Honorees at the sixth annual Charlie Awards were announced Sunday afternoon at the Pantages Theatre in Minneapolis. The awards celebrate excellence in the Twin Cities' food and drink scene.
Five-year-old Joan's in the Park (631 Snelling Av. S., St. Paul, 651-690-3297, joansinthepark.com) was named Outstanding Restaurant.
Outstanding Chef honors went to J.D. Fratzke of the Strip Club Meat & Fish (378 Maria Av., St. Paul, 651-793-6247, domeats.com) and Saint Dinette (261 E. 5th St., St. Paul, 651-800-1415, saintdinette.com).
Nathaniel Smith of Spoon and Stable (211 N. 1st St., Mpls., 612-224-9850, spoonandstable.com) was handed the Outstanding Bartender award.
The year's Lifetime Achievement accolades went to Lynne Rossetto Kasper, host of American Public Media's "The Splendid Table." The 21-year-old show is recorded in the downtown St. Paul studios of Minnesota Public Radio and airs on more than 400 public radio stations nationwide.
The Emerging Food Professional Award — for professionals working for no more than five years — went to Eddie Wu of Cook St. Paul (1124 Payne Av., St. Paul, 651-756-1787, cookstp.com). The Community Hero award was given to Fernando Silva of Harriet Brasserie (2724 W. 43rd St., Mpls., 612-354-2197, lakeharrietbrasserie.com) for his bone marrow donation.
Patisserie 46 (4552 Grand Av. S., Mpls., 612-354-3257, patisserie46.com) was named Outstanding Bakery and MidNord Empanada Truck (midnord.com) was named Outstanding Food Truck.
Town Hall Brewery (1430 Washington Av. S., Mpls., 612-339-8696, townhallbrewery.com) won Outstanding Brewery honors, and Tattersall Distilling (1620 Central Av. NE., Mpls., 612-584-4152, tattersalldistilling.com) was named Outstanding Distillery.
