of those, I thought, Surely I should contribute something more helpful , and we clarified a few plot points. It’s a highwire act, a comedic novel. So much of it is timing. For the joke to play, you need the characters and situation set up, the reaction shot, the ripple effect—it’s very precise surgery.”

Precise surgery, done by hand, up a ladder, in a turret.

Before she ascends the ladder to put pencil to paper, Schumacher might pause to spend some time dipping into poetry. “I read a little poetry—Ted Kooser, Leila Chatti—just so I remember: Language is an excellent thing. I’ll read three poems, then climb into my turret.”

“A turret! An Irvine Park turret,” I echo, in awe. “I’m a little jealous and a little thrilled to the absolute edges of my being. I want a great writer to be writing in those turrets. Every Minnesotan wants to look up at those Irvine Park turrets and think each one holds a genius making masterpieces. You’re living the writer’s dream.”

“It is.” Schumacher nods happily. “It’s just so cool.”

And thus concludes the rarest of all literary tales, one about a woman confined within a high tower, not in need of any kind of rescue at all, because she’s already living her real-life happily ever after. ■

“It’s Julie’s fierceness of heart and soul that people are responding to, the absolute passion for words and literature and what story can do.”

alison mcghee, author

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Province, then called Canton, where Tammy Wong’s ancestors had been living and eating for many generations. The upheavals of World War II, the Communist Party’s Great Leap Forward, and famine led Wong’s family to flee to Saigon, later called Ho Chi Minh City. That’s where Tammy Wong was born in 1963, and where her grandmother began selling vegetables and tamarind candies at the local market, with young Tammy helping roll and package the candy. In 1975, soon after America’s exit from Vietnam, the Wong family made it to a refugee camp in Hong Kong.

The promise of Minnesota peeked over the horizon when Walter Mondale visited her refugee camp in 1979. Little could the then vice president have known that one of the child refugees, who was working her childhood away assembling Hot Wheels cars in a factory she reached by bus, would someday be his favorite chef, make his annual birthday treat of Chilean sea bass with black bean sauce, and cook for him at his 90th birthday party, where she’d get her picture taken with him and America’s beloved one-term president Jimmy Carter. But that’s jumping ahead.

First, in 1979, the Wong family hopped to New York City, where Tammy Wong scored a new childhood factory job sewing and was delighted to find herself smackdab in a new world of fellow Chinese teenagers. “I had a lot of friends. We’d go to Canal Jean, sift through the bins outside looking for just the right clothes, and grab something to eat,” she recalled. “Everyone [on the factory floor] would talk about, This place in Chinatown has the best bao; that one has the best particular sort of noodles. It was a very foodie culture, though we didn’t have that word.”

The family relocated to Minneapolis in 1983, finding a house not 10 blocks from Rainbow today, from which the nine Wong siblings fanned out, finding whatever jobs they could, many in food. Tammy Wong enrolled in Southwest High School and got jobs in various local Chinese restaurants, like Kowloon, Village Wok, and Great Wall, where she drew attention as she skillfully spoke English with the customers while writing Chinese on restaurant tickets for the chefs. After a few years, Wong’s father had the idea that the whole family should stop juggling jobs at other businesses and

pull together to work at a single-family restaurant. In 1987, Rainbow opened in the strip mall across the street from its current location. Because she was responsible, English-proficient, and the eldest daughter, Tammy Wong dealt with all the restaurant paperwork and started to teach herself to cook at restaurant scale.

She became a very good restaurant chef in short order. In the 1990s, Rainbow was the leading, most important Chinese restaurant in town—with lines of customers to prove it. Diners watched the Wong siblings hustle and cook and transform Minnesota food culture, as they still do today. Daisy Wong is part of the group running the two Shuang Hur markets, with their phenomenal Chinese barbecue counters. Nina Wong is the force behind Chin Dian, the Chinese-Indian spot that reflects her culinary interests after she married a man from the Indian subcontinent. Tracy Wong runs My Huong Kitchen, a delightful Vietnamese spot across from Rainbow that just completed a big dining room renovation. The other Wong siblings return to Rainbow to help when things become hectic, or glorious—like when Wong cooked a $500-a-plate dinner inside Mia celebrating its Chinese bronzes.

Yet one day, after 20 years at the top of Rainbow, everything suddenly changed for Wong. She recalls it as a moment rooted in Saigon and her grandmother, who the Chinese expat community called something that roughly translates to “sellingvegetables lady.” Wong had been so busy cooking and running her restaurant, she didn’t have time to think about vegetables beyond the delivery truck at the back door. “When the Minneapolis Farmers Market first reached out to me, they wanted me to teach a class,” she recalled. “I thought, OK, that’s good marketing. But when I got down there, I had this feeling: Rolling those tamarind candies with my grandmother. The vegetables. The farmers. Growing. Selling-vegetables lady. This is me, too.”

Inspired, she took over an abandoned double plot in a Whittier community garden and started growing some of her own vegetables and herbs. It gave her such a sense of connection to the other growers, to the rhythm of market and food itself, that in 2014, she debuted her own Rainbow farmers’ market booth. The “it girl” chef of Minneapolis Chinese food of the 1990s also started reverse engineering her menu to make it healthier, more

grower-oriented, more what she saw in her chef mind’s eye, the food her marketoriented, vegetable-focused grandmother would love.

The famous Rainbow Szechuan wontons, essentially a Tammy Wong reinvention of her family’s Guangdong-style wontons in a Szechuan red chili oil, got pared down and became a little more complex with fermented black beans. Turnip cakes were always handmade, with hand-grated turnips, but now they’re served with a bright tangle of farmers’ market green onions and eggs.

When Wong handed me chopsticks for that cauliflower—that charred, blistered, curried, magnificent cauliflower—she remarked that I really needed to come back in the cauliflower season to get all the purple and yellow heirloom varieties together on one plate. “All the vegan and gluten-free people, they come for miles for my cauliflower,” explained Wong. “And the brussels sprouts. We sell so many brussels sprouts.”

In the end, she said, “when I think about my whole life as a chef, it’s so many things—I don’t know how you can put all of it in a story. The first thing I learned to cook was boiled water. This sounds easy. This wasn’t easy in Vietnam. You had to cut firewood into kindling, use a ceramic burner. Don’t cut yourself or burn yourself. You’re 6 years old. Then I cook for everybody: I cook for Mr. Mondale, Josh Hartnett, and Jane Goodall.” (Goodall and Hartnett both were crazy for Wong’s mixed vegetables with tofu and black bean sauce.)

“For some people, I’m just the farmers’ market lady with the lemonade who makes their kids happy so they can shop. For some people, they’ve been coming to me their whole lives, but they don’t even know I plant all the flower boxes outside so people have a good feeling coming in the doors. You say Alice Waters. What’s the difference between me and Alice Waters? I think she has better publicity. She has a better story.”

Alice Waters might have better publicity, but I’ll offer this: In no world or way does she have a better story.

Our Asian food scene feature continues on page 66.

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Find these glorious restaurants, markets, and makers that were featured in the cover story.

Abang Yoli

Shatteringly crisp Korean fried chicken flows from this counter-service spot. If you’re in Kingfield, check out the extended menu and the ssam buns. 3749 Nicollet Ave., Mpls.; The Market at Malcolm Yards, 501 30th Ave. SE, Mpls., abangyoli.com

Billy Sushi

The undisputed sushi king is Billy. He’s a character unto himself—just ask the Timberwolves—but his sushi spot brings in all walks for highly styled and super-fresh fish. The lower-level secret bar, Billy After Dark, is the most-sought hang in town. 116 1st Ave. N., Mpls., 612-886-1783, billysushi.net

Bober Tea and Mochi Dough

The Bui family brought these two international brands together in both Dinkytown and Asia Mall. Tea drinks and mochi donuts for all. 405 14th Ave. SE, Mpls., 612-354-7869; 12160 Technology Dr., Eden Prairie, 952-426-4841

Caravelle and Pho 79 Mpls. Consistent, affordable, and tasty—everything a little Vietnamese soup house should be. Find about 50 meal-in-a-bowl-style soups, along with the requisite Viet-style BBQ meats, plus good spring rolls and chili wings to boot. 2529 Nicollet Ave., Mpls., 612-871-4602, pho79caravellemlps.com

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Dragon Star Supermarket

This supermarket boasts food from all across the globe, as well as plenty of food stations if you need a quick bite. 633 W. Minnehaha Ave., St. Paul, 651-488-2567; 8020 Brooklyn Blvd., Brooklyn Park, 763-315-4322, dragonstarmarket.com

Em Que Viet

The egg roll king, Que Viet, has spun off a cute, more modern sibling with this spot. The next generation of family members comes together for this fresh take on Vietnamese. 1332 Grand Ave., St. Paul, 651-330-4363, emqueviet.com

Gai Noi

Ann Ahmed’s newest restaurant brings Southeast Asian street food eating to Loring Park. With more than a dozen cocktails on tap, a ton of communal tables, an already legendary rooftop, and no reservations, it’s not just the food that’s hot. 1610 Harmon Place, Mpls., gainoimpls.com

Hai Hai

Christina Nguyen’s Vietnamese restaurant

is colorful, bright, and lush with plants, perfect sauces, standard-setting crispy rice, and great cocktails. 2121 University Ave. NE, Mpls., 612-223-8640, haihaimpls.com

Hmong Village

This amazing market offers eateries, fresh produce stalls, and plenty of vendors selling merchandise and cookware from SE Asia. 1001 Johnson Pkwy., St. Paul, 651-771-7886

Hoa Bien

Hoa Bien is one of the best entry points to the world of Vietnamese food and a welcome introduction to University Avenue. Winning dishes include pho, hot and spicy chicken, and stir-fries. 1105 University Ave. W., St. Paul, 651-647-1011, hoa-bien.com

Hot Pot City

On the top floor of Asia Mall, groups of friends sit down for a two-hour all-youcan-eat feast focused on cooking chosen ingredients in vats of broth. It’s a good time. Asia Mall, 12160 Technology Dr., Eden Prairie, 952-856-5880

iPho by Saigon

One of the standard-setting pho and banh mi experiences in the metro. Several metro locations, iphomn.com

Jasmine 26 Hot Pot

One of Eat Street’s stalwarts has reopened and refigured itself as a modern hot pot eatery. 8 E. 26th St., Mpls., 612-870-3800, jasmine26hotpot.com

Juche

The reimagining of the former Cook St. Paul space has brought this dark and edgy Korean restaurant to the scene. You can still find the best kimchi-loaded pasta, Mac n’ Chi, but also Bi Bim Bop and locally sourced galbi. 1124 Payne Ave., St. Paul, 612-490-3380, juchestpaul.com

Jun

Chef and owner Jessie Wong also owns the restaurant Szechuan in Roseville, but this spot is darker and edgier with a full bar of cocktails and an emboldened menu (her son Jack is the noodle man). 730 Washington Ave. N., Mpls., 612-208-0706, junnorthloop.com

Tori Ramen Billy Sushi

Khâluna

Khâluna

Ann Ahmed’s first foray into the city is a gift. The gorgeous room could be in any resort, and the brightly spiced Southeast Asian menu will light up your life. 4000 Lyndale Ave. S., Mpls., 612-345-5199, khaluna.com

Kimchi Tofu House

Sitting near the U of M campus, a brightly yellow house of heat and bubbling kimchi soup is waiting for your visit. 307 SE Oak St., Mpls., 612-331-1112, kimchitofu.com

Little Szechuan Hot Pot

One of the best Szechuan restaurants in town, serving up only hot pot (with hundreds of items for you to choose from). 422 University Ave. W., St. Paul, 651-222-1333, littleszechuanhotpot.com

Lu’s Sandwiches

Raising the art of the banh mi to new heights is the mission of this locally owned, familyrun empire. 2624 Nicollet Ave., Mpls.; 10 NE 6th St., Mpls.; 309 SE Oak St., Mpls., 612-5872694 (all locations), lusandwiches.com

Mandarin Kitchen

It specializes in Hong Kong–style seafood, but the roasted crispy chicken and traditional

Cantonese favorites are also wonderful. A destination for weekend dim sum brunch. 8766 Lyndale Ave. S., Bloomington, 952-8845356, mandarinkitchen.co

Marc Heu Pâtissserie Paris

St. Paul’s favorite Hmong pastry chef has moved his iconic bakery to a new location. The colorful croissants and creative tarts remain amazing. 156 N. Dale St., St. Paul, 763-401-7930, marcheuparis.com

Master Noodle

This cult-favorite shop hand-pulls its noodles and works all kinds of Szechuan magic. In fact, it used to be called Magic Noodle, if you’re looking for that. 1337 University Ave. W., St. Paul, 651-369-6688, magicnoodleusa. com

Mizu Japanese

Overlooking the docks of White Bear Lake, this Japanese spot is owned by the same crew behind Acqua. The creative roll game is on point and much needed in the northern burbs. 4475 Lake Ave. S., White Bear Lake, 651-653-4888, mizuwbl.com

MT Noodles

Quietly sitting up in BP, this noodle shop is a

destination for many who seek the authentic 30-year-old recipes of the Bui family. Go for noodles; stay for the banh xeo crepe. 8459 W. Broadway, Brooklyn Park, 763-315-3055, mtnoodles.com

Pagoda

Dim sum has moved to Roseville. This longloved family-owned restaurant is the go-to for lovers of dumplings, chicken feet, congee, and carts that circle you until you toss up a white flag. 2401 Fairview Ave. N., Roseville, 612-378-4710, pagodaroseville.com

Pho Mai

The Bui family is on a mission to bring the perfect bowl of pho to everyone. The spot in Eden Prairie’s Asia Mall has a full bar, full service, and an extended menu of new Vietnamese dishes. Plus, cake! Several metro locations, phomai.com

Quang Restaurant

Foodies keep Quang packed, awaiting steaming bowls of pho, real-deal spring rolls, steamed buns, and grilled chicken. Waits can be long at this deserving Eat Street legend. 2719 Nicollet Ave., Mpls., 612-870-4739, quang-restaurant.com

Rainbow Chinese

Tammy Wong’s Eat Street restaurant has been an anchor of the Twin Cities food scene for decades. It’s just as fresh as ever. 2739 Nicollet Ave., Mpls., 612-870-7084, rainbowrestaurant.com

Ramen Shoten

From the noodle mavens behind Zen Box Izakaya, this stand-up ramen shop in the Eat Street Crossing food hall is great fun. 2819 Nicollet Ave., Mpls., 612-345-4136, eatstreetcrossing.com

Sanjusan

The Italian-Japanese menu mash-up isn’t as far-fetched as some might think. It’s a creative menu from top-tier chefs with pizzas boosted with miso and pasta adorned with uni. 33 1st Ave. N., Mpls., 612-354-7763, sanjusanrestaurant.com

Saturday Dumpling Co.

Peter Bian and Linda Cao launched this dumpling company and are known to sell out on their weekly drop of Chinese dumplings. Order on Wednesday; pick up on Saturday. 208 29th Ave. N., Mpls., saturdaydumpling. com

Shuang Hur Supermarket

Two locations of this Asian foods market provide locals with the best ingredients to make pho, papaya salad, sticky rice, and the like in their own kitchens. 654 University Ave. W., St. Paul, 651-251-2196; 2712 Nicollet Ave., Mpls., 612-872-8606, shuanghur.com

Sole Cafe

In the Midway neighborhood, this restaurant is known as a friendly haven with Korean home cooking. Japchae is a favorite here.

Sometimes, the karaoke machine comes out on the weekends, too. 684 Snelling Ave. N., St. Paul, 651-644-2068, solecafe.weebly.com

Sushi Dori

This creative counter anchors the sushi action in the new Eat Street Crossing food hall. Look for handheld sushi sandwiches (with nori as the wrap) and vibrant, playful rolls that push boundaries. Eat Street Crossing, 2819 Nicollet Ave., Mpls., 612-3454136, eatstreetcrossing.com

Tea House Chinese Restaurant

Go for the good stuff—the Szechuan specialties. Superb pork dumplings, cold Szechuan noodles, and shredded pork in garlic sauce are all outstanding. 2425 University Ave. SE, Mpls., 612-331-8866, teahouseumn.com

Tori Ramen

Instead of the more traditional pork, Tori uses chicken, duck, and pheasant for more inclusive ramen. The bowls are gorgeously packed with ingredients and overflow with flavor. 603 W. 7th St., St. Paul; Tori 44, 2203 44th Ave. N., Mpls., 651-340-5866, toriramen.com

Tous Les Jours Cafe

The international French Vietnamese bakery chain has come to town. Look for beautiful pastries and cakes, some green tea breads, and teas. 6601 Nicollet Ave., Richfield, 612887-8668, tljus.com

Union Hmong Kitchen

In the Graze food hall, Yia Vang’s counterservice spot is a James Beard Award–nominated place to experience modern Hmong cooking. The Tiger Sauce bites, as it should. Graze Provisions and Libations, 520 N. 4th St., Mpls., 612-431-5285, unionkitchenmn.com

United Noodles

Find Sun Noodles and fresh dragonfruit along with all your Pocky stick needs at this huge grocery store. The Woodbury location is built for speed and has more grab-and-go. 2015 E. 24th St., Mpls., 612-721-6677; 7730 Hudson Rd., Woodbury, 651-756-8848, unitednoodles. com

Yangtze

Eaters find a wide range of authentic Chinese dishes, but this place is widely known for its great, busy-every-weekend dim sum brunch. 5625 Wayzata Blvd., St. Louis Park, 952-5419469, yangtzemn.com

Young Joni

Ann Kim’s James Beard Award–winning spot is a charmer, calling to you with trusty pizza pies and other worldly dishes, such as Korean sweet potatoes, beef short ribs, and hakurei turnips, zowie! Don’t forget to head down the alley and check out the secret back bar. 165 13th Ave. NE, Mpls., 612-345-5719, youngjoni. com ■

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1946

Invented on the Oregon coast, then imported to Chicago, the Pronto Pup (made with cornmeal!) arrives at its spiritual home, the Minnesota State Fair, thanks to William Brede.

It’s Corn!

Who are you calling corny? From its ancient introduction in the Mississippi River Valley to our place as the third-largest producer in the country, Minnesota loves corn so much it’s coming out of our ears.

by steve marsh

900

The earliest known archaeological evidence of maize—the seed we call corn—being cultivated as a crop can be attributed to the Mississippian people around the Winona area.

1920

Prohibition becomes law, but German Catholic Stearns County resists. Moonshine operations sprout up from Holdingford to St. John’s Abbey, and “Minnesota 13” earns its rep as the best shine in the country.

1946 first herbicide becomes available. That, paired with huge amounts of nitrogenbased fertilizer and genetic manipulation, massively accelerates corn production.

2011

1820

The Cass expedition, including the young geologist Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, visits Little Crow’s village on the Mississippi. The party observes a green corn dance and is gifted several ears of corn.

1920

1890

While most immigrants are discouraged from growing corn by our cold climate, the stubborn Norwegian farmers of Dassel persist. Using simple selection, they begin reliably producing by the turn of the century.

Swedish comic Olle i Skratthult comes through Minnesota with his vaudeville troupe. Some credit Skratthult—real name Hjalmar Peterson— with popularizing the corny Ole and Lena joke.

Those Norwegian farmers in Dassel get a big assist from the University of Minnesota when the U releases its early-maturing research seeds, including the one that will become famous: Minnesota 13.

1987

1954 Clellan Card, who rode his “Scandihoovian” accent to stardom on WCCO Radio, premieres a new children’s show, Axel and His Dog. The accent plus the puppet add up to pure cornpone sensation.

The Current closes its anniversary party in the corniest way imaginable: with its DJs leading a mass “Funkytown” sing-along at First Ave. Jeremy Messersmith looks like a hostage onstage.

2011

That everlasting hotbed of corn innovation that is the Minnesota State Fair produces yet another leap for cornkind: After a winter in the lab, Steph and Mike Olson’s Blue Moon DineIn-Theater introduces its sweet corn ice cream.

2020

Gustavo Romero brings heirloom corn up from his native Hidalgo, Mexico, and incorporates the ancient nixtamalization process to produce acclaimed tortillas at Nixta, his Northeast Minneapolis storefront.

2009

The Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company, a collective that produces millions of gallons of E85 ethanol, gains positive publicity for becoming the base spirit of award-winning vodkas like Shakers and

1973

Olivia’s Bob Rauenhorst, owner of Trojan Seed Company, vexed by Rochester’s 23-foot-long ear of corn, has a 25-foot ear constructed of fiberglass and placed atop a gazebo—the new biggest ear in the world.

2005

Somehow, A Prairie Home Companion regular Howard Mohr transcends his entire corny milieu by adapting his PHC bits into How to Talk Minnesotan. The TV special’s not too bad either.

Gov. Tim Pawlenty signs a bill requiring all gasoline in the state to contain 20 percent ethanol by 2013. Minnesota is the first state in the country to have the 20 percent requirement, accelerating corn production even more.

Crazed social medial addicts attempt to cancel Ann Kim for opening up Sooki and Mimi, a taco restaurant that uses corn tortillas, proving once again there’s nothing cornier than Twitter activism.

2022

By his own estimate (“the Guinness people are hard to get ahold of”), farmer Brad Chmielewski constructs the largest corn maze in the world at Stoney Brook Farms in Foley, with 110 acres and 32 miles of pathways.