A new downtown Minneapolis event will bring a 2,000-person dinner party to Nicollet Mall at the end of summer.
Dinner du Nord will take place Sept. 11 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. along 7 blocks of Nicollet Mall, from Sixth Street to Peavy Plaza, organizers announced on Tuesday. Buses will be rerouted to accommodate the event, billed as “America’s longest dinner table.”
More than 40 local restaurants will serve a signature menu, including some food trucks, with cuisine from casual to fine dining. Organizers are planning for about 2,000 guests.
Tickets for each restaurant’s prix-fixe meal range from $18 for one course to $250 for a three-course meal for two people. Taxes and gratuity are included.…