Piccolo

I thought this was an interesting post by Andrew Zimmern. I like many others in Minneapolis get frustrated when self proclaimed knowledgable diners come and post that nothing compares to New York City, etc...Here is proclomation that Minneapolis can stand with some of the more metropolitan cities. I Know it is one man's opinion but this guy travels and eats EVERYWHERE for a career. Anthony Bourdain who has eaten at one or two top rated restaraunts also said that Piccolo was the best restaraunt in the Midwest. I guess NYC isn't the epicenter of the world.

"I don’t think Heartland is in Alinea’s class, as Stew wonders out loud, and numerically codifying restaurants is indeed troubling on many levels. I can’t think of many restaurants in the country that are in Alinea’s class and I have eaten in almost all of them. I will say this about a Twin Cities restaurant that should be WAY more packed than it is . . . I just ate at Corey Lee’s Benu in San Fran (new resto from French Laundry chef de cuisine) and Dan Humm’s 11 Madison Park (arguably one of the five most applauded restos in USA over last six months), and DOUG FLICKER’S FOOD AT PICCOLO IS AS GOOD AS EITHER ONE OF THOSE MEALS. In last six months I have dined at half of Zagat and Gayot and Michelin’s top 50 restaurants in the country and I can safely tell you that from a food quality standpoint what Doug is doing over there is superb. So if you want to eat in a national caliber restaurant (and I think Alma and LBV are in that conversation as well) get your ass over to Piccolo. And I will tell you as soon as I eat there if the new Heartland belongs in the national caliber restaurant club for inspired cuisine."