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Burch fans rejoice: The steakhouse is coming back. Sort of.

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Burch fans rejoice: The steakhouse is coming back. Sort of.


Twin Cities diners have long lamented the closing of Burch Steak, the four-star restaurant from chef Isaac Becker and Nancy St. Pierre that closed during the pandemic and never reopened. Now the couple is ready to bring it back — at least in part.

Becker and St. Pierre are reimagining their restaurant Snack Bar (800 Washington Av. N., Mpls.) into St. Pierre Steak and Seafood, which will include favorites from both Burch and Snack Bar as well as more seafood options. The couple also own nearby Bar La Grassa and 112 Eatery.

“We decided to convert Snack Bar into a restaurant with a wider menu because of its great location in the North Loop next to Bar La Grassa,” Becker said in a statement. “The conversation quickly turned to bringing back Burch’s menu with a few additions and changes to fit into today’s Minneapolis scene.”

For their new endeavor, the James Beard Award-winning chef is giving top billing to St. Pierre, his longtime spouse and business partner.

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“Nancy has been my partner from the beginning and hasn’t received the same attention for her hard work and passion, mostly because she never wanted it,” Becker said. “For our latest restaurant, I wanted to give her the recognition she deserves.”

Steaks from Burch when the restaurant opened in 2013. (Tom Wallace/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The original Burch Steak opened in 2013 and was a beacon on the corner of Franklin and Hennepin Avenues in Minneapolis’ Lowry Hill neighborhood. With a formal dining atmosphere specializing in steaks on the main floor and a first-rate pizzeria in the lower level, Burch topped many best-of lists and was the Star Tribune’s Restaurant of the Year. (The couple’s 112 Eatery and Bar La Grassa also were restaurants of the year.)

“Once again, Becker has proved himself to be the Tom Hanks of chefs, that rare combination of prodigious skill coupled with an intuitively populist touch,” then-restaurant critic Rick Nelson wrote in the recognition. He continued: “Like its sibling establishments, the Burch experience is buffed to a high gloss because St. Pierre and her front-of-the-house crew are fluent in the language of hospitality.”



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The Jason Show: Dec. 24, 2025

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The Jason Show: Dec. 24, 2025


Merry Christmas Eve! Jason, Falen, executive producer Jeff and producer Bjorn share their holiday traditions. Plus, a look back at a decade of The Jason Show. An intern at our station, Jackson, put together a great documentary about the show.



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Man fatally shot in Minneapolis, 17-year-old arrested

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Man fatally shot in Minneapolis, 17-year-old arrested


The scene of the shooting on Thomas Avenue North.  (FOX 9)

A man was fatally shot after an argument early Tuesday morning in Minneapolis. 

Fatal shooting on Thomas Avenue North

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What we know:

According to Minneapolis police, around 2:30 a.m., officers responded to the 1600 block of Thomas Avenue North on reports of a shooting inside a home.

At the scene, officers found a man with several gunshot wounds. The man was taken to the hospital, where he later died, police said.

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Authorities say that an argument led to gunfire, and the suspect fled the scene before police arrived.

A 17-year-old was arrested in connection to the shooting, and police say they are investigating “connections” between the teen arrested and other violent crimes in Minneapolis this year. 

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What they’re saying:

“Another family has forever been impacted by senseless violence,” said Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara. “Settling disputes with a firearm is completely unacceptable, and we will continue to work tirelessly to ensure justice in this case.  Every available tool in the juvenile justice system must be used to protect young people who pose a danger to themselves as well as the community.” 

What we don’t know:

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Police did not specify the gender of the 17-year-old. And the other crimes the teen could be connected to were not specified. 

The man who was fatally shot has not been identified. 

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The Source: A press release from the Minneapolis Police Department. 

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41-year-old convicted in triple homicide at Minneapolis encampment

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A 41-year-old was found guilty in the murders of Christopher Martell Washington, Louis Mitchell Lemons, Jr., and Samantha Jo Moss at a homeless encampment in Minneapolis, according to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office.

According to a criminal complaint, Earl Bennett rode an e-bike to a tent in the encampment in October 2024, asked to see one of the victims inside and began shooting shortly after being allowed inside. Surveillance video showed him leaving the tent and riding away on his e-bike.

Washington and Lemons were declared dead at the scene, and Moss died at the hospital a week later.

Woman dies nearly a week after triple shooting at Minneapolis encampment; suspect charged

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Bennett is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 16 in this case, the attorney’s office said.

Other cases

Bennett is also a defendant in two other cases.

He was shot by law enforcement after pointing a gun at officers in St. Paul days after the murders.

Officers later learned Bennett had shot and critically injured a man earlier in the evening at a sober living home on the 3500 block of Columbus Avenue South.

The gun Bennett pointed at officers in St. Paul matched the casings found at both the encampment and sober living home shootings.

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SPPD releases bodycam of officers shooting and injuring man charged in encampment triple homicide | Man seriously injured in Minneapolis shooting, suspect not in custody

These cases both remain open.



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