Demi

Demi is James Beard Award-winning chef Gavin Kaysen's intimate North Loop tasting-menu restaurant, opened in early 2019 next to his flagship Spoon and Stable and operated under Soigné Hospitality Group. With roughly 20 counter seats wrapping an open oval kitchen, it serves a seasonal, reservation-only multi-course menu and is a Relais & Châteaux member. Alongside the wine pairing, Demi runs a parallel non-alcoholic "Temperance Pairing" (around $85, about eight curated zero-proof drinks) built from teas, juices, shrubs, and fermented or infused preparations designed to match each course. Beverage director Jessi Pollak leads the program. Mpls.St.Paul Magazine called the non-alcoholic pairing "just as good and wildly original" as the wine, citing a hibiscus, beet, apple, black pepper, and black trumpet mushroom "red." Demi is regularly cited among the few U.S. tasting menus doing non-alcoholic pairings seriously.

“I want people, when they experience the temperance menu at Demi or drink an NA cocktail at any of the Soigné restaurants, to feel normal and cared about. That's all that matters to me.”

— Jessi Pollak, Demi beverage director

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Non-alcoholic brands they serve

House-crafted NA cocktails

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