[wine] [auriga@axismg.com: Restaurant Closing]

FYI on Auriga RIP, My guess is the loss of the Guthrie traffic made for a very long, slow winter season. Group's going to Sapor. Vin du jour is Syrah/Shiraz. Thursday at 6:30 ----- Forwarded message from Auriga <auriga(a)axismg.com> ----- Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 17:01:49 -0500 To: "james(a)brewingnews.com" <james(a)brewingnews.com> From: Auriga <auriga(a)axismg.com> Reply-to: Auriga <auriga(a)axismg.com> Subject: Restaurant Closing If you are having problems viewing this email, please go to http://www.kmschwartz.com/AxisMG/html_version.php?CampaignID=3482&Campa…. To ensure future delivery of emails, please add auriga(a)axismg.com to your safe sender list or address book. Arrivaderci and Au Revoir Auriga Twin Cities fine dining establishment announces its closing MINNEAPOLIS – Award-winning and celebrated by local, national and ineternational diners and “foodies” alike, Auriga announced today its plans to close the restaurant following dinner service on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007. “We accomplished exactly what we set out to do when we opened,” said Doug Flicker, acclaimed chef and one of Auriga’s three owners. “We’re very proud of our work and appreciative of our staff and customers.” Flicker’s upcoming plan includes an extended culinary working trip on the West coast, and owners Melinda Van Eeckhout and Jim Andrus plan time off to decide future endeavors. “It’s simply time to move on… on a high note,” the Auriga owners agreed. Those high notes include a variety of honors for Auriga ranging from being named City Pages’ “Best Restaurant Minneapolis” in 1999, 2000 and 2005, to being featured on the Food Network program “Tasty Travels” with Rachel Ray. The culinary masterminds behind Auriga also received local and national praise as Flicker was the first Twin Cities chef inducted into Nation’s Restaurant News Fine Dining Hall of Fame and was also invited to cook at the James Beard House in June 2006. About Auriga: Located on the corner of Franklin Ave. and Hennepin Ave. in Minneapolis, Auriga restaurant opened its doors in 1997 with young, passionate chefs driving a cuisine-focused dining experience. Committed to providing the Twin Cities with a common-sense approach to cooking with cuisine refined to uncommon sophistication, the restaurant incorporated fresh, locally-grown, organic fare and distinctive ingredients into every dish. Head chef Doug Flicker and collaborating chef Melinda Van Eeckhout garnered praise for their innovative cuisine and helped establish a long list of accolades for the restaurant. Reservations at Auriga restaurant are suggested and can be made by calling (612) 871-0777. For more information please visit http://www.aurigarestaurant.com. Thank you for being our guest. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Auriga ~ 1930 Hennepin Avenue ~ Minneapolis, MN 55403 ~ 612-871-0777 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You received this message because your email address was given to us at the restaurant or on our web site. If you no longer wish to receive e-mails from us, or feel that you have received this message in error go to http://www.kmschwartz.com/AxisMG/unsubscribe.php?CampaignID=3482&Demo=0… to unsubscribe. e-mail a service of Axis Marketing Group [http://www.axismg.com] - 440.942.3550 ----- End forwarded message ----- -- ------------------------------ * * Dr. James Lee Ellingson, Adjunct Professor jellings(a)me.umn.edu * * University of Minnesota, tel: 651/645-0753 fax 651 XXX XXXX * * Great Lakes Brewing News, 1569 Laurel Ave., St. Paul, MN 55104 *