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May I suggest you check out some of our Vietnamese offerings? My favorite is Pho 79 on Nicolete - certainly not a suit-and-tie sort of place, but an interesting slice of Minneapolis life. That whole stretch is booming with asian food markets and restaurants. I also second French Meadow as far as breakfast is concerned - they have good coffee, actual honest-to-goodness good coffee - which seals the deal as far as I'm concerned.

Wait... have I been missing something here - isn't it just the beginning of September? Why are we talking about holiday episodes now? Seems a tad premature. At least wait until the Halloween costumes are safely stowed away.

Yes! I love ice cream to almost mythical proportions - I cannot possibly imagine anyone eating ice cream without being dreadfully happy; if I'm sad, I will get my friends to bring me a pint and then everything's ok.

Yeah, I will - what - be the twentieth or thirtieth person to add more cheese. As a young kid I used to beg my mom to add an extra packet of cheese sauce - you know, from another box of mac & cheese - and if you've ever had this, you will know it is the most sodium-enriched thing on earth. I usually just scavenge my fridge for whatever cheese I can find.

A friend of mine does something a bit different. He adds - white wine. Don't know if I exactly like it or not, but hey. It's something to try.