Isaac Becker

MN Represent! at JBFA and May 10 Tweet Rodeo

@GoldenFig and @LocalDLish update on their morel inventory (summary — if you want morels, get them soon!), @Northern_Brewer offers a brewing demo and Q & A for Minnesota Craft Beer Week, @AcadiaCafe hosts another Beer & Beast, @TurkeyToGo adds an Uptown weeknight / weekend location, and @AndrewZimmern gets a shot of [some of] the Minnesotans […]

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Local Beard Award Details

Details on this year’s Beard award nominations are in, and two local chefs are among the nominees for Best Chef, Midwest: Isaac Becker of 112 Eatery and Bar La Grassa, and Lenny Russo of Heartland Restaurant and Farm Direct Market. Two Wisconsin chefs also made the cut: Tory Miller, chef/co-owner of L’Etoile in Madison (we […]

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Beard Award Nominees Include Local Chefs

Rick rounds up the local James Beard award semi-finalists, who include Isaac Becker (112 Eatery and Bar La Grassa), Lenny Russo (Heartland), Doug Flicker (Piccolo), Russell Klein (Meritage), and Erik Anderson (Sea Change). La Belle Vie was nominated for outstanding restaurant and outstanding service, Piccolo for best new restaurant, Michelle Gayer for pastry chef, Sameh […]

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Thoma and Becker Redux

Dara breaks it down vis-a-vis Josh Thoma and Isaac Becker, checking in on the fiscal health of the restaurants involved (looks like La Belle Vie and Solera will be fine; Smalley’s, well, maybe not), mulling the role of media in scandal situations such as this one, and getting some good quotes from Becker on the […]

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April 26 Morning Roundup

Anchor Fish & Chips, Northeast Social, and Modern Cafe get a mention in a NY Times story about Northeast by Michael Tortorello, insight into Sea Change’s new grill-focused restaurant by Dara, a bunch of parties and tastings for the newly arriving Odell brewery, a Belgian Golden is the next Unchained Summit beer, a blogger is […]

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2010 Beard Semifinalists

The 2010 James Beard Foundation Award semifinalists are out — gaze upon the glory. For Best Chef: Midwest, some very solid names: Alex Roberts. Isaac Becker. Vincent Francoual. Stewart Woodman. Lenny Russo. Mike Phillips. And (new to me) Hakan Lundberg of Cosmos. D’Amico gets a shot at Outstanding Restaurateur, Bar La Grassa for Best New […]

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