This weekend I sat down and handwrote a list of all of the places in the Twin Cities I wanted to try.

I’m not so much in the mood to chase the hottest new restaurant openings (although I guess I did just make a reservation for Hyacinth). What I’m really in the mood for is chasing the places that have bene around for a while that we haven’t tried yet.

When you live in one place for a while you can take things for granted. For example, in St. Louis, we made it a point to see all of the major attractions in the area. We talked about how we should  do the same in our own home state and visit the History Museum, Wabasha Street Caves, and James J. Hill house.

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