Per Sharyn Jackson at the Star Tribune, Annie’s Parlour is back! Currently only open 4-8pm with malts, but burgers and fries are coming back (along with expanded hours)…
I originally was critical (no pun intended) of the new Star Tribune food critic, Jon Cheng. Then he went on Niver’s podcast (above) and wrote a lot more (both formal reviews and other things like Q and A columns and first looks) and now I’m a fan. Since the Strib’s online search and staff bio pages are not the greatest, I decided to go find all of his reviews and put them in one spot. Here are all the ones I’ve found, sorted by rating and date published:
Three and a Half Stars *** ½
- Owamni, December 2, 2021 review
- Mara, September 22, 2022 review
- Oro by Nixta, July 20, 2023 review
- Bûcheron, March 29, 2024 review
Three Stars ***
- Myriel, November 18, 2021 review
- Khâluna, March 3, 2022 review
- Petite León, May 19, 2022 review
- Churchill Street, August 18, 2022 review
- Blondette, May 18, 2023 review
- Maison Margaux, August 17, 2023 review
- Crasqui, November 2, 2023 review
- Porzana, November 24, 2023 review
Two and a Half Stars ** ½
- Vann (closed October 2023), February 18, 2022 review
- Mr. Paul’s Supper Club, March 17, 2022 review
- All Saints, June 2, 2022 review
- Sooki & Mimi (now Kim’s), July 7, 2022 review
- The Kenwood, February 16, 2023 review
- Chelas, April 27, 2023 review
- Gai Noi, September 7, 2023 review
- Herbst, September 28, 2023 review
- Kim’s, February 15, 2024 review
- Dario, April 24, 2024 review
Two Stars**
- Cardamom, November 5, 2021 review (Jon’s first with Star Tribune)
- Creekside Supper Club, May 5, 2022 review
- Guacaya Bistreaux, October 20, 2022 review
One Star *
- Macanda, November 17, 2022 review
- Butcher & the Boar, June 22, 2023 review
Notes:
- His star scale has always been listed as 1 star = satisfactory, 2 stars = recommended, 3 stars = highly recommended and 4 stars = exceptional. Some reviews list the stars, then have words, others just the stars.
- No four star reviews (so far). His story about why Minnesota should have a Michelin Guide is a must read, though (as are all the full reviews now).
- Jealous that he’s been to Demi ten times over the past two years, while I have not yet gone once.
- Seems weird that Cheng is hardly ever a part of the weekly “5 Best Things” stories, no?
- Favorite shared trait: we both love large clown fries, hot and fresh with no ketchup. 🍟
Lutsen and Grand Marais have both had too many heartbreaking losses the last few years
Our Mara Bar server let us order the chocolate decadence from the big room and Eddy Dhenin has a hit
Interesting to me that they are using Threads this year to report the new foods on the first day instead of Twitter or Instagram. Not much new that I’m clamoring for, but still looking forward to my visits on 8/31 and 9/4…
Today the Pioneer Press published Shooter’s column, which contained the following:
— Jeff Sorenson, the teaching pro at Minikahda Country Club, won his 157th golf tournament the other day, the Calloway Pebble Beach ProAm.
Jeff is a great guy, winning the Tapemark in 2009. But so far, I can find no proof of this tournament win online. Assuming this is a different event from the famous Pebble Beach tournament, but I would love to know what really happened.
1) Post.news has not evolved the way I thought it would 2) I don’t like any news app more than their mobile site and 3) late start, mid-week Wild games are…not optimal
