Dining Well in DSM by Wini Moranville

Dining Well in DSM by Wini Moranville

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Dining Well in DSM by Wini Moranville
Dining Well in DSM by Wini Moranville
My Review of Guesthouse Tavern + Oyster

My Review of Guesthouse Tavern + Oyster

Yes. Go. (Plus a word about the prices.)

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My Review of Guesthouse Tavern + Oyster
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Remember last December when I tried to interview Derek Eidson and Pete Faber about their upcoming Guesthouse Tavern + Oyster restaurant? Well, that was kind of a bust.

You know what wasn’t a bust? My recent visit to their Northwoods supper club-inspired spot, which opened in late January.

Our visit was remarkably enjoyable through and through.

I’ll tell you all about it. But first, won’t you consider subscribing? This Stack is only possible because readers support it. Please become a free or paid subscriber.

Guesthouse. Yes. Go.

Before you go to Guesthouse, note my italics in the phrase supper club-inspired spot. That’s the way Eidson and Faber described the place to me, and now I understand why: If you go expecting it to be exactly like your favorite Wisconsin/Minnesota supper club … well, just don’t.

The ambiance includes a few Northwoods dive bar/supper-club touches.

Yes, the decor offers fun supper-club touches—(retro American beer ads, camping lanterns on the tables, a big canoe over the bar, comfy brown-vinyl seating, taxidermy, and a few plaid-uphols…

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