After two decades on Grand Avenue, St. Paul’s Wild Onion Bar & Restaurant is closing its doors on March 31 and will be transformed into Red Rabbit, the second location of Luke Shimp’s Italian eatery concept. “It’s been a great run! In the restaurant business, to be successful for 20 years is quite an accomplishment,” … [ Read more]
Craft Cocktail: Aviation at Red Rabbit
January 30, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Some cocktails should never change. Their formulas were perfected a century ago and no amount of modern mixology will improve them. The aviation is not one of those cocktails. I find the original turn-of-the-century formula—gin and lemon juice with maraschino and violet liqueurs—too bitter and dry. Maraschino liqueur (see this month’s Spirits Close-Up) is semi-sweet, … [ Read more]
Red Rabbit to open in North Loop by late fall
June 13, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Red Cow owner Luke Shimp (pictured, above) has announced a new concept, Red Rabbit, will take root in the North Loop by late fall. The Star Tribune reports the restaurant will be housed at Washington and 2nd Avenues North, in a 116-year-old building currently being used as an auto repair shop. The patio will feature … [ Read more]
