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For nine decades, the Convention Grill has been known for serving up no-frills American classics. But after four years of customers waiting and wondering, the burgers are back on the grill at the beloved diner.
About three weeks into the quiet reopening of Annie's Parlour, the Dinkytown burgers-and-malts institution, Tony Rimarcik was entrenched in the intricacies of ice cream scooping. "We have a lot of people that have cooked in many kitchens for quite a few years, hamburgers and French fries and salads," said Rimarcik, who co-owns the Minneapolis diner with his brother, Tom. "But somehow, malts ...
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Following the death of John Rimarcik, one of the Twin Cities' fiercest conservators, continuity and renewal seem to be in the cards.