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MAKE IT A MULTIGENERATION VACATION

Minnesota kids are no strangers to playing at the beach. But life in the North Star State means building sandcastles is only possible a few short months out of the year. Make this year different by planning a kid-friendly trip to St. Pete-Clearwater, where the sun is almost always shining, the beaches can’t be beat, and there are plenty of spots that kids and parents will both love.

“The whole destination is family friendly,” says Nancy Cimney, Regional Director of Sales and Marketing for Opal Collection Hotels & Resorts, which has three prominent properties in St. PeteClearwater. “There’s a true warm hospitality in the area.”

Cimney recognizes that one of the biggest tricks to planning a vacation with kids is settling on accommodations that give families enough room to spread out and be comfortable. That’s where the Opal Collection really thrives. “There are a lot of different options for families when they’re traveling together,” she says.

The Opal Sands (430 Gulfview Blvd. S.) and Opal Sol (400 Coronado Dr.) resorts have an abundance of suite options and connecting rooms, so families aren’t locked into one space.

THE WHOLE DESTINATION

IS FAMILY FRIENDLY.

—Nancy Cimney, Opal Collection Hotels & Resorts

Guests are also welcome to bounce between the two properties, so there’s no chance of bored kiddos. Meanwhile, the Sandpearl (500 Mandalay Ave.), which is a more private and exclusive resort with its own beach, offers a kids’ club with programming for children throughout the day.

Just like the wide array of accommodations that are perfect for families, there’s also no shortage of familyfriendly outings to add to your itinerary. A favorite for all ages is Captain Memo’s Pirate Cruise—a staple at the Clearwater Beach Marina (25 Causeway Blvd.), where families can have a yo-ho-hoing good time aboard the pirate-themed day cruise. Expect water gun battles, face painting, and a legendary dance party.

Once your sea legs tire of life on the water, take your sights below the surface at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium (249 Windward Passage). There you can experience daily dolphin talks, sea turtle presentations, and animal feedings. “It’s a rescue, rehab, and release facility—and a great educational resource for parents and adults,” says Cimney. Kids can also burn energy at the interactive Mangrove Key Kids Zone before snapping a photo with a dolphin.

Wind down your day of fun at a Sunset Celebration at Pier 60 (1 Causeway Blvd.), where a lucky little one gets to ring the bell when the sun hits the horizon. Dreams of sand and sunshine are all but guaranteed.

NANCY’S NOTABLES

The Opal Collection’s Regional Director of Sales and Marketing shares her must-do experiences for kids and families.

● Cimney says a Clearwater Threshers game at BayCare Ballpark is a must. “The stadium is a great experience!” 601 Old Coachman Rd., Clear water, 727-441-9941, MILB.com

● “It’s not always about the beaches,” says Cimney as she gushes about The Dalí Museum The award-winning museum has a life-size interactive experience that Cimney calls one of her favorites. 1 Dali Blvd., St. Petersburg, TheDali.org

● Pier 60 at Clearwater Beach has entertainment every night at sunset for residents and visitors alike. “We love our visitors, and we love to show them a good time,” says Cimney. 1 Causeway Blvd., Clear water, SunsetsAtPier60.com

● A trip to Clearwater isn’t complete without a ride on the Jolley Trolley, which runs up and down Clearwater Beach. “It can take you all around the island!” she says. Multiple locations, Clear water, ClearwaterJolleyTrolley.com

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Best Bakeries

Some of the biggest industries in the Twin Cities were built on ﬂour. Could that deepseated DNA be why, now, we have such an incredible bakery scene? From cakes to croissants, sourdough to cinnamon rolls—not to mention the artists behind them all—a world of breads and sweet treats can be found just beyond your doorstep. Read on to learn more.

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Photograph by Drew Anthony Smith Solomon’s Bakery at the Mill City Farmers Market

Craving more ﬂaky, sugar-dusted treats like these bear claws from Black Walnut? Find some of the best baked goods in town starting on page 50.

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editor’s note 10

Talk 13

Catching up with Blue Plate owner and State Fair superstar

Stephanie Shimp…How canna lilies became the State Fair’s unoﬃcial ﬂower…Golden Valley Shopping Center will soon get a refresh from a strip mall pro...How do the State Fair’s esteemed judges determine which crop art masterpieces win blue?...Behind the scenes at The Beatles’ only Twin Cities concert...Get to know “Sweet” Martha Rossini’s Twin Cities... Plus, our monthly Culture Meter of arts happenings and events.

Trend 41

From canines to corn dogs, page 144

St. Paul–based store Talisman and Co. offers some of the coolest global sporting gear in town...Adaptogenic mushrooms and THC products are shifting moods all over town...A shop concept at Galleria is leveling up designer opens a new Checking in on local businesses during a time of ever-changing news on economics and tariffs…We’re beelining right into this season’s Plus, meet the Lynx star Napheesa Collier’s best looks.

How Kimberly Steward styles our stars, page 47

Taste 29

A new coﬀee shop is open in a (perhaps) surprising spot The dirty soda trend hits the Twin Cities…Keep an eye on pop-up incubators—they may be the source of your next favorite restaurant...Cool news: There’s fro-yo all summer long at the Sculpture Garden What does Minnesota’s recent round of James Beard Award wins mean for our dining scene—and the industry?...Plus, deconstructing the cheese curds at The Nook.

Foodways 35

Solveig Tofte, owner of Sun Street Breads, is not only a celebrated local baker and incredible technical wiz; she’s also a renowned international judge of the art of baking—so why’s she closing up shop?

Toast 67

Timeline

Top trends, creative vendors and venues, and sweet shots for (and from!) local parties and weddings. Cheers!

In celebration of the dog days of summer, learn all about our state’s history with pups, canines, and furry friends.

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Kitchen and Bath 83

Our homes’ workhorse spaces are getting the punches of personality they deserve— from high-end appliances and textured tile to heavy-hitting hues and tasteful trim.

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Editor’s Note

BY JAYNE HAUGEN OLSON

● OUR FOOD AND DINING TEAM started talking about a bakeries cover story last winter. Crazy enough—for as much as flour and baking are embedded in the history of our community (hello, “Flour Milling Capital of the World”!)—this is only the fourth time we have run Best Bakeries as a cover story. (See sidebar, right.) And even crazier—just as we were headed to press, local news broke of an incredible discovery during a re-siding project on a house on Minnehaha Parkway in south Minneapolis.

If you missed it—yes, baking, history, and residing a house do have something in common. Homeowner George Johnson shared photos on the Historic Minneapolis Minnesota Facebook channel, in which he said, “We are re-siding our house and discovered something very cool! It appears our house wasn’t always a residence.” As layers of old lap siding and tar paper were removed, a well-preserved Gold Medal Flour billboard emerged that ran the entire length of two sides of the structure. According to Johnson, “It appears that the house was originally a grocery store in the early 1900s. It was relocated to my property in

1915 and converted to a house.” The story quickly got traction and was covered by many local news outlets, including MPR. Johnson is hoping to protect one side of the house and to leave the sign exposed. I agree with him: “very cool.”

Our cover story team of writers, Justine Jones and Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl, did some exploration of their own and reveal their discoveries in a fabulous package celebrating local baked goods and the artists who create them. We live in a community that inspired Betty Crocker and the Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest, and rest assured the land of 10,000 baked goods is stronger than ever.

Speaking of stronger than ever—I can’t say enough about our editorial team, which delivers all we do seven days a week, 52 weeks a year. You’re holding a great print edition—but that’s just one layer of the multilayer cake we bake every month. There’s our DailyEdit newsletter delivered each morning via email. If you don’t already receive this, it’s free and helps you keep your finger on the pulse of local news. We also curate stories from other local media we think you’ll find of interest (sign up at mspmag.com/ newsletter-signup). Then there are our social media posts: Our team moves so quickly to get buzzy news up on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok—it’s often where I hear about news first. (I also follow sister title Twin Cities Business keep tabs on the business landscape.)

BEHIND THE SCENES

How can it be that, in the land of Mill City, this is only our fourth cover story on bakeries? Like the local baking landscape—we’d like to think our cover designs have been “rising.”

March 1979

► Not entirely sure about the concept of the wall of baked goods, smiling kid, and pooch snatching a roll—but, hey (!), the photographer was local legend Tom Berthiaume.

All this juggling between digital and print does put additional stress on the team as we balance daily digital content needs with the writing, photography, artwork, and design aspects of the magazine. It’s a multifaceted world—not unlike the busy-buzzy behind-the-scenes worlds of our bakeries—that requires trust, communication, and a shared vision of what we create together.

The icing on the cake? All of you. Like the bakeries in this edition, ultimately, we do what we love because of those who consume what we create.

And I can’t wrap this August column without acknowledging the Great Minnesota Get-Together. We have a few State Fair items sprinkled in this issue. One interesting nugget was something I learned while listening to the State Fair’s CEO, Renee Alexander, speak at the legendary MN Breakfast series in Naples, Florida, last winter: Check out Insider on page 18. Plus, we couldn’t celebrate baking during the month of the State Fair without giving a little ink to Sweet Martha’s and its co-founder, Twin Citian Martha Rossini, on page 25.

February 1984

► This time around, a happy baker becomes the star— however, photo credits reveal he is a talent booked from Wehmann Agency. The photographer? Another legend, Allen Beaulieu, who worked extensively with Prince in the late ’70s and early ’80s.

Have a great last month of summer. Soak in the sun, and don’t sweat the carbs—you can walk ’em off this fall. —Reach Jayne at jolson@mspmag.com.

August 2017

► This spot look familiar? It’s the original Bellecour pastry counter in Wayzata. Watch for the 3.0 version of Gavin Kaysen’s evolving concept when a new Bellecour opens in the North Loop this fall, followed by a spot in Edina. Photography by Eliesa Johnson.

You know I love our mascots! What a treat to get a photo with Fairchild and Fairborne as we all prepped to walk in the Twin Cities Pride Parade in June.

PHOTO BY LILEIA OLSON (JAYNE HAUGEN OLSON)

talk

● WHEN THE STATE FAIR OPENS ITS GATES on August 21, a stampede of foodies will head directly to the line at The Blue Barn, home of past hits like Pop Rocks French Toast, Chicken in the Waffle Cone, and whatever future novelty it’s about to roll out this year. And Stephanie Shimp, The Blue Barn’s owner, will be there waiting, preparing for the hordes. But this year will be profoundly different—it’s been just over four months since Shimp lost David

STEPHANIE SHIMP

Blue Plate’s Stephanie Shimp lost her partner David Burley in April—with the State Fair looming, how does she keep going?

BY STEVE MARSH

Burley, her business partner, her former husband, her “person,” as she says, to a horriﬁc motorcycle accident last spring.

“So, I’m in charge of his house now,” she says. “I’m in charge of his estate— I’m the trustee. I’ve got to go to court on Monday. There’s the insurance claims, the bike...” She’s sitting across from me, very composed, in a beige shift dress with her trademark ﬂuorescent cat eye frames, but she says she’s feeling overwhelmed,

constantly on the verge of tears—“snot running out, Tammy Faye tears”—and she wasn’t even sure she would be up for meeting me at The Kenwood this morning until she pulled up.

Small mercies—Shimp wasn’t responsible for the omelet and coffee just placed in front of her. The Kenwood is close to home, but it isn’t one of her and Burley’s seven Blue Plate restaurants—all neighborhood joints, like The Lowry here in Uptown, The Freehouse in the North Loop, and their ﬂagship spot, Highland Grill over in St. Paul.

“Thankfully, he doesn’t have a lot of stuff,” she says. “He was an experience maximalist and a stuff minimalist.” They ﬁrst met waiting tables together at the Nicollet Island Inn. Burley was an émigré from Australia, an ex-military, über-capable mensch, and Shimp was a recent U of M grad, moved up to Minneapolis from her childhood home near Lake Pepin. Shimp and Burley bought the Highland Grill when they were both in their 20s, and their marriage only lasted three years, but their partnership lasted 35—until this past spring.

When did you start working in restaurants? My ﬁrst job was at a Dairy Queen in Lake City when I was 13. I lied about my age to get the job.

Did you like it? Sure. Was it my lifelong dream to work at a Dairy Queen? No. I loved that I learned so much at that job though.

When did it become “This is who I am?” I quickly learned waiting tables was a great way to maximize your

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David was invincible—he was larger than life; he filled the room, and so it just creates such a vacuum.”

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earnings in a short amount of time.

How big of a Sliding Doors moment was meeting David while waiting tables together at Nicollet Island Inn? Do you remember the day you met? I don’t remember. I had a

ton of friends that were working there. I mean, I’m still close friends with four or five people from that restaurant, from that time in my life.

Waiting tables is such a “once more into the breach!”–style bond. We

Burley’s children didn’t love the term “celebration of life” for his memorial at The Freehouse. “So we came up with Last Call,” says Shimp.

The restaurant community showed up at Last Call. Close to 1,000 attended, including Mayor Frey and restaurateurs such as Larry D’Amico and Christina Nguyen.

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“There were at least a dozen people who we ﬁred—who I thought hated our guts—who came up and said, ‘I got my shit together after David ﬁred me,’” she says.

bonded over the job, over a sense of adventure, over the dream. David grew up in the school of hard knocks, like I did.

When did you and David start dating? Eventually. I don’t remember exactly when.

And how many years before you decided to buy a restaurant together? A year or two.

How does it go from “I love this” to “I want to be in charge”? Some of that comes from the not-fully-developed brain of a 21-yearold, right?

Not a great assessment of risk. Not totally cooked yet. But probably for the best, because had I known all of the risks, I probably wouldn’t have done it, right?

No. What do you have to lose at 22? I was making payments on a 1987 Honda Accord hatchback that had been salvaged, a totaled car that my dad ﬁxed up. That’s it. I lived with a girlfriend who also worked at the inn. And David left home at 14 and had a series of odd jobs and landed in the United States. So, he was 25, but you’re still invincible at that age.

And so the two of you bought it together? Found it in classiﬁeds of the Star Tribune for under $10,000. The barrier to entry was low in the early ’90s.

So, you were romantically involved with David, and you now owned a restaurant together. What was your bond like at that point? I think the bond was, “Let’s build something. Let’s adventure together.” I think when you come from nothing and you have no safety net, why not?

You would egg each other on? I wouldn’t say egg each other on; I would say, “We can do this. We’re good at this. Let’s grow something.”

What kind of restaurant did you set out to make? A neighborhood place where you could belong. Just like the café in the small town that I grew up in— we wanted to recreate that. Keep in mind, we opened in March of ’93. There were no neighborhood restaurants. We helped create the neighborhood restaurant category.

What kind of guy was David when he was in his mid-20s? He worked really hard. He wanted to create something like I did, as well as create ﬁ nancial security. When you grow up without financial security, you’ve got a couple of choices— continue to live like that or get out.

He was motivated to make something that would be successful. There were only a couple of breakfast joints like Perkins, and Al’s Breakfast was around, which was fantastic.

So, the model really wasn’t there for you. If you did breakfast, you did breakfast. You didn’t have cocktails or dinner. And if you were a dinner place, you didn’t offer breakfast. I wouldn’t say we created the category, but we certainly helped create the category.

Then in ’95 you get married, and by ’98 you divorce. To borrow the Gwyneth Paltrow term, we consciously uncoupled. was a lawyer that came into the Highland Grill who worked at one of the prominent downtown ﬁ rms, and his specialty was succession planning for multigenerational, big family businesses. And he had this process that he took them all through. So, we went through this process with him probably over six months.

Helpful. And at the end of it, we’re like, “We’re partners, and we’re really good at this, and we’re not so good at this. So, let’s keep doing this—which is the restaurant—and let’s not do this anymore. We don’t have any kids or anything, so let’s get divorced.” It was really intentional.

Very mature. I’ve learned to golf recently, and it’s like a mulligan. Thirty-ﬁve years later and we’re still together in business— that’s not a failure.

And Blue Plate, your restaurant company, eventually became a huge success. But it started out with this idea of making things from scratch, working with local purveyors, serving local neighborhoods. [Long pause I’m trying to think of a better way to say this, but my brain is fried.

It’s OK. You’re hanging in. What grief does to your body is just insane. I still cry every day. I felt it coming on when we ﬁrst sat

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down, and then it went away. My brain is mush. I don’t sleep. I don’t eat. That’s the most food I’ll probably eat today.

Grief can make you an automaton. His son called me from the accident scene.

That day? Five minutes after the accident.

Oh man. I started driving to Regions. And the hospital called me because I was listed as his next of kin. And when the hospital calls you and they’re saying, “Take your time, be careful, drive safe,” it’s not a good sign.

So you’re running how many restaurants right now? Seven plus the fair.

And the fair is coming. Oh, yeah. The fair’s coming. David was such a rock at the fair. We’re a team. The air-conditioning going out this morning at Edina Grill, I didn’t really deal with stuff like that because David just took care of it.

Do you have anybody that has been able to step up in that role? Everyone has stepped up—my leadership team is fantastic. They’ve all taken on more responsibility. But it is a lot, and I get off track, but then I’m like, no, I’m not off track, I just have three or four full-time jobs right now. There’s a criminal case, too, so I’m going to court on Monday to represent his estate and his family. I’m hoping that guy goes to jail for a super long time.

He better. I hope. David was invincible—he was larger than life; he ﬁlled the room, and so it just creates such a vacuum.

He was 58. I heard he was starting to think about his 60th birthday party, and acquiring this legendary bike—a 1949 Vincent Black Shadow—was a lifelong dream of his. Lifelong dream. And he was on it for 10 minutes. I always say, whether it’d be a show like Survivor or whether we’re in a true apocalyptic event, you want to be on David’s team. Even if it

seems insurmountable or we don’t know what we’re doing, we’ll figure it out.

So that was one of the primal appeals of being his partner. I always felt safe. “Safe” has so many connotations, but I always felt we always had each other’s back—there was so much trust, there was so much transparency, and we both have, obviously, a lot of drive.

He sounds like a very driven, hard-ass character. But at the same time, I understand he put his personal cell phone number at the bottom of every check? Every check.

Why? He personally handled every complaint that came in, except when we were on vacation. The last few years he’s like, “I really want to just go.” He went home for almost six weeks to Australia this Christmas, and we took it over for him while he was gone.

What about you? I think about Phil

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Roberts at Parasole—running restaurants into his 80s. Do you see yourself doing that? Too early—I don’t even know.

Before this happened, did you guys see yourselves in this business in 10 years? In this business, yes. Probably the makeup of it would look a little different. I could see us having a little more free time.

Are you good at delegating? We’ve gotten better at it. And we have a really good team, but they’re all doing so much more, and I’m doing so much more. Like this morning, the air-conditioning going out, I really didn’t deal with that stuff much because David did it. When my kids were younger, like 8 and 10, and some jerk threw a brick through the window at Longfellow Grill to steal a couple of liquor bottles in the middle of the night, I can’t leave my 8- and 10-year-old at home alone and drive over and meet the cops, so David would do that. Eventually it became almost a joke, like, “Shimp, what do you even need keys for?”

I don’t open; I don’t close; I’m not going to go in the middle of the night. When he died, I realized I don’t even know how to get in the restaurant anymore. And he did that for me as a gift. It wasn’t because I’m not capable; he was just like, “Shimp, you can’t do that.”

What did you give to him? He didn’t like dealing with people. I was more of the hiring, the HR, the counseling, and the guests. A couple weeks before he died, I was coming home from Rome—my daughter spent her second semester there, so my son and I went over. Coming home from Rome, I’m on the plane, he texts me, “Are you coming to this happy hour thing at Freehouse tonight?” I’m like, “David, I’ve been in the same clothes for 18 hours. I haven’t had a shower.” He’s like, “No, Shimp, you have to come. I can’t do this by myself.”

He needed you for the human touch stuﬀ. He can do it, but he is not comfortable.

So there are things you guys are wired differently for that you needed each other for. Or like the fair. I am everything outside of the building and he was everything inside the building. Yes, I know what’s going on inside the building too—I know how to make everything; I could open the cooler and go, “Oh, shit, we’re going to run out of whipped cream,” or whatever. And yes, he went outside the building, too, but responsibility-wise, he would hate the PR stuff; he’d hate to be doing the radio interview.

Doesn’t like a television hit? No.

Do you like it? I learned to, yeah.

Being good at them isn’t in everybody’s skill set either. David was better if he just stayed focused on the doing. We both can cook, we’re both good at hospitality, we both know what we’re looking for in staff, but he didn’t really want to

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Clinic services for all ages,

Gilded Lilies

The Minnesota State Fair’s unofficial ﬂower, the canna lily, is a tropical plant unexpectedly thriving in a relatively harsh environment. How did thousands of the ﬂowers land in Falcon Heights?

FOOTNOTES

Stories kicking up dust.

It’s been a crazy summer, but we still weren’t prepared to run into two Minnesota Wild hockey players at a rave. Gotta admit, it was pretty chill to see Jake Middleton and Marc-Andre Fleury at Breakaway Music Festival, oontzoontzing to Tiësto.

The Bulb

If you’ve been to the Minnesota State Fair— even once in, say, the last 116 years—chances are you’ve seen its canna lilies, even if your overstimulated brain didn’t fully register them. These tall, tropical, primarily red and orange flowers—which conveniently bloom the brightest in late August’s hottest days—have been part of the Minnesota State Fair’s landscape since the early 1900s, when the fair’s first greenhouse manager, George Rudolph, fell for the garden displays at the Paris Exposition and brought the concept back home. “He loved plants like cannas and coleus from the very beginning, and they became an homage to him,” says State Fair archivist Keri Huber—so much so that, even today, the 5,000 to 7,500 cannas around the State Fair are considered the fair’s unofficial flower and were prominent on the fair’s first “Featured Design” collection last year.

The Growth

According to State Fair horticulture manager Mindy Walter, Rudolph conveniently fell in love with a plant that doesn’t require a ton of care— but she and her team do spend the entire year caring for cannas. “Every few months, you have to mess with them, unlike perennials,” she says. After the crowds leave in mid-September, the team harvests thousands of bulbs, which they store in the fair’s 12,000-square-foot greenhouse’s cellar. Around February, they bring the bulbs out, clean them oﬀ, and plant them in a sand bench, where they grow until they’re transferred to pots in the spring. By late summer, they’re ready for their close-up.

The Bloom

And while the displays offer much-needed visual relief in a sea of chaos and movement, Walter and other fair teams strategically place gardens to subtly direct traffic. “People will go around flowers,” she explains. Walter changes her designs every year, adding new colors and varieties in her gardens at Snelling Avenue’s main entrance and throughout the grounds. “Cannas really do love the hottest time of year,” Walter says. “You just know you’re going to get a really wonderful display”—as long as you remember to look for them.

And we know money gets thrown around at CōV, but after spying T-Wolves head honcho Tim Connelly with T-Wolves folk hero Naz Reid the bar, we were still shocked to see all the zeroes in the contract Reid signed a few weeks later: ﬁve years, $125 million!

So OK, sure, when it comes to the summer sausage getting made, we can be snoopy, but we’re nothing like Hormel Foods employee who absconded with Hormel’s topsecret recipes before popping up in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, competitor Johnsonville. Jeez!

GOLDEN VALLEY SHOPPING CENTER

Paster Properties, a Minneapolis-based developer, has purchased the eight-acre, circa-1953 Golden Valley Shopping Center (at Highway 55 and Winnetka) from the local family that owned it. Built during the golden age of suburbanization, the center—which strongly evokes the 1950s in its minimalist construction—contains a sea of parking and a mixture of old and new tenants. Down in the Valley and Ragstock may provoke memories. If you want to know what’s about to happen to GVSC, take a drive by Texa-Tonka Shopping Center, due south in St. Louis Park. It looked similarly forlorn less than a decade ago when Paster bought it, embarking on a renovation that refined and emphasized the center’s midcentury vibe with a touch of modernism—adding a notable patina of cool that ultimately attracted a dynamic mix of tenants to the flagging strip mall. The GVSC mall is not in desperate straits; it’s 85 percent leased. Paster is working with Underhill Architects on a development plan. Cosmetic renovations should start later this year, according to Paster, with more to come in 2026. Mike Sturdivant, Paster principal, says the city of Golden Valley would like to see a grocery on the site, while he thinks fitness, food and beverage, and beauty are potential leasing targets. He calls the site “a fantastic piece of real estate, a fantastic opportunity.”

—Adam Platt

Speaking of sausage making, we found out Carmy Berzatto, the main character in FX’s The Bear (played by Jeremy Allen White), grew up a fan of Minneapolis hardcore punk when we spied a Dillinger Four poster in his childhood bedroom.

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These guys are probably thinking, “If faith is the size of a mustard seed—that’s a lot of faith.”

BLUE-RIBBON PANEL

This court decides who assembled the best crop art at the State Fair.

by steve marsh

● THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR HAS BEEN PRODUCING VIRAL MOMENTS for 166 years and counting. Whether it’s the life-size butter sculpture of Theodore Roosevelt in 1910 or last year’s deep-fried ranch dressing, we can always count on the fair to provide a topical distraction from summer’s impending doom. But in recent years, one fair activity has out-memed them all: the crop art exhibit. Two years ago, a record

238 elaborately designed, painstakingly crafted pieces of seedy assemblage were submitted to the annual competition, in turn inspiring a deluge of social media tweets, Instagrams, and TikToks. Last year, the record was shattered once again, with more than 350 submitted pieces.

Gigi Berry is the local artist and prominent social media presence behind Gigi’s Flair Emporium, her shop for designer enamel pins—think pin versions of Prince’s gold First Ave star or Lizzo’s inﬂatable MTV Awards booty. This year will be Berry’s fourth year as a crop art judge—in 2022, she became the ﬁrst Black judge in a competition that was inaugurated back in 1965.

“It took me a while to shake off my whole I’m from Atlanta thing,” she says

over our breakfast interview in Uptown. “But now I really love being one of y’all.”

Berry was brought into the fold by fellow crop art judge Damon Kelsey, the son of longtime State Fair farm crops superintendent Ron Kelsey. Ron Kelsey and his wife, Jeanne Kelsey, hail from tiny Lamberton, Minnesota, but two of their children have made their careers in the Cities while continuing to participate in their father’s Ag-Hort empire (Damon is a crop art judge, while Anna’s judged scarecrows in the past). Berry met Damon through the Flip Phone drag brunch community—Damon is a fashion designer who’s helped put together looks for several drag queens. “You can catch me and my pins at all the gay stuff,” Berry says. “Because the gays buy!”

The deadline for submission delivery is Sunday, August 17, and that evening, the superintendent’s team will separate the pieces into two classes, amateur and advanced, and further organize them into more than 30 categories, such as whether the seeds used are naturally colored or dyed, or if the work is an object (like a doll) or wearable (like a high-heeled shoe). Then they’ll lay them all out to be judged.

On the following morning, just days before the fair starts on Thursday, August 21, Berry says she will report to the Ag-Hort Building for a full day of judging. Berry says it’s a long day, but she loves hanging around the Kelsey family. “They always provide a lunch,” she says. “And I just love them—they’re such kind folks. Their love for the fair is so inclusive of all Minnesotans, and it makes me love the fair even more.”

Last year, Ron Kelsey took a step back from overseeing the crop art competition, hiring Marta Shore, a biostatistician at the University of Minnesota and a seed artist herself, to manage it. Shore says she hopes to increase this year’s team of judges from four to six to help with the ever-increasing volume of art. “And as long I get any say,” Shore says, “Gigi will be back.”

Shore believes it’s important to cultivate a diversity of expertise among her cast of judges—some have spent entire careers in

field notes

agriculture, while others, like Berry, are there for their artistic eye and cultural literacy. “Gigi has a masterful knowledge of pop and internet culture,” she says, alluding to the wide range of subjects artists manifest with their seeds, whether a portrait of Naz Reid or the landscape of a temporary body of water in a burrito chain parking lot. As Berry says, “I can help answering a question like, ‘What’s a Lake Chipotle?’”

“We can get a little caught up in our roles,” Shore admits. “But ultimately, Gigi is in tune with the spirit of crop art—she has a deep love for the fair.”

There are technical guidelines for the submissions, obviously—rules outlining what seeds can and can’t be used (there was a big hubbub in 2023 when the non-native varietal of the mustard seed was banned, only to be reinstated a year later) and rules against obscenity and slander. Both Shore and Berry admit that much of the more political subject matter—whether it’s anti-Trump stuff pro-choice stuff—leans left. Berry attributes this bent to the fact that the crop art display is one of the few forums where a local artist is certain of an audience that reps the entire political spectrum. “I don’t think Minnesotans are as boisterous as I am,” she says, “but this is one of the only places where you can be the loudest thing in the room without saying a thing.”

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Shore believes all the activist messaging might be due to an even more practical reason. “I like to joke,” she says, “that it’s because only liberals are stupid enough to spend hundreds of hours on something that has no value.”

When it comes down to the actual dispensation of ribbons, both Berry and Shore say it’s more about the spirit of a piece than any down-to-thedecimal scoring system. The judges consider sophistication of construction—whether the artist dumped their seeds on a surface or placed each one with precision—as well as innovative use of seeds (you’d be surprised) and, ﬁnally, if the piece is in communion with that Minnesota State Fair zeitgeist. Regardless, the judges are always able to come to a consensus.

“It’s really fun, and it’s not cutthroat at all,” Berry says, laughing. “Nobody is cussing me out over seed art.” How Minnesotan. ■

3,000+

Number of screaming fans waiting at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport when The Beatles landed at 4:15 pm from Chicago. Some fans broke through security and ran up the plane’s stairs. Rather than stopping by their hotel, downtown Minneapolis’s Leamington Motor Inn, management brought the group straight to Metropolitan Stadium for a preshow press conference (pictured). The most notable moment of the conference? Employees at B-Sharp Music in Minneapolis gifted George Harrison a 12-string Rickenbacker guitar, which he played a couple of months later on “If I Needed Someone.”

28,000–30,000

Number of tickets sold for the Metropolitan Stadium show. As the former Twins and Vikings stadium, which sat where Mall of America is now, could have ﬁt 40,000, it was the only performance on the 1965 tour that didn’t sell out.

The Beatles in Minnesota

It’s hard to believe that one of the world’s best-known bands only played one show in Minnesota—but for almost everyone involved, The Beatles’ single foray into our Cities was unforgettable. After local concert promoter Ray “Big Reggie” Colihan underestimated the band’s popularity and failed to book them in Minnesota for their 1964 tour, he and Chicago’s Ed Pazdur doubled down on bringing the group to Metropolitan Stadium in August 1965. But Big Reggie fumbled the bag once again: Fearing Beatlemania and frenzied fans overtaking Bloomington and beyond, he got cold feet and completely underpromoted the show, and it didn’t even come close to selling out. Even so, the legendary night was packed with wild stories, from the Minneapolis Tribune intern who dressed up in a server’s uniform and got herself into The Beatles’ hotel room, to the Twins’ equipment manager Ray Crump introducing them to sauna culture for the ﬁrst time, to a little tussle with local police when (unfounded) rumors arose of Paul McCartney hosting an underage girl. Afterward, the group’s management swore they would never return to Minneapolis—and, with the exception of a few solo shows, they kept their promise. At least we had one incredible hard day’s night.

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150

Number of security guards and ushers booked to work the show. Security rules were strict: Before the show, DJ and Twin Cities media icon Bill Diehl announced that if anyone left their seats and headed onto the ﬁeld, the show would immediately stop. Photographers weren’t allowed onto the ﬁeld, either—the only close-up photos in existence of this show were taken by tour manager Bob Bonis.

$2.50–$5.50

Cost of tickets (which, today, would still have only been about $25 to $55). All tickets were sold by mail before the show—none in person or over the phone.

Length of the show, in minutes. The band played 11 songs, including “I Feel Fine,” “Ticket to Ride,” “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “A Hard Day’s Night,” and “Help!”

8/21/1965

Date of The Beatles’ only concert in Minnesota, which hits its 60th anniversary this month.

Dr. Lexi Lippe

MARTHA ROSSINI

Back in 1979, Martha Rossini started selling chocolate chip cookies at the State Fair out of one 9-by-11-foot booth. Now, 46 years later, Sweet Martha’s Cookie Jar has three locations at the fair, and her cookies are the biggest seller during the 12-day event—with 3 million sold a day, she more than doubles up the second-place Pronto Pup.

OCCUPATION: Co-founder, Sweet Martha’s Cookie Jar

TWIN CITIAN SINCE : 1951

What was your first job here? I worked at the House of Wong in Roseville from the age of 16 to 27. It helped me pay my way through college.

What do you consider the highest character trait in a Minnesotan? Living through the four wonderful seasons and enjoying each one!

The lowest character flaw? Not shoveling the snow oﬀ your sidewalk.

What’s your first State Fair memory? Going to the Grandstand to collect all the free pamphlets; walking through the Food Building and getting a Peters Wiener for a dime!

What’s the most romantic place at the State Fair? Ye Old Mill.

What’s the first (savory) thing you eat at the fair every year? I can’t start the fair without a Pronto Pup and Fresh French Fries.

Favorite place at the fair where you can find a seat? A table at the Ball Park Cafe, in the back of Dino’s Gyros, and a booth at The Peg. Can’t forget ribs and live music at RC’s BBQ!

Do you have any sacred fair traditions? Ride the Skyride at night, watch the daily parades, visit the newborns at the Miracle of Birth Center, and marvel at the crop art. As a former elementary school art teacher, I also make it a point to visit the Education Building to see the artwork of all the students. Oh, and of course the butter sculptures!

Where do you get breakfast/coffee at the fair? Coﬀee and cookies at our booth. Cookies do have eggs in them. ;)

Do you have a favorite gym or workout studio? Pilates at Deﬁning You three days a week and Statera two days a week.

Who does your hair? Skin care? Mike Waldstein at Sola Salon does my hair, and Sarah Kurn gives the best facials.

Favorite antiques shop? My sisters and I love getting lost in Missouri Mouse on Selby Ave.

Do you have a favorite Midway ride? The Great Big Wheel.

Do you collect anything from the fair? The annual Minnesota State Fair buttons.

Who’s the most important artist from Minnesota? Jim Denomie.

What’s their essential work of art? His paintings are profound.

What’s your all-time favorite Grandstand concert? Neil Diamond in 1972, The 5th Dimension in 1977, and The Beach Boys in 1992.

What does the fair really need?

More Skyrides up to the north end of the fairgrounds!

How do you relax after the fair wraps every year? By enjoying our annual postfair party with all our outstanding employees who make it all happen!

Culture

sheila e. and the e-train

▲ Nobody keeps time like Sheila E. The famed percussionist and former Prince collaborator made it big in the ’80s with songs like “The Glamorous Life” and “A Love Bizarre,” launching her solo career oﬀ the Purple Rain recording sessions. She has six shows on the books at the Dakota that will surely lock in the groove. Aug. 5–8. Dakota

The Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse

Two of the best indie-rock bands unite for this double billing. Could they form a supergroup? Flaming Mouse or Modest Lips? Aug. 15. Armory

Steve Miller Band

You already know the iconic songs from the ’70s: “The Joker,” “Jet Airliner,” “Take the Money and Run.” Now, “Fly Like an Eagle” toward the band’s State Fair set, and discover that while they still play the hits, Miller has more recently entered a blues-rock phase. Aug. 28. State Fair Grandstand

Nine Inch Nails

Lately, Trent Reznor and frequent collaborator Atticus Ross have been known for their spine-tingling, slow-building movie soundtracks—see The Social Network, Gone Girl, and Challengers to get a sense of their chilly soundscapes. Now, Reznor is resurrecting the industrial-rock band he made his name with, and Ross has joined the band. Aug. 17. Xcel Energy Center

Melissa Etheridge and Indigo Girls

The singer-songwriter queens, who have all been releasing hits and hard-hitting anthems for the better part of four decades now (including a resurgence of the Girls’ “Closer to Fine” as part of the Barbie soundtrack in 2023), bring their nationwide Yes We Are Tour to the fair. Aug. 24. State Fair Grandstand

The South Africa–born, Colorado-based indie folkster takes his banjos alfresco. Aug. 19. Festival Field

Lil Wayne

The rapper behind songs like “A Milli” and “Lollipop” released his new album, Tha Carter VI, in June—just don’t be a sucker if he cancels this show, which has been known to happen with his Minnesota tour dates in the past. Aug. 20. Target Center

Atmosphere and Friends

You can’t talk about Minneapolis hip-hop without mentioning the pioneering sound of Atmosphere, the duo of rapper Slug and producer Ant, who helped put independent label Rhymesayers Entertainment on the map. Their Grandstand show will also feature fellow inﬂuential rappers Cypress Hill, Lupe Fiasco, and The Pharcyde. Aug. 23. State Fair Grandstand

Linkin Park

Let go of your angst at alt-rock band Linkin Park’s ﬁrst Minnesota show in a decade, featuring new lead singer Emily Armstrong, who took over after the passing of former frontman Chester Bennington. Aug. 27. Target Center

Tate McRae

The So You Think You Can Dance ﬁnalist–turned–pop princess drives her “Sports Car” (er, tour bus) right up to the X this month. Aug. 13. Xcel Energy Center

Benson Boone

We’ll be ﬂipping to Benson Boone, as the blue-jumpsuitclad artist of the hit song “Beautiful Things” is wont to perform high-ﬂ acrobatics.

Xcel Energy Center

Unauthorized Parody of Saw

If you thought the one thing missing from the blood, gore, and mind games of the Saw movies was… music and dancing…apparently you’re in luck. The parody story of the first film brings audiences right back to the day Lawrence Gordon and Adam Stanheight met while trapped in a disgusting bathroom— but it looks a little different this time. Aug. 23. Pantages Theatre

Meter

WHAT’S GOING ON

THIS AUGUST. by peter diamond and madison bloomquist

beauty and the beast

In a tale as old as time, the bookish Belle and her beastly beau— and an entire castle’s worth of furniture and homewares brought to life—dance and dazzle through 18th-century France in Disney’s ﬁrst North American production of the musical in more than two decades, complete with the Oscar-winning and Tony-nommed score. Aug. 5–17. Orpheum Theatre

The Fray

It was impossible not to hear The Fray’s big singles in the early ’00s—“Over My Head (Cable Car)” and “How to Save a Life” were everywhere on the radio and shows like Grey’s Anatomy the 20th anniversary of their debut album, which brought us those hits, the alt-rock band’s tour is coming to Minneapolis. The Fillmore Minneapolis

Deftones

Metalheads and former skater kids, this one’s for you: 25 years after the release of their seminal and more experimental album White Pony, Deftones are bringing their arena tour to Minneapolis, with Phantogram and The Barbarians of California opening. Aug. 29. Target Center

Ray LaMontagne

The singer-songwriter’s acoustic coﬀee shop vibes get an upgraded setting at the historic theater on Hennepin. Aug. 31. Orpheum Theatre

cat video festival

witchy woman

STEVIE NICKS

The Fleetwood Mac frontwoman, two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, eight-time Grammy nominee (and, with Fleetwood Mac, Grammy winner), and proliﬁc solo songstress who has inﬂuenced everyone from Mary J. Blige and Beyoncé to Taylor Swift and Harry Styles hits the road with a nineshow mini tour. Aug. 19.

Xcel Energy Center

Cat lovers, rejoice: After trying to include in a video festival last year, the kitty-only fest is back. And this time, it’s BYOC (that is, bring your own cat attendees can bring their leashed, ideally dressed up, super-ideally well-behaved wannabe video stars right on the ﬁeld. Aug. 14.

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taste

COFFEE INSIDER

A new coﬀee shop opens in the unlikeliest (or likeliest?) of places.

● IT’S A BEAUTIFUL THING when seamlessly symbiotic relationships emerge in the restaurant world—especially when said symbiosis brings both standout Japanese fare and exceptional coffee to a Minneapolis neighborhood. Red Coral Coffee opened a few months ago inside Longfellow’s Okome House. Owner Ben Wu operates on weekdays before the restaurant opens at 4:30 pm, mixing chai lattes and steaming cappuccinos at a mini coffee bar off the kitchen. Wu is Taiwanese American, and there are Taiwanese highlights on the

menu: shaken iced black tea with a frothy cap, three fragrant oolongs, and black sugar as an add-in sweetener. He has some perennial coffee shop favorites, too: an extra-smooth salted caramel latte; an affogato; and an espresso cola made with a baby-pink Japanese cola that bubbles up through the dark espresso. Mostly, though, Wu just wants to make good coffee—he puts equal stock in his Americanos, cortados, and $3 drip. Before dinner plans kick off, come get properly caffeinated. 4457 42nd Ave. S., Mpls., 612-888-1050 —Justine Jones

PULSE

cravings

Sota’s “Everything Zen” dirty soda is a citrusy mix of Mountain Dew with passion fruit, blue raspberry, and lemon.

Dirty Pop

The dirty soda craze is catching hold in the Twin Cities.

Who knew that a beverage trend from Utah would take hold so ﬁercely in the North Country? Yup, we’re talking about the current craze for “dirty sodas,” i.e., sodas zhuzhed up with creams, sweet syrups, and fruits of all manner. The trend was

FRO-YO AT THE SCULPTURE GARDEN

In case you missed it: The hottest new bite at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden this year is also the coolest. The Walker Art Center partnered with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to bring Fro Yo Soul Sips and Snacks, a baby-blue roving frozen yogurt bus, to the Garden, where it’s been swirling cups of Dutch chocolate, Meyer lemon, and salted caramel fro-yo for the summer season. Also on the menu are hot dogs, veggie dogs, popcorn, beer and wine, and frozen lemonade. Hard to imagine a better bite (lick?) for sweltering summer days touring around Spoonbridge and Cherry

popularized by the St. George, Utah–based brand Swig—dirty sodas have many fans among the Mormon community, which of course abstains from alcohol, coffee, and tea but can get down with a dirty Dr Pepper mixed with coconut cream and lime. Around here, local chain Sota has been leading the dirty soda charge (though Sota appropriately calls it dirty “pop”). Sota opened its first location in Maple Grove in late 2024; it still regularly draws lines out the door. A second in St. Louis Park followed, and another in Edina is forthcoming. Dirty soda is a pick-yourpoison kind of situation—maybe it’s Fanta with vanilla and cream or Mountain Dew with peach and raspberry puree—but if you don’t know where to start, go for Sota’s flavor of the week, always served over pebble ice. Multiple locations, 612-444-3088, sotashopmn.com

raves & rants

POP UP

INCUBATORS

It’s hard to quantify the impact of pop-ups on the broader Twin Cites food scene—suﬃce to say, though, that it’s signiﬁcant. Some of the smallest players pack the biggest punch in terms of dynamism and, of course, deliciousness: Take Marty’s Deli, which evolved from a roving pop-up to Minneapolis’s most viral sandwich shop, or Jook Sing, by chefs Mike Yuen and Tony Gao, making some of the most innovative modern Chinese American food out there. We also have to give our laurels, though, to the spaces that give them room to grow. Bar Brava on Washington Avenue is a big one, always willing to take a chance on a killer Reuben sandwich (Kinsley’s Smokehouse Deli) or hot Vietnamese fried chicken (Khue’s Kitchen). Then there’s Picnic Linden Hills, Hyacinth, Wise Acre Eatery, and even retail shop Bench Pressed providing vital platforms for some of the most exciting cooking and baking and beverage making happening in our Cities. Give them space and watch them grow.

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EAT LOCALLY, PLOT GLOBALLY

For now, let’s call it the James Beard Eﬀect.

by stephanie march

● SITTING AT A COMMUNAL TABLE in a Chicago restaurant in June, I was queried about my place of origin by the man across the table. When I said Minnesota, he brightened up: “Oh, Yia Vang!” Now, granted, it was the James Beard Awards weekend, and we were sitting at John’s Food and Wine while a live podcast of food folks was happening right in front of us, but still. This chef from Charlotte, North Carolina, had met Vang last year and formed a friendship that led to collaboration dinners: Vang state of the plate

went to their restaurant, and soon they’d be coming to Vinai.

Later that day, I attended a panel where Karyn Tomlinson of Myriel ran into a friend from her recent trip to the MAD Academy in Copenhagen, right before I got to say hello to Lyndsay C. Green, the restaurant critic at the Detroit Free Press, whom I had met in New York last year.

At another event the next day, I watched as the crew from Hai Hai moved about the room warmly greeting humans that I’d never seen before, from chefs to oyster shuckers. After Christina Nguyen’s win last year, the team knew they wanted to come back, even just to provide snacks at the after-party, so that they could be in the mix.

The last time I went to the James Beard Awards was in 2019, the year Ann Kim won. The vibe was different. I went to a pre-party event that felt too large and too sponsored, totally impersonal. After the show, people spilled out from the audito-

rium and met their people and then jetted off to private parties. I managed to crash my way into a few classy after-parties, but it felt pretty gated. Fun, but a little bit of a pick-me weekend.

This year was different, and how could it not be? After the blowup of 2020 and 2021, when they shut the awards down, the Beards had to fully reconﬁgure. I knew they had reworked their voting protocols, but I didn’t know they were working on the format of the weekend, which translated to more smaller events, more inclusion with the public and private attendees, and more time in actual Chicago restaurants.

Clockwise from left: Karyn Tomlinson (center) and the Myriel crew; Adam and Jeanie Janas Ritter (left), owners of Bûcheron, in the spotlight; Shigeyuki Furukawa of Kado no Mise

People had opportunities to gather and discuss, not just drink and suck down picanha sandwiches in the back of Publican Quality Bread (though this was a highlight, if I’m being honest). Questions were allowed and answered, and most people I talked to didn’t shy away from topics—honesty and vulnerability seemed to be on the table.

Now, I’m not saying everything was perfect. I still gave a lot of feedback and noted ways in which I hope to see the foundation evolve, but throughout the weekend, the message was clear: We are stronger together.

It’s truly unfortunate that the Eater live stream of the awards show chose to cut out acceptance speeches, because there was an electric current connecting everyone who stepped on that stage to celebrate their teams and the immigrant professionals who were under attack: We don’t exist without each other.

The staggering truth of the service industry is that it’s the second-largest employer in the country, and that comes mostly from hundreds of thousands of independent shops that form the tapestry of hospitality stretching across America. That duality is both what provides for amazing diversity and what makes uniformity nearly impossible.

The industry is at a turning point in regard to labor, cost of goods, proﬁt models, mental health issues, and quality of life for everyone. Every day, I talk to local hospitalitarians who are trying to work it out for themselves; they were on my mind throughout that Chicago weekend, and there’s no doubt about this fact: Good ideas need to spread faster. What if these locals I talk to could ask about the new service model of John’s Food and Wine? Would they be inspired to talk to a chef from Philly about his relationships with urban growers? Would the dude talking about the path to ownership through co-op ﬁnancing be a good resource for our community?

I walked away with immense pride for Bûcheron; Myriel; and TPT’s Relish, hosted by Yia Vang, earning shiny medals that weekend. However, while this recognition was much deserved and earned, and the parties were undoubtedly fun, there was even more to sweeten the pie this year. The connections, the conversations, and the shared experiences and knowledge that passed between many at the event were, indeed, the most valuable treasures to bring home.

How do we get more of that? ■

The Nook’s Cheese Curds

So Fresh

Besties for Life

The Runyon and Casper names are Minnesota legend (think Runyon’s, Casper’s Cherokee, and many, many more spots).

Moskowitz Grumdahl

Best cheese curds outside of the Minnesota State Fair? Everyone knows they’re at the Nook, the nearly-100-year-old bar and burger joint owned by childhood besties, and now seasoned restaurant professionals, Ted Casper and Mike Runyon. The two bought the place in 2000, when it was still a 3.2, low-alcohol-beer bar, and eventually added fresh Ellsworth Creamery cheese curds to the menu. In 2009, they bought and connected vintage Ran-Ham Bowling Center downstairs. “None of it’s rocket surgery, as we say,” laughs Runyon. “Fresh cheese curds, Summit beer batter—if you can do it well, it’s worth doing right.” 492 Hamline Ave. S., St. Paul —Dara

Squeaky Cheese

Plain curds taste fresh and lively. Dill pickle curds are tangy and salty. The hot ones? You guessed it: They’re hot. Your pick?

“We grew up more like cousins than friends, and our moms were our ﬁrst employees at The Nook,” says Ted Casper.

Happy Accident

“We are both cooks and jump on the line if we need to,” says Casper. “We’re back there, and a piece of bacon fell into the cheese curds. We were like, ‘Hey! That’s a good idea.’” They messed around with it, and now the honeyglazed bacon cheese curd is their number two seller. They also have ﬂavors like ﬂaming hot and dill pickle.

The secret to good cheese curds: They have to be fresh. The Nook gets deliveries from Ellsworth at least three times a week, so the curds are rarely more than a few days from the cheese vat.

Home Boys

“We both went to high school across the street. We were both coming here since we were little,” says Casper.

“I get a cheeseburger, raw onion, 1919 Root Beer— I feel like I’m 7 again. It’s perfect.”

State Fair Annex

The Nook usually runs a couple State Fair–like specials, such as mini donuts. “Lots of people who come in from far away, they hit us the day before or after. We turn into one big reunion for everyone whose parents or grandparents grew up around here,” Runyon says.

A BAKER’S BAKER

Internationally famous for her technical know-how and good cheer, Solveig Tofte, of Sun Street Breads, is one of the best bakers we’ve ever had— so why is she leaving?

by dara moskowitz grumdahl

● BRIGHT AS A SUNBEAM, Solveig Tofte can be seen most mornings bubbling and chatting, flipping dough, and loading trays back at the bread tables of her very appropriately named Sun Street Breads, in south Minneapolis. It’s worth dragging your attention from the heaps of technically perfect everything by the cash register to

see her, hazel eyes dancing, smile lifting her glasses. Yes, look past the artistic architecture of laugen (pretzelized) croissants with whispers of salt in their sharp stripes; look past the buoyant-as-a-cloud but socrisp-you-hear-them-tear baguettes; look beyond the crumbly, perfect lattice of the fyrstekake almond cake—just like Grandma used to make, if we lived in our dreams.

Back behind the stacked-high miracles, Tofte seems to be doing nothing but putting the sun in Sun Street—laughing, beaming, chatting, encouraging, bustling. But here’s the secret: In her heart, she’s judging. Judgily.

Of course, we all judge baking, at least a little—this croissant is burnt, while that one is amazing. But Tofte judges her own baking and then turns her examining eye

on the world, packing her thermometer and knives and ﬂying around the globe to score other bakers on their bread’s hydration, fermentation, crust and crumb, color, overall ﬂavor, and more. She’s done this in Shanghai, Lyon, Istanbul, Petaluma, and too many other places to name.

Are you thinking, Baker, judge not, lest ye be judged? Check! Tofte has also been judged, in Paris, Chicago, San Francisco, and too many other places to name, all as part of her life as a keeper of the ﬂame of global baking’s heritage and future. She’s been judged while competing for a place on, and then captaining, Team USA in the worldwide baking contest La Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie, a competition that requires rigorous months of highstakes round-the-clock training. “It was

Previous page: Solveig Tofte, ready to bake. This page: When you’re at Sun Street Breads, don’t forget to get a loaf of bread to take home.

so hard,” Tofte recalls. “We were practicing once a month, ﬁve-day bursts where we’d run through our routine three days backto-back, go through critique, make all the changes to our formulas that the judges wanted, get a couple hours sleep, wake up, and do it again. We were so sleep deprived.”

In one of her many judgy roles, she not only helped create the criteria for professional certiﬁcation for artisan bakers through The Bread Bakers Guild of America—an organization where she’s served on several committees over the years and also presided as president—but she has also personally assessed whether many individual professional bakers are good enough to receive the professional certificates that will qualify them for

better jobs. She is also a founder of the Intergalactic Bakers Federation, a group dedicated to getting the world’s most technically proﬁcient ﬂour-arts professionals together to teach each other and connect with local communities.

Tofte is so judgy, in fact, she also critiques absolutely defenseless newborn wheat—she is one of the Twin Cities bakers to whom the University of Wisconsin–Madison turns when it has a new variety of wheat grown for artisan bakers and needs someone to determine whether it works in a kitchen—or doesn’t. She’s also at the top of the call list whenever a tote of something interesting pops into the lives of local millers—a tote of French red wheat, for instance, or a local Minnesota farm’s single-ﬁeld experimental harvest.

When she’s not judging or being judged, Tofte, the baker, is back at her wooden dough table and by all measures at the top of her game, the best there ever was. So why is she leaving Sun Street next spring?

Because having assessed and judged her

bakery’s current business model, she’s concluded it doesn’t work anymore for her and her husband and bakery co-owner, Martin Ouimet. Sun Street’s 15-year lease is up in March, and while they have a ﬁveyear option to renew, they’re not going to take it. As of this writing, their decadelong employees don’t want to carry the bakery forward either. “We’ve seen how hard you and Martin work; no thank you,” she reports them saying.

Should we see Sun Street like a hit Broadway show, opening in 2011 and gloriously closing March 2026? We could choose to do that.

If we like that as a metaphor, then please know Tofte and Ouimet will be following their Broadway smash with a new, smaller off-Broadway effort. Ouimet has been tinkering with barbecue and brisket, using the brand name Moon Cow, and it’s glorious: sensitively smoked, well charred, fatty here and meaty there, technically perfect brisket and ribs. See the smoke ring? Taste the elemental meat and smoke, the lush

quiver? Yup, that’s the good stuff ! Ouimet and Tofte care about technical excellence as much as anyone you’ll ever meet in food. Try to drop by Sun Street for one of their Thursday pizza nights, where Ouimet has been running this situation solo, using dough Tofte makes in the night. This teamwork results in the Twin Cities’ best Roman pizza, made with a wet dough that gets long like taffy and turns super crisp and dense in the oven. Or try their standard pizza—it’s tangy, ﬂuffy, classic California-bakery-style and easy to love.

Tofte and Ouimet met in San Francisco back when she was fresh out of the University of California Santa Cruz and working in the ’90s dot-com boom and he was working as an architect. They bonded over their love of the real over the virtual— so is it a surprise that next summer they’re going up to the realest place there is, the land of wolves, cold water, and pine: the North Shore? They bought some land in Grand Marais and plan to run a sandwich cart and barbecue trailer in a Grand Marais

alley a few days a week during the summer: Moon Cow. (If the name Tofte itself sounds very North Shore, you are right: Solveig Tofte’s great-grandfather was one of the brothers Tofte, ﬁshermen straight from Norway, for whom the town was named. Solveig Tofte’s early childhood was spent up on the North Shore, in a trailer home none too far from her then still-vital greatgrandmothers, who baked.)

In their future, Ouimet and Tofte plan to spend summers Up North but winters in town, where Tofte will continue to judge baking internationally, teach, and begin to gather her thoughts for her ﬁrst cookbook. Tofte ended up in the Twin Cities after her family went through the very 1970s Iron Range experience of having the local elementary school shut down and take her dad’s job with it. The family relocated to Minneapolis, where her mom, Karen Tofte, became a founding producer of Money and imparted a daily drumbeat of wisdom about not only keeping an eye on your money but also making sure to keep it in its proper role: supporting life, not replacing it.

I meet Tofte on her morning off at one of the shady tables at Lake Harriet, because it seems cruel to make this overnight baker spend another minute inside. She goes to sleep when so many of us are clocking our late-afternoon meetings so she can begin her work at 11 at night to assure we have our scones and toast in the morning. We talk about baking, that particular bit of life that is both eternal (the earliest archaeological evidence of baking that survives is from around 15,000 years ago, on the eastern Mediterranean) and forever brand-new (are you suddenly craving a cactus made of piped frosting, such as trendspotters adore this season in SoHo?)

Baking! The thing you do in your house with a box of cake mix. The thing they were doing in Pompeii when the ashes rained down, encasing a loaf of bread, allowing us all to see that bread in ancient Rome was much the same as bread today. Baking: the thing that births the slices of white on every cafeteria tray in every nursing home, college, and prison from sea to shining sea. Baking: one of the only modern jobs where if you time-traveled to medieval England or the ancient Egyptian court of Ramses

III, you could tell the locals what you do for a living and they’d understand before you ﬁnished your sentence.

Tofte speaks often of the “universal language” of baking. I tell her I want to know if we speak it here with a Minnesota accent. Tofte lifts her hazel eyes and gazes over the water, ﬁshing in her mind for the answer, and pulls up a surprising answer: Our accent is a culture of bread appreciation.

“Minnesotans will go out of their way to get a good loaf of bread because they know what it tastes like and why they value it,” says Tofte. “That’s why we have the baking scene we have.” Then she ticks off our many great bakeries on her ﬁngers, ﬁrst giving credit to the bakery that launched her career, Harvey McLain’s Turtle Bread, and then running through a who’s who of local brilliant bakers, like John Kraus at Patisserie 46, Chris MacLeod and Tiff Ri of whole-grain star Laune Bread, Nate Houge at Brake Bread, Sarah Botcher at Black Walnut, and too many more to include here. “Minnesotans just know that they can buy a good loaf of bread, cut it up, put it in the freezer, have good toast later; that’s our

Above: Sun Street spin-off Moon Cow BBQ now at the Kingfield Farmers Market and soon in Grand Marais. Opposite: Kingfield and Bergen breads.

culture.” And it’s unusual—if not unique, because of course that is also the culture in cities like San Francisco—but it is why we have so many national-caliber bakeries and so often pop up in James Beard Awards for baking or at international competitions.

The other bit of baking culture in which you can hear our Minnesota accent? “Rolls,” says Tofte. “Minnesotans appreciate rolls more than anywhere I’ve ever been. A round roll, a yeast roll, a ﬂuffy roll. If you have a ham, you have to have a roll. If it’s Thanksgiving, you have to have rolls. Sandwiches are better on a roll. That’s what’s different about Minnesota.”

I suddenly realize that I always thought that Sun Street’s holiday orders were about cider apple and malted pecan pie and, on the side, customers added Parker House rolls and sweet potato rolls to round out their order, but it might actually have been the other way around the whole time. Are our local cult burgers also about the rolls, the way the Parlour burgers come on Rustica rolls, currently baked by James Beard nominee Shawn McKenzie? I will think about this forever now.

But even if our Minnesota accent is heard in a general culture of bread appreciation and a love of good rolls, Tofte tells me, I’ve misunderstood the idea of a universal language of baking. It’s not on the eating side at all.

“The universal language of baking is problem-solving,” Tofte explains. “That’s what I like about the competition world. Everywhere in the world, bakers all have the same struggles and same triumphs. We all know what each other is going through.”

This dough won’t ferment; it’s too wet, too dry; it collapses; or it won’t color in the oven. The cinnamon sugar on the croissants won’t stay opaque and delicate the way it’s supposed to. Or something in the weather behind your wheat, or something that happened at the mill, or the ambient temperature today, is making the thing that always goes well go wrong.

“When I ﬁrst started, leaving my software job, my boss was like, ‘Where is the intellectual challenge?’” she recalls. “He

Top: Packaged cookies. Below: Sun Street laminate dough treats, including croissants, turnovers, and Danish.

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CORNER KICK

A St. Paul–based brand casts a wide net with sports lovers.

● DID YOU KNOW that a slip of a shop in St. Paul’s Mac-Groveland neighborhood is the home turf for a powerhouse in the global sporting goods game? Enter onto the playing

ﬁeld: Talisman and Co. What started as an idea to produce the perfect cap to support a football club has become a star player in the retail, wholesale, and customized product worlds. Leading the effort are Dustin Branan (a former professional soccer player who played for the Minnesota Thunder) and his wife, Bethany Branan, who have licensing deals with national and club teams. They

specialize in sports-themed apparel—hats, soccer kits, and tees—plus vintage, nostalgic Minnesota-speciﬁc goods and collaborations with brands and organizations like the NBA, USL, and Umbro (to name a few). “We want to encourage fans to ditch the dull and rep their club with unique bespoke gear,” says Bethany. Just as the shop’s name suggests, the Branans are on a mission to produce gear that stands out—“lucky charms” for every fan. Find Talisman and Co. at the corner of St. Clair and Cretin Aves. 2179 St. Clair Ave., St. Paul —Madeline Nachbar

Don’t Trip

Adaptogenic mushrooms are the new superfood, oﬀering cognitive, stress-reducing, and immune-boosting beneﬁts. Barker Wellness Co. gummies ($35), from Golden Fig Fine Foods, 794 Grand Ave., St. Paul, 651-602-0144; Aplós Arise herbal botanical spirit ($40), Fresh Steeps nitro energizing tea ($5), Brüwell balance seltzer ($5), and Alice Brainstorm and Nightcap functional chocolate mushrooms ($37 each), all from Marigold, 3506 Nicollet Ave., Mpls., and 2236 Carter Ave., St. Paul, shopmari.gold

Just Add Water

Elevated Bliss

This local edible brand combines kanna and cannabis in small doses for a fast-acting sunny—or sleepy—aid. THC Sunny melts, THC Super Sunny melts, THC and CBD Dreamy melts ($40 each), all from Mary and Jane, shopmaryandjane.com

Mood Boosters

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Victoria Sass, interior designer and owner of Prospect Refuge Studio, has expanded her world to include Prospect Refuge Gallery. It features a rotation of Midwest creatives and explores the broader conversation of collectible design. Its inaugural exhibit, Homecoming: Objects of Origin, on display in August, features Minnesota-born and New York–based ceramist Jeremy Anderson’s whimsical vessels, totemic lighting, and bronze furniture inspired by the spirit of Midwestern architecture. Fridays 2–6 pm or by appointment. 201 SE 6th St., Mpls., 612-789-2507 inside take

SWEET IVY LEVELS UP

A few drops a day may keep the doctor away. Kee liquid marine collagen ($65) and Anima Mundi schisandra rose elixir ($67), both also from Golden Fig Fine Foods

Whether you’re looking to relieve stress, wind down, or improve productivity and energy, turn to the wellness trend of natural elixirs, adaptogenic mushrooms, and THC products designed for maximum self-care.

PROSPECT REFUGE GALLERY

The future looks bright for locally owned Galleria sister stores Sweet Ivy and Littles. Owner Becky Leffler has jumped on a new, larger space (previously home to Parachute) to bring both concepts together under one roof. Sweet Ivy 2.0, slated to open early September, will brim with a wider assortment of women’s fashion and lifestyle goods with a tailored, feminine feel, while products from her baby and child boutique, Littles by Sweet Ivy— newborn through youth clothing (even “mommy and me” looks!), shoes, accessories, and gifts—will further enhance the mix. “I think ladies like variety, especially when shopping together,” says Leffler. “The new space will allow us 20 percent additional floor space, where we will provide contemporary lines to pair with our classic and coastal apparel.” Come late fall, Leffler will take over the old Sweet Ivy space for another iteration of her seasonal pop-up, Lodge Twenty Five, an après-skithemed concept that serves chic Alpine chalet vibes with faux furs, cold-weather accessories, cashmere sweaters, and holiday décor. Galleria, shopsweetivy.com

Left: Shop owners, including Parc’s Thao Nguyen, share the wins, trials, and tribulations that come with running a brick-and-mortar.

THE BOTTOM LINE

Insights into the local retail landscape.

by madeline nachbar

RETAIL IS, AND LIKELY ALWAYS WILL BE, CYCLICAL. The landscape is mercurial, and nearly all businesses rise or fall based on where the minds—and pocketbooks— of consumers are at when it comes to the variables that impact the marketplace. So where are things at today? With U.S. businesses and consumers bracing for the impacts of tariffs and the expected higher costs on imported goods, we took this moment to check in with the local retail set to get their take.

Though online shopping gets lots of attention in the headlines, brick-and-mortar continues to be strong in our strongest retail districts. Foot traffic ebbs and flows based on the calendar, weather, and road construction. Currently, we are in that summer phase when consumers shift their spending and time toward vacations and outdoor activities—yet we will soon slide into back to school (also known as “BTS”).

Key districts like Excelsior, Wayzata, and Stillwater certainly also benefit from the added “destination” quality of those areas. As it relates to road construction, the good news is that the dust has settled a bit from last year. Retailers that were hit particularly hard by roadwork in 2024, like Uptown’s Combine, are noticing a surge in foot traffic and slight increase in sales. Combine owner Michael Pickart does, however, anticipate cold feet when it comes to purchasing, not due to road blocks but instead economic uncertainty— for both wholesalers and consumers. Enter: tariffs. The situation surrounding the current status of tariffs is complex—with some in effect and others subject to court challenges and ongoing negotiation. Tariffs that are in place are significantly impacting the retail sector, leading to higher prices and disruptions in the supply chain. “The tariffs will come more into play with our autumn–winter 2025 orders,” says Pickart, who works to bring unique, international brands and collections to Minnesota. “We’re estimating cost increases across the board when it comes to imported goods.”

Another challenge some of the fashion retailers face is the ability to retain high-quality fabrics without scaring the customer away with price. 50th & France’s Bluebird Boutique owner Sacha Martin reports that costs for some of her clothing may go up 5 to 8 percent, which means she would have to double that amount in order to turn a profit.

For Molly Blanski, owner of North Loop women’s boutique Statement, the summer season has been down. “We were hopeful with a strong spring, but the summer has really plummeted,” says Blanski, who has completely rejiggered her buying strategy for the store due to current and impending tariffs. “I am definitely more aware of prices and their increases and shipping costs. All of this impacts our bottom line, so I have to plan accordingly, and unfortunately that means prices may have to go up for some brands.”

Retailers are finding themselves educating shoppers on why their goods have gone up in price (due to the increases set in place by their wholesale partners). For some store buyers, like Thao Nguyen, owner of North Loop women’s fashion boutique Parc, that means purchasing less quantity of a style. And when a size or style sells out early, it’s harder to reorder to meet the demand.

Mischief Toys’ co-owner Dan Marshall reports that 2025 is shaping up to be one of the “strangest and most challenging years ever” for his veteran toy store on Grand Avenue, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this October. “We’ve been racing to bring in as much inventory as we can before our vendors raise prices across the board. We’re also very worried that many items may be unattainable later in the year. This has put a huge strain on our employees and on our cash flow,” says Marshall.

A bright spot? Mischief’s sales have surged beyond all expectations—May was up 80 percent over last year, with June (at the time of reporting) on track for a 62 percent increase. “I don’t think we’ve ever

experienced that kind of growth in this business. It could be that our customers are also trying to buy toys before prices go up, but we feel it’s more likely a result of our customers’ approval of our decision to join a lawsuit against Trump’s tariffs,” says Marshall.

Marshall has received far more goodwill than negativity in response to the lawsuit. “We’d like to share the message that standing up to Trump is actually good for business,” he says. “I’d love to see many more companies take a similar stand.”

Meanwhile, with the saturated and everevolving e-commerce scene, Statement’s Blanski, who operates solely as a brickand-mortar with no online purchasing capabilities, is finding that just being open and offering exceptional service and products is not enough. “This reality is hard as a small business owner with a small team,” she says. “Consumers crave special events, deals, constant fresh content and updates. I’m aware of the desire; it can just be exhausting sometimes. It’s a healthy challenge, though—you can’t get too comfortable in this industry, can you?” Add to the mix the price increases, and she’s uncertain about the future for small shops.

Another bright spot? A handful of store owners find that their customers are actively choosing to shop local and buy quality product from a small business, even if it means spending more money.

Despite all of the uncertainty impacting consumerism, Marshall adds that buying local feels stronger than ever right now.

“Here on Grand Avenue, we’ve seen all of the national chain stores close up shop. Us indies are all that’s left, and we’re thriving,” he says. “People still want uniqueness, community, and great customer service—that’s what we all continue to offer.”

Sure, “shop local” is a buzzy tagline that people love to talk and post about on social media, but those burning the midnight oil, like Blanski, stress the importance of putting your money where your mouth is. “I understand that supporting local sometimes requires a bit more time and attention, but maybe that’s the shift our society needs: Slow down and be more intentional,” she says. “I am beyond grateful for our retail community in this city and proud to be a part of it for 13 years! I hope people adopt the ‘shop local’ trend as a lifestyle rather than just that, a trend.”

Get in line with trendy seasonal separates. —M.N.

Kick Back Rattan accents and naturalhued stripes add ease to any space. Classic Home accent chair ($1,299), from Traditions, 4245 Excelsior Blvd., Mpls., 952-285-2777

Hand Painted

Not all tapers are created equal. Misette candles ($120, set of four), also from Fox and Willow

Cocktail Perch

Set the Scene

A playful addition to a summer tablescape. Misette hardwood place mats ($240, set of four), from Fox and Willow, 701 E. Lake St., Wayzata, 612-494-4800

Fine Lines

Fit for any kitchen or bath. Hand towel ($16 each), by Coccinella, France Ave. S., Edina, 952-479-7015

Upgrade your patio for your next party. Made Goods 19-inch-high stool ($605), from Timber and Tulip, 714 E. Lake St., Wayzata, 612-916-7465

Pampered Pooch

Even your fur baby deserves to be on trend. The Foggy Dog dog bone toy ($16), from Requisite, 211 Washington Ave. N., Mpls., 612-259-7387 pareo ($158), eleanor leftwich.com

hot-air balloon ($28), from Julia Moss Designs, 647 E. Lake St., Wayzata, 612-444-8682

on-the-go toting. Baggu pouch set ($40), from Golden Rule, 350 Water St., Excelsior, 612-598-2098

6 Green with Envy Your sofa called. It wants an upgrade. Surya pillow ($119), also from Traditions

SLAM-DUNK STYLING

Meet the celeb-approved image consultant who hails from St. Paul.

IT’S BECOME A THING. In the world of pro sports, the pregame tunnel, postgame party, and special events have become something of a runway moment. Take our very own Napheesa “Phee” Collier, the Minnesota Lynx forward who, in addition to shining bright on the hardwood, has been serving major fashion moments off the court.

Some players, like Collier, turn to stylists for a little help before hitting the spotlight. Enter: Kimberly Steward, Collier’s secret styling weapon and a Mississippi native (with Minnesota roots) who splits her time between Brooklyn and St. Paul.

As a Lynx season ticket holder, Steward found herself ﬁelding questions at team events from curious players wondering where she’d scored a striking piece. “They’d always go, ‘Who are you? Why are you always dressed to the nines?’” After she exchanged numbers with Collier, who swooned over a silver coat Steward donned for a President’s Circle event, the rest was history.

When it comes to styling, Steward says her edge is rooted in pushing the envelope to create unique looks that embrace secondhand fashion, a high-low mix, and upcycled garments (like the Jordan-brand skirt Steward had repurposed into a dress for the Lynx home opener against the Connecticut Sun).

As Collier’s 2025 season pre- and post-

game looks make headlines, locals are even spotting pieces with a Twin Cities tie, like baubles by local jewelry designers Gretchen Ventura and ElaMariie and clothing and accessories from 50th & France’s Bumbershute.

“It’s important to me as a Black entrepreneur to highlight women- and BIPOCowned brands as much as possible,” says Steward. “I have to give a shout-out to all the Black women before me who, you know, set the bar for what was possible.”

In a family of left-brainers, many of them in the medical ﬁeld, Steward and her sister, Faatemah Ampey (whom we have previously covered)—an Aveda Institutes Hall of Famer, owner of SuiteSpot Salonspa in the LynLake neighborhood, and a beauty inclusion strategist and consultant—both identiﬁed their creative edge at a young age. “We thought our mom was going to freak out for not choosing the medical path,” says Steward.

Steward realized fashion was her destiny after walking in her ﬁrst runway show as a young girl. “I remember strutting down the runway in pink light-up shoes, and I will never forget those shoes a day in my life,” says Steward, who recalls even as a young girl looking at people from their shoes up. “Really, if I didn’t like someone’s shoes, I wouldn’t rock with them. It’s just a quirky thing—I have a major shoe obsession.” Some of her clients, like Collier, even reap the beneﬁts of Steward’s own shoe collection (at 5' 10" , Steward is a former Cretin-Derham Hall basketball player). “Let’s just say it’s one perk to being my client and a shoe size 11–12,” she says.

Steward’s creative abilities aren’t limited to just wardrobe styling. She also does makeup, hair, art and creative direction, casting, and production for individuals and corporations alike. Along with the Minnesota Lynx star, the Property Brothers, Tessa Thompson, and Georgia Fort are among a few of the notables on Steward’s client roster, with her work featured in WWD, People magazine Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, and more. kimsteward.com —M. N. ■

Left: Stylist to the stars Kimberly Steward is behind the recent viral looks worn by Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier.

SYMPTOMS MAY VARY

From heart disease to sleep disorders, many health conditions present differently in women than in men. Here’s how identifying those distinctions can help rewrite the narrative around women’s care.

By Suzy Frisch

When it comes to diagnosing women, the details matter. While women face many of the same illnesses as men, a historical lack of research around certain conditions has meant they’re not as well understood in the female body. It’s a gap that’s left countless women overlooked—and their symptoms misunderstood. Meanwhile, conditions that predominantly aﬀect women have not always been given the attention they deserve, leading to years of missed or delayed care.

“There has been a paternalism in how we approach women’s health, and more women are being told that what they are experiencing isn’t real or it’s in their heads,” says Dr. Laura France, OB-GYN and VP of medical practice for the Women’s and Children’s Service Line at M Health Fairview. “But as more research has happened, we’re better recognizing the diﬀerence in how conditions present in women, and I’m hopeful this will lead to better care.”

Ahead, four health concerns that deserve our attention now.

HOW WE GOT HEART HEALTH WRONG

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women—responsible for one in three deaths each year. That’s far more than the one in 43 women who die from breast cancer annually. But women might clutch a painful left arm instead of their chest, like men do.

Medical researchers didn’t start exploring how heart disease uniquely affects women until the 1980s. Symptoms, guidelines, and treatment approaches were based on evidence from studies of men, reports the American Heart Association.

However, heart disease presents quite diﬀerently in women, says Dr. Kimberly DeRoche, a family medicine physician and president and chief of primary care at M Health Fairview. Women often feel pain in their left shoulder, arm, or jaw. They might never experience the crushing weight on their chest that’s common in men.

To catch a woman’s heart attack in progress, identify heart disease, and prevent delays in life-saving treat-

“As more research has happened, we’re better recognizing the difference in how conditions present in women, and I’m hopeful this will lead to better care.”

—DR. LAURA FRANCE

1 in 4

women are aﬀected by insomnia, and are twice as likely as men to report that they rarely or never feel well-rested after waking up.

ment, it’s critical for everyone to know women’s speciﬁc symptoms. Take note if you aren’t able to do your normal vigorous activity, feel new nausea, or experience shortness of breath or lightheadedness, DeRoche says. Everyone should be checked periodically for high blood pressure and cholesterol, but especially women with a family history of heart disease. Pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause, and menopause are times to be on high alert for heart trouble.

THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT

We’ve all been there: wide awake at 2 am, tossing and turning, and growing more frustrated by the minute. Whether it’s trouble falling asleep, waking too early, or struggling to drift back oﬀ, insomnia wears many disguises.

Hormonal shifts during the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, perimenopause, and menopause all contribute to women’s higher rates of insomnia, says DeRoche. Add to that bladder changes (causing frequent bathroom trips!); the fact that women tend to get up more in the night for caregiving; and the interplay

between insomnia and stress, anxiety, and depression—conditions that aﬀect women disproportionately—and we’ve got a perfect storm of sleep disruption. No matter the cause, insomnia does a number on your daily well-being and long-term health alike. Not getting enough sleep aﬀects your energy and stress levels, mood, and focus. Chronic insomnia can contribute to bigger-picture health concerns like heart disease, depression, weight gain, and dementia.

Hormone replacement therapy and a range of other therapies often ease hot ﬂashes and night sweats. Some also help reduce nighttime waking. But managing insomnia isn’t just about symptoms—it’s about stress, too. With myriad responsibilities on women’s plates, it’s no wonder it’s difﬁcult to wind down at night. DeRoche recommends mentally decompressing before bed by calmly thinking through any worries or lingering thoughts.

BREAKING THE BLADDER TABOO

It’s one of those hush-hush topics nobody likes to bring up—but so many women quietly deal with. In the U.S., a staggering 78 million women—roughly 62 percent—experience some form of incontinence. About a third say it happens at least once a month.

Incontinence can happen for a variety of diﬀerent reasons and shows up in diﬀerent ways. The good news? There’s a host of treatment options out there, France says. The key is talking to your primary care physician, OBGYN, urologist, or urogynecologist about what is happening.

France makes it easier by opening the door herself. She brings up related concerns like menopause symptoms, sleep, and incontinence, creating space

33% of deaths among new mothers are linked to heart disease, the leading threat to maternal health.

Pay Attention to This

Despite widespread belief, females have about the same rate of ADHD as males. It just tends to look diﬀerent, which makes it ﬂ y under the radar. That’s been changing in recent years, thanks to deeper understanding and awareness, says Kelsey Scampoli, a clinical psychologist with M Health Fairview.

Boys get diagnosed sooner—at a rate of three to one—because their symptoms are typically disruptive, including being impulsive, interrupting, and being unable to sit still. Girls with ADHD tend to struggle with paying attention and staying on task, Scampoli says. “Girls are socialized to be prim and proper and good listeners and sit quietly in their chair. They might be struggling with inattention, but nobody knows it.”

In women, ADHD leads to diﬃculties with time management, organization, and staying focused. Many also struggle with low self-esteem, anxiety, and depression. If you suspect you may have ADHD, Scampoli recommends getting evaluated and talking with your health care provider about treatment options. This new understanding—paired with options for medication, therapy, mindfulness, and support—helps many women manage their ADHD.

for honesty. From there, IDing the types of incontinence is the ﬁrst step—for some, it’s stress incontinence: Laughing, sneezing, or jumping triggers a leak. Others face urge incontinence, where bladder spasms create a sudden, “must go now” urgency—often before reaching the bathroom. And some women experience both.

Treatment depends on what’s behind the leaks. For some, it’s the aftermath of pregnancy and years of regularly lifting heavy objects— both of which can lead to weakened pelvic floor muscles and struggles with control. For others, menopause, chronic coughing, or constipation are the culprits. Pelvic ﬂ oor physical therapy, surgery, devices called pessaries, and hormone replacement therapy can help.

Dr. Kim DeRoche Family Physician, President and Chief of Primary Care

Dr. Laura France OB-GYN, VP of Medical Practice for Women’s and Children’s Service Line

The local baking scene is forever refreshing with new ﬂavors, new ingredients, and new ideas. Let’s celebrate the wildly creative, skilled early risers baking our irresistible treats.

By Justine Jones and Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Photographs by Caitlin Abrams and Drew Anthony Smith

Grand Avenue’s newest bakery is old-worldmeets-new-world Razava Bread Co. Baker Omri Zin-Tamir ferments his sourdough so slowly, so deliberately, and at such high hydration that his breads (miche, pane francese, etc.) are custardy inside, though their crusts are expertly crackly. Don’t miss the fragrant U-shaped Jerusalem bagel, pictured above. St. Paul, 763338-0853

Flour power is us.

Whether we were eating precolonial wood fire–cooked corn bread or big, fluffy loaves baked from the white flour ground at the giant waterwheel turned roller mills that built Minneapolis and inspired the nickname Mill City, our Northland has always been powered by flour. That said, every generation must redefine our breads, cakes, cookies, and everything else to match its time. In the 1940s, Minnesota’s own Betty Crocker helped us bake even though wartime made eggs and butter scarce. By the 1970s, our new ideas of health food fueled zucchini bread made with vegetable oil and extra walnuts. In the 1990s, we took home blue corn bread sticks from Goodfellow’s and Tejas and became baguette partisans (New French or Lucia’s?).

In the first quarter of the 21st century, we’ve had one baking phenomenon after another race through our consciousness—and our palates: Where were you when donuts went artisan; cupcakes got glam; grains became local; macarons got bright; gluten went optional; and muffins went mini, lost their bases, then morphed back into themselves? Much of the power of flour is in its flexibility and our ingenuity.

But what about at this minute, right now? Where can you ﬁnd the Twin Cities’ best cakes and cookies, babkas and baos, conchas and croissants, and the rest of our many other ﬂourpowered delights?

Come along and see the absolute vitality and brilliant creativity from some of the best at this moment in time, when Mill City is rising, and rising some more, as it always has, and hopefully always will.

—Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Magical Gems

You won’t believe what’s hidden within.

The ﬁrst time you walk into little Kyiv Cakes in Lakeville, it’s hard not to utter the catchphrase from the reality show: “Is it cake?”

Gaze upon these perfect, brightly colored orbs, spires, gift boxes, stacked spheres, hearts, and beans, and you know you’re at a bakery, but: Are these bright baubles sculpture? Toys? Minimalist art?

“At home in Ukraine, if you walk into a wedding or a birthday party, there will be a whole sweet table with all of these mousse cakes in bright colors,” explains Iryna Motta, owner of Kyiv Cakes. “People walk right up to the table and start taking pictures. That’s how you know you’re at a good party. I thought, Why don’t we have these mousse cakes here? I bet people would like them.

Motta, who grew up in Vinnytsia in Ukraine, has been in the U.S. since 2011. In our fair land, she eventually married an American whose job took him to Minnesota, and today the two are raising a couple of little girls in Lakeville. Teaching herself to make mousse cakes using internet videos, Motta launched a cottage baking business from her home, creating cakes for friends’ weddings. In

2024, she opened a sweet little brick-and-mortar strip mall where Kenwood Trail meets I-35.

If you’ve never had one, mousse cakes are very much a modern invention. They can be made big as a birthday cake or small for individuals,

but all require silicone molds, which are piped full of successive layers of mousses and other fillings before completion with a sturdy cake base. Once finished, the cakes are frozen, unmolded, and sprayed with special pastry airbrush finishing glazes that can leave them as fuzzy as a toy’s velvet flocking or as glossy as patent leather. Sink a spoon into one, if you can bear to ruin the art, and you’ll retrieve vaporously light spoonfuls of these different piped treats—a cloud of vanilla; different delicately light concoctions of chocolate; and an occasional more intensely flavored filling, such as a rich traditional custard or a zingy flourish of mango—as well as, of course, cake.

“Growing up in what was essentially the Soviet Union, we didn’t have much for ingre-

dients,” recalls Motta. “But when I got to the U.S. and saw everything in the markets, I really wanted to learn to bake. I actually learned a lot on a job frosting cakes for Hy-Vee. But in Ukraine, you know you’re at a really good party when you see a whole display of miniature mousse cakes. Seeing them all is like having flowers at a party here. It’s how you know it’s going to be a special night. I have some customers from Ukraine and Russia who walk in and say, ‘Oh, ﬁnally, I’ve been wanting these for years.’ And then my American customers come in for the ﬁrst time, and they’re so surprised. They will ask: ‘Is it cake?’”

Yes, a very special kind of cake, that’s light as a feather, bright as a toy. 17697 Kenwood Trail, Lakeville, 612-258-0061, @kyivcakeslakeville —D.M.G.

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Sifting for baking answers and local insights, walking in the footsteps of Betty Crocker.

There’s nowhere in America more important to cooking radio than Minnesota. In 1924, in Minneapolis, Betty Crocker (or, rather, someone using the name) addressed the microphone at WCCO radio, and a broadcasting legend was born: The Betty Crocker Cooking School of the Air went national, running till 1953. In 1995, in St. Paul, Lynne Rossetto Kasper stepped to the microphone at KNOW to kick off The Splendid Table , which is still running strong. In 2025, cookbookand-memoir powerhouse Amy Thielen has joined this league

of legends, kicking off the new and next in food radio with her Ham Radio, broadcasting live out of KAXE and KBXE in Grand Rapids and Bemidji and available everywhere as a podcast soon thereafter.

in the car on Splendid Table,” Thielen says. “I just loved that call-in problem-solve and her laugh. You just knew that if you had ﬁve weird ingredients, she knew what to do.”

“I grew up on local, northern Minnesotan radio,” remembers Thielen. “Call-ins with Ed De La Hunt and the music of your life, the Andrews Sisters and Barry Manilow, that kind of thing. My dad owned Thielen Motors. He advertised—he had a jingle and everything—so we’d be listening for it. They used to go dark at midnight and sign off with the national anthem.” Thielen’s Ham Radio could be seen as a mix of Ed De La Hunt, Betty Crocker, and TheSplendid Table , with the show’s mix of call-ins from listeners, Thielen’s own knowledge brought to problem-solving, and taped interviews with experts on various food topics.

“After I finished my last cookbook—writing is such an isolating experience—when I was traveling around talking to people, I kept thinking: This is it, talking to people—I love this, ” says Thielen. So, thinking she wanted to learn more about Midwestern food from the people who cook it, Thielen put her head together with northern Minnesota radio legend Heidi Holtan, and the two launched Ham Radio . “Sunday after church, my parents used to do a drive, just driving around looking at lakes, and Lynne would go with us

Consider their ﬁrst episode, “Risky Business.” “We talked about all the cooking you can do with strong pH bases, with lye and pickling lime, different variations on baking soda,” says Thielen. “So, masa; lutefisk; those Scandinavian cookies made with hartshorn, which is like a stronger baking soda; that kind of thing. There’s a pickle that people make with pickling lime. They call them sweet lime pickles, but it’s not the lemon-lime; it’s pickling lime. Andrew Zimmern said they’re one of the weirdest things he ever ate. They’re crispy, snappy—they snap!”

Need to know more? So does Thielen, and she’s hoping Ham Radio can help. “You’d probably have to take a year and go doorto-door to find people who could tell you a little new detail about lime pickles, but open up the radio lines, and they ﬁnd you. If I want to learn more about Midwestern food, it’s not something I can do alone. I need input. So, call me! Lines are open at KBXE.” —D.M.G.

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EXCEPTIONAL CAKES

You do not, strictly speaking, need a special occasion to order a whole frosted cake. That said, for birthdays, weddings, and other happy moments, the Twin Cities’ many exceptional bakeries (and bakery pop-ups) have you covered—from legendary Minnesota favorites to the whimsical sheet cakes and frosted domes setting new trends in the Instagram cake scene. —Justine Jones

Cafe Latte’s Turtle Cake is the stuff of legend, of course—Food Network even has the recipe cataloged. But it’s best to get this fudgy, caramelly threelayer dream straight from the source on Grand Avenue. cafelatte.com

Bakery pop-up Dahlia, helmed by three former Travailians, has a handle on the sheet cake zeitgeist. But the sharp edges are softened by dreamy swirls of buttercream and full ﬂowers. eatatdahlia.com

A Swedish legend lives on at Anoka’s Krown Bakery—not a princess cake but a Princess Log. Underneath that matte green exterior, discover airy sponge cake, custard, and a Scandinavian-stiff cap of whipped cream. krownbakeryandeatery.com

Patisserie 46 made-to-order cakes are sculptural, precise, and vibrant— like the Fran cake, with vanilla Bavarian mousse and pistachio sponge, topped with bright strawberries and lychee. patisserie46.com

Minneapolis-based cake pop-up Aunt Mona’s Cakes specializes in all cakes whimsical, artful, and even a little surreal. Shimmering dome cakes come topped with roses and carnations; heartshaped cakes have satin bows attached. @auntmonas

Northern & Eastern European Gems

Northern baking culture is a big part of the North

Star State!

Dorothy Ann Bakery and Cafe: Paczki, the grand Polish donut tradition, thrives here at Minnesota’s best paczki house. Don’t miss the ones ﬁlled with homemade custard. 710 Commerce Dr., Woodbury

Paradise Markets: The two metro UkrainianRussian-Moldovan-Polish-Bulgarian Paradise Markets have phenomenal black bread, warm meat pies at lunch, imported layered tortes, and, on some happy days, locally made strudel. Burnsville and Maple Grove

Kramarczuk’s: Always check the bakery case when you’re beelining for your cabbage rolls because sometimes there are amazing treats, like real Ukrainian cheesecake. 215 Hennepin Ave. E., Mpls.

Baker’s Field Flour and Bread: This wholegrain specialist and Northeast Minneapolis miller makes old-world northern European breads you can get at your neighborhood grocery store. Don’t miss the 100 Rye, made with 100 percent rye ﬂour—it’s tangy and ﬁlling as a steak. 1401 NE Marshall St., Mpls.

Aki’s Breadhaus: The Northeast pretzel star also bakes spectacular German breads and cakes, such as Gugelhupf (with currants) and Apfelkuchen (with apples). 1712 NE Marshall St., Mpls.

Ruhland’s Strudel Haus: Find handmade strudel, savory with sweet and sour cabbage and pork or sweet with apple, at this gem. 2327 Wycliff St., St. Paul

Taste of Scandinavia: While this popular spot is known for princess tortes and kransekake almond rings, don’t forget it also makes lefse and light and sweet, coffee-perfect pulla rolls. North Oaks, Little Canada, and Bloomington

Asa’s Bakery: It may be famous for bialys, bagels, and homemade cream cheese, but please know the crew here also hand-rolls rugelach daily. 5011 34th Ave. S., Mpls.

A Subtle Flair

Asian pastries are vibrantly sweetening things up all around the Cities.

If you’re hot on the trail of the local bakery beat, you may have noticed momentum building in the realm of Asian bakeries around the metro, rising like a tray of red bean buns in the oven. Each offers something distinct: family recipes passed down between generations, pastry chef star power and expert technique, a ﬁnger on the pulse of the tastiest international trends. For pandan croissants, winter melon cakes, savory pork ﬂoss buns, and yuzu cream puffs, read on.

Zao Bakery and Cafe: This sleek new bakery on St. Paul’s University Avenue churns out sweet and savory delights in equal measure: matcha custard buns, nutty taro twists, even hot dog buns expertly shaped into ﬁve-petal ﬂowers. Baker William Ratsamy works alongside his family at Zao on the daily. Slip inside for a bowl of pork

Keefer Court

St. Paul, 651-219-5158

Keefer Court: The Kwan family left a pineapple bun–shaped hole in the Cedar Riverside neighborhood when they closed their Chinese bakery and café, where generations of U of M students had feasted on bowls of congee, pork steamed buns, egg tarts, and winter melon cakes since 1983. But now Keefer lives on at Eden Prairie’s Asia Mall under the stewardship of Peter Do and Michael and Mai Bui, of the Pho Mai Vietnamese restaurant legacy. They’ve kept Keefer’s traditional Hong Kong–style pastry recipes and added a few Vietnamese desserts of their own, like pandan cakes . 12160 Technology Dr., Eden Prairie, 952-600-5477

Ai Hue’s Bakery and Deli: Maybe you love Ai Hue’s, in St. Paul’s Frogtown neighborhood, for its pho. But don’t overlook the small bakery section, which

pandan honeycomb bread, mung bean cakes, and cream puffs. 432 University Ave. W., St. Paul, 651-602-0231

Trung Nam French Bakery: The mother of French Vietnamese bakeries in the Twin Cities, Trung Nam remains a St. Paul powerhouse for banh mi baguettes, as evidenced in our sandwich highlight (page 63). But it’s worth a stop just for a single coconut croissant: a golden, airy confection with a sweet, nutty middle. 739 University Ave. W., St. Paul, 651-229-0887

Diane’s Place: Chef Diane Moua made her name at La Belle Vie and Spoon and Stable, but last year she opened her own full-service restaurant in Northeast Minneapolis. At Diane’s Place, she’s the same pastry queen she always was, deftly melding classic French pastry technique with

hits at the Saint Paul Farmers’ Market (well, adjacent to it; the bakery operates right across the street). Here you’ll ﬁnd brioche donuts stuffed with chocolate mousse, raspberry cream, or ube Oreo ﬁlling. Trendspotters will delight in the strawberry milk buns, inspired by the virally popular Japanese fruit sandos. 275 E. 4th St., St. Paul, 651-219-5175

Southeast Asian ﬂavors. Sidle up to the bakery counter at the front of the restaurant, where you’ll find croissants stuffed with ethereal pandan coconut cream or green scallion Danish with garlic butter. 117 14th Ave. NE, Mpls., 612-489-8012

Marc Heu at Cafe Yoto: Pastry chef Marc Heu famously trained at a 300-year-old Parisian patisserie. On his home turf at his Dale Street shop, he hews close to French pastry traditions, piping vanilla cream onto St. Honoré cakes and cranking out kouign-amann. But Heu recently created the dessert menu at the North Loop’s sleek new noodle counter, Cafe Yoto, where he delves further into Asian pastry inﬂuences: Think yuzu and Ispahan cream puffs, plus cloudlike matcha and black sesame cakes. 548 Washington Ave. N., Mpls., 612-913-4226

So Yen Desserts: Baker Yen Fang’s baking hobby has grown into one of the biggest

Paris Baguette and Tous les Jours: In just the last year or two, two major South Korean franchises have landed in the Twin Cities, bringing French Korean pastries and cakes in tow. Out in Maple Grove at Paris Baguette (7855 Elm Creek Blvd. N., 651-313-5822), load a tray with sticky milk buns and sugar-dusted palmiers; at Tous les Jours (6601 Nicollet Ave., Richfield, 612-887-8668 and 12407 Elm Creek Blvd. N., Maple Grove, 763-951-0888), it’s all about the red bean donuts and yuzu hand pies.

Soga Mochi Donut: Venture into Dragon Star Oriental Foods, where you’ll ﬁnd baker Bella Zhan’s delectably bouncy mochi donuts, an evolution of the Japanese rice-flour treat. 633 Minnehaha Ave. W., St. Paul

Sweet Percent: Slip inside Sweet Percent bakery (with two locations) for a black rice coconut bun, salted egg yolk taro bread, or creamy egg tarts, which are made fresh on the weekend. 8048 Brooklyn Blvd., Brooklyn Park, 763-2083928; 3035 White Bear Ave., Maplewood,651-683-2639

Mi-Sant Kitchen and Bakery: This next-gen bakery and café, with two locations, churns out fresh banh mi baguettes daily, not to mention ube and strawberry cream cheese croissants. 1881 Hwy. 36, Roseville, 651-444-8107; 8540 Edinburgh Centre Dr., Brooklyn Park, 763355-5947 —J.J.

Clockwise from top left: Soga Mochi Donut, So Yen Desserts, Diane’s Place, Marc Heu at Cafe Yoto

Live Ĥ Q İ City

A sweet family bakery in a gem of a farmers’ market.

At 5 am, Solomon’s Bakery founder Veronica Anczarski, her son Aaron Melamud, and their crew load some 5,000 pieces of pastry into their van. By 8 am, there’s usually a Solomon’s line as long as a city block at the Mill City Farmers Market. Pastry hunters come for the rich blueberry almond croissants and the sudden ﬂights of inspiration, like a blackberry meringue. (“I have to have color. I have to have good fruit!” laughs Anczarski. “You wait and see. I never know what I’m going to do, so I have to wait and see, too.”) Order in advance on the website by 8 pm Friday night to skip the line, but then you’ll miss watching the kids point and ooh. The bakery is named for Veronica’s son and Aaron’s brother, who died young. “Everyone knows Solomon’s name at Mill City and has good, happy associations,” says Melamud. “It’s an ultimately positive place.” —D.M.G.

More Farmers’ Market Stars

Loads of local bakery stars started up at farmers’ markets—including Aki’s, Asa’s, Black Walnut, and more. What’s to be had now? Plenty!

Vikings and Goddesses: True, Vikings and Goddesses serves a mean chocolate croissant. But where else at the farmers’ market can you buy pie by the slice? Honey chess, key lime, coconut cream—buy a whole one if you’re ready to commit. Mill City Farmers Market

Clockwise from left: Aaron Melamud and his mom, chef and founder of Solomon’s Bakery, Veronica Anczarski.•The main plaza at Mill City, looking toward the covered train shed, where artisans and cheesemakers sell.•The view from inside the train shed.•Fresh donuts and Chantilly-cream-stuffed blackberry and chocolate raspberry macarons.•Everchanging weekly inspirations, like dark chocolate and prune brioche or the famous “spicy pies.”•Solomon’s seasonal fruit Danish—these are nectarine; later in the fall, look for apple, and pumpkin.

Fruit and Grain: Baker Emily Lauer has made a new version of pop tarts, an underappreciated pastry form. These confections are flaky, frosted, and made entirely from scratch, with fillings like jammy strawberry rhubarb or peaches and cream. Kingfield and Southwest Farmers Markets

PHOTOS BY DREW ANTHONY SMITH

La Boulangerie Marguerite: Baguettes, boules, and batards—this neighborhood boulangerie has all the French bread classics, plus challah, pretzels, and more. Don’t forget something sweet, like a cinnamondusted morning bun or an almond croissant. Minneapolis Farmers Market

Menoush Bakery: This motherdaughter pair specializes in Middle Eastern baked goods: Stop by for a slice of ﬂaky, honey-drenched baklava; basbousa, a syrup-soaked semolina cake; or kunafa, which unites a crisp shredded pastry with a creamy base. Mill City Farmers Market

Eat Me Bakery: Farmers’ markets are prime turf for walking and snacking—it’s hard to beat the handheld sweetness of s’mores cookie sandwiches, cardamom buns, and chocolate chip cookies stuffed with pistachio cream. Northeast, Kingﬁeld, and Southwest Farmers Markets

A Sticky Start

An entrepreneurial endeavor began with a little monkey business.

What’s the difference between making a great monkey bread and turning a great monkey bread into an enduring business? Everything.

Making monkey bread? That can be child’s play. Just ask Anne Andrus, the founder of St. Louis Park’s Honey and Rye and her second spot, Bakehouse. “I made monkey bread all the time when

I was 10, 12 years old,” she recalls. “My ﬁve older brothers and my younger brother and sister would swarm the kitchen when it came out of the oven. I’d stick my hand in and pull out a boiling hot chunk—it was the only way I could deﬁnitely get some. Mmm. Hot like lava, molten hot monkey bread.”

Such were the everyday lava-fearless joys of Randall, Andrus’s

Anne Andrus (in gold) is surrounded by her hyper-productive, highly creative team.

north-central Minnesotan hometown, where her entrepreneurial family owned and ran a construction company, and her entrepreneurial family roots trace back to the actual Culligan who founded the water-softener company.

“I like celebrating,” says Andrus of her childhood.

“With eight kids and a couple parents, you’re never far from a birthday, and I was also the kid who would always bring in cupcakes for my friends’ birthdays.” But after graduating from St. Kate’s with a focus on international business, Andrus figured she’d spend her life behind a desk— till she tried it. “I was in San Francisco, doing work in fair trade, and got a job at a bakery in Oakland, just for fun, and three years later, I thought, I love this. I love being on my feet, working with my hands, and producing something.”

Andrus took classes at the San Francisco Baking Institute and returned to Minnesota with the dream of opening a bakery. Three years at Minneapolis’s bagel specialist Common Roots followed.

“Danny [Schwartzman] and I were of the same mind— community-first, fair, local, and equitable sourcing—and I learned the business side of a bakery at Common Roots.” In 2013, Andrus opened her own spot in St. Louis Park, Honey and Rye, with a focus on sustainable sourcing and everyday baked goods, like baguettes, coffee cakes, banana bread, and very tender scones.

“We’ve never been, will never be a trendy cronut kind of place,” says Andrus. “I love classics. I don’t like to say plain Jane, because that sounds maybe dull, but I like simple, I like straightforward, and I still love monkey bread. We’re still making it!”

The difference between

monkey bread as child’s play and now is scale: Honey and Rye has around 30 employees split between two locations. The ﬁrst location is the bakery, where all the retail operations happen and where the team makes their famous baguettes. The second location, which she opened in 2023, is called Bakehouse. It houses the production bakery for the sweeter side of her business—all the coffee cakes, pies, scones, and so on—and doubles as an event space for the public (you can have a pizza night or a cake decorating party) and a rental business incubator for startups (Saturday Dumpling Club and Cauldron Bagels have worked out of Bakehouse), and it’s also a site for publicfacing baking classes taught by Andrus and various local baking stars on everything from cake decorating to babka or bao building.

“Our mission is to cultivate community through the craft of baking,” explains Andrus. “The classes deﬁnitely ﬁt into that.” An unexpected bonus? Andrus has plucked a talented student baker from the classes to work at Honey and Rye. “The entrepreneurship part of running a bakery can be just as creative as the rest of it. In fact, it has to be,” says Andrus. “But it’s harder to explain that side of things than it is to hand someone some really good monkey bread.”

Speaking of monkey bread, Andrus reveals that she no longer eats hers boiling hot straight from the pan, and she even packs Honey and Rye monkey breads to take north to share with her brothers at the family cabin. “I ﬁnally won that one,” she laughs. “I am never worried that I will run out of monkey bread.” 4501 and 4615 Excelsior Blvd., St. Louis Park, 612-8442555, honey-and-rye.com and bakehousemn.com —D.M.G.

Wheat-Free, Please

Local gluten-free pastries are equally artful and extraordinary.

Sift Gluten Free: Sift’s specialty is beautifully cakey gluten-free donuts—you may have spotted them at your local co-op. But the brick-and-mortar location offers a bevy of cinnamon rolls, scones, cupcakes, and breads like sourdough and focaccia. 4557 Bloomington Ave., Mpls.

Atuvava Bakery: GF bread lovers, rejoice: Atuvava has all you could ask for in baguettes, boules, and pumpernickel loaves. That’s no reason to forgo something sweet, like (pro tip) one of the bakery’s monster cookies, which put the gluten-full version to shame. 3800 28th Ave. S., Mpls.

Hark Bakery: Hark takes custom orders by appointment—think towering column cakes pressed with fresh ﬂowers, almond frangipane tarts and cupcakes, and all manner of other treats. If you have a gluten-free wedding to plan, this is the spot. 3425 Hwy. 169 N., Plymouth

Janna’s Gluten Free Bakery: Catch Janna’s at the Mill City Farmers Market—good luck choosing between the chunky oatmeal chocolate cookies, glazed donuts, banana bread, and scones, all blessedly glutenfree. jannasbakery.com

Hold the Wheat: Baker Spencer Justiniano’s namesake wheat-free “Spencer cakes” are the star of the show here—they’re moist, cupcake-sized, and meticulously decorated, in rotating ﬂavors like pink lemonade and chocolate turtle cheesecake. 4050 Brookside Ave., St. Louis Park

Sweet & Ĝ

A star baker’s journey includes a few twists.

Life is sweet—when you’re looking at pictures of perfect pastries. But never forget: Each notable baked good comes from a notable baker navigating the ups and downs that come with all careers. Shawn McKenzie, for instance, is a bona ﬁde baking star. She has been recognized nationally for her baking as a James Beard semiﬁnalist; she’s worked as the pastry chef for too many highprofile restaurants to name, but let’s call out dear departed Burch Steak. Today, however, in these still-post-pandemicrebuilding years, and following the abrupt close of her four Café Cerés locations and the unrelated purchase of her other employer Rustica by the restau-

rant company Jester, her life is less about glamour and more about the basics. That’s why you can ﬁnd her these days reporting to Rustica’s Minneapolis production kitchen at 2 am.

This is where McKenzie leads production of the buns for the famed Parlour burger; it’s where she makes her famed carrot cake to send over to P.S. Steak for its dessert menu; it’s where she makes sheet pans of her bouchon chocolate cakes so Butcher and The Boar can use them as the basis of its plated brownie dessert; it’s where she bakes her renowned yam roulade and caramel miso tart to send up to Northeast Minneapolis’s Korean sensation Minari; and it’s where she

a poached apricot. She’ll get Butcher and The Boar to smoke pastrami for her own uses—at Rustica, she has both rolled it in croissant dough and combined it with her own beet bread, not unlike a tangy rye, for an absolutely original restaurant-lunch Reuben.

creates her legendary Turkish bagels for brunch at the Walker at Cardamom. In some meaningful ways, McKenzie is currently pastry chef for half a dozen of the best restaurants in town, and in other meaningful ways, she’s shaping buns by the hundred while the city sleeps.

“When Cerés closed, I felt numb, to be honest,” says McKenzie. “I still haven’t really processed it. Working on what’s in front of me has seemed like the best option. When you dream of being a pastry chef, you think it will be one thing, and where I ﬁnd myself is a little back at square one.”

Today at Rustica, she also finds herself playing with flavors in new ways. She’ll fill a Danish with a bright green pistachio filling and top it with

“My bread and butter is, literally, my laminate dough,” she says, of the layered, buttered pastry she makes extra crisp with a little brown sugar. “For St. Pat’s, we made a pastrami croissant, tucking pastrami in the dough with Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, Russian dressing, and a couple cornichons. For Thanksgiving, I’m thinking about [a croissant with] turkey, Gouda, and pumpkin butter— something that’s a little new.”

As she notes, “Customers tell you what’s good with their money. And what they really like is cookies.” Her Cowboy Cookies ﬂy off the shelves—if you’ve never had the chunky oatmeal cookie she invented for Penny’s, the cafés she baked at before she opened Cerés, get one. “A lot of pastry chefs don’t really like cookies,” notes McKenzie. “They’re too humble, I guess, but I love them.”

She says if people really want to know the perks of being a pastry chef, they should come at 7:30 in the morning, when she pulls the chocolate chip cookies out of the oven, hot. “I have one with my coffee, and that’s the best. Then when I go home, I might take a couple of Cowboy Cookies with me—it’s the only thing my kiddo ever asks for.”

Careers, even for star bakers, are a thing where you make the most of the pivots and paths that open before you. But here’s where a career in pastry is different from all other careers: When the sugar hits the fan and you’re a star pastry chef, you bake your own cookies to get you over the rough patch, and those cookies are spectacular. rusticabakery.com —D.M.G.

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EXCEPTIONAL SANDWICHES

All too often, the inside of the sandwich gets all the good press. Not that we take issue with rosy, thin-sliced roast beef or ham with creamy Gouda—but to make a stellar sandwich, bread is equally key. Here’s to the Twin Cities bakers leveling up our sandwich scene loaf by loaf. —J.J.

36 years of St. Paul baguette history. These are the airiest and crustiest, augmented only by a smear of pâté and mayo. trung-nam.squarespace.com

’s super-seedy signature semmel roll is extra crunchy, extra nutty, and a perfect foil to good salty ham and creamy tangy Gouda—it’s one of those sandwiches that’s so good you forget it’s Lake Street out the big windows and think you might have popped through a portal to Vienna. launebread.com

’s on Cleveland Avenue holds down the East Coast–style “hero roll” category with house-baked Baker’s Field loaves. The Italian hero comes stacked with pistachiostudded mortadella, soppressata, salami, and giardiniera—the works. mariosstp.com

featured here, a vegetarian favorite with curry-pickled beets, roasted cauliﬂower, and a slick of whipped feta. martysdeli.com

toothsome roast beef sandwich, ﬁnished with piquant raw

Clancey’s Meats

Only a sturdy (yet somehow airy, and never hard) baguette from Patisserie 46 can support all that meatiness. clanceysmeats. com; patisserie46.com

Family Affair

Peek inside Lyndale Avenue’s new Mexican bakery.

A generational pastry story is unfolding in Minneapolis’s Whittier neighborhood, where Papá Chuy’s, a snug Mexican bakery nestled in a Lyndale Avenue duplex, opened in early 2025. It’s a winding tale of pan dulce and fathers and sons: “Papá” of Papá Chuy’s is Jesus Alcocer Sr., who grew up working alongside his father in panaderías. As a kid, he napped in the bakers’ big cardboard egg boxes; as a young apprentice, he learned the secrets of dough making and went on to become a baker himself.

Later on, Jesus Sr.’s own young son joined him in the trade—ﬁrst

in Mexico City, in a bustling two-story bakery with an elevator that carried conchas and cuernos and cakes down to the street, and later in the family’s home state of Guerrero, where Jesus Sr. outﬁtted their home with mixers and a six-tray oven and ran his own bakery out of the garage. Grandfather Ricardo came home to help, too: Three generations of bakers were braided into one.

Eventually, money ran thin, and the Alcocer family immigrated to California. After relocating to Minneapolis two years ago, Jesus Sr. was determined to resurrect his bakery dreams, and his family rallied behind him. At first, they operated Papá Chuy’s out of their home kitchen and sold their pastries out of Valerie’s Carniceria on Nicollet Avenue. When business

began to boom, they moved into the former Vegan East space on Lyndale. Jesus Sr. and his wife, Blanca, are the head bakers at Papá Chuy’s. Masters of the dough, they make everything from scratch, twisting brocas into chocolate flutes and layering soft yo-yo cookies with strawberry jam.

Jesus Jr. helps run the shop, alongside his three younger sisters. Papá Chuy’s panoply of pastries may overwhelm on ﬁrst visit: You’ll ﬁnd trays of sugardusted bigotes, apricot-glazed buns, orejas, and, of course, conchas, the bakery’s most popular item. (For a savory bite, there are empanadas, sandwiches, and more.) But remember as you peruse the pastry case— nobody’s making you choose just one. 2409 Lyndale Ave. S., Mpls., 805-636-2533 —J.J.

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OF LEGENDS

We are Mill City; hear us roar! Our exceptional bakery scene extends well beyond these pages—here are even more stars with ﬂour power serving devoted fans daily.

•Black Walnut’s Sarah Botcher rises early to feed all of Uptown decadent pain Suisse, buttermilk scones, and fragrant almond croissants—plus one of the ﬁnest egg sandwiches in town, served on lightas-a-cloud croissant bread. 3157 Hennepin Ave., Mpls.

•Patrick’s Bakery and Café offers straight-fromParis-perfect patisserie, like individual opera cakes and gorgeous bright fruit tarts—but here’s a modern twist. They’re all linked up with the big app-delivery systems, such as Uber Eats and Postmates, so if you need the fanciest desserts imaginable in a hot minute, delivered— voilà Mpls. and Richﬁeld

•Foundational to the new American baking scene, French Meadow became the U.S.’s ﬁrst certiﬁed organic bread bakery back in 1985. As popular as the restaurants are, true Meadow heads know to snag a loaf of the famous sourdough, whether rye, seeded, or country-style pain au levain. The vegan vanilla rose cake may be the best vegan cake in the state. Mpls. and St. Paul

•There’s a not-so-secret fan club of devotees to Yum! Kitchen and Bakery’s Patticake, so

named for owner Patti Soskin. With three layers of night-dark chocolate cake and swaths of white buttercream—it’s a thing of dreams. Multiple locations

•After a ﬁve-year partnership with Cooks of Crocus Hill, chef Gavin Kaysen’s Bellecour is taking full form as a North

lacquered kouign-amann, buttery croissants, and (Kaysen assures us) pastry chef Diane Moua’s legacy crepe cake. Mpls. and Edina

•Hopkins favorite Amy’s Cupcake Shoppe may have sold to Angel Food Bakery, another local legend, but its scratch-made spirit and whimsical sweets live on under baker Katy Gerdes’s stewardship. Donuts (which you’ll also ﬁnd at Angel Food’s Texa-Tonka bakery) are an added plus. 701 Mainstreet, Hopkins

•Eat Street cornerstone Marissa’s Bakery churns out custardy tarts, crackly conchas, and eggwashed bigotes day in and day out. Plus, it’s one of the Cities’ best places for churros; get them fresh. 2750 Nicollet Ave., Mpls.

•Of all the Cities’ bakeries, Savory Bake House may have the truest cult following. Longfellow neighbors assemble dutifully every weekend for apricot blueberry tarts, beef and cheddar Polish rolls, and quiche— no daily menu is ever quite the same. 3008 36th Ave. S., Mpls.

•All is buttery and bright at The Buttered Tin, which baker (and Cupcake Wars winner) Alicia Hinze has made a St. Paul (and Northeast!) haven of exceptionally gooey cinnamon rolls, fresh buttermilk biscuits,

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PINKIES UP

Summer soirées are primed for jewelry packed with personality. Garnish your look with a cocktail ring that serves up a bold statement and expresses personal style.

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SHOWSTOPPERS Shake things up with a juicy pop of color or sexy snake motif. Modern estate snake ring in 14-karat yellow gold with emeralds ($2,850) and modern estate jade and diamond ring set in platinum ($15,500), both from Filigree, 210 N. 2nd St., Mpls., 612-4862290; 3.95-carat oval ruby ring with 2 carats of diamonds set in platinum ($29,500), from R.F. Moeller, Highland Park, 651698-6321; 50th & France, 952926-6166

EVIL EYE Manifest good vibes. Vram 18-karat yellow gold “Eye of Chrona” ring with round brilliant-cut diamonds, black diamonds, and blue sapphires ($12,200), from The Loupe, 212 3rd Ave. N., Mpls., 612-339-1588

GOLDFINGER Fine gold and precious gems are a match made in heaven. Midcentury mabe pearl ring set in 18-karat yellow gold with diamonds ($3,250), also from Filigree; Ray Griﬃths ring with black opal in 18-karat yellow gold ($5,425), from Max’s, 3826 Grand Way, St. Louis Park, 952-922-8364; Vram cabochoncut peach tourmaline ring in 18-karat yellow gold ($17,400), also from The Loupe

LIFE OF THE PARTY

With his creative visions and instinct for crafting unforgettable experiences, Todd Pinzuti has earned a reputation as a go-to event producer for some of the world’s biggest companies and brands.

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● TODD PINZUTI refers to himself as the creator of experiences. Take a quick scroll through his Instagram (@toddb6d) and you’ll quickly learn why. From immersive set designs and artful tablescapes to carefully curated décor and interactive dining experiences, Pinzuti and his company, Bungalow 6 Design and Events, are known for crafting extraordinary celebrations.

“People want an elevated experience,” says Pinzuti. “Every season that goes by, we’re trying to push the envelope of what we’re offering the guest, what sets us apart, what we’re doing on-site. It’s all about

creating those moments for people.”

Pinzuti has brought to life countless events over the course of his 26-year career. With his natural talent and eye for design—not to mention a client roster that includes high-proﬁle brands like Target, Porsche, Medtronic, and Ecolab, to name a few—it’s hard to believe Pinzuti fell into event planning by mistake. In the late ’90s, he was working in product development for a home and holiday goods company when an event planner walked into his showroom. “She was looking for a designer,” Pinzuti says. “I’m a creative

A shareholders’ retreat was transformed into a Barbieland-worthy pool party, complete with a two-story Barbie Dreamhouse build-out and ball pits made to look like swimming pools.

“Tiny, intimate detail moments go a long way where it feels like you have thought about your guests.”

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person, and I have a creative eye. I knew that I wanted to be in a creative industry. I just didn’t know anything about events.”

As Pinzuti was about to ﬁnd out, event planning was the perfect blend of two of his passions: design and hospitality. He took a job with that event planner, and less than a year later, he launched his own company, Bungalow 6 Design and Events.

Early in his career, Pinzuti had the opportunity to work on an event that took Bungalow 6 to the next level. JCPenney’s then-president Michael Francis, the former CMO of Target, asked Pinzuti to plan an event for the retailer in China. “It was originally in Hong Kong, and then six weeks out, it was moved to a different property in Shanghai,” recalls Pinzuti, who collaborated with vendors from Minnesota and Hong Kong to pull off elaborate set design. “It really catapulted

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his niche in corporate and social events, planning intimate luncheons, brand launches, charity galas, and other gatherings for top companies and nonproﬁts in Minnesota and around the country. Whether it’s designing a two-story Barbie Dreamhouse complete with ball pits and a DJ on the second ﬂoor; transforming a restaurant into an Italian trattoria with arrangements made from bread, garlic, and tomatoes; or making an ordinary stage look like the Roman Colosseum with a chariot podium—a few of Pinzuti’s recent installations—his clients trust him to deliver a wow factor that transports guests to a different world.

“I love corporate clients. They usually come to us, and they don’t really have any preconceived ideas. They’re like, ‘Show us what you got. Here’s what we’re hoping to do for our employees. How do we elevate it a million times beyond anything we’ve thought of?’” says Pinzuti, who has won two Minnesota Star Awards from the local International Live Events Association chapter. “That’s more inspiring for me because then I’m using my talents to bring something to the table that

they haven’t seen before.”

The visual aesthetics are only part of Pinzuti’s role as an event producer. He also aims to deliver superior service. “I think hospitality is a lost art, and I’m trying to single-handedly bring that back,” he says. “What we do for the client is about hospitality, ﬁrst and foremost, and making them feel something.”

No matter the budget or occasion, Pinzuti has a golden rule for hosting an unforgettable event that makes guests feel special: Think about the guest experience. One of the best ways to do that, says Pinzuti, is through food. At a recent wedding he planned for the CEO of one of his corporate clients, the couple wanted to incorporate their love of junk food— vanilla soft serve and Cheez-Its, speciﬁcally. “I thought, ‘What if we grind up the Cheez-Its and you can put it on top of your soft serve?’” says Pinzuti. “It’s about paying attention to who’s in the room. Tiny, intimate detail moments go a long way where it feels like you have thought about your guests.” bungalowsix.com ■

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Greenery-heavy ceiling installations, animalprint décor, and mood lighting bring the jungle theme to life at this corporate sales meeting.

TRENDS TO ELEVATE YOUR NEXT EVENT

Culinary Experiences

The options for event food are expanding beyond plated dinners and buﬀets to include interactive dining experiences. Think: a cheese wheel pasta station, tableside-smoked cocktails, or roaming waiters serving hand-shucked oysters, says Pinzuti.

Fruit and Vegetable Décor

Floral tabletop arrangements and décor are being swapped out for vegetables and fruits—tomatoes in particular are having a moment. “Everyone is doing something Italianor tomato-inspired,” says Pinzuti.

Mocktails

As the sober lifestyle becomes more mainstream, demand for nonalcoholic options at events is growing. “People love to drink and party, but there’s a whole movement of not doing that,” says Pinzuti. “The shame around not drinking has left the room, so mocktails are a big portion of any bar program we put together for customers.”

Drones and Fireworks

“Everything is an Insta moment these days,” says Pinzuti, citing an inﬂux of client requests for drone shows and ﬁreworks displays at their events. “We keep pushing it to the next degree.”

Finishing Touches

In addition to planning the décor, menu, and entertainment, Pinzuti also compiles dress code “guidelines” for guests. “It just adds to the overall immersion of coming into an event,” he says. “Every time you look across the room, nothing really seems out of line with what the theme is because people are also following directions for what to wear.”

Captured Moments

A picture is worth a thousand words; just ask some of our Cities’ top photographers, who submitted their favorite wedding-day snaps that capture the essence and emotion of a couple’s unique story. —Madeline Nachbar

Abbey and Tommy’s wedding, Lafayette Club

“Red is a color I have always loved. So, to see Midwest couples embracing more color in their weddings within the last year is so The Big Apple—I’m smitten!”

—Nicole Feest, Nylonsaddle Photography

Emma and Taylor’s wedding, Lake Minnetonka

“I love the lakes culture in Minnesota, and these shots evoke memories of summers spent on the water. Emma and Taylor’s wedding day was the quintessential lake day. As we cruised across the lake, other boaters tooted their horns and waved to the bride and groom. It was so celebratory and special!”

—Liz Banﬁeld, Liz Banﬁeld Photography

Trevor and Zoe’s wedding, private property

“Modern couples are less concerned with creating a perfect image of their wedding day and are focusing more on the a photo shot list these days, and my role as a photographer has shifted towards enhancing the experience that a couple and their guests have on a wedding day. If they remember their day in a positive way, they’ll value their photos even more, so it’s a top priority for me.”

—Josh Olson, J.Olson Weddings

Erin and Josh’s wedding, e River Room at Aster Cafe

“For me, these images and this wedding feel like classic Minneapolis summer. Not a single patio seat was open along Main Street; the golden sun gleamed perfectly oﬀ the Mississippi; and everyone was in the best mood, ready to celebrate Erin and Josh’s love at their romantic, moody venue.”

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The Best of Both Worlds

We’ve rounded up distinctive, stylish venues with indoor-outdoor options that set the scene for celebration and help you make the most of your big day.

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obody knows better than a Minnesotan the desire to soak up every drop of a warm and sunny day. After all, our springs and summers are ﬂeeting, which is why you should opt for a venue that provides guests with ample opportunity to get outside a little and breathe in the fresh air but still has additional indoor settings for a change of pace or in case the weather becomes unpredictable. Here are some indoor-outdoor venues to consider for celebration.

▲ IVORY NORTH

Barns were the go-to venue of the 2010s, especially for more rustic indoor-outdoor events. While their Pinterest popularity may have waned a bit in recent years, barn venues have a certain charm you simply can’t duplicate, and Mora’s Ivory North is the perfect example. The all-white barn was built in the early 1900s and retains its classic structure but with modern touches like bright white paint, tons of light, and custom harvest tables.

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Celebrate indoors, outdoors, or a mix of both between the traditional barn space, an attached deck that can be used for dining or relaxing, and a yard for games or cocktails. Indoor-outdoor barn spaces, capacity: up to 199. 2065 Olympic St., Mora, 651-285-8623

WOODLAND GLASSHAUS AT BAVARIA DOWNS ▲

Just as its name suggests, this glass house has ﬂoor-to-ceiling windows and is surrounded by forest on all sides. Say your vows in an enchanting space that looks stunning when decorated with greenery and ﬂorals or chic and modern with minimal decor; move to the outdoor patio for happy hour; then dine and celebrate in the Dining Atrium and watch the sunset through the glass roof. Bavaria Downs owns some of the Twin Cities’ most beloved venues, including the Van Dusen Mansion and A’bulae, so they know a thing or two about hosting a memorable event. Multiple spaces, capacity: up to 200. 3915 Bavaria Rd., Chaska, 952-443-2968

GUTHRIE THEATER

The crown jewel of the Mill District, the sapphire-blue theater is a modern masterpiece—and a gorgeous, unique place to host an event. Say your vows or celebrate with coworkers in the yellow room (formally known as the Amber Box) with its sweeping views making you feel like you’re floating over the city, then enjoy cocktails on the Jundt Terrace and explore the Endless Bridge. The Guthrie has several ﬂexible spaces for celebrations, including the Wurtele Thrust Stage for a big crowd. It also offers catering options, plus a dedicated on-site events team to help you bring your dream wedding or party to life at a truly iconic Minneapolis venue. Multiple spaces, capacity: up to 1,100. 818 S. 2nd St., Mpls., 612-225-6000

MILL DISTRICT EVENT SPACES

There’s nothing more picturesque than a long table piled with ﬂowers and ﬂickering candles, set for dinner with sweeping views of the city below. Enjoy a warm summer night or crisp fall evening on the rooftop space, paired with cameo appearances from the Guthrie Theater and Stone Arch Bridge. Curate the space your way with indoor-outdoor options on the rooftop; host a group on the more traditional

District Event Spaces allows you to celebrate without stress, creating a stylish yet serene oasis in the middle of the city. Multiple spaces, capacity: up to 458. 233 Park Ave., Mpls., 612-540-7324

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WEDDINGS AND EVENTS

Infuse your event with historical charm when you tie the knot or meet with coworkers at one of Jefe’s lovely spaces. The indoor-outdoor Hall of Kings space features an Urban Garden, called the The

Royal Court, overlooking the Mississippi River on St. Anthony Main, perfect for wedding ceremonies and giving out-oftown guests a glimpse of Minneapolis history, while The River Room and The Shasta Tent—often paired together—create a romantic Parisian vibe for cocktail hours and intimate parties. Host a small group of up to 50 guests in the Vista at Aster House, a private loft space that used to be a stable. Multiple spaces, capacity: up to 200. 219 SE Main St., Mpls., 612-643-1882

EDDIE MANDERVILLE CHALET

An old-school favorite that never goes out

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of style, the Eddie Manderville Chalet is a rustic, Swiss-inspired space overlooking Theodore Wirth Park. Dine, dance, and mingle in the Fireplace Room, then grab some fresh air on the stone terrace and scout for wildlife wandering through the park or get a glimpse at the golf course. With its rich, deep wood paneling and brick ﬁreplace, the Chalet would be particularly cozy and picturesque for a winter wedding. The terrace also has a firepit to keep guests toasty on a chilly day, and yes, you can use the interior ﬁreplace for your event, as well as the Pub Room and special getting-ready rooms. Capacity: up to 130. 1301 Theodore Wirth Pkwy., Mpls., 612-230-6427

PINEWOOD ▲

It’s all in the name. Pinewood’s breathtaking skyscraper pine trees provide the most beautiful backdrop for ceremonies and photos no matter the season. The venue is hidden within 10 acres of forest with those slim, tall pines playing the starring role. But the interior of the venue is just as eye-catching: modern and sleek in graphic black and white with natural wood touches and ﬂoor-to-ceiling windows that let in the light. Host a gathering or ceremony outside and save on décor by letting the scenery do the heavy lifting. If weather doesn’t cooperate, try the spacious, sunlit upper-level gathering hall, then move to the main gathering space for dinner. spaces, capacity: 225. 33262 NW Palm St., Cambridge, 763-760-9758

CATALYST AT NATURE LINK

Ready to get away from it all? Head to Nisswa’s Catalyst event center at the Nature Link Resort, located about two and a half hours from the Twin Cities. The tall, modern venues are tucked within a pine forest for a picturesque fusion of minimalist chic and organic nature. Catalyst, which is primarily used as a wedding venue, offers a few different options for your special day—say your vows outdoors under the trees or inside in the bright, spacious Pineview Hall. Step outside to admire the lake and enjoy a moment of peace amidst a busy wedding day. The venue also offers luxurious on-site cabin lodging for guests, complete with modern amenities, including soaking tubs. Multiple spaces, capacity varies. 24621 Clark Lake Rd. S., Nisswa, 218-537-3389

city, brings the outside in with its lowerlevel Ladyslipper Lounge, which features a lush living terrarium of photogenic greenery to admire while you kick back. In addition to the lounge space, guests can gather indoors or outdoors on each level—the upper level features a shady terrace, while the lower level also boasts a sunken patio space made for mingling. Each level is also home to a bar, plus two greenrooms for prep. While the Lowlands

is a prime location for a wedding, it also Ceremony and atrium space, capacity: up to 250 (seated). 160 S. Wabasha St., St. Paul, 651-217-3800

KELLERMAN’S EVENT CENTER

This charming brick venue in White Bear Lake has everything you could possibly need for an event—getting-ready spaces, multiple bars, and a hidden delight: a beautiful, blooming outdoor garden that would be a lovely place to exchange vows or host a happy hour. Originally founded back in 1907 as a YMCA, this spot has

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enjoyed stints as a movie theater, knitting mill, and dance studio. Kellerman’s offers 7,000 square feet of space for whatever you’re planning, including that truly glorious garden, designed for making the most of a Minnesota summer. Multiple spaces, capacity: up to 250 (seated). 2222 4th St., White Bear Lake, 612-308-8801

ABELLA WEDDINGS AND EVENTS ▲

Another sweet historic farm setting, Abella is just a short drive from the Twin Cities in Chisago City, but it feels like you’re traveling back in time to an oldfashioned country farm. The venue is home to a few different spaces, including

the French Country Hall, a newly built structure perfect for ceremonies, dinners, and dancing (with air-conditioning!); the rustic Historic Barn; and The Cottage and The Granary, where bridal parties can prep and hang out before the party starts. Or sneak away to the Sunset Fields and pose in the golden-hour light while enjoying prairie scenery. Host an outdoor event or ceremony in the Willows meadow, or set up activities in the courtyard. Multiple spaces, capacity: up to 295. 11720 256th St., Chisago City, 651-303-6921

THE HUTTON HOUSE

Bright, airy, and welcoming, The Hutton

House is a dreamy destination for weddings and parties. The venue offers 12,500 square feet of indoor event space, plus an inviting outdoor courtyard for preceremony drinks, photos, yard games, and happy hours or team-building activities. The all-white Fireside Room and Lakeside Room allow you to get creative with colorful decor and ﬂorals or lean into a minimalist aesthetic without feeling too stark thanks to lots of natural light and warm tones. The Hutton House can also host photo shoots, nonproﬁt events, and community gatherings, so whatever you’re planning, the team is ready to help you bring it to life. Multiple spaces, capacity: up to 250. 10715 Shore Dr. S., Medicine Lake, 952-470-0788

ALLIANZ FIELD GRAND CASINO BREW HALL

Sports fans will have a blast clinking glasses and getting down at St. Paul’s Allianz Field, home of the Minnesota United FC. Rent the Grand Casino Brew Hall for drinks and bites, then open the glass doors and get a glimpse of the unique bowl-shaped stadium. With a full-service bar and a whopping 96 taps, tons of TVs, and flexible seating, the Grand Casino Brew Hall is ideal for team or company parties and happy hours or networking events but could also be a fun spot for Loons fans to say their “I dos” right where their favorite team takes the ﬁeld. Capacity: up to 150. 400 Snelling Ave. N., St. Paul, 612-928-2400

O’SHAUGHNESSY DISTILLING CO.

Breweries and distilleries are popular picks for all kinds of events, and the O’Shaughnessy’s space suits whatever you’re celebrating. Book the Potato Bar for up to 125 guests (depending on the event) and enjoy the stylish décor, enormous windows overlooking Prospect Park’s famous “Witch’s Hat” tower, and sleek outdoor terrace. The Potato Bar is a great choice for weddings; tastings; small, seated events; and cocktail parties. For a bigger group, consider renting out the entire distillery—it can seat up to 250 in the winter and more than 300 in the summer thanks to the outdoor patio space. And no, you don’t have to be a whiskey lover to book—though it does help! Multiple spaces, capacity: up to 400. 600 Malcolm Ave. SE, Mpls., 763-338-0914 ■

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PRIMP YOUR PARTY

These experiential stations level up your bash with baubles to bring home, custom coupes, drinkable delights, and signature sips.

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AS WE EXIT OUR SAD BEIGE ERA, usher in an age of personality and personalization, where everything from fashion to fête features celebrates your unique flavor. Instead of the typical trappings and trinkets—why not offer fancy favors to memorialize your next party? Bid adieu to almonds, and instead offer your guests an interactive experience. Whether a birthday bash, retirement soirée, or one of the many festivities in a wedding weekend lineup, make your party one to remember

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with pop-up vendors that will make your guests swoon, from sips sans alcohol to custom chains and monogrammed glasses.

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Nestled in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District, Quincy Hall is a stunning setting for indoor wedding ceremonies and receptions, with a 15,000-square-foot open ﬂoor plan, soaring ceilings, and abundant natural light. An adjoining patio with café lighting and a glowing ﬁreplace sets the scene for golden hour cocktails and unforgettable celebrations.

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Holman’s Table

Host your unforgettable micro wedding in the Earhart Room at Holman’s Table—an elevated, intimate setting with exceptional dining, aviation charm, and effortless elegance. Perfect for modern couples seeking style, substance, and a truly local experience.

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NOT JUST A SPACE— AN EXPERIENCE

Host your next meeting, retreat, or celebration at the Dayton YMCA at Gaviidae. From stunning rooftop views to optional wellness add-ons like sound baths and yoga, this versatile downtown venue brings energy and inspiration to any event.

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quiz. The Stylery Colour Studio provides custom color analysis at private parties, business events, and more. The pros here help identify the shades that best complement and accentuate your features, such as hair and eye color, skin tone, and contrast level, so you can dress to impress. St. Louis Park, 262-994-6184, stylerycoloranalysis.com

DRINKS, DELIVERED

Remember ice cream trucks? Well, Picnic Catering does ya one better, serving everything from champagne to root beer out of a Vespa. Plus, pair your scooter sip with a hot dog from its pop-up stand. 4307 Upton Ave. S., Mpls., 612-505-0785, picniclindenhills.com

BAUBLE HEADS

Consider us charmed by the build-yourown-jewelry bar at Goldfine Jewelry. Besides in-store stations and public pop-ups, this purveyor of pretties brings its chains-and-charms setup to private parties. Guests can choose from myriad dangly accoutrements and beaded or metallic chains to construct a bangin’ bangle. goldﬁne-jewelry.com

ETCHING A SKETCH

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wineglass bases—thanks to Ivory Ink Co.’s live glass engraving, you’ll never misplace your drink again. Instagram @ivoryink.co

BAR NONE

From margaritas and spritzes to wine, beer, and spirits, Lucille’s Tasting Room and Bottleshop dishes out fun AF (ahem, alcohol-free!) drinks via its mobile bar. Beyond a pop-up station, this liquor-less store will curate and stock your next bar so that anyone can clink glasses without the side effects—or next-day regrets. 24 W. 7th Pl., St. Paul, 612-208-3377, lucillesbottleshop.com ■

La dolce vita loading with a Vespa bar serving the signature sip of your next soirée (above) and beverages from Lucille’s without the boozy bite (below).

SPLASH ZONE STYLE

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THE BIGGER, THE BETTER

The kitchen is the deﬁnitive hub of activity while entertaining, and current trends lean into our desire to indulge in good food and conversation at the heart of the home.

“Everybody ends up hanging out there, so we’re seeing kitchens becoming bigger,”

says John Kraemer of John Kraemer and Sons. “We’re seeing massive islands with a ton of seating.”

What you won’t see in many new islands? Sinks. While sink placement comes down to personal preference, of course, Kraemer notes many homeowners are relegating the sink to another countertop to keep the island free from clutter. “It’s more of a gathering space than a workspace.”

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In the Kitchen

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HOME CHEF

Between appliances like gourmet ranges, steam ovens, and wine fridges, homeowners can get the restaurant experience from the comfort of their home.

“During the COVID years, we entered into this era where everybody started cooking more, and people got a lot more invested in preparing meals at home and eating healthier,” says Ross Agnello of All Inc. “So now people want a more sophisticated product that does a better job of turning out high-quality food because they’re using it more.”

Even for those who think they’d qualify for , “we’re seeing more and more ovens that have a gourmet function, where you can tell it what you’re cooking, and it’ll basically cook for you and tell you how to do it perfectly—all the way down to what kind of pan to use and what oven rack to put it on,” Agnello adds.

with cameras to help you keep track of your inventory and build your grocery list, built-in coffee stations and hydro taps for sparkling water, and dishwashers you can start from your phone.

But when it comes to choosing smart appliances for your kitchen, the pros advise, don’t get distracted by every shiny object—make sure your choices reflect your lifestyle. “We are always focused on building better, which means we are here to provide guidance, advocacy, and education to our clients to determine which areas of their home would benefit most with smart technology, paired to fit within their budget, so their smart systems function for their personal experiences,” says Lynne Shears of Streeter Custom Builder.

SMART STORAGE SOLUTIONS

Beyond cooking, other smart features elevating home kitchens include appliances like Wi-Fi-enabled refrigerators

Sculleries—also known as prep kitchens or working kitchens—are the best secret weapon for people who love to host. Tucked behind the main kitchen, sculleries allow homeowners to move appliances,

Stainless steel once reigned supreme for appliances because of its durability and easy maintenance, but “in the appliance world, the expectations have changed,” Agnello says. “Now, it’s like two ends of the spectrum: Homeowners either want to make a statement and be incredibly bold with color— like custom ranges and range hoods, colorful refrigerators—or they want the appliances to disappear” with panels that blend into the surrounding cabinetry.

prep work, and cleanup out of sight, leaving the kitchen open for entertaining.

To make these kitchens even more functional, some builders and architects are adding features like guillotine doors, sliding panels, and voice-controlled movable backsplashes that open to reveal the scullery space behind. This way, “you can have a coffee maker or toaster stored in the back kitchen and use it there, or you can slide open a pass-through and pull it into the kitchen to use,” says Matthew Erickson of TEA2 Architects. This is a smart solution “for those high-use items that you need every day but you don’t necessarily want to look at all the time.”

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These mobile backsplashes slide to reveal storage. // DESIGN BY TEA2 ARCHITECTS

FINISHES WITH FINESSE

While sleek, all-white kitchens are still popular, and likely not disappearing anytime soon, the trend no longer has the stronghold on homeowners it used to. “We’ve been seeing more and more splashes of color,” Erickson says. “Whether it’s strong and bold or subtle, today’s kitchens have more personality, and clients are willing to be not quite as safe with the all-white kitchens.”

Texture is also being incorporated into kitchen design to add depth and contrast in the form of natural wood islands with heavy graining or wire brushing, natural stone backsplashes and countertops, mixed-metal plumbing ﬁxtures, and unexpected mate-

rials on cabinetry. “Finishes for cabinetry are celebrating the use of new materials by adding linen fabrics to cabinet door faces to bring a textural element,” Shears says. Another boundary-pushing finish technique, she adds, is fumed or “smoked” oak treated with ammonia to darken the wood color to “complement the subtle textures and patterns found in wood grains.”

NATURAL CONNECTION

Indoor-outdoor living leads to many health beneﬁts, including better sleep, improved mental focus, and a reduction in stress, so it makes sense that homeowners are constantly looking for ways to bring a touch of nature into their spaces. Marvin’s Awaken Skylight, for example, can be installed above islands to ﬂood kitchens with natural light and unobstructed views of the sky. Then, at night, tunable lighting mimics the ideal color temperature of natural light. “Imagine it’s evening or nighttime,” says Lisa Massari of Marvin. “You’re still getting that beautiful warm glow coming from the ceiling. I think that really sets the ambience for the whole house.”

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outdoor kitchens complete with woodﬁred pizza ovens, built-in grills, ﬁreplaces, and beer taps. “It goes along with the elevated expectation for what people want and what they can take advantage of for themselves in their home—but also what they can show off and entertain with,” Agnello says.

Nature pops up in other unexpected ways too, such as dark green cabinetry or tiles with botanical motifs. “We have a newer tile that we developed based on a botanical print: It has a creamy white background with greens, and it’s ﬂown off the shelves,” says Kirsty Froelich of The Tile Shop. “That tells me people are willing to put a little bit of fun and artistic ﬂair into their tiles.”

MATCHY-MATCHY

Also popular are multislide and bifold doors off the kitchen that open to alfresco dining spaces and

While black window frames have become a fast favorite for the contrast and modern aesthetic they lend to a space, another eyecatching option is stained or primed wood frames that can be matched to the kitchen cabinetry. “It’s a very high-end, custom look,” Massari says.

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In the Bathroom

SPA-LIKE SERENITY

The people have spoken: We want—nay, need—our bathrooms to feel like a retreat where we can kick back in a bubble bath, preferably with a glass of bubbly in hand, and forget the stressors of the day. We’re so invested in this vision that we’re willing to sacriﬁce bedroom space. “Primary suites continue to get larger, but primary bedrooms continue to get smaller,” Kraemer says. “The majority of the real estate in the primary suite is eaten up by the bathroom and closet.”

So, what are we putting in these oversize bathrooms? “Overall, bathrooms are becoming more spa-like, a place to get away and relax,” Kraemer says. Think: steam showers, large soaking tubs, heated floors, double vanities, coldplunge tubs, saunas, and towel warmers. Add a built-in coffee bar for those early-morning wake-up calls, and we’d never leave.

It’s quite possible that we’re all scarred from the Great Toilet Paper Shortage of 2020, as many homeowners are trading in their Charmin hoards for a more hygienic, environmentally friendly, and cost-effective alternative: bidets. If you’re

unfamiliar, the bidet, which originated in France centuries ago, is a toilet attachment that uses a stream of water to cleanse...you get the idea. “Clients who are very well traveled and have been all over the place request bidets when they’ve used them in other countries,” Kraemer says. “That’s a luxury feature.”

You deserve a bathroom that feels like a spa treat. // DESIGN BY JOHN KRAEMER AND SONS

LET’S TALK TILE

For years, white marble was the aesthetic du jour for tile. Now, “people are realizing you can have a lot of fun and put your own individual stamp on your spaces,” Froelich says, noting trends such as large-format tiles, handmade-look tiles, and colorful tiles spanning from taupes and beiges to blues and greens.

You can also add visual interest with how tiles are laid, such as a checkerboard or herringbone pattern. Froelich is excited about a line of modular tiles currently in development that will allow people to create their own patterns. Above all, “use something that really speaks to you, whether it’s a color or a pattern,” she says.

Lead by Dr. Jane B. Moore and Dr. Malinee Saxena, both named to Mpls.St.Paul’s Top Doctors list annually, since 2014. Along with Joy Stutrud, PA-C, our providers treat everyday common skin problems as well as not so common skin diseases. We look forward to seeing you soon.

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“So many people feel like they have to do white subway tile, but don’t miss out on the opportunity to do something unique.”

TILE ALTERNATIVE

While materials like porcelain, ceramic, and marble are often the go-to for showers, Tadelakt is a surface option that’s been gaining popularity in recent years. “Tadelakt is an organic-yet-waterproof plaster ﬁnish that provides a seamless monolithic shower or backsplash wall that’s as smooth as silk but hard as stone,” Shears says. Though it has just recently started trending in the U.S., Tadelakt is not new. It’s been a hallmark of Moroccan architecture, typically applied in bathrooms or saunas, for centuries. Today, homeowners like Tadelakt for its organic texture, sophisticated look, and versatility— it can be molded to ﬁt many interior design styles and dyed to match any color scheme.

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“I don’t want any shortage of natural light in my bathroom when I’m getting ready,” Massari says. That’s why Marvin recently introduced switchable privacy glass on its Direct Glaze windows. Using liquid crystal technology, “it electrifies your windows at the push of a button, and your glass goes from clear to frosted,” Massari says. “It’s a great solution that gives you that perfect balance.” With more than 300 kitchen and bar stools, you’ll deﬁnitely be sitting pretty after a visit to our showroom.

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BEYOND THE SKIN BARRIER

From full-body mole mapping to microneedling with salmon skin, local dermatologists are blending precision and innovation to transform how we heal, enhance, and understand the skin we’re in.

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check (gotta keep an eye on those moles!) or a conversation about acne topicals for your teen. And while those very important services will always be a major part of a dermatologist’s day-to-day, the skin care industry is changing at lightning speed— and local dermatologists are ﬁlling their proverbial toolboxes with exciting innovations and new ways to restore bounce, treat ﬁne lines, and zap zits.

Today, a derm appointment might feel more like a spa day than a yearly chore. “A decade ago, I was mostly writing scripts, freezing spots, and giving pep talks about

and Wisconsin. “I still do all that, but now I also sculpt cheekbones, smooth foreheads, tighten jaws, and help patients look like the best version of themselves on Zoom and in real life. It’s not about changing faces—it’s about restoring conﬁdence.”

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Dr. Amit Mittal, dermatologist and founder of Mittal Dermatology in Plymouth, says that modern patients aren’t looking for a “quick ﬁx.” Instead, they want “a road map to get from point A to point B. They want to understand their scans, set goals, and create plans,” he says. And in the modern skin health scene, that’s exactly what they’re doing.

“[Patients] want a road map to get from point A to point B. They want to understand their scans, set goals, and create plans.”

It’s been 20-plus years since Botox hit the market—and our obsession with aesthetic tweaks is only picking up speed, thanks to filtered feeds, quiet speculation, and a steady stream of innovations. Tareen says patients are much more knowledgeable than they were five years ago, largely thanks to TikTok, where buzzy procedures go viral right before your eyes. “Tech-savvy patients now walk in knowing what biostimulators and polynucleotides are,” she explains. (Biostimulators, often made from fish DNA, help stimulate collagen production.) They’ve seen these procedures on their screens and want to try them IRL— armed with research.

The way patients approach injectables has changed too, says Tareen. “Five years ago, everyone wanted ‘no wrinkles.’ Today, they want ‘natural, lifted, glowing—and no one to know I had anything done.’ They want treatments tailored to their face and lifestyle,” she adds. Patients in their 20s and early 30s are relying on “Baby Botox,” using small, targeted doses to help delay signs of aging. They’re also starting younger than in years past. Older patients, meanwhile, are stacking lasers, injectables, and collagen boosters for a youthful refresh. Men, too, are getting in on the action; she says male patients are

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looking for “subtle, natural results” from their visits.

That interest in low-key, sciencebacked treatments includes one that’s newly available locally: microneedling with salmon skin—a “current obsession” of Tareen’s. “Salmon skin is packed with antioxidants, omega-3 fatty acids, and polynucleotides that help calm inﬂammation and jump-start repair. It’s basically a skin smoothie delivered via microneedles.” Mittal is excited about the re-emergence of mushroom and fungi therapy, which, he says, “offers anti-aging beneﬁts and is particularly well-suited for people with sensitive skin,” as well as those looking for a “natural alternative to synthetic skin care ingredients.”

AI is showing up at the dermatologist’s office, but not in the way you might think. Dr. Brian Zelickson, a dermatologist at Schweiger Dermatology Group in Edina and Plymouth, says it has become “integral” to the practice, especially for diagnostics. “AI algorithms trained on vast image libraries now can assist in identifying skin cancers (notably malignant melanoma), psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, and fungal infections,” he explains. “These tools are getting better and can be integrated with smartphone apps, which hopefully can enhance early detection and patient education.” At Mittal’s practice, a

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“AI algorithms trained on vast image libraries now can assist in identifying skin cancers, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, and fungal infections.”

device called FotoFinder Automated Total Body Mapping Master has helped him catch skin cancer “really, really quickly”; he describes it as “an automated way to scan your entire body for moles and track every single spot from appointment to appointment.”

THE OFF-CAMERA WORK

Many dermatologists are doing more cosmetic procedures, but that doesn’t mean they’ve given up on their bread and butter. “Dermatology is not just skin cancer and cosmetics,” says Dr. Audrey Jacobsen, a dermatologist at Hennepin Healthcare. She says “the vast majority” of her patients are people with chronic skin problems like psoriasis, acne, eczema, and “really, really severe stuff” that may even require hospitalization.

Sometimes the least-glamorous treatments make the biggest impact. Thanks to new FDA approvals for hard-to-treat skin conditions, Jacobsen says helping patients has gotten a whole lot easier. (These approvals don’t come quickly— some take years.) “In the past, we would have old-school medications to lower your immune system with all these side effects…that you had to monitor,” she explains. “Now we’re getting more awesome, targeted medications for speciﬁc skin conditions.” Jacobsen is excited about new treatments for eczema, which she says have been “absolutely life-changing for patients,” and a new FDA-approved medication for skin lupus, an autoimmune disease that causes rashes.

Zelickson agrees. “New and improved biologic drugs continue to transform the management of chronic inflammatory

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skin diseases,” he says, noting that at the 2025 American Academy of Dermatology meeting, data on the medications risankizumab (AKA Skyrizi) and bimekizumab (Bimzelx) for psoriasis were highlighted, “demonstrating sustained efficacy and safety.” Another approved medication to know is nemolizumab (Nemluvio), which offers relief for patients with chronic itch.

Lasers have become a dermatology standby, used for everything from antiaging to treating acne. (Ask any adult—acne rarely follows the rules of age.) Zelickson says that new, acne-centric lasers like AviClear and Accure have been FDAcleared to treat acne, which is especially intriguing for patients who are reluctant to try a medication like Accutane. To help reverse the effects of acne scarring, he likes the ablative laser UltraClear.

Mittal is a fan of “microdosing” Accutane to help treat acne and give skin a glow. The medication, which has long been the gold standard for treating stubborn breakouts, comes with notorious side effects, but taking a super-small dose can help mitigate dryness and sun sensitivity while shrinking zits—sometimes for good.

More intense skin treatments, like CO2 laser resurfacing, now require much less downtime, says Tareen. “It used to be two weeks of downtime, redness, and pain,” she says. Now, with exosome therapy to support repair and reduce inﬂammation, patients bounce back in days—so you can continue to bank up those precious PTO hours.

THE SKIN YOU’RE IN… DURING MENOPAUSE

Perimenopause and menopause come with a list of changes and challenges, including some you can see in the mirror. According to Tareen, estrogen takes a “nosedive” during menopause, which can lead to thin, dry, crepey skin. Others may experience acne and facial hair due to shifting hormones. She recommends noninvasive treatments

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like microneedling, laser resurfacing, and skin tightening to boost collagen and elastin production, plus strategically placed neuromodulators and “a kiss of ﬁller” to lift and plump where needed.

Preventative care can also help slow the process, says Zelickson. “Start early with good habits: daily sunscreen, a solid moisturizer, and gentle skin care,” he advises. “Avoid smoking, eat a diet rich in antioxidants, and don’t be afraid to talk with your dermatologist about starting retinoids before those changes really set in.”

Wrinkles and ﬁne lines often appear in your 30s, with signs of aging—like thinning, sagging, and age spots—becoming more pronounced in your 50s.

“Think of your 30s and 40s as prep school for menopause,” says Tareen. “Start protecting your collagen now like it’s gold—because it kind of is.” This means sunscreen every single day, even when it’s cloudy; a skin care routine packed with “retinoids and antioxidants”; and staying out of the sun.

“Look for ingredients like retinol, niacinamide, and vitamin C, as these are collagen-boosting MVPs,” she continues. Just be sure to start with a gentle retinoid and work your way up to reduce irritation—with the guidance of your derm, of course.

“Think of your 30s and 40s as prep school for menopause. Start protecting your collagen now like it’s gold—because it kind of is.”

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Dr. Amit Mittal, Founding Physician

15655 37th Ave N. Suite 100, Plymouth; 5109 36th Ave N. Crystal; 50 Central Avenue Osseo; 9825 Hospital Dr. Suite 300, Maple Grove mittaldermatology.com // amit@mittaldermatology.com // 612-293-7822

WHAT ARE THE TOP TRENDS IN DERMATOLOGY RIGHT NOW?

A: There’s a clear shift toward “quiet and elegant” aesthetics — with patients seeking out trusted, experienced providers. Natural Botox, subtle structural fillers, and regenerative RF microneedling are in high demand. People want to look luminous and refreshed, not “done.” I’m also seeing growing interest in microdosed Accutane — low-dose isotretinoin that not only treats acne, but also refines pores, supports collagen, and restores that healthy, radiant glow.

Q: WHAT SHOULD WOMEN EXPECT WITH SKIN AND HAIR CHANGES DURING MENOPAUSE?

A: My team and I guide patients through an Aging Gracefully Skin Wellness Plan — helping them feel confident and vibrant at every stage of life:

Pre-perimenopause: We build strong skin habits early — with optimized skincare (retinoids, azelaic acid, niacinamide, mushroom-derived brighteners), and tinted sunscreen with iron oxide — which helps prevent melasma and dark spot development. Treatments like IPL/BBL help even tone, while gentle fractional resurfacing maintains collagen and a luminous complexion — all with minimal downtime.

Perimenopause: Early collagen loss, fine lines, hair thinning, hormonal acne, and photodamage can appear. We recommend preventive microtox, noninvasive skin lifting treatments to restore firmness, RF devices, microneedling, gentle lasers, early hair therapies (PRF, oral minoxidil, spironolactone), microdosed isotretinoin, and barrier-focused skincare — helping patients stay ahead of changes and maintain healthy, beautiful skin.

Menopause: Increased skin laxity, dryness, and hair thinning. We focus on fillers, advanced RF microneedling, microdosed Accutane, hair restoration, and in select cases, topical estrogen therapy to help restore skin thickness and hydration.

Post-menopause: We continue to preserve facial contours with expert fillers, periodic collagen stimulation, ongoing hair support, and advanced skin nutrition — helping patients feel their best, inside and out.

The key? Start early and personalize your care. Healthy, glowing skin is possible at every age — and a joy to maintain.

Q: WHAT MISTAKES DO PEOPLE MAKE WITH AESTHETIC TREATMENTS?

A: The most common is overdoing it — or chasing trends without proper guidance. Poor technique can lead to filler nodules, overfilled cheeks or lips, or facial hollowing. Less is more — when treatments are artful and anatomically guided, results are beautiful and timeless. Today we have an incredible range of tools — and the real art is in using them in harmony. It’s so important to choose a provider you trust. In our practice, we help patients enhance their natural beauty — and rediscover the radiant confidence they may have thought they’d lost.

Q: WHAT’S ONE CHANGE PARENTS SHOULD KNOW FOR THEIR KIDS’ SKIN CARE

A: Insurance now covers teledermatology — a game changer for teens with acne. No more guesswork with OTC products. A quick virtual visit gives them expert care — helping prevent scarring, clear skin faster, and boost confidence.

Q: WHAT ARE THE MOST IN-DEMAND SERVICES IN YOUR PRACTICE?

A: Skin rejuvenation — from Botox to lasers — is always popular, as patients look to maintain a fresh, natural appearance. We also see high demand for mole checks and acne treatment — for both teens and adults. Across the board, patients are excited to invest in skin health and self-care.

Q: WHAT EXCITES YOU ABOUT THE FUTURE OF DERMATOLOGY?

A: The future is so bright — more personalized care, better technologies, and regenerative treatments that truly support skin health. My mission is simple: to help every patient look and feel like the very best version of themselves — luminous, confident, and timeless.

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At Mittal Dermatology, we believe exceptional care should be both personal and accessible. In an era of corporate medicine, we take a different approach— prioritizing individualized, expert treatment tailored to each patient.

Led by Dr. Amit Mittal, a Yale, Harvard, and Mayo Clinic-trained dermatologist, we provide world-class expertise with the warmth and attention you deserve.

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WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FIRMS TO HAVE A BANK IN THEIR CORNER?

A: Whether you’re managing a law firm, growing a marketing agency, or running a medical practice, you need a banking partner who understands your business, one who is proactive, responsive, and committed to your success

At Bridgewater, we work with a variety of professional services firms, from accounting to architecture and engineering firms, delivering personalized strategies tailored to their specific needs. No matter the size of your practice, our goal is the same: to become a true partner who can help you navigate everything from managing cash flow and real estate financing to onboarding new partners and succession planning.

When your bank truly understands your firm, it becomes a strategic partner and powerful asset, not just a service provider.

Q: WHY ARE TWIN CITIES PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FIRMS BANKING WITH BRIDGEWATER?

A: It’s hard to match our unique combination of local, responsive support and sophisticated product offerings. We’re considered one of the largest banks in Minnesota, yet we’re the perfect size for business owners and decision-makers who want access to the same sophisticated tools as a national bank, with the accessibility and relationship that comes with a local partner.

Bridgewater was founded by local entrepreneurs, so we understand what it takes to build and grow a successful business. Our team takes the time to understand your firm’s goals and challenges and then delivers tailored solutions that drive your business forward. Do you want to pay bills more efficiently? Improve your cash flow? Our Treasury

Management team offers a full suite of tools that enhance operational efficiency and financial predictability so you can focus on serving clients and growing your practice.

Q: HOW DOES WORKING WITH A LOCAL BANK ADD VALUE TO YOUR BUSINESS?

A: As a business owner, you’re busy running your firm and expect a high degree of support from your bank. Our local team understands this. Today’s banking landscape is dominated by 1-800 numbers, but that’s not us. At Bridgewater, clients are known by name, and you talk to your dedicated banker directly. We are responsive, efficient, and flexible. Because we live and work in the communities we serve, we have a deep understanding of the local market and professional landscape. This allows us to problem-solve, make smart recommendations, and provide valuable connections from our network of like-minded professionals to help drive your business forward.

Q: READY TO TAKE YOUR FIRM TO THE NEXT LEVEL?

A: Whether you’re expanding your footprint, bringing on a new partner, or managing personal wealth alongside your business, Bridgewater Bank offers the personalized support professional services firms need. We provide flexible lending options, a robust suite of treasury management tools, and personal banking services backed by responsive support and a relationship-based approach.

If you’re ready for a strategic banking partner who will meet your financial needs and exceed expectations, our Professional Services team is eager to connect and explore how we can maximize your success.

ask the expert: RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY Lakeview Dentistry

Drew Carrell, DDS

14475 Forest Blvd N, Hugo lakeviewfamilydentist.com // 651-426-8088

Q: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF DENTISTRY?

A: Being able to give someone their smile back and the reaction when a patient’s goals become reality.

Q: WHO NEEDS RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY?

A: Each patient is unique. Addressing a single tooth can help a patient improve the function of their teeth with a dental implant. Restorative dentistry can also be comprehensive - restoring the function of the entire bite by addressing multiple teeth, including veneers and crowns.

Q: WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY?

A: Our team of talented dental professionals curate a patient experience that exceeds expectations. It starts with our expertise in restorative dentistry and utilizing patient goals to create a customized plan.

We invest time into the journey with each patient to be sure that the size, shape and color of the teeth are a perfect fit to match a patient’s face and personality.

Q: DO YOU HAVE ADVICE FOR PATIENTS SEEKING COSMETIC DENTISTRY?

A: The most important thing for longevity of a new smile is that it is functional. When selecting a dentist for this level of investment, find an expert with depth of experience rehabilitating teeth. I feel the only way to truly master something is to teach it. I serve as faculty for two dental education organizations where I teach other dentists across the country how to restore worn and broken-down smiles.

Q: WHAT IS THE FIRST STEP TO GET STARTED?

A: Our team makes this an easy process from consultation to results. We offer virtual consults at lakeviewvirtual.com or an in-person office visit.

Actual patient and smile results of Dr. Carrell

ask the expert: HOW A GARAGE CAN BE MORE THAN JUST STORAGE Closet Factory

Doug and Theresa Williams

1991 Annapolis Ln N, Plymouth closetfactory.com/locations/minneapolis/ // 763-551-9100

Q: WHEN MOST PEOPLE THINK OF A GARAGE, THEY THINK OF CLUTTER. HOW DO YOU HELP THEM SEE THE POTENTIAL?

A: Doug: That’s exactly why we love working on garages — they’re the most underutilized space in a home. With smart design, your garage can become an organized extension of your home — not just a place to park your car or pile things up.

Q: WHAT DOES A “FINISHED GARAGE” LOOK LIKE WITH CLOSET FACTORY?

A: Theresa: It’s all about function and personalization. We install everything from custom cabinetry; Handiwall systems, which allow you to hang your tools and gear efficiently; workbenches; and of course, space-saving solutions for all your sports equipment and toys. The result is a garage that fits your lifestyle and your specific needs, and makes you feel excited

to go in there! Our goal is to help you have more time to do the fun stuff and less time figuring out how to organize!

Q: WHAT’S ONE BENEFIT HOMEOWNERS DON’T EXPECT?

A: Doug: They’re often surprised by how much value it adds — both in resale and in daily life. A clean, organized garage reduces stress and makes everything easier to access because everything has a designated place.

Q: ANY TIPS FOR HOMEOWNERS CONSIDERING A GARAGE MAKEOVER?

A: Theresa: Start by thinking beyond storage. Ask yourself, how could this space make my life better? Then give us a call! We’ll bring ideas you probably haven’t considered and collaborate with you to create a space better than you ever imagined.

ask the expert: COLON CANCER MANAGEMENT Allina Health

Dr. Joleen Hubbard

913 East 26th St Piper Building, 4th Floor, Minneapolis allinahealth.org/cancer-institute // 612-863-0200

Q: WHAT IS COLON CANCER?

A: Colon cancer is the third leading cause of cancer diagnosed in the U.S. It begins when cells in your large intestine (colon) or rectum grow out of control. Symptoms can vary, but it’s important to talk to your doctor if you notice:

Changes in bowel habits

Blood in your stool or rectal bleeding

Ongoing pain during bowel movements

Abdominal discomfort like bloating, cramping, gas or feeling full

Unexplained weight loss

Q: HOW IS COLON CANCER TREATED?

A: When detected early, we can remove it surgically along with a portion of the colon. For patients at a higher risk for recurrence, we may recommend chemotherapy after surgery.

Q: HOW CAN I REDUCE MY RISK FOR RECURRENCE?

A: Recent research shows that patients who follow a structured exercise program after colon cancer had a decreased recurrence and improved survival rate. Combining exercise with a healthy diet, including more leafy green vegetables and limited red meat, processed meats and sugary drinks, also benefits survivors.

Q: WHY SHOULD I CHOOSE ALLINA HEALTH CANCER INSTITUTE?

A: Cancer affects every part of a person’s life. At Allina Health Cancer Institute, we bring together expert, compassionate care with the latest technology to create an individualized treatment plan for every patient. We also offer our patients extra support services like nutrition guidance, integrative medicine, mental health care, rehabilitation and survivorship programs. We’re with you every step of the way. To schedule an appointment for treatment or a second opinion, call 612-863-0271 or visit allinahealth.org/cancer-institute.

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.

HUGHES DENTAL WANTS

DR. AMY E. HUGHES:

• Former President of the MN Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry

• One of only 10 accredited cosmetic dentists in all of Minnesota

• Graduate status from the Kois Center in Seattle

• Has attained post graduate training at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

• Alumnus of the highly regarded Dawson Center

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Cranial Technologies

Tim Littlefield, Biomedical Engineering & Clinical Researcher

900 Long Lake Rd Suite 212, New Brighton cranialtech.com // 612-756-7616

Q: WHAT DOES CRANIAL TECHNOLOGIES DO?

A: We are the leader in non-surgical treatment for infants with plagiocephaly (aka flat head syndrome). Since 1986, we’ve been dedicated to caring for infants with this condition, treating over 400,000 babies across more than 100 clinics nationwide. Our mission is simple: to provide families with the highest standard of care and support during a critical time in their child’s development.

Q: WHAT IS PLAGIOCEPHALY? WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

A: Plagiocephaly is a condition where an infant’s head develops a flat spot, often due to prolonged pressure on one area of the skull. It’s more common than many realize—studies show that nearly 50% of

babies develop some degree of plagiocephaly, and around 25% may have a moderate to severe case that requires intervention. Addressing it early can support proper head shape development and overall well-being.

Q: I NOTICED A FLAT SPOT ON MY CHILD’S HEAD. CAN I WAIT TO SEE IF IT GETS BETTER?

A: While it may be tempting to wait, early intervention is strongly recommended by pediatric specialists and supported in medical literature. In the early stages, repositioning and supervised Tummy Time can be helpful. The ideal window for intervention is between 3–6 months, when a baby’s head is rapidly growing, but treatment can still be effective up to 18 months of age.

ask the expert: CUSTOMCLOSETS Twin Cities Closet Company

Jim & Jeanne Myers, Owners

2701 E. 33rd St., Minneapolis tcclosets.com // 612-623-0987

Q: WHY CHOOSE CUSTOM CLOSETS AND CABINETS?

A: Investing in custom storage solutions improves your home or business’s aesthetic while maximizing storage efficiency and masterfully using every inch effectively. No project is too large, small, or complex. We expertly navigate the opportunities and challenges of Minnesota homes, crafting perfect solutions for your unique spaces, needs, and lifestyle. Superior quality custom solutions outlast store-bought alternatives, keep you organized, and increase property value.

Q: HOW DOES IT WORK?

A: Every project begins with a complimentary design consultation with our professional designers. After finalizing designs and selections, our team engineers each custom project before manufacturing in our Longfellow neighborhood workshop, followed by professional installation.

Q: WHAT SETS TCCC APART?

A: We’re proudly a truly custom, truly Minnesotan company. Since opening in 2001, we’ve been trusted industry partners for homeowners, professionals, and business owners. All products are made in Minneapolis using only our team throughout the entire process. After nearly 25 years, this local, independent, family-owned business proudly offers Minnesota’s premier closet and cabinet services.

Q: WHAT KEEPS YOUR CLIENTS COMING BACK FOR MORE?

A: Once clients experience custom solutions, they can’t imagine life without them! Having something created for your family’s unique need— improving organization and home beauty— genuinely transforms everyday life. Our professional services, technology, and dedicated team ensure incredible client experiences, with our driving focus being happy teams and happy clients. The beautiful, high-quality results add property value while elevating the entire space experience. Clients love choosing local, and we love giving back to our community.

ask the expert: ESTATEPLANNING Sandahl & Damhof

Ryan Damhof, Attorney

3500 American Blvd West, Suite 190, Bloomington sandahldamhof.com // 612-866-6000

Q: DO I NEED AN ESTATE PLAN?

A: If you passed away today, what happens next? Most people don’t realize how complicated things get without a plan and therefore leave their family probate, taxes, delays, and uncertainty.

Estate planning puts you back in control. It helps you organize your assets, decide who receives what, and avoid predictable problems like court involvement or unnecessary costs. Everyone needs at least a basic plan which provides valuable clarity during a time of chaos.

Q: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A WILL AND A TRUST?

A: A will provides instructions to the probate court. This gives clarity for those you leave behind, but also means your family has to go through a public court process after you pass.

A trust, on the other hand, allows you to leave the same instructions but privately, avoiding probate altogether. That means less time, lower costs, and fewer headaches for your loved ones. For more complex estates where goals include tax planning and asset protection, a trust provides more options and flexibility.

It’s important to note that not everyone needs a trust. An experienced attorney can help you analyze your options.

Q: HOW DO I CHOOSE THE RIGHT LAWYER FOR MY ESTATE PLAN?

A: If your goal is to avoid probate (and it should be) don’t hire someone who just drafts documents. Choose an attorney with an active probate practice. By dedicating part of my practice to guiding families through probate, I’ve seen firsthand what goes wrong and how to prevent it before it happens.

You wouldn’t trust a flight instructor who’s never flown a plane. Estate planning should be no different.

ask the expert: WHOLE-PERSONWELLNESS YMCA of the North

Jessica Wittwer, Operations Director Dayton YMCA and the George Wellbeing Center

YMCA of the North 651 Nicollet Mall #300, Minneapolis ymcanorth.org/wellness

Q: WHAT MAKES THE Y’S APPROACH TO WELLNESS UNIQUE?

A: YMCA of the North takes a whole-person approach to wellness, guided by our 5 Dimensions of Wellbeing: Move, Nourish, Reflect, Connect, and Restore. Experiences range from personal and small group training to nutrition guidance, health coaching, and even massage—alongside programs for the whole family.

Truly being for all is rare, but it’s central to our mission. With free and fee-based services, plus need-based financial assistance, we work to keep wellness accessible. We’re here to support whole lives and whole communities.

Q: HOW DOES COMMUNITY SUPPORT WELLNESS?

A: Research shows that strong social connection can boost both physical and emotional wellbeing. The Y’s

At YMCA of the North, wellness is more than a workout—it’s a wholeperson, community-centered approach to living well. From Personal Training and Nutrition to Massage, Pilates Reformer, Acupuncture, and more, our expert team is here to support your goals and help you feel your best.

Group Exercise classes are a great example. People show up for each other, offer encouragement, and build real connections. That sense of belonging reminds you you’re not in it alone.

Q: WHAT’S A REALISTIC WAY TO PRIORITIZE WELLNESS WHEN LIFE GETS BUSY?

A: Focus on what’s doable. Wellness isn’t about overhauling your life—small, consistent choices add up. That might mean stretching between tasks or playing with your kids. A short walk after meals is amazing for mood and digestion! When you find what feels natural, it’s more likely to stick.

Q: WHAT IF I DON’T KNOW WHERE TO START?

A: You don’t need to have it all figured out. Wellness is personal, and a good wellness partner meets you where you are. Whether you have clear goals or need guidance, we’re here to help you find your path.

ask the expert: COMPOSITE BONDING Cherrywood Dental

Melissa Zettler, DDS, AAACD, FAGD, Dentist

14127 Vernon Ave S, Savage CherrywoodDental.com // 952-440-9303

WHAT IS COMPOSITE BONDING?

Composite bonding is when a plastic type material is bonded to the tooth for various reasons. 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. After composite bonding is completed, it should look and feel natural with no sensitivity as there has been minimal to no drilling of the teeth.

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. Composite bonding can also close up spaces between teeth called diastemas. The bonding makes the tooth appear wider and the space is gone. This is a conservative way to enhance your smile and get rid of unwanted gaps between teeth.

ask the expert: EXECUTIVE FUNCTION COACHING LifeFX

Rachelle Hansen, PhD, LP

6625 Lyndale Ave S. Suite 505, Richfield lifefxmn.com // 612-568-3876

WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO START LIFEFX?

As a clinical psychologist, I noticed many patients understood their therapy goals but struggled to take action. They wanted to succeed but lacked practical tools to get started, plan ahead, shift focus, or follow through. As a neurodevelopmental specialist, I knew this wasn’t about willpower. The challenges likely came from underdeveloped brain-based skills, known as executive functions, that help us stay organized and get things done. I created LifeFx as a neuroscience-based coaching program to help people build executive function tools to take action at school, work, home, and wherever life happens.

Q: WHO IS IT FOR?

A: You might think we only work with neurodivergent folks with ADHD, Autism, or learning differences, but many we serve don’t have a diagnosis. People come to us as

parents, students, partners, professionals, and emerging young adults who are feeling burned out, stuck, or ready for change. From preschoolers to retirees, everyone can discover their unique strengths and challenges and learn to work with their brain, not against it. Whether you need parenting tools, an accountability partner, or support for an overwhelming to-do list, a consultation can help clarify what’s right for you.

Q: WHAT MAKES LIFEFX DIFFERENT?

A: Therapy explains “why.” Tutoring covers “what.” LifeFx focuses on “how” and “doing”. Our flexible, collaborative, and affirming approach includes coaching, assessments, classes, check-ins, outings, retreats, and consults. Neuropsychological tools are used to tailor, monitor, and adjust the curriculum to the individual, not a diagnosis. We work hard to make LifeFx more than a service, it’s about being part of a community.

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MARK J. FREEMAN

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(FSCFS %BOBª- , Atkinson Gerber Law Office, 4U ª1BVM

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4DIVMU[ .JDIBFMª( , Michael Schultz Law Firm, .JOOFBQPMJT 1H ª4

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Becker, Katelyn, Midwest Disability, .JOOFBQPMJT

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McLaughlin, Brandon, Lindberg McLaughlin, 4BVLª3BQJET 1H ª4

Moline, Andjelka -JOEFMMª -BWPJF .JOOFBQPMJT

Norberg, Karina, Law Office of Joshua Borken, 4U ª1BVM

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LINDA R. ALLEN (&.#&3-*/( "--&/ 1 " /PSUI 3PCFSU 4USFFU 4VJUF 4U ª1BVM ./ 5FM lallen@mnfamilylaw.com www.mnfamilylaw.com

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KIRK M. ANDERSON "/%&340/ -"8 '*3. 1--$ 8BZ[BUB #PVMFWBSE 4VJUF .JOOFBQPMJT ./ 5FM andersonlawmn@gmail.com www.kirkandersonlaw.com

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TIMOTHY J. BECKER

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BETH E. BERTELSON

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DAVID K. CODY

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JENNIFER A. BECKMAN #&$,."/ 45&&/ª -6/(4530. 1 " &YDFMTJPS #PVMFWBSE 4VJUF .JOOFUPOLB ./ 5FM beckmansteen@comcast.net XXX CFDLNBO TUFFO DPN

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SHANNON M. BIXBYPANKRATZ (&.#&3-*/( "--&/ 1 " /PSUI 3PCFSU 4USFFU 4VJUF 4U ª1BVM ./ 5FM TCJYCZ QBOLSBU[!NOGBNJMZMBX DPN www.mnfamilylaw.com

FAMILY LAW

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JANA AUNE DEACH

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SAARAH BERENJIAN

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FAMILY LAW

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MEGAN L. BROOKS .&("/ - #300,4 -"8 --$ $MJGG 3PBE &BTU 4VJUF #VSOTWJMMF ./ 5FM megan@mlbrookslaw.com mlbrookslaw.com

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Megan Brooks graduated from William Mitchell College of -BX OPX .JUDIFMM )BNMJOF JO .FHBO FOKPZT IFMQJOH QFPQMF BOE SFDPHOJ[FT UIBU XIFO JU DPNFT UP GBNJMZ DPVSU and the justice system, the individuals involved are often left confused, overwhelmed, and in need of someone who can HVJEF UIFN *O .FHBO PQFOFE IFS PXO GJSN CSJOHJOH IFS ZFBST PG FYQFSJFODF BOE UIF OFUXPSL TIF IBT FTUBCMJTIFE UP IFMQ IFS DMJFOUT JO GBNJMZ DSJNJOBM BOE "%3 NBUUFST *O BEEJUJPO UP IFS QSJWBUF DMJFOUT .FHBO BMTP IFMQT IFS DPNNVOJUZ by volunteering with the Legal Assistance of Dakota County. .FHBO JT B 3VMF ªRVBMJGJFE OFVUSBM BOE SFDFOUMZ DPNQMFUFE IFS &/&ªDPVSTFT

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GARY A. DEBELE .&44&3-* ] ,3".&3 4PVUI UI 4USFFU 4VJUF .JOOFBQPMJT ./ 5FM gdebele@messerlikramer.com messerlikramer.com

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MICHAEL D. DITTBERNER

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Michael Dittberner is the owner of Dittberner Family Law, Ltd. )F QSBDUJDFT FYDMVTJWFMZ JO UIF BSFB PG GBNJMZ MBX .JDIBFM JT B QBTU $IBJS PG UIF 'BNJMZ -BX 4FDUJPO PG UIF .JOOFTPUB 4UBUF #BS "TTPDJBUJPO )F JT B GFMMPX JO UIF .JOOFTPUB $IBQUFS PG UIF American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and is a member of its Board of Examiners. He teaches many continuing legal FEVDBUJPO DPVSTFT BOE IFMQT QSFTFOU UIF $BTF -BX 6QEBUF GPS the annual Family Law Institute. For many years, he has been OBNFE UP .JOOFTPUB 4VQFS -BXZFST BOE BT B NFNCFS PG UIF 5PQ ªQFSDFOU PG GBNJMZ MBX BUUPSOFZT JOª.JOOFTPUB

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SHEILA DONNELLYCOYNE

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ROBERT W. DUE

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LISA M. ELLIOTT &--*055 -"8 0''*$&4 1 " 8FTU UI 4USFFU .JOOFBQPMJT ./ 5FM lisa@elliottlaw.net www.elliottlaw.net

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JAMES H. GILBERT

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NICHOLAS FURIA

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LISA ANN GORSHE

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JAKE JAGDFELD

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KRISTY A. MARA

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CARA C. PASSARO

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CINDY PERUSSE

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DOUGLAS P. RADUNZ

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JESSICA L. ROE

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PAUL D. PETERSON

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EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION: PLAINTIFF

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SHANNON RUE

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JACK E. PIERCE

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PAM F. ROCHLIN

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JOHN R. SCHULZ

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sit down and hire them, so I would do that. Again, now we have much smarter people than us who help with that.

He did have a temper, right? He was intense, and he didn’t suffer fools.

And I’m getting that vibe from you too, but do you have a little softer touch than he did? Yeah. There were times when I would say, “Just tell me what you see and what you want the end result to be—let me ﬁgure out how we get there.”

You’re a little bit better at dealing with the human being–part stuff. I mean, he pushed everyone. He pushed me, too, and I pushed him. And he would push back. Because there were times when he would be six months or a year ahead of everyone else in the business: “You can see it and visualize it, and they need some time to catch up with you—we gotta bring them along.”

So how will you triage this State Fair situation? Our head chef has been through the fair with us before, thank God.

daughter, but David was there.

You had a safety valve. Right. And I just had to be at the main gate at 6 for that ﬁrst live shot at 7 am—OK, I can do that in my sleep. But David was making sure that the food is right.

Do you have this year’s new food banger ready? Thankfully that was one of the last things that he worked on.

Can you tell me what it is yet? I can’t.

When did you start working on the prototype? The ideation—honestly always ongoing. That idea came probably January this year, and then we started R and D in the kitchen. I think he had the last R and D session while I was in Rome in March, tried it, and signed off on it. And it’s hopefully fairly easy to produce.

“What grief does to your body is just insane.”

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How many times? This will be his second. And our head culinary director, top guy from years ago, is going to ﬂy back and work it. He lives in Arizona now, but he volunteered: “Whatever you need, I got you.”

That’s cool. Super cool. Because he loved the fair. I hope it’ll be a good year. Personally, having the responsibility of both the inside and the outside of the building is a lot. We have a smaller team this year because of the larger conditions in our industry. We’ve had to downsize. And my son will be a freshman at Indiana, and my daughter’s a senior in D.C., moving into an apartment. As of right now, I have a ﬂight with him to go to Indiana on Monday, go to the Target or IKEA, get his crap, take the 8 pm flight home from Indianapolis, get home at 9:00, come home, go to bed. I’ll have my Blue Barn shit laid out, be at the fair at 4:30. I’ve done the same thing before when I moved my

This is going to be like a wake, isn’t it? It’s going to be a rough one.

But also beautiful in a way? You will be able to focus all this energy on this last memorial to him, and you’ll be surrounded by loved ones. In a way, it is.

The scary thing is what happens after that. Next year I have to ideate on my own.

Have people been stepping up? Yeah. They have been. My team has been really helpful. And the hospitality community at large has been great—Robbie Soskin [of Yum! Kitchen] or Charlie Broder delivering meals from the back of their car, helping with his memorial. But then there are people who haven’t, who I thought would be there.

Yeah. Nobody gets it until it happens to you. People say, “Oh, your partner.” I’m like, “He was my person, too.” I don’t know how you describe a 35-year-long work partnership. When people say “work wife” or “work husband,” he was all of that and then some.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity. ■

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•Sarah Jane’s is the no-frills “neighborhood bakery” for all of Northeast Minneapolis, and has been for decades—and really, no frills are needed when your old-fashioned donuts are that perfectly crinkly, glazed thin and sweet. 2853 NE Johnson St., Mpls.

•Brake Bread cut its teeth as a bread subscription service. Now customers form a line down West 7th for sourdough made from MN-milled ﬂour, fudgy chocolate babka, and cardamom spinners. 1174 W. 7th St., St. Paul

•Peach cobbler queen Lutunji Abram’s famous dessert is best enjoyed at her Elliot Park bakery and cafe, Lutunji’s Palate Note that she even does a vegan version, which suffers nothing for its lack of butter. 1400 Park Ave., Mpls.

•We all knew that Isles Bun and Coffee makes the world’s best cinnamon rolls and Puppy Dog Tails, but some internet folk agreed, and now there are block-long lines every day. One secret to add: The sleeper hit is the fruit-covered buttermilk coffee cake. 1424 W. 28th St., Mpls.

•Patisserie 46 and Rose Street Patisserie have represented the entire USA at the worldwide Olympics of baking, the Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie. The miche bread has to be one of the best in the world, the baguettes are textbook, and the sculptural tiny cakes are enchanting— aren’t Minnesotans the luckiest bakerygoers in the world? Mpls. and St. Paul

•The Thirsty Whale, in north Minneapolis, is famous for its cakes and cookies, but if you haven’t seen its hyper-realistic ﬁsh cakes, you haven’t lived your best Minnesota lake life/bake life. Mpls. and Wayzata

•Nadia Cakes offers a pretty incomparable two-for-one deal—you can ﬁll up a box of baker Abby Jimenez’s artfully decorated cupcakes and walk away with one of her best-selling romance novels. The books may be ﬁction, but the sweets are real life. Maple Grove and Woodbury

•Chef David Fhima’s legendary 130year-old sourdough starter, passed down from his great-great-grandmother, lives on as boules and baguettes at Minneapolis’s Mother Dough Bakery Multiple locations

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was so mad. ‘You’re too smart to go work in a kitchen.’ And I thought, ‘No. Baking, it is so hard. You have to know a lot. I have to know more in my baking job than I ever had to do selling software.’”

For instance, Tofte must ﬁgure out how to make whole-grain breads buoyant and tender (or chewy) but abundantly fragrant, rich, and layered-tasting, all from the blend of grains and the right complementary leavening, be it sourdough starter or yeast. Sun Street sells a few such breads, like its Kingﬁeld sourdough or Bergen bread that are as good as any in the country. You also see a wealth of technical problems solved in its Dutch speculaas cookie—which Sun Street playfully calls its Spectaculaas. It starts with a cookie base, airy like a graham cracker but tasting rich with butter and bright with lemon zest. It is then loaded with a sliced almond top that is sweet, nutty, and both overabundant and delicate. Precise as though it came from a factory, generous as if the whole pantry of nuts and spices were opened for you. That’s some cookie.

“We’re here to serve our customers, serve our colleagues, serve the international community of baking.”

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Tofte solves just as many challenging baking problems to create what she considers her most technically difficult bread, Kulich, a Russian Easter treat, which balloons up airily over multiple fermentations, then becomes golden with saffron, orange peel, and golden raisins and ends up with a top crust glittering like a geode with coarse pearl sugar.

Another technical wonder? Norwegian cracking bread, here snappy and peppery and absolutely so full of rye it’s like a rye whiskey, but it’s ﬂat and round with a hole through the middle so you could string it along a broomstick to hang from the eaves, to keep it away from every predator all winter like they did once upon a time. (Tofte says she’s been told that an

old-world Norwegian hunting snack was to butter a stack of these rounds, stick them all together like a layer cake, wrap them in a handkerchief, and put them in your pocket—an original energy bar?)

I could list dozens of other technically breathtaking baked goods you find at Sun Street any day, with three times more at the holidays, when all Tofte’s northern and Scandinavian baking tricks come out, including aged pfeffernusse cookies and a figgy, gingery fruitcake. I’ll limit myself to one last burst of praise for technical derring-do. Sun Street calls it the Downtowner, and it starts with a laminate dough, the stuff croissants and Danish and such are made with, repeatedly rolled and folded. For the Downtowner, the dough is rolled paper thin, then coated with a cinnamon, cardamom, clove, and sugar blend the texture of superfine sand. Finally, it’s twirled into a snail shell of a spiral and baked so that it comes out crunchy and airy—lush in the middle like a cinnamon roll but like a palmier cookie at the outer millimeter. The Downtowner is exactly the sort of treat that only could be twirled together by the best bakers in the world, or by the bakers so good they’re retired from competition and now judge the best bakers in the world.

So why leave at the top of your game? This prompts a long musing from Solveig Tofte about how she and Ouimet don’t feel like they can raise prices to reﬂect how their own costs have risen. Utilities, eggs, and mechanical repairs of ovens and mixers have all gone through the roof. Yet they are thinking about their customers, who are retired and on ﬁxed incomes. How can Sun Street raise prices on bread to address expenses but still be affordable to the community it’s come to serve? “We’re in the service industry. We’re here to serve our customers, serve our colleagues, serve the international community of baking,” notes Tofte. But where must service end and personal survival begin? Sun Street was profitable up through the pandemic, and it is now, but there was a gap of a couple of years when it was losing money. What Tofte is mostly judging right now are her competing obligations—to her and Ouimet’s future, to baking, and to the community she serves. There was a time she was so committed to service and to baking that she competed

despite an ectopic pregnancy rupture landing her in the hospital mid-practice—but when is the time for strength, and when is the time for wisdom?

The swift calculations bakers need to do when it comes to various ratios are called “baker’s math,” but the math Ouimet and Tofte have been doing is moral, too. “I want people to understand how great Sun Street has been in our lives. We supported ourselves; we raised a kid; we supported 15 other people; they bought houses, cars, raised families; and we’ve made great friends and have had really amazing customers. All of it has been amazing, until it wasn’t. If my main goal was to do a good job, be useful, learn stuff and share what I learned with other people, love the work and love the people I work with, did I do that? I did. Is it OK now to want more sleep and share what I know in a different way? I think so.”

And judging will be a part of that future. As you can imagine, Tofte has a great number of those tall white chef’s hats called toques. Did you know that traditionally the height of the hat correlates to the experience of the wearer, so that, in a busy kitchen, anyone could tell at a glance who was important? Tofte thinks those toques are very silly, for they fall off when you move. But they have their good points, too, because they let the world see, even from a distance, when she’s in her happy place.

“Bakers are not in it for the money,” she says, “because there really is no money if you do it well, with all the good ingredients and treating each other well. But when you get to the place where bakers are, and they’re all interested in the same thing, and learning about and solving the same problems, and pushing to help and to be nice to each other, that’s the best. You leave so fulﬁlled as a human being. You fall in love with everyone. I just stand there sometimes thinking, I love baking. It’s so good.” 4600 Nicollet Ave., Mpls., 612-354-3414 ■

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1950

On October 4, two days after the ﬁrst Peanuts comic strip, Snoopy appears for the ﬁrst time. Along with Charlie Brown, Patty, and Shermy, Snoopy is one of Charles Schulz’s four original characters. Snoopy is modeled after Schulz’s childhood dog, Spike.

1750

Dog Days

The ancient Romans believed the hottest days of summer were caused by Sirius, the so-called Dog Star, the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major. Silly Romans. Although their city was, according to legend, founded by twin brothers who were as passionate about wolves as any Minnesotan.

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1879

Chief Black Dog brings his band of Mdewakanton Dakota from their ancestral Mille Lacs Lake to the conﬂuence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers. The band establishes a permanent village on the isthmus between the Minnesota River and Black Dog Lake.

After Congress orders the start of mail service from Superior to Grand Portage, service is terribly spotty until Native Ojibwe John Beargrease and his brothers begin using dogsleds to deliver. Beargrease and his four dogs routinely cover 40 miles in a day.

1946

On a trip to Chicago, Minnesota businessman William Brede sees a blockslong line outside of Jack Karnis’s Pronto Pup

Brede proposes Karnis sell the corn dogs at the State Fair, and Karnis accepts.

2014

Duke, a great big ﬂuﬀy Great Pyrenees who lives on a farm in tiny Cormorant, Minnesota, wins an honorary election for mayor of the village—by a landslide. After serving four one-year terms as honorary mayor—28 years in dog years— Duke retires.

1967

Coming oﬀ a grueling world tour, Bob Dylan holes up in Woodstock, New York, with his backing band, The Hawks—soon to be referred to as simply The Band—and starts recording all kinds of weirdness, like the old mountain song “Kickin’ My Dog Around.”

gray wolf population—the only viable one in the contiguous U.S.—dwindles to 750 animals. The feds step in and protect them under the Endangered Species Act. By 2012, wolves are no longer endangered, although they’re currently listed as threatened.

1916

In order to make amends with her stepdaughter who’s dying of tuberculosis, Charles Lindbergh’s mother, Evangeline, along with young Charles, his uncle Charles Land Jr., and the family dog Wagoosh, drive a Saxon Six to Redondo Beach, California.

1939

During the ﬁlming of The Wizard of Oz, one of the Winkie guards steps on Terry, the cairn terrier playing Toto. After Terry convalesces at Judy Garland’s Hollywood residence, Garland oﬀers to buy her, but her trainer, Carl Spitz, refuses.

1984

Headed to the second stop on the Purple Rain tour, a tour bus stops at a pet store in Asheville, North Carolina. Wearing a fulllength fur coat, no shirt, and white pants with purple kneehigh boots, Prince buys a black toy poodle with his Amex card.

1933

When football players at the (future) University of Minnesota Duluth see the bulldog in their teammate, John “Jack” O’Hehir some even call him “Jawhn” due to his mighty jowls— they’re inspired to oﬃcially call themselves the Bulldogs.

1995

Transitioning to television after a 29-year career covering the outdoors in the Tribune, Ron Schara ﬁlms the ﬁrst episode of Minnesota Bound. He ties a red handkerchief around Raven, his 6-month-old black Lab, and a TV star is born.

2018

The most famous dog in Minnesota is killed by a car while on his daily solo fourmile walk in Longville. Over his 14-year life, Bruno inspired the town to build him a statue on Main Street and to compose a song, “Bruno’s in Love with Longville, USA.”

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1993

After Dr. David Mech’s Wolves and Humans exhibit at the Science Museum becomes a sensation and he founds the Committee for an International Wolf Center, a $3 million, 17,000-square-foot facility opens in Ely.

Belle, a 4-year-old English setter from Pine Island, beats out 558 dogs to take a blue ribbon in the sporting group at the 146th annual Westminster dog show. Belle loses Best in Show to Trumpet the bloodhound.

1986

With the NBA returning to Minneapolis, the franchise holds a “name the team” contest. It comes down to the Polars and the Timberwolves—all 842 city councils in the state vote, and the Timberwolves prevail.

2025

Gov. and known dog lover Tim Walz signs a bill ensuring service dogs in training are exempt from residency rules that don’t allow animals. The reporters at the signing ceremony are asked not to pet the service dogs in attendance.

1986 Explorer Will Steger, along with 20 dogs (and ﬁve humans), completes a grueling 55-day dogsledding expedition to the North Pole. His 9-year-old lead husky, Zap, injured his foot in an accident and had to be airlifted home before reaching the pole.

2025

After two straight runs to the Western Conference ﬁnals, Glen Taylor transfers ownership of the Timberwolves to Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore. Awoooooooo! Will our dogs ﬁnally have their day this season?

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