When Diane Moua left her her position as the manager pastry chef at Bellecour Bakery last 12 months, she was at the highest of the pastry world within the Twin Cities. She’s earned five James Beard nominations, had worked previously at restaurants like Spoon and Stable and La Belle Vie — and was able to go solo.
Now, she’s able to share details about her next project: a bistro, named Diane’s Place, that’s set to open early next 12 months on the Food Constructing in Northeast Minneapolis.
The menu will include sweet and savory dishes that mix Moua’s Hmong upbringing together with her classical French culinary training and ingredients from her parents’ farm in Wisconsin. She plans to supply breakfast, lunch and dinner service.
Robb Jones and Tyler Kleinow of Meteor Bar in Minneapolis are designing a cocktail menu.
“I’m not inventing anything,” Moua told us last 12 months. “I’m just putting things that I grew up eating on a plate.”
Pastry chef Diane Moua to open cafe mixing Hmong and classical French influences
/*! This file is auto-generated */!function(d,l){“use strict”;l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&”undefined”!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll(‘iframe[data-secret=”‘+t.secret+'”]’),o=l.querySelectorAll(‘blockquote[data-secret=”‘+t.secret+'”]’),c=latest RegExp(“^https?:$”,”i”),i=0;i The Food Constructing is a production facility that goals to facilitate collaboration amongst artisanal food producers. Businesses including Lowry Hill Provisions, Alemar Cheese Company, non-alcoholic beverage producer 3Leche and Baker’s Field Flour & Bread are currently housed in the power, which was began by local Irish pub and whiskey maven Kieran Folliard. Red Table Meats was formerly situated on the Food Constructing but closed last 12 months. Diane’s Place will include 65 seats and a seasonal patio. Heather Ann Mady, formerly of Mucci’s and Saint Dinette, is the overall manager. Along with the restaurant, Moua can also be operating a big events space on the Food Constructing. Catered menu options include dishes from Moua herself in addition to other Food Constructing tenants. Diane’s Place: Opening 2024 on the Food Constructing; 117 14th Avenue NE, Minneapolis; 612-489-8012; dianesplacemn.com