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Em Cassel

Em Cassel (she/they) is a cyclist, a metalcore apologist, and a co-owner and editor of Racket.

Brito’s Burrito Is the Real Deal

These big-ass burritos, served on freshly pressed tortillas, are taking over the Twin Cities.

January 15, 2025

Travel the World Without Leaving St. Anthony Main at Cabana Club

Buckle your seatbelts and stow those tray tables—we're splittin' Sea Bass Crudo, Paella Arancini, and more.

January 9, 2025

Strib Columnist Drinks Raw Milk, Gets Sick as Hell, but… Finds Common Ground… Or Something?

Plus algorithms are raising your rent, Ann Kim takes credit for by-the-slice pizza in the Twin Cities, and a new Indigenous BBQ restaurant in today's Flyover news roundup.

January 8, 2025

Dulono’s Gets Evicted, Travail to Take Over Italian Eatery, and More of the Latest Restaurant News

It's the last Racket Restaurant Roundup of 2024 and the first Racket Restaurant Roundup of 2025.

January 2, 2025

Inside the Lab With Minnesota Dairy Lab

We talked shop with the buzzy local ice cream makers—and left with our very own Racket-themed flavor.

December 20, 2024

Some New Twin Cities Restaurants I Really Liked in 2024

The 12 new restaurants that most charmed and/or delighted Racket’s food and drink editor this year.

December 19, 2024

Walz-Flanagan on the Flanag-outs? Alleged Rift is the ‘Talk of the Capitol.’

Plus new life in Uptown, a chat with Satanists, and a nod for Schell's in today's Flyover news roundup.

December 18, 2024

Even QR Code Haters Will Get Swept Away by Galaxy-Building Cocktail Bar Stargazer

Northeast’s newest cocktail bar is now open—and we’re willing to bet it’ll make a big bang.

December 17, 2024