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When the publishers of Where The Locals Eat - Minneapolis St. Paul (Magellan Press, $14.95) asked me to tell my readers about their new dining guide, I told them I wanted to see a copy first.

Some guys—and gals—get all the ink. If you are a devoted Twin Cities foodie, you know all about Tim (and Josh), Vincent, Alex, Stewart and Heidi, Lucia, Doug, J.P., Lenny, and Brenda—and you can pair them with their restaurants. Odds are pretty good that you have also heard of Tanya Siebenaler, Don Saunders, Scott Pampuch, Mike Phillips, and J.D. Fratzke.*

So, the first thing Carol says when we are seated at our table at Cave Vin, is, "why would anybody want to eat at Salut, when they could dine here?"