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The 5 best things our food writers ate this week in the Twin Cities (and beyond)
It was an eclectic week of eating: the king of desserts, a Best breakfast in Duluth, dinner at a new Minneapolis restaurant, the return of Arepa Bar (but in St. Paul) and a signature taste of Minnesota.
Gallery: Alcoa home
Minnesota's only Alcoa aluminum home and one of 24 that exists in the country, can be found in St. Louis Park. The 1950s midcentury was designed by Charles M. Goodman and built by the Aluminum Company of America) to showcase the versatility of aluminum and the open-concept floor plan.
Minnesota's only Alcoa aluminum home hits the market at $925,000
Built in 1958 by the Aluminum Company of America and designed by renowned architect Charles M. Goodman, the "modernist time capsule" in St. Louis Park is one of only 24 Alcoa Care-free Homes in the U.S.
The 5 best things our food writers ate in the Twin Cities area this week
We swung by two newcomers, revisited a still-buzzy favorite, found a classic doughnut in Shakopee and checked out a wine bar in Denver that's opening a Minneapolis outpost this summer.
Addition of pop-up shops turn Fashion Week MN into a buy-local marketplace
The annual rite of spring includes sales of clothing, jewelry and more by local designers, discussions of sustainability and mental health and, of course, a party or two.
Gallery: MSP Home Tour St. Paul ADU/Carriage House
A St. Paul family in the St. Anthony Park neighborhood turns a dilapidated garage into a modern ADU/carriage house that complements the lot and 1913 house. The house will be one of several featured in the upcoming Minneapolis and St. Paul Home Tour, which aims to give tourgoers up close and personal design ideas.
Gallery: Home of the Month Bluebird
After a fire forced a remodel of a St. Louis Park home, a family hoped for a footprint similar to their original single-story ranch-style house. At the same time, they were game for introducing new, bold and unique materials and design features such as soaring rooflines and transom windows that allow light to come in and display the family's vast plant collection like never before.
Minneapolis home with tiles by famed California Arts and Crafts artist lists for $690,000
Designer Ernest Batchelder gained prominence for square fireplace tiles depicting nature scenes.
Gallery: Homegazing Batchelder fireplace
Homeowners of a house in Minneapolis' Lynnhurst discover the house was built with tiles from Ernest Batchelder, the prolific southern California artist and tilemaker who gained prominence during the Arts and Crafts movement.
Champlin duo's massive garden grows into a budding business — and Beautiful Gardens winner
Yee Lee blossoms in her love for gardening while Bryan Johnsen is rooted in his love for building and landscaping.