What: Charlie Awards
When: November 20, 2011
Where: Walker Room, LaSalle Plaza

More than 150 food lovers celebrated at the Mpls.St.Paul Magazine Pre-VIP brunch for the inaugural Charlie Awards-a new Twin Cities event that recognizes the exceptional contributions that our Twin Cities metro area food and restaurant industry make to ensure a diverse, vibrant and creative Twin Cities lifestyle and economy.

Who: Holiday lovers, planners, and party-starters
What: Perfect Parties
When: November 5
Where: The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis

More than 450 holiday-enthusiasts got a head start on their holiday shopping and planning at the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis on November 5. Over 30 tenants from the Galleria Shops of Distinction in Edina participated in the event sampling delicious food and fantastic holiday gift and décor ideas.

Who: Foodies, winos, and friends of Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
What: Mpls.St.Paul’s Taste!
Where: U of M’s TCF Bank Stadium
When: Friday, October 8, 2010
Why: T’was the perfect fall evening: wine samples, yummy tastings, beautiful weather, and an all around good time!

On one of the most balmy and beautiful nights of the fall, 1,300 winos, foodies, and a few jocks flocked to TCF Bank Stadium for Mpls.St.Paul Magazine’s Taste! event last Friday.

Who: Wing lovers and Tubman supporters
What: Tubman's Wing Ding
Where: The Depot
When: Thursday, September 30, 2010
Why: To raise money and awareness for Tubman and to enjoy lots and lots of wings!

Being involved in a nonprofit is sometimes dirty work. But Tubman’s Wing Ding brings out the kind of dirty we enjoy: wing sauce on your face, constant napkin wiping, and the skill of indulging in a good chicken wing.

Who: Media folks, PR peeps, and food lovers
What: Rojo Mexican Grill Preview Party
When: Friday, August 20, 2010
Where: The Shops at West End, St. Louis Park
Why: To celebrate the opening of West End’s newest culinary haunt

Attending a party at the Shops at West End is a uniquely fun and refreshing experience. It’s not just about the abundant free parking, the wide streets, and bright storefronts. Falling in step with the retail complex’s Recession? What recession? swagger almost makes one forget about a wheezing housing market, bleak jobless claim numbers, the growing debt crisis overseas, and—wait, hold on. Did someone say free margaritas?

Who: Arties and Foodies—Friends and Family of Partnership Resources, Inc.
What: Taste of Art
Where: Doubletree Hotel Minneapolis-Park Place, St. Louis Park
When: Sunday, June 13, 2010
Why: To get a taste of great artwork and food, all to benefit for Partnership Resources, Inc.

Artists and chefs created a canvas of smiles and satiated appetites at the 2nd annual Taste of Art, a fundraiser for Partnership Resources, Inc. (PRI) at the Doubletree Hotel Minneapolis-Park Place in St. Louis Park. PRI, founded in 1960, provides services and community programs for developmentally disabled adults.

Who: Foodists meet the art elite
What: CuisineArt 2010
Where: The Walker Art Center
When: Friday, May 21, 2010
Why: To party with fusion chef extraordinaire Wolfgang Puck and raise funds for the Walker’s programs

“The only thing you are missing is a room so you can have sex,” said chef and restaurateur Wolfgang Puck.

For clarification, he was referring to the Walker Art Center during his introduction to the crowd at CuisineArt 2010, after he rattled off all the other wonderful things you can do at the world renown museum, like taking a class, seeing an exhibit, or eating at 20.21.