112 Eatery

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NIGHTLIFE: ONE LAST TREAT -- THE BEST LATE-NIGHT DESSERTS "It's the king of late-night dining in downtown Minneapolis for three reasons: top-notch service, cozy setting and James Beard winner Isaac Becker." "The butterscotch budino is amazing. But for absolute decadence, order the tres leches cake." *CLICK HERE FOR MORE.* • • • TOP 5 LATE-NIGHT DINING "...some of the most craveable food in town, including a legendary fried egg sandwich with harissa, and foie gras meatballs that aren’t particularly livery, but are particularly great. " *CLICK HERE FOR MORE.* • • • LUXURIOUS LATE-NIGHT DINING "...THE RESTAURANT THAT CHANGED LATE-NIGHT DINING FOREVER..." "...AN EYE TOWARD THE ECLECTIC..." *CLICK HERE FOR MORE.* • • • 12 DISHES UNDER $12 "112 Eatery is chock full of delicious dishes for less than $12" ""When people eat here, we want them to feel like we're really grateful they came in," [Isaac Becker] says. "Because we are."" "...one of the shiniest gems in the Twin Cities' dining crown..." *CLICK HERE FOR MORE.* • • • VITA-MN'S 5 MOST INFLUENTIAL 2006-2011 "The former punk-rocker made fine dining safe for normal people.... "...Nancy St. Pierre--[Isaac] Becker's wife and partner...runs the front of the house...with her expansive smile...." "...food-driven dining experience, full of character and ambience, but minus the snoot." "...one of the first to make brilliant food...more affordable and come-as-you-are casual...." *CLICK HERE FOR MORE.* • • • 26 BUSINESS TRIPS YOU'LL NEVER FORGET "The menu...is inventive and delicious...." CLICK HERE FOR MORE. • • • 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 Becker’s team continues to execute perfectly balanced, compelling food at a price far below what it’s worth." BEST RESTAURANTS 2010 READERS POLL -Best Restaurant - Minneapolis/West Metro- -Best Restaurant - Late-Night Dining- • • • 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..." CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE. • • • 2009 READERS' CHOICE AWARDS "Late Night Dining" "Date Spot" CLICK HERE FOR MORE. • • • THE HOT 10 "DOWNTOWN'S 112 EATERY OPENED MORE THAN A YEAR AGO, AND IT'S STILL THE "IT" RESERVATION IN TOWN..." CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE. • • • BEST RESTAURANTS - CRITICS' PICKS ANDREW ZIMMERN "112 Eatery is special." "...the food is fantastic." "...as good as food gets in this town..." • • • WHERE TO GO NEXT: MINNEAPOLIS "Best New Restaurants" CLICK HERE FOR MORE. • • • *RESTAURATEURS / RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR* "*112 EATERY IS THE PERFECT RESTAURANT." "STILL SIZZLING..." ON THE COVER. CLICK HERE. BEST RESTAURANTS-CRITICS CHOICE. CHEF DRIVEN. CLICK HERE. THE AWARD ARTICLE. CLICK HERE. • • •* MINNEAPOLIS MODERN "...WORLD-CLASS RESTAURANTS..." "RESTAURANT HOT LIST" CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION. • • • LATE-NIGHT EATS "What to order: Gougere-and-fried-mortadella sandwich" "So shut up and eat...(at 1 a.m., no less!)" *CLICK HERE FOR MORE.* *• • •* READERS' CHOICE SILVER SPOON AWARDS "1ST - NEW RESTAURANT - PAST 2 YEARS" *CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.* *• • •* COUPLES WHO COOK "I like to say the baby was planned, the restaurant wasn’t..." "It just works." • • • 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." CLICK HERE FOR MORE. • • • 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." *CLICK HERE FOR MORE.*	WINNER BEST CHEF - MIDWEST ISAAC BECKER JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION BEST CHEFS IN AMERICA Nominated for 4 Consecutive Years "...CHEFS WHO HAVE SET NEW OR CONSISTENT STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE..." • • • 2012 ANNUAL CRITICS' PICKS OF THE TOP EATERIES "112 Eatery...it's still hot." 2012 READERS POLL CHEF OF THE YEAR - Isaac Becker [Best] LATE-NIGHT EATS *CLICK HERE FOR MORE.* • • • JAMES BEARD NOMINEES "In the world of cooking the award to strive for is the James Beard Award." "Emily met up with Isaac Becker...and found out some surprising things." • • • 2010 READERS' CHOICE RESTAURANT AWARDS -BEST LATE-NIGHT DINING RESTAURANT- -BEST DATING SPOT RESTAURANT- -BEST ROMANTIC RESTAURANT- CLICK HERE FOR MORE. • • • THE RESTAURANT RATER 95.8 "[highest rating]" "a sophisticated spot serving bold food" • • • SECOND CITIES TAKES OFF "...gastro-temples...Isaac Becker’s 112 Eatery." CLICK HERE FOR MORE. • • • READERS POLL - 10 BEST RESTAURANTS "1. 112 Eatery" "1st late night dining, 3rd comfort food" CLICK HERE TO READ ARTICLE. • • • BEST OF THE TWIN CITIES "BEST NEW RESTAURANT" CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION. • • • 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." CLICK HERE FOR MORE. • • • RHAPSODY IN LAMBCHOPS "DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS'S NEW 112 EATERY CONQUERS, SERVES THE HOLY GRAIL: COZY, CHEAP, CHARMING FINE DINING TILL 1:00 A.M." CLICK HERE FOR MORE. • • • THE EXPANDING MEATBALL UNIVERSE "At 112 Eatery in Minneapolis, Isaac Becker grinds top-quality chicken with foie gras..." "...came about from [an]...experiment." "...intense consommé that became the foundation..." CLICK HERE FOR MORE. • • • BEST OF THE TWIN CITIES... "BEST NEW RESTAURANT" CLICK HERE FOR MORE. "BEST RESTAURANT FOR LATE-NIGHT DINING" CLICK HERE FOR MORE. • • • BEST NEW RESTAURANT IN YEARS "It strikes every note perfectly." CLICK HERE FOR MORE. • • • 112 EATERY LIVES UP TO ITS REPUTATION "Isaac Becker's 112 Eatery is, indeed, worth the wait." "...everything we ordered...was nigh perfect." CLICK HERE FOR MORE. • • • 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.” CLICK HERE FOR MORE. • • • DINING OUT. THE HOT FIVE. "...No. 1-with-a-bullet late-night destination..." CLICK HERE FOR MORE. • • • NOTABLES: GUILTY, AS CHARGED "...culinary guilty pleasures." "Ramen noodles...skin-on hot dogs...hit the spot at 2 in the morning." CLICK HERE FOR MORE. • • • A WEEK ON THE EAT BEAT "WEDNESDAY...Everyone wants to eat at this new...hotspot..." CLICK HERE FOR MORE. • • • CHEF ISAAC BECKER INTERVIEWED in the March/April 2005 edition. CLICK HERE FOR MORE. • • • BURGERS IN THE LAND OF 10,000 LAKES/font> "Late-night food of the gods." CLICK HERE FOR MORE. *• • •* FEAST WITH FRIENDS Isaac's Recipe: Monkfish with Ham–Hock Red Wine Sauce and Sweet Potatoes CLICK HERE. *• • •* 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." *CLICK HERE FOR MORE.*	BEST CHEF IN MIDWEST: ISAAC BECKER "...NAMED BEST CHEF: MIDWEST BY THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION" "...BECKER ACCEPTED THE AWARD WITH HIS BEAMING WIFE AND CO-OWNER, NANCY ST. PIERRE, AT HIS SIDE...." CLICK HERE FOR THE ARTICLE. MEET JAMES BEARD WINNER ISAAC BECKER "HERE'S HIS TAKE ON BEING A WINNER AT THE OSCARS OF THE FOOD WORLD." *CLICK HERE FOR THE INTERVIEW.* *CLICK HERE TO SEE THE ACTUAL ARTICLE.* • • • 2009, 2010, 2011 EDITIONS - AMERICA'S TOP RESTAURANTS "TOP 10 LIST OF TWIN CITIES RESTAURANTS" "FOOD: 28" CLICK HERE TO GO TO ZAGAT WEBSITE. • • • WHEN CHEFS COOK AT HOME "...weekend meals don't necessarily include elaborate dishes with unusual ingredients." *CLICK HERE FOR MORE.* • • • TALKING WITH MINNESOTA'S JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARDS NOMINEES: ISAAC BECKER CLICK HERE FOR THE INTERVIEW. • • • BEST BURGERS - LUXURY BURGERS "Number 1" " ...exceedingly delicious, offbeat..." "This is arguably the richest burger of our survey." "...superbly craveable." • • • BEST RESTAURANT DISHES "...THE LAMB SCOTTADITO..." "...A PRIMAL DISH..." "...112 EATERY IS MINNEAPOLIS' TOP CHEF HANGOUT..." CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE. • • • 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" • • • 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." CLICK HERE FOR MORE. • • • 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." CLICK HERE FOR THE ARTICLE ("29. Better half"). • • • 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." CLICK HERE FOR MORE. • • • RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR "112 EATERY STRIKES A CHORD IN THE TWIN CITIES -- AND WINS A STANDING OVATION FROM DINERS." CLICK HERE FOR MORE. Click Here To See Actual Newsclip! • • • A FOODIE SCENE IN THE TWIN CITIES "...innovative restaurants have expanded the city's culinary landscape..." "...112 Eatery serves an international medley of flavors ..." CLICK HERE FOR MORE. • • • 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." CLICK HERE FOR MORE. • • • 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." CLICK HERE FOR MORE. • • • 10 HOT NEW RESTAURANTS "The freshest spots for taste bud titillation" "112: the most sought-after-tables in town." CLICK HERE FOR MORE. • • • FIVE BIG SMALL-PLATE DESTINATIONS "...you won't want to give up so much as a forkful..." THE LIST. CLICK HERE. THE ARTICLE. CLICK HERE. • • • EAT + DRINK "I want people to come in with the goal of eating, not having some crazy experience." -Chef Becker- CLICK HERE FOR MORE. • • • GO FIGURE, MORE RESTAURANTS CHOOSING NUMBER NAMES "Their instincts were right, the restaurant has been a hotspot since day one." CLICK HERE FOR MORE. • • • COUNTER INTELLIGENCE: "112 Eatery didn't put foodie to shame." CLICK HERE FOR MORE. • • • 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." *CLICK HERE FOR MORE.*