OnMilwaukee talks about how Brothers is all grown-up…

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I imagine the beginning days of Tanek went something like this:

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We had a drop-ceiling in our “playroom” when we moved in – it was somehow stained with something that looked like urine. (How???) Here’s the only remaining photo of that room before we replaced that (maybe urine- stained??) drop-ceiling with sheetrock… Added bonus : a snapshot of our kooky British contractor:

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I mean, give me THE Liberty apartments and townhomes designed by Tanek! That’s what Patrick Henry would have said had he the pleasure (pronounced PLAYzhǝr) of moving into this Golden Valley treasure (pronounced TRAYzhǝr). Remember when I wrote about this utopia in 2017? It wasn’t ready for prime-time yet, but now it is!

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Does anyone even remember Don Pablo’s in Eden Prairie? SHHH, SHUT YOUR TEX-MEX LOVING MOUTH. 

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German-based Engel & Völkers bring Minnesotans the umlaut, and so much more… Tanek designed a gem right on the edge of downtown Minneapolis.

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Tanek worked with Wood From the Hood for their latest chef-d’oeuvre. (That’s fancy-talk for masterpiece.) Roseville is the lucky recipient, and Tanek pulled out all the stops. Yup, they used and reused every available resource, trees were spared or actually used in the restaurant… Ask your bartender or hostess all about it when you visit 2851 Snelling Avenue North!Pizza Luce soft opening

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Except NOT a Little House…ingalls girls hill
an old school building that used to be a lightbulb factory…

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Ah, the strip mall… Last time I counted, there were 64,840 of them in the U.S…

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