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Bar Cart Lounge and Restaurant to open in former Khyber Pass space
Ralena Young and Brian Riess have worked together for 25 years. She's been his boss; he's been hers. Through it all, they forged a friendship - and a dream.
Khyber Pass Cafe owners look ahead with rebranded cocktail, dinner concept
The owners of the former Khyber Pass Cafe in St. Paul are joining forces with an accomplished Twin Cities beverage director to bring a new concept for cocktails and dinner to the neighborhood restaurant on Grand Avenue.
New Restaurant Review: Bar Cart Restaurant & Lounge in St. Paul
It's hard not to cheer for the underdogs-the bootstrappers, the dreamers. The team behind Bar Cart Restaurant & Lounge have an incredible track record in restaurants. A couple years ago, I called Ralena Young's cocktails at Tequila Butcher the best drinks I had all year at any restaurant anywhere. She and her business partner, Brian Riess, had worked together for 25 years, most recently at Volstead House in Eagan.
For a Friday Night Escape: Hit St. Paul's New Bar+Cart Lounge and Restaurant
Bar+Cart is the baby of Twin Cities hospitality superstars Ralena Young and Brian Riess, who collectively share decades of experience in the industry, particularly behind the bar. Young is a St. Paul native, and in fact grew up and began her restaurant career in the very same neighborhood as Bar+Cart. It's a real cool neighborhood lounge, a place where you can meet a friend after work, explore a world of phenomenal cocktails, and expect some favorite foods to round out the experience and satisfy those cravings.
Sneak Peek: Bar Cart Takes Over Khyber Pass
Near the end of the year, we find ourselves awash in restaurant news, what with all the openings and closings and changes afoot. Leases may or may not be renewed as the calendar flips forward, but sometimes heartbreak for a vanishing restaurant can lead to excitement for the next brave soul who takes the lead. So it is on Grand Avenue.
Bar Cart readies to open in the former Khyber Pass on Grand Avenue
In December, Bar Cart will open at 1571 Grand Av. in St. Paul, with a neighborhood-pleasing mix of fare and a four-page cocktail list from experienced bartenders Ralena Young and Brian Riess.
The Best Restaurants in the Twin Cities
We do love a list. Especially at the end of the year, we like to tidy up and take stock of what we've seen (and eaten), yes? It helps ready us to turn the page and begin again. In the past, we've taken the moment of the Best Restaurants issue to make a list heralding all the goodness we see in town, making sure to recognize the stalwarts who have long invested in the eating scene and saving our celebration of new restaurants for a different issue. This year, we shifted a bit.
