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The founders operated Tutto Bene for 11 years. The late Tom Allen bought the restaurant in 2006, and sold it to current owners Justin Frederick and Jerusa Ricke in 2012.
Thirty years after they met at the place, Mike and Chris Amble took over ownership of the former Schummer鈥檚 Backwoods Bar & Grill, which they鈥檝e renamed Scrambie鈥檚 Trailside Tavern.
Minnesota Public Radio will feature All Things Considered host Tom Crann talking with Keng Dechawuth, owner of Tara Thai, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 25, at the Hampton Inn and Suites.
Bemidji Chamber Ambassadors recently welcomed Mark Lindow and Lynn Fricke as the new owners of Countryside Restaurant, located at 7209 Pete Lane NW in Bemidji.
Starting Feb. 11, the restaurant in the former CK Dudley's location will reopen as The Northstar Speakeasy and owners Brian and Brittaney Winter hope to recreate nostalgia of days gone by.
Customers can get $1 off any large or extra-large beverage on Friday and $1 of each purchase made throughout the weekend, Feb. 3-5, will be donated to the Boys and Girls Club of Bemidji Area.
Constructed on the site of the former Dick's Northside station, the cabin will feature a drive-thru and walk-up windows only, with no interior seating. It will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
The Apostle Supper Club, atop the Radisson Hotel, is one of only about 15 revolving restaurants still operational and open to the public in the United States.
Pizza Ranch staff members were joined by Bemidji community members for a first-bite ceremony on Friday morning ahead of the long-awaited grand opening of the restaurant set for Monday, Jan. 16.
The Tom and Jerry was invented in London, but 200 years later, it's Wisconsin and Minnesota that carry the torch for this sweet and rich drink. The hot-batter cocktail remains a regional obsession.
United Way volunteers had a lot on their plate this week as they prepared hundreds of Thanksgiving meals for low-income families in Bemidji. But according to United Way of Bemidji Area Executive Director Denae Alamano, it wouldn鈥檛 have been possible without the Bar 209 owners Brett and Derek Leach.
