greg, the Twin Cities is rought with really good restaurants. Only judging by two posts, cecelia really really likes Thai and Asian food, but trust me there is way more.

And allow me to apologize for seeing this so late.

Really the best of the best in Minneapolis belongs to three restaurants: Goodfellows, Manny's, and Aquavit. Goodfellows is New American, Manny's is steak (and MIGHTY fine steak at that), and Aquavit is very similar to it's New York counterpart.

The chef at Aquavit is very interesting.. Marcus Samuelsson. He's from Ethiopia (I think... somewhere in Africa). Just a great chef. Great and interesting ingredient combos in his dishes.

Oh and there's always the chains.. Oceanaire, Copelands, Friday's, etc. etc. I try to avoid those.

There's some great places on Nicollet Mall, heading towards Orchestra Hall. Zelo is awesome at 9th and Nicollet (and one block from my apt ), Brasserie Zinc in pretty decent at 10th, and Vincent's is exceptional right across from the Hall itself.

Minneapolis is one of those towns.. the food has gotten sooooo much better in the past three years. Cecelia is right about the Asian food... there's some great stuff to be had.

Notice I said nothing of St. Paul. This is because I never actually go to St. Paul. (Who does anyway?)

Hope you read this before you actually go, and you find it useful.