CARL SOLOMON HAS worked in the restaurant business since he was 15 years old. He has cooked at fine-dining establishments ...

Wiederholt’s Supper Club in Hastings, Minnesota, is exactly that kind of hidden treasure – where the filet mignon isn’t just a menu item, it’s a revelation worth planning an entire road trip around.

Service at The Pine Club exemplifies the best of old-school professionalism – attentive without hovering, knowledgeable without lecturing, and possessed of that rare ability to anticipate needs before ...