The Heron & Hawthorn
Restaurant · Minneapolis, MN
A fictional Northeast Minneapolis dining room oriented around upper-Midwest seasonality.
Reviews
Six months on, the Northeast Minneapolis room has found its winter register.
Four Loons editorial · May 29, 2026
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Four Loons editorial · May 20, 2026
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Voices from the kitchen
Executive Chef · E. Carlson
“We don't write menus in February. We write them in October, when we know what actually survived the season, and then we adjust as the winter teaches us things.”
On sourcing wheat, closing the kitchen at 11, and the specific discipline of Northeast Minneapolis.
The Heron & Hawthorn: A Conversation with the Executive Chef →