Rick Nelson: Restaurants We Love, Careers We've Built

Rick Nelson is a renowned journalist in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota. He made a name for himself across a 20+ year stint as food critic for the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

He has since moved on from that position to pursue and write about other things, but he still has a deep love for food and restaurants.

In our longest episode yet, Tim sits down with Rick to talk about a host of different topics: childhood food memories, the history of Twin Cities dining, notable restaurants, badass vegans, avoiding comment sections, and much more!

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Welcome to Niver Niver Land: A podcast that addresses massive change in the restaurant industry (sometimes).

The show is hosted by award-winning restaurateur Tim Niver – a local legend of Minnesotas' Twin Cities – known for his involvement with fabled spots like Aquavit, Town Talk Diner, and Strip Club Meat & Fish. These days, he runs Saint Dinette and Mucci's Italian in St. Paul and Minneapolis.

Anyways, back to the whole "massive change in the hospitality industry" thing.

We see a major problem here: no one is having realistic conversations about what's going on. Many of those who work in the industry are still trying to wrap their heads around what’s happening – and so is Tim.

Today, he’s ready to talk about these things – through his trademark wit and foolishness – so that we can better appreciate and preserve the cultural importance of restaurants.