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Longtime waitress opens her own diner in Rice
There is a new owner of a restaurant sitting in a familiar location. The Old Creamery Café, which opened its doors in Rice back in 1989, became LeeAnn's Main Street Diner earlier this year. LeeAnn Hockert has worked in restaurants and food service since she was a 15-year-old dishwasher at the Country Inn in Rice. More: The North Table blends fine dining, local food in St. Joseph After finishing school, she worked as a waitress at Clearwater Travel Plaza and then spent nearly a quarter-century as a waitress at Jimmy’s Pour House in Sauk Rapids. She left that role in April 2026 and didn’t waste time signing the papers on her new diner May 7. LeeAnn's Main Street Diner opened its doors May 17. Opening her own diner has been a dream for Hockert. “I worked my entire life and had an interest in having my own (restaurant),” she told the Times . “I saw it was for sale for a while and started to inquire about it, then went through the process to make it happen.” The menu, created by Hockert, is plentiful and still evolving. More: St. Cloud pizza owners launch XO Fire Pizza food truck “When I
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Taste Buds: Craft Cocktails and Whiskey Ribeye Steak
(FOX 9) - Stephanie Hansen celebrates Minnesota's craft beverage scene by visiting three women-owned businesses focused on flavorful mixers, grain-to-glass spirits, and ready-to-drink cocktails. Her first stop is Sweet Haven Tonics in New Ulm, where founder Leah Pekrul bottles her own craft concentrates that add depth and brightness to both...
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Treat Yourself To The Most Authentic Italian Restaurant In Minnesota That Only Gets Better
There are restaurants you visit once and forget, and then there are restaurants like Yarusso Bros Italian Restaurant in St. Paul, Minnesota, the kind that take up permanent residence in your memory and refuse to leave. This is a place that doesn’t just get better with each visit. It...
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This Historic Minnesota Diner Has Been Bringing Families Together For Generations
What’s better than eating breakfast inside an actual dining car? I’m convinced every family needs at least one meal that feels like a field trip, and this one delivers with a griddle, a counter, and a whole lot of shine. The car is long, narrow, and painted in...