What's Coming in the New Year in the City by Nature
MINNEAPOLIS,Dec. 15, 2022/PRNewswire/ -- Riding on a wave of excitement from the 2022 win for James Beard Best New Restaurant, Owamni's owners will open a new Indigenous market inMinneapolisthat leads a year of great new food and drink spots, artsy anniversaries and a swanky new airport lounge. Here are our top 10 new things to know aboutMinneapolisin 2023:
- Indigenous Food Lab Marketwill join the Midtown Global Market on Lake Street in February, serving an Indigenous menu at the hot meal bar, as well as a tea bar with an herbal specialist and other Indigenous market itemsfrom the owners of the James Beard Best New Restaurant 2022,Owamni.
- Minneapolis-St. PaulInternational Airport(MSP), a Delta hub that wasnamed the top airport in the nation by JD Power for customer satisfaction in 2022, will open its third Delta Sky Club in 2023 in the renovated Concourse G. The multi-level Sky Club will have a four-season outdoor deck and set a new benchmark in Delta lounges. Concourse G's 50,000-square-foot expansion includes a two-story rotunda, retail spaces, more seating and art exhibit space.
- Du Nord Social Spiritswill open a new "spiritual successor" to its' former cocktail room in a newly renovated Coliseum building on East Lake Street that is in tandem with an incubator that supports BIPOC entrepreneurs.Du Nord'soriginal, celebrated cocktail room was closed after damage following the aftermath of the death ofGeorge Floydin 2020. As thefirst Black distillery in the nation, ownerChris Montanaused the opportunity to create a foundation that addresses racial inequities and builds economic justice in theMinneapolisandSt. Paularea.
- Tony Award-winningGuthrie Theatercelebrates its 60thanniversarywith a spring production ofHamlet, an homage to the first-ever production at the theater.
- TheMinnesotaOperaalso celebrates its 60thanniversary season with a full season of opera, including the long-awaitedworld premiere ofEdward Tulane, based on the best seller byKate DiCamillo, and the world premiere ofThe Song Poet,the first Hmong story adapted for the operatic stage.
- Mall of America'sNickelodeon Universeindoor, year-round theme park celebrates 15 years in 2023.
- The West, a boutique hotel property with 123 luxe rooms, a fireside lounge, an outdoor dining patio, stone cellar cocktail bar & rooftop bar with sweeping city views anda new restaurant byJames Beardaward-winning chefTim McKeewill open in late 2023. Salt Hotels' first Midwest venture in the popular North Loop neighborhood includes restoration of four 19thCentury buildings to create the new hotel.
- The Great Northern festivalreturns with its annual celebration of "keeping the North cold" that includes the U.S. Pond Hockey Championships, St. Paul Winter Carnival, City of Lakes Loppet cross-country ski festival andmore than 50 arts, culture and climate-focused eventsfor visitors to participate in fromJan. 25–Feb. 5.There are a number of new stand-out experiences for the 2023 festival, includingAvant Brunch:Hope & DespairbyKato Hideki, where diners enjoy a multi-course dinner by local chefs that are inspired by a particular record album, and the world premiere ofAshwini Ramaswamy&Kevork Mourad'sInvisible Citiesdance and art performance.
- Eat Street CrossingWhittier Food Hall – from the owners of Zen Box Izakaya andBebe Zitoice cream—will occupy a spot on its namesake Eat Street (Nicollet Avenue) inSouth Minneapoliswith a featured casual ramen bar,Ramen Shoten,Bebe Zito's签名冰淇淋,汉堡和炸鸡,布鲁里溃疡bble tea from ChaTime and a bar and wine wall.
- Lola's on the LakeandPimento Jamaican Kitchenwill open in thenew Minneapolis Parks and Recreationpavilionon Bde Maka Ska(formerly known as Lake Calhoun) in summer 2023.
More exciting news
Who can stop at only 10 when there's so much coming in the new year? Here are a few more things to know about what's new and noteworthy in 2023 inMinneapolis:
- Danish conductor Thomas Søndergård, the newly announced 11th music director of the Grammy Award-winningMinnesota Orchestra, will serve for the 2022-23 season as the ensemble's music director designate before beginning his music director role inSeptember 2023.
- Chloe by Vincent, by ChefVincent Francoual, just opened inside the Canopy by Hilton Minneapolis Mill District hotelDec. 14.
- Minneapolis Parks and Recreation celebrates the reopening ofFatherHennepin Bluff Park,这是翻新的新性能的阶段, restrooms and other spaces on the east bank of theMississippiat the end of the Stone Arch Bridge.
- TheMinnesota Twinswill debut their new ballpark changes, including a$30 millionscoreboard and video screen update, at Target Field in the spring, along with their recently announced new logo and branding.
- One of the first arts organizations in the country,The Schubert Clubcelebrates its 140thanniversary season of performances from the world's great recital soloists and ensembles.
- TheMedtronic TC 10 Milerace, part of the Twin Cities Marathon in October, celebrates 25 years.
- The Crystal Ball,Minneapolis'longest running New Year's Eve party, celebrates 20 years.
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