Sending my first Christmas
gifts out in the mail today! I picked everything up at ZZest,
a café & market in my hometown run by a couple who live right around the
corner from my parents. Jerry and LeeAnn have owned and operated several
restaurants in Rochester over the years; this, the newest. The space is half gourmet pantry,
half dining room, with a large open bar that offers dynamic views of the chefs
at work amidst bright burners and chopping knives. In the summer, I die for the
wood-fired pizza on the outdoor patio (the salty hand-pulled mozzarella is
beyond); in winter, it’s seasonal mussels – and I don't leave town without a
doggy bag of skordalia. Swing in next time you're in southeast Minn! Long
and tasty tangent aside, wishing you a HAPPY WEEKEND full of artisan eats and
holiday cheer!
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