December 2018

Get cozy this month with our annual issue all about winter entertaining. Visit a community supper in Excelsior and get tips from a Wayzeta chef for a festive fête.

Ted Hallson creates in-home dining experiences for every kind of local client. He shares a few of the party lessons—and a favorite recipe—he’s learned since.

 
Pink Linens Design

Wayzata’s Pink Linen Designs brings a touch of whimsical style to mature and kid-friendly spaces alike.

 
Voxel Virtual Reality Parlour

Across the street from Ridgedale Center sits the newest Voxel Virtual Reality Parlour, which opened this summer (its original location is in St. Paul). Voxel offers an array of virtual reality experiences.

 
Water Street Shop Community Dinner

Shop owners from Excelsior’s Water Street gather for family-style potlucks that are highly Instagram-able but totally focused on the moment.

 
Author Margaret Scofield

I Love You Still: A Memorial Baby Book has a similar look and feel to many traditional baby books: It’s filled with whimsical illustrations of woodland creatures, a blank family tree to fill with family members’ names, and prompts like, “I knew I would be a good mommy be

 
Owners Doris and Gregory Crawford

For a lot of people, the Christmas season creates a certain kind of magic.

 
Mostly-Made casseroles

In 2014, Wayzata’s Jillian McGary came up with the idea for Mostly Made, her partially-prepared-meals company. She wanted to help families, especially those who might be going through a tough time, with pre-prepped dinner ingredients.

 
Woman doing finances with calculator

Minnetonka-area resident JoAnn Quackenbush worked in technology sales for most of her life before starting a career with Legacy Assurance Plan, an estate planning services company.

 
Academy of Whole Learning students

Academy of Whole Learning opened its doors in Minnetonka in 2017, to welcome more students after moving from its St. Louis Park location, which originally opened in 2003. “We are celebrating our 15th anniversary,” head of school Wyayn Rasmussen says. 

 
sean goldsworthy hockey coach lake minnetonka magazine

In 2016, when he left St. Olaf College after 23 years as a player and then head coach, Sean Goldsworthy was looking for a new challenge. He found it at his alma mater and the place he considers home: Minnetonka High School.