The Twin Cities’ Most Anticipated Restaurant Openings, Spring 2022 - Eater Twin Cities

"Mike Kempenich — aka the Gentleman Forager — is opening a music- and mushroom-forward restaurant on Central Avenue in Columbia Heights. (OK, it’s hard to know how many shrooms will really be on the menu, but Racket reports that the restaurant’s food and drinks will be made with wild and foraged ingredients. Look for dishes like rosemary and porcini-crusted beef tenderloin lollipops, served with smoked tomato jam.) Kempenich is the Cities’ resident mushroom guy: he forages in local forests, teaches identification classes, and sells wild and cultivated varieties to restaurants. He’s also a former Broadway actor — and the Shroom Room will also be a venue for live music and entertainment. Opening day is March 26." - Justine Jones