Moto I - Perfectly balanced

By Miles McFarlane Insight News Food Writer

The modern, yet traditional paintings and Japanese inspired art covering the walls grab you tight when you walk in the first level. They have sumo wrestling videos playing. There is a fantasy sumo league you can join for points towards perks. Both the first and second level have near perfect lighting, setting a wonderful tone. Still, the second floor is much more alluring with its decor, and traditional low table, close to ground level seating.

It was a beautiful day out Tuesday, so I decided to check out the rooftop patio. Great views of downtown Minneapolis and Lyndale and Lake Street.

I was seated, and from there the good times kept rolling in.

One thing you should know is that I love spicy food,

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The bartender from the first level, brought me up to speed on the multiple options of sake they offer. Their flights let you sample different sake expressions. And they even have sake cocktails.

Personally I’m a warm sake guy, and their sake was just what the doctor ordered. The drink slinger also recommended the crispy chicken bun, and what a recommendation it was! The Sriracha Hot Sauce mixed with the creamy avocado sauce. A perfectly balanced bun predominantly Black Jackson State College (now University). Meredith would eventually integrate Ole Miss despite the best efforts of Governor Ross Barnett and white supremacist rioters in September of 1962— rioters who looted and burned buildings for several days.

Governor Barnett later reached a private agreement with President John F. Kennedy which allowed Federal troops with the heat and avocado to counter, a soft bun to contrast with the crispy, juicy chicken, and some light veggies like lettuce and cucumber to refresh you.

The tuna bun, pickled sprouts, the delicious avocado sauce, and well-seasoned and seared ahi tuna, quite the treat. For some reason the bun from the tuna was not as sticky as the bun that came with the crispy chicken…. Must be a bun phenomenon.

I almost forgot the apps!

The green salad was a delicious medley of spring greens. It was a perfect cool snack on a warm day. Edamame was on point, and the pork belly to escort Meredith to campus— all the while allowing him to claim that he did not concede to racial integration at the state’s flagship University, one whose nickname was the “Rebels” and whose mascot, “Colonel Reb,” was an old white male adorned in Confederate Army regalia.

Tragically, Medgar Evers would not live to see full integration in Mississippi as he was shot in the back bites were crispy outside and soft inside. I couldn’t place my palette on the sauce but it was good! A little heavy for a hot day, but it would surly keep you warm on a cold night. The service was great and if you find yourself in Uptown make sure to stop by and give Moto I a try. https://www.moto-i. com/contact/ 2940 Lyndale Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55408

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MON-FRI 12:00pm-midnight SAT-SUN 11:00am-midnight in his drive-way as his wife, Myrlie, and children awaited his arrival on June 12, 1963—60 years ago today! In what would become an interesting historical coincidence, Evers returned to his home that fateful night only hours after President Kennedy had delivered a televised speech in which he addressed Ku Klux Klan violence against Dr. Martin Luther King and the SCLC in Birmingham, Alabama. As typical in the South during this era, Byron De La Beckwith was charged with murdering Evers—but was twice acquitted of the charge. In one of the uglier moments of Southern jurisprudence, Governor Barnett attended the first trial in 1964 and as Mrs. Myrlie Evers testified before the all white jury, he stopped and shook De La Beckwith’s hand for all to see; De La Beckwith would later be convicted in 1994 and spent the remainder of his miserable life in prison. Lest we forget... Hobbservation Point is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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CTC’s 2023-2024 Season of seven productions features two world premieres, Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress and Babble Lab, the international sensation Cookin’ from South Korea, the only Minnesota stop of the national tour of The Carp Who Would Not Quit and Other Animal Stories from Honolulu Theatre for Youth, the return of last year’s sold out production of Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, the 3-time Tony Award®-nominated musical A Year With Frog and Toad, and the wildly inventive Alice in Wonderland Nisi and Keegan’s specific roles within the 2023-2024 Season, as well as complete casting and creative team information, will be announced at a later date.

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Ticket prices start at $15. Children’s Theatre Company (CTC) is the nation’s largest and most acclaimed theatre for young people and serves a multigenerational audience. It creates theatre experiences that educate, challenge, and inspire for more than 250,000 people annually.

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CTC’s engagement and learning programs annually serve more than 93,000 young people and their communities through Theatre Arts Training, student matinees, Neighborhood

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