Comments for Social spots for PLA Minneapolis 2008 http://plaminneapolissocial.wordpress.com Locations for social gatherings at PLA in Minneapolis Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:14:49 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Two hotels not on the Skyway by michaelgolrick http://plaminneapolissocial.wordpress.com/2008/03/16/two-hotels-not-on-the-skyway/#comment-36 michaelgolrick Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:14:49 +0000 http://plaminneapolissocial.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-36 I am willing to stand corrected....I was there on a Saturday, so being closed for lunch is what I saw. I wrote this from notes which I scribbled as we wandered along and appreciate the update! Thanks Lowell! My companion that day is a sucker for jazz, and that was the interest. If you had been open Saturday, we certainly would have visited. I am sure that many of my colleagues will visit! I am willing to stand corrected….I was there on a Saturday, so being closed for lunch is what I saw. I wrote this from notes which I scribbled as we wandered along and appreciate the update! Thanks Lowell! My companion that day is a sucker for jazz, and that was the interest. If you had been open Saturday, we certainly would have visited.

I am sure that many of my colleagues will visit!

]]> Comment on Two hotels not on the Skyway by Lowell Pickett http://plaminneapolissocial.wordpress.com/2008/03/16/two-hotels-not-on-the-skyway/#comment-35 Lowell Pickett Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:09:53 +0000 http://plaminneapolissocial.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-35 I'd like to add a couple of comments. First, regarding lunch, the Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant is open for lunch Mon - Fri. In fact, it has received a fair ammount of critical praise. Prices are comparable - even a bit lower - than our neighbors Zelo, Vincent and McCormick & Schmidt. And the quality (both ingredients and preparation) is high. We're nationally renowned for our jazz (more about that later), but also highly regarded for our food. Here are a couple of recent (2008) items from two of the Twin Cities leading food critics. Dining out: The Hot Five By Rick Nelson, Star Tribune Dakota Jazz Club and Restaurant "If the Dakota isn't on your lunch radar screen, it should be, given chef Jack Riebel's gorgeous salads, clever sandwiches and rich, full-bodied soups, all made with an eye toward premium locally raised ingredients." - March 14, 2008 "The Dakota is the best restaurant on the skyway. I had a Star Prairie trout pate ($10) there last week that was nothing short of charming and lovely. It was an exquisite example of using a wonderful local ingredient in a laid-back, unshow-offy way. [Chef Jack] Riebel is top of my list right now for under-sung heroes." - Dara Moskowicz Gruhndahl, Minnesota Monthly Magazine (Dara's blog - Feb, 2008) And about the jazz .... The Dakota has been included in several national "best in America" lists, including Wynton Marsalis' 2007 list in USA Today. And we'll have a special program during the PLA convention. Irvin Mayfield is the Chairman of the New Orleans Library Board. He is also the leader of the New Orleans Classic Jazz Orchestra and one of the most exciting young (30's) trumpet players in the world. He will be playing at the Dakota on Wed., Thurs., and Fri., March 26 - 28 with the New Orleans Classic Jazz All-Stars. We'll have two shows in the Club each of those nights. For more information, please check our website at www.dakotacooks.com. And let me know personally if there's anything else we can do to help make your trip to Minneapolis memorable and great. I’d like to add a couple of comments. First, regarding lunch, the Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant is open for lunch Mon – Fri. In fact, it has received a fair ammount of critical praise. Prices are comparable – even a bit lower – than our neighbors Zelo, Vincent and McCormick & Schmidt. And the quality (both ingredients and preparation) is high. We’re nationally renowned for our jazz (more about that later), but also highly regarded for our food. Here are a couple of recent (2008) items from two of the Twin Cities leading food critics.

Dining out: The Hot Five
By Rick Nelson, Star Tribune
Dakota Jazz Club and Restaurant
“If the Dakota isn’t on your lunch radar screen, it should be, given chef Jack Riebel’s gorgeous salads, clever sandwiches and rich, full-bodied soups, all made with an eye toward premium locally raised ingredients.” – March 14, 2008

“The Dakota is the best restaurant on the skyway. I had a Star Prairie trout pate ($10) there last week that was nothing short of charming and lovely. It was an exquisite example of using a wonderful local ingredient in a laid-back, unshow-offy way. [Chef Jack] Riebel is top of my list right now for under-sung heroes.” – Dara Moskowicz Gruhndahl, Minnesota Monthly Magazine (Dara’s blog – Feb, 2008)

And about the jazz …. The Dakota has been included in several national “best in America” lists, including Wynton Marsalis’ 2007 list in USA Today. And we’ll have a special program during the PLA convention. Irvin Mayfield is the Chairman of the New Orleans Library Board. He is also the leader of the New Orleans Classic Jazz Orchestra and one of the most exciting young (30’s) trumpet players in the world. He will be playing at the Dakota on Wed., Thurs., and Fri., March 26 – 28 with the New Orleans Classic Jazz All-Stars. We’ll have two shows in the Club each of those nights.

For more information, please check our website at http://www.dakotacooks.com. And let me know personally if there’s anything else we can do to help make your trip to Minneapolis memorable and great.

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