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Super chef Tim McKee celebrates spring across Parasole
Chef Tim McKee leads a team of Parasole chefs who have transformed the Parasole dining experience in ways both subtle and spectacular - and ever-changing.
Wherever you look, spring is busting out all over. Parasole's James Beard Award-winning chef, Tim McKee, has the details.
Mozza Mia's new spring and summer menu items
"I'm really proud of our new spring pizzas," says McKee, "including an asparagus pizza topped with egg, pancetta, and wood-roasted chicken with rapini and Calabrian peppers. Or try the bruschetta with heirloom tomatoes, marinated shrimp, watercress and bacon; or Mozza Mia's brick-pressed rosemary lemon chicken and oven roasted fish.
"By the way, as good as our pizza crust was before, it's even better now that we've added Surly Beer to it."
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"Each month, we're highlighting key ingredients - currently asparagus, freekeh (a Mediterranean grain) and mint," explains Tim. "Dishes range from a warm asparagus salad with pancetta and mint pesto and a poached organic egg to a mint pavlova with passion fruit cream and fresh berries.
We're also setting a standard for sustainable seafood with offerings from Star Prairie Trout Farm and other truly responsible suppliers."
Salut St. Paul's new Saturday Brunch and dinner offerings
"Each week we'll feature at least three quiches, ranging from the classic Lorraine to a vegetarian version and a quiche of the day," explains Tim. "New dinner offerings include Walleye en Papillote, with local mushrooms, sorrel and chives; Berkshire pork loin with English peas, lardon, pearl onion and dill; and Potato Gnocchi with asparagus, local tomato, spinach, roasted garlic and fromage blanc.
"We also have a new Tuesday evening special: Moules Frites - fresh mussels steamed with saffron and mustard."
At Salut in Edina: Spring tapas and seasonal entrees
"Start your meal with tapas, including a fried Oyster Benedict, crispy squash blossoms with herbed goat cheese, and crispy mussels," advises McKee. "Then choose from entrees like a spring cassoulet with braised lamb shoulder, fava beans, spring peas, lamb bacon and mint; lobster ravioli with sauce Américain, hazelnuts and chervil; Star Prairie Farms trout with chanterelle mushrooms, spring peas and sorrel, or a rabbit crepinette (a free-form sausage) served with local ramps."
And for the hardcore steak lover at Manny's...
"Feast on our new 55-day dry-aged bone-in ribeye," says McKee. "It's offered as a nightly special, and we can't always ensure availability. But if you're a real steak aficionado - you have to be, because it's not for everyone - the tenderness and intensity of flavor will blow you away."
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