"At this vibrant, sunny Laotian restaurant nestled in the old Harriet’s Inn space on 40th and Lyndale Avenue in south Minneapolis, pasta might not be the first thing on every diner’s mind — but that would be an oversight. Nestled between laksa and massaman on a concise entree menu, chef Ann Ahmed’s bucatini talay is a masterclass in flavor: sink a fork into plump tail-on shrimp in a tangled nest of pasta, cloaked in a rich tomato sauce that’s fragrant with basil and lemongrass and pleasingly sour from the addition of tamarind." - Julie Yu