Travail Kitchen and Amusements

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Robbinsdale’s Travail Kitchen and Amusements was just named on of Bon Appetit’s Best New Restaurants of 2011!

There was no celebrity-chef hype around the opening of Travail Kitchen and Amusements. I didn’t book weeks in advance. I just drove to this unassuming suburban spot 15 minutes from Minneapolis for lunch one day and ended up going straight back for dinner. Here’s why: They’ve got the best house-made charcuterie, crazy-low prices (a ten-course tasting menu for two for $60!?), and smart, ambitious food that applies elements of molecular gastronomy to the Midwestern traditions of pickling, preserving, and lots of meat. It’s both prepared and served by a motley crew of chefs who cook like a band making its first album, i.e., without limits. They’ve got a hit on their hands.

Read about the rest of the top 10 at BonAppetit.com

Has anyone tried this new restaurant yet?   If so, post your thoughts in the comments section!

Travail Kitchen and Amusements
4154 West Broadway
Robbinsdale, MN 55422