MINNEAPOLIS — Diane's Place is bringing home a national accolade after Food & Wine awarded the Restaurant of the Year award on Tuesday.

In an article posted Tuesday, Food & Wine highlighted chef Diane Moua and the Hmong home cooking at her restaurant. Moua was a longtime pastry chef before she started her own restaurant in spring of 2024.

Diane's Place serves brunch six days a week and dinner four nights a week. The menu is filled with delicious pastries and savory Hmong flavors.

"We're thrilled to honor Diane's Place as the 2025 Food & Wine Restaurant of the Year, joining past winners Burdell in Oakland, California, and Birdie's in Austin, Texas," Hunter Lewis, editor in chief of Food & Wine, said in a press release Tuesday.

"Our restaurant scouts dined in hundreds of restaurants d

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