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2010
NOMINEE BEST CHEFS IN AMERICA
JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION RESTAURANT AND CHEF AWARDS
3RD CONSECUTIVE YEAR
"Chefs who have
set new or consistent standards of excellence..."
Best Chef
Midwest
Isaac Becker
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26 BUSINESS
TRIPS YOU'LL NEVER FORGET
"The menu...is inventive and delicious...."
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TALKING WITH MINNESOTA'S
JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARDS NOMINEES: ISAAC BECKER
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THE INTERVIEW.
BEST BURGERS - LUXURY
BURGERS
"Number 1" "
...exceedingly delicious, offbeat..."
"This is arguably the richest burger of our survey." "...superbly
craveable."
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JEAN-GEORGES'S SEVEN
FAVORITE RESTAURANTS
"I make a habit of heading here
after I’m through with work..."
"It’s a favorite hangout of local
chefs..."
"...do what I do: Compose a meal of several appetizers..."
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2009 READERS'
CHOICE AWARDS
"Late Night Dining" "Date Spot"
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THE HOT 10
"DOWNTOWN'S 112 EATERY OPENED MORE
THAN A YEAR AGO,
AND IT'S STILL THE "IT" RESERVATION IN TOWN..."
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THE ARTICLE.
BEST RESTAURANTS - CRITICS'
PICKS - ANDREW ZIMMERN
"112 Eatery is special." "...the
food is fantastic."
"...as good as food gets in this town..."
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WHERE
TO GO NEXT: MINNEAPOLIS
"Best New Restaurants"
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BEST OF THE TWIN CITIES
"BEST NEW RESTAURANT"
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36 HOURS IN
MINNEAPOLIS-ST.PAUL
"That's Some
Meatball" "...go to the upstairs bar for the tagliatelle
with foie gras meatballs..."
"...the kind of culinary adventure that earned Isaac Becker
a 2008 best Midwest chef nominee from the James Beard
Foundation."
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RESTAURATEURS / RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR
"112
EATERY IS THE PERFECT RESTAURANT." "STILL SIZZLING..."
ON THE COVER.
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BEST RESTAURANTS-CRITICS' CHOICE. CHEF-DRIVEN.
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THE AWARD ARTICLE.
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MINNEAPOLIS MODERN
"...WORLD-CLASS RESTAURANTS..."
"RESTAURANT HOT LIST"
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RHAPSODY IN LAMBCHOPS
"DOWNTOWN
MINNEAPOLIS'S NEW 112 EATERY CONQUERS, SERVES THE HOLY GRAIL:
COZY, CHEAP,
CHARMING FINE DINING TILL 1:00 A.M."
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THE
EXPANDING MEATBALL UNIVERSE
"At 112 Eatery in
Minneapolis, Isaac Becker grinds
top-quality chicken with foie gras..." "...came about from [an]...experiment."
"...intense
consommι that became the foundation..."
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112
EATERY LIVES UP TO ITS REPUTATION
"Isaac Becker's
112 Eatery is, indeed, worth the wait."
"...everything we
ordered...was nigh perfect."
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TOP 10 CHEFS
“Isaac Becker has
managed to turn a cursed spot into one of the hottest restaurants in
town...." "The food is approachable, not at all high-brow.”
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COUPLES WHO COOK
"I
like to say the baby was planned, the restaurant wasn’t..."
"It just works."
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SUMMER SIDE DISH
"Isaac
Becker...serves a salad off the grill"
"...reinvigorates the usual barbecue repertoire with a
bread-tomato salad enlivened with garlic, red onion, and
fresh basil."
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DINING OUT. THE HOT
FIVE.
"...No. 1-with-a-bullet late-night destination..."
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NOTABLES: GUILTY, AS
CHARGED
"...culinary guilty pleasures."
"Ramen
noodles...skin-on hot dogs...hit the spot at 2 in the
morning."
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FIVE BIG SMALL-PLATE
DESTINATIONS
"...you won't want to
give up so much as a forkful..."
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EAT
+ DRINK
"I want people to come in with the goal of eating,
not having some crazy experience." -Chef Becker-
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A WEEK ON THE EAT BEAT
"WEDNESDAY...Everyone
wants to eat at this new...hotspot..."
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CHEF ISAAC BECKER INTERVIEWED
in the March/April 2005
edition.
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COUNTER INTELLIGENCE:
"112 Eatery didn't put foodie to shame."
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GO FIGURE, MORE RESTAURANTS CHOOSING NUMBER NAMES
"Their instincts
were right, the restaurant has been
a hotspot since day one."
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BEST RESTAURANTS 2010
CRITICS' TOP 10
"...the high-style cuisine is
slyly disguised as affordable, easy-eating comfort food." "...112
remains accessible, comfortable, and supremely on its game as Isaac
Beckers team continues to execute perfectly balanced, compelling
food at a price far below what its worth."
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BEST RESTAURANTS 2010
READERS POLL
-Best Restaurant - Minneapolis/West Metro-
-Best Restaurant - Late-Night Dining-
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2009 & 2010 EDITION - AMERICA'S TOP
RESTAURANTS
"TOP 10 LIST OF TWIN CITIES
RESTAURANTS" "FOOD: 28"
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2010 ZAGAT LIST.
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2009 ZAGAT LIST.
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2010 READERS' CHOICE RESTAURANT
AWARDS
-BEST LATE-NIGHT DINING RESTAURANT-
-BEST DATING SPOT RESTAURANT-
-BEST ROMANTIC RESTAURANT-
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THE RESTAURANT RATER
95.8
"[highest rating]" "a
sophisticated spot serving bold food"
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ARTICLE.
BEST RESTAURANT
DISHES
"...THE LAMB SCOTTADITO..." "...A
PRIMAL DISH..."
"...112 EATERY IS MINNEAPOLIS' TOP CHEF HANGOUT..."
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BEST RESTAURANT FOR LATE-NIGHT
DINING [CRITICS]
"The food at 112 is so good that it's
nearly impossible to find a table during peak hours without a
reservation. But if you go late, you can reap the rewards of
spontaneity."
READERS' POLL WINNERS
"Best Restaurant - Minneapolis"
SECOND CITIES TAKES
OFF
"...gastro-temples...Isaac
Becker’s 112 Eatery."
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READERS POLL - 10 BEST
RESTAURANTS
"1. 112 Eatery" "1st late night
dining, 3rd comfort food"
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ARTICLE.
EATING LOCALLY IN THE MIDWEST
"...internationally
inspired..." "...we had great lamb chops and also
quarter-size foie gras meatballs lounging on house-made
tagliatelle and a blizzard of cheese."
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THE
TASTE 50
"BETTER HALF" "NANCY ST.
PIERRE...FRONT-OF-THE-HOUSE SMOOTHIE, DESERVES A HEFTY CHUNK OF THE
CREDIT FOR MAKING THE TOUGHEST TABLE IN TOWN ALSO ONE OF THE MOST
ENJOYABLE."
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MISSING
THE TASTE OF FOIE GRAS
"...a favorite
off-hours haunt for local chefs." "And there it was: foie
gras meatballs with ethereal home-made tagliatelle."
"...little lamb chops you could nibble right off the
frenched bone..." "...creamy tres leches cake to die for."
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RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR
"112 EATERY STRIKES A CHORD IN THE TWIN CITIES --
AND WINS A STANDING OVATION FROM DINERS."
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LATE-NIGHT EATS
"What to order:
Gougere-and-fried-mortadella sandwich"
"So shut up and eat...(at 1 a.m., no less!)"
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READERS' CHOICE SILVER SPOON
AWARDS
"1ST - NEW
RESTAURANT - PAST 2 YEARS"
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A FOODIE
SCENE IN THE TWIN CITIES
"...innovative restaurants have expanded the city's
culinary landscape..."
"...112 Eatery serves an international medley of flavors
..."
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THREE MINNEAPOLIS
CHEFS EARN NATIONAL RECOGNITION
"...three
Minneapolis chefs are finalists for an award that is the top
honor in the culinary world." "[112 Eatery] is an urban
setting that always is packed and it seems the customers
always are smiling."
"While the award comes down to five nominated chefs we
should all take note of how lucky we are as customers,
because we can walk into the kitchens of three of those best
here in Minneapolis."
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BEST OF THE TWIN
CITIES...
"BEST NEW RESTAURANT"
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"BEST
RESTAURANT FOR LATE-NIGHT DINING"
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BEST NEW RESTAURANT IN YEARS
"It strikes every note perfectly."
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112
EATERY IS HUMBLE HIGH-BROW
"112 Eatery is proof of two culinary axioms: Good food can be
either fancy or rustic, and neither has to be expensive."
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10 HOT NEW RESTAURANTS
"The
freshest spots for taste bud titillation"
"112: the most
sought-after-tables in town."
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BEST OF THE TWIN CITIES - Best New
Restaurant
"...112
eatery flew in the face of conventional wisdom and proved that guts,
talent, and integrity still matter."
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OLD/NEW TASTE
SENSATION
"...chicken
gizzards...ventriglio..."
"...all for an anti-foie gras $6."
"...for people looking for something different..."
"...another 112 talker: Veal tongue, served with soba
noodles, for $10."
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TOP T.C.
CHEFS NAME THEIR FAVORITE RESTAURANTS
"...Twin
Cities chef's...reveal their favorite treats."
"...anything Isaac Becker has on the menu...I love that
place."
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BURGERS IN THE LAND OF 10,000 LAKES
"Late-night
food of the gods."
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FEAST WITH FRIENDS
Isaac's
Recipe:
Monkfish with Ham–Hock Red Wine
Sauce and Sweet Potatoes
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