Who Can Turn The World On With Her Smile?

How do you follow up a business trip to Detroit?

A trip to Flint!

Just kidding. Instead, I was sent to chilly Minneapolis - where, despite the cold and snow (yes, snow!) I most definitely ended up enjoying Mary Richards' hometown.

Foodie delights that made me want to throw my hat up into the air?

*The moan-illiciting fare at 112 Eatery- most especially the Foie Gras and Lardon Frisee Salad. Mmmm...A gorgeously balanced dish...The rich goose liver, smoky lardon and crisp lettuce offset by a golden gush of warm oozing yolk, compliments of a poached egg delicately balanced atop the salad.

*Devilishly good Peanut Butter at a quirky cafe called Hell's Kitchen.

*The comforts of dinner with an old friend at a comfortable spot call Restaurant Alma - where even the soul-satisfying bread was made on premises.

*A sickly sweet Margarita at my hotel's bar.

Well, I think I kept my hat on for the latter.