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Article: Culinary creativity; Critic Rick Nelson catches up on what's new in metro dining.(TASTE)(Restaurant review)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- September 17, 2009
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Byline: RICK NELSON; STAFF WRITER
Checking in at the Chambers
My friend's text got right to it: "So, Chambers. Still chic?"
Um, not really. The D'Amico empire has taken over Jean-Georges Vongerichten's former Chambers Kitchen stamping grounds, and while the new and more relaxed D'Amico Kitchen has warmed the art museum chilliness of its predecessor, it's still plenty attractive. The isolating basement dining room is history -- a smart move -- with seating now squeezed into what had been a first-floor lounge. Rose- and blue-tinted plaster walls, a display wine case and a cadre of colorful chandeliers (a sparkly crystal fixture resurrected from ...