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Brasa Premium Rotisserie Restaurant: outstanding food and sublime desserts

The return of summer in Minnesota tends to reignite our desire to be outside. There is no better way to enjoy the outdoors than to indulge in a...
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Business spotlight: The Cake Diva

The Cake Diva is a new and delicious option available to Twin Cities dessert lovers. Offering a variety of elegant wedding cakes, birthday cakes,...
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Dessert spotlight: Adele's frozen custard

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Ice cream or custard for dessert? It is a delicious dilemma. I am a huge ice cream fan but when faced with making a choice between the two, frozen...
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Restaurant dessert spotlight: A16 and the chocolate budino tartlet with sea salt and olive oil

Budino means pudding in Italian. The chocolate budino tartlets with sea salt and olive oil on the menu at A16 in San Francisco are layered from the...
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Restaurant dessert spotlight: Palomino, Minneapolis

The Palomino restaurant, located at 825 Hennepin Avenue, is an upbeat, stylish gathering spot that draws an eclectic crowd. In the direct vicinity...
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What's for dessert this weekend? Bramblewood Cottage puts me in the shortbread frame of mind

Shortbread is the ultimate blend of flour, sugar, and butter coming together to create a rich tasting treat that yields just the right amount of...
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Excelsior dessert tour part II: Truffle Hill

The Truffle Hill Chocolate Shop is tucked away on a hill close to the southwest corner of Lake Minnetonka and has been in business since 1995. The...
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Excelsior dessert tour part I: Patisserie Margo

The city of Excelsior, located near the shores of Lake Minnetonka is approximately twenty minutes from downtown Minneapolis. Excelsior is a quaint...
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Sample success story: Kissel's original spiced jam

OK, I admit it. Sometimes I covertly plan grocery trips around a stores sample schedule. This is a fun and inexpensive way to try new products that...
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Daily dessert menu: D'Amico & Sons, Wayzata

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D'Amico & Sons succeeds in their mission to bring a little bit of Italy to the Wayzata neighborhood. D'Amico is located at 810 East Lake Street....
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