112 eatery

I was thrilled to hear about 112 eatery, a gem of a restaurant in downtown Minneapolis. The chef, Isaac Becker, has been a James Beard nominee for the last 3 years.

We started with the steak tartare, a creamy blend of beef and herbs with an egg on top - an incredible beginning that I highly recommend.

The lamb scottadito is comprised of 3 pounded chops over a bed of yogurt sauce.

The scallops had a perfect tasty crust with a dash of truffle oil over a bed of oyster mushrooms.

The foie gras meatballs were amazing - melt-in-your-mouth decadence over a bed of fresh paste with a sprinkling of cheese.

The sirloin was prepared with a crust of nori for a nice saltiness over a bed of ponzu sauce.

The crust buttermilk fried chicken was thick, crunchy goodness and came with a side of beautiful carrots and bagna cauda.

I've never been a huge fan of tres leches cake, but theirs changed my mind: a creamy, spongy cake with a cream cheese frosting in a bed of sweetened milk.

The stunning chocolate pot de creme was thick, super chocolatey and accented with a lovely marbled slice of chocolate.

Manny's giant brownie

On a work trip to Minneapolis this week, a colleague and I opted for dessert at Manny's Steakhouse. We decided to order the brownie and a few minutes later out came the biggest brownie I've ever seen. It was easily an entire pan of brownies left uncut on the plate. It could have fed our whole office, but after stuffing ourselves with the moist, caramel filled brownie topped with whipped cream, ice cream, strawberries, hot fudge AND caramel sauce it looked like we barely made a dent.

brownie, before and after