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How can you turn Twin Cities-area farm products into the food that the food cognoscenti really, really want--namely well spiced, healthy, various, filling, affordable, and local? Chef Alex Roberts, the James Beard-nominated chef who also owns fine-dining standard-bearer Restaurant Alma, answered that question with his brilliant new fast-casual spot Brasa. It's a sort of Minnesota-farm-driven hybrid of two other restaurant traditions, namely the South American way of making rotisserie meats, and the classic Southern meat-and-three soul-food set-up. When you visit the modern, corrugated metal-accented table-service restaurant with the good but simple wine and beer list, you get to choose various combinations of slow-roasted, succulent, crispy, crackling, and creamy Berkshire roast pork; amply spiced, lemony roast chicken; and a dozen vegetable or grain dishes, some vegetarian, some not. (The combo plates run, roughly, $11 to $14.) Most everything is great, though this critic is partial to the deeply flavored rice and pigeon peas with local ham, and the cabbage salad, an ephemeral, minty elevation of traditional cole slaw. Everything is available for take-out, and holds and reheats well, making it the ideal gift for new parents, mourners, or other folks in need of food that's good for you, good for local farmers, and you know, just plain old good.
Adam Richman, host of TV's Man vs. Food, recently declared Brasa's slow-roasted pork and spinach one of the five American meals not to be missed. What could make this elite platter of flavorful meat even better? Eating it at home in your pajamas. That's right--Brasa does takeout. You and yours can enjoy rotisserie meats and sides made by a James Beard Award winner while catching up on Tivo-ed episodes of Glee. There are locations in both Minneapolis and St. Paul, so there's no excuse... More »
Soul is the intangible underlayer of everything--the stuff you can't see but that matters the most. You'll find plenty of it at Brasa, in the form of Creole cooking of the Americas and Caribbean. The meats--rotisserie chicken, pulled chicken, pork shoulder, and, most recently, braised beef--are cooked as low and slow as a swamp blues and come out as tender as a newborn's rump. And if you order plate-style, it's barely possible to limit yourself to two sides, between the cheese... More »
As the sky turned dusky, diners began arriving at Brasa in St. Paul, ignoring the signs saying "Closed for a benefit." Tickets in hand, they knew they were in the right place--a specially prepared din... More »
If you're into the local food scene, are a fervent supporter of sustainable and local agriculture, or even if you just like some creative, quality Southern-style fare, take note: Chef Alex Roberts of ... More »
Minneapolis's Red, White, and Boom fireworks take place this Sunday, July 4, at 10 p.m. over the Mississippi River right between St. Anthony Main, the Stone Arch Bridge, and the Guthrie Theater. He... More »
As a countdown to the Best of the Twin Cities 2010, coming this spring, The Hot Dish is serving up a hundred of our favorite local dishes. Send your own nominations to hotdish@citypages.com. No. 31: ... More »
Something odd has happened to downtown St. Paul. In a city center that has often been desolate enough to film a zombie movie in, groups of people are gathering to eat and drink at night—every night. Even when there isn't a Wild game or a concert... More »
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