It’s not difficult to understand why reservations for Demi are nearly impossible to come by—it’s a very small place that makes a very big promise. Dine at Demi and you get a concentrated, multi-course blast of the same intensely cosmopolitan hospitality that distinguishes its sister restaurants of Spoon and Stable and Bellecour. If you choose … [ Read more]
Order Up! Gavin Kaysen’s much-heralded Demi opens Friday night
February 14, 2019 by
Updated February 14, 2019 Order Up! is the Growler’s ongoing biweekly account of noteworthy Minnesota restaurant openings, closings, and future openings. Please send any tips to [email protected] All dates are approximate based on best information available; opening dates, in particular, tend to shift around a lot. THIS WEEK’S GIST: The much-heralded Demi, the third restaurant … [ Read more]
Wild-Fired Kitchen
January 28, 2019 by
For Ryan Stechschulte and KZ ProVisioning, feeding the Minnesota Wild is a job and a passion Deep in the bowels of the Treasure Island Center in downtown St. Paul, chef Ryan Stechschulte stands over two enormous metal pots of gourmet goulash and talks about Minnesota Wild hockey. If the TRIA Rink practice lair is the Batcave, Stechschulte is … [ Read more]
Gavin Kaysen will get local with a new restaurant, Demi
October 15, 2018 by
Chef-owner Gavin Kaysen is among the few who set the bar for fine dining in Minnesota. He opened the massively ambitious Spoon and Stable in 2014 and was swamped with buckets of accolades; Bellecour, which followed in 2017, has similarly garnered good reviews and upped the game for dining in the western suburbs. Both spots … [ Read more]
The Mill: Gavin Kaysen announces this year’s Synergy Series lineup
February 27, 2018 by
Traci Des Jardins, Ludo Lefebvre, Jeremy Fox, and Daniela Soto-Innes are the next lineup of chefs to grace the kitchen of Spoon and Stable for Gavin Kaysen’s 2018 Synergy Series. Here’s what you need to know about each of these star chefs: Earning a reputation as the “vegetable whisperer,” Jeremy Fox was the head chef of … [ Read more]
MSP well-represented on longlist of James Beard Awards 2018 semifinalists
February 15, 2018 by
The James Beard Award Foundation released their longlist of semifinalists for their 2018 honors Thursday morning. Minneapolis–St. Paul was well represented, placing seven entries in the regional powerhouse category of Best Chef: Midwest. For national honors, the 2010 Best Chef: Midwest, Alex Roberts of Restaurant Alma, nabbed his second consecutive semifinal nod for Outstanding Chef nationwide. … [ Read more]
Trailblazers 2017: Gavin Kaysen
December 26, 2017 by
When Gavin Kaysen began taking reservations at Bellecour, his French bistro and second restaurant endeavor, the first two months were booked in just one day. Kaysen told Eater that when he saw the reservations cascading in, it was “honestly one of the most humbling things I’ve ever seen.” It was clear then that he had … [ Read more]
Spoon and Stable chef-owner Gavin Kaysen announces new restaurant set to open in 2017
December 7, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Soon this entry way will lead to a French inspired bistro & we can’t wait to welcome you in! pic.twitter.com/O5NvRtgV48 — Bellecour Restaurant (@bellecourmn) December 7, 2016 Spoon and Stable chef and owner Gavin Kaysen has officially announced his second restaurant: Bellecour. The restaurant will be located at 739 Lake Street in Wayzata, the former longtime … [ Read more]
Slay to Gourmet: Cassoulet with Spoon and Stable chef-owner Gavin Kaysen
March 2, 2016 by Leave a Comment
It’s the time of year where most of my game is coming out of the freezer again. Not that it’s a bad thing, but eating through 400 venison sausages could get a little redundant if I simply grilled them every night. To break the monotony, I find that it helps to get a second opinion. … [ Read more]
