Events at Molly’s

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Una Noche en España (A Night in Spain)

Wednesday, September 23
6–8 PM

UNA NOCHE EN ESPAÑA
One night. One table. A journey from Minnesota to Spain.

This is exactly why I love creating wine dinners.

I just tasted through the wines for our September Spanish dinner and I am completely in love. They are simply brilliant—expressive, beautiful, and full of character, each one telling the story of where it comes from. A few impressed me so much you may just see them land on Molly’s fall wine list. 🍷

On Wednesday, September 23, we’re transporting you from little St. Boni to Spain for an evening built around the vineyards, food, and culture of one of the world’s most captivating wine countries.

And we won’t be traveling alone.

Catherine Morris, Regional Sales Director with VINAMERICAS, will be joining us to guide us through the wines—the vineyards, regions, grapes, and the people and stories behind every glass. I love when someone can turn a bottle of wine into a full experience and education at the table.

And then I get to do my favorite part: tell that same story through food.

This menu is creative, culture-driven, and unapologetically Spanish-inspired:

Manchego Gougère • Jamón • Quince Mostarda • Cava
Scallop Aguachile • Cucumber • Green Grape • Fresno Chile • Marcona Almond • Verdejo
Crispy Pork Belly • Smoked Tomato Romesco • White Bean Purée • Piquillo Pepper • Spanish Red Blend Pairing
Herb-Roasted Beef Tenderloin • Manchego Potato Pavé • Wild Mushrooms • Rioja-Shallot Jus • Cabernet Sauvignon
Basque Burnt Cheesecake • Chef’s Kiss Finale

Spain is a place of extraordinary beauty, incredible food, ancient vineyards, and wines with unmistakable personality.

We may be a small restaurant in little St. Boni, Minnesota—but that doesn’t mean we can’t take you somewhere extraordinary.

That’s what these dinners are about.
Taste something new. Learn something. Gather around a table. Meet the people behind the bottle. Let the food and wine carry you somewhere else for a few hours.

No passport required. ❤️💛❤️

UNA NOCHE EN ESPAÑA
Wednesday, September 23 • 6–8 PM
$125/person (not including tax and tip)
Reservations: 952-446-1600

Come to Spain with us.
I have a feeling this is going to be a very special night.

Eat better. Drink better. Be better.

THE HIVE & THE VINE — An Abeja Wine Dinner Experience

Tuesday, September 29
6-8PM
Reservations: 952-446-1600

There are some wineries you sell because the wine is good.

And then there are wineries whose stories stay with you long after you’ve poured the last glass.

Abeja was one of those for me.

When I sold wine, Abeja was one of my favorite little gems to represent. Beautiful wines, yes—but it was everything behind them that made me believe in what was inside the bottle. A small, thoughtful winery in Washington, deeply connected to its land, its vineyards and the idea that how we care for the world around us ultimately shows up in what we create.

Even their name tells part of the story.

Abeja means “bee” in Spanish.

And years later, standing in my own restaurant, that connection feels even more meaningful.

At Molly’s, we use very little refined sugar in our cooking. When something needs that tiny touch of sweetness—the balance that makes acidity softer, rounds out a sauce or wakes up a vinaigrette—you’ll usually find local honey instead.

It finds its way into our cocktails. Our sauces. Soups. Dressings. Glazes. Marinades. Sometimes just a whisper of it that you would never identify as honey, but you’d notice if it weren’t there.

Because honey isn’t simply sweet.

It has a place. A season. A flower. A farmer. A story.

And that is so much of what Molly’s has always been about—knowing where something came from and believing that the people, land and intention behind an ingredient matter.

So creating THE HIVE & THE VINE — An Abeja Wine Dinner Experience feels incredibly full-circle for me.

We’re taking these wines I loved selling years ago and bringing them to our table, pairing them with a menu inspired by the bee itself and incorporating beautiful local honey throughout the evening—not as a gimmick and never simply to make something sweet, but to show all the ways this remarkable ingredient can bring balance, depth and life to food.

Wine I believed in then.

Ingredients I believe in now.

And a dinner connecting two chapters of my life that somehow found their way to the same table.

From blossom to bee, from vine to glass, everything beautiful begins with connection.

$100/person not including tax + gratuity
Reservations: 952-446-1600

The Breakfast Club-Inspired Wine Dinner Experience

Thursday, October 1
6–8 PM

This dinner has been living in my restless chef brain for months.
A little wild. A little nostalgic. A whole lot of culinary imagination.
And somehow… it has finally become real.
DON’T YOU FORGET ABOUT WINE

The Breakfast Club-Inspired Wine Dinner Experience
Thursday, October 1

Five personalities. Five wines. Five courses. One iconic movie.
And I’m going to say it—this may very well be a first-ever kind of dinner.
I didn’t want to simply cook food inspired by The Breakfast Club. I wanted to take these characters—the stereotypes, personalities, pressures, insecurities and rebellion—and somehow translate who they are onto a plate and into a glass.

THE PRINCESS — Claire
Polished. Beautiful. Privileged. Expected to be perfect.
THE BRAIN — Brian
Precise. Thoughtful. Brilliant. Carrying the pressure of getting everything exactly right.
THE JOCK — Andrew
Strong. Competitive. Accomplished. And carrying the weight of everyone else’s expectations.
THE BASKET CASE — Allison
Unexpected. Complicated. Unconventional. Completely unforgettable—and absolutely uninterested in fitting neatly into a box.
THE CRIMINAL — Bender
Defiant. Fiery. Rough around the edges. With a whole lot more hiding underneath.

Each one became a course.
Each course found its wine.
And somehow, the whole story came together.
But we’re not stopping with food and wine.

My co-host and ridiculously talented musician Marcus Hanson will be here as my partner in wine, storytelling and all things 1985—bringing the music of this iconic movie to life.
Because if we’re doing The Breakfast Club, we’re going ALL IN.
The characters. The food. The wine. The music. The nostalgia. And that little bit of teenage rebellion most of us never completely grew out of.
Planning this has been ridiculously fun.
Seeing it all come alive in one room is going to be pretty damn epic.
Tickets are extremely limited. This isn’t just another wine dinner. $150/person
It’s a one-night-only experience.

Come be a Princess, a Brain, an Athlete, a Basket Case or a Criminal for one unforgettable night at Molly’s.

Because maybe that was the point all along- we’re all a little bit of each.

Sincerely yours,
The Breakfast Club.

$150/person not including tax or gratuity

6-8 pm

Bourbon & Sunday Supper

Sunday, October 4
6–8 PM

JOE’S BACK.

And this one just feels like fall at Molly’s.

BOURBON & SUNDAY SUPPER
with our friend Joe Henry of J. Henry & Sons Bourbon

Joe and I met years ago, long before Molly’s existed.

And when I eventually opened this little restaurant and started building it around the things I believe in—farm to table, knowing where our food comes from, supporting people who care deeply about their craft, sustainability, quality over shortcuts—it made perfect sense that J. Henry bourbon would have a home here.

Because Joe gets it.

His family grows the heirloom red corn used to make their bourbon on their Wisconsin farm. They care about the land, the process, the people and what ends up in your glass.

Sound familiar?

Joe joined us last fall, and I’ve been waiting for the right Sunday to bring him back.

October 4 feels pretty perfect.

An early Sunday evening.
The restaurant warm and cozy.
Autumn food coming out of our little kitchen.
Beautiful bourbon in your glass.
Joe at the table sharing stories.
Friends gathered around.
And nowhere else you need to be.

We’re celebrating autumn.
We’re celebrating friendship.
We’re celebrating farmers and makers.
And we’re celebrating really damn good food & bourbon.

The menu is everything I want to cook when the air turns crisp—warm, rich, comforting, a little smoky, a little unexpected, and built for bourbon.

And when supper is finished?

Bring a cigar.

We’ll head outside, light one up, pour a little more bourbon and stretch Sunday evening just a little longer.

Wear your favorite flannel.
Come hungry.
Come cozy.
Come gather around our table.

Joe’s back.

And this might be one of my favorite Sunday Suppers yet.

Because some of the best nights aren’t complicated.

Good food.
Good bourbon.
Good people.
One table.

That’s Molly’s.

$95/person (not including tax and gratuity)

Call (952) 446-1600 to reserve your seat!

J Henry Bourbon Sunday Supper at Molly's menu

Librandi Wine Dinner

Thursday, October 8
6–8:30 PM

THIS. IS. SPECIAL.

Sometimes I have to stop and think about what happens inside this little restaurant of ours in this tiny Minnesota town.

Because this one is pretty incredible.

Paolo Librandi is coming to Molly’s. From Calabria, Italy.

Owner. Winemaker. A member of the family behind one of Calabria’s most important wineries.

And he’ll be sitting right here with us, pouring his family’s wines, sharing their stories and bringing a little piece of Calabria to St. Boni.

What an absolute honor.

When we say our wine dinners aren’t simply dinner with wine, we mean it.

We try our best to bring people through these doors who can teach us something. Inspire us. Tell us the stories behind what’s in our glass. And, for a few hours, transport all of us somewhere else.

This time, we’re going to Calabria.

Librandi and Molly’s make so much sense together. Their story is rooted in family, agriculture, place and a deep respect for where their ingredients come from. They’ve spent generations celebrating the land around them and the grapes that belong there.

Sound a little familiar?

For this dinner, I’ve created six small chef courses, each designed specifically around a Librandi wine.

Not six giant courses. This isn’t about filling every inch of the plate.

It’s about tasting.

A bite. A sip. Another bite.

Watching what happens when the food changes the wine—and the wine changes the food.

Sea bass with Critone.
Lamb loin with Duca Sanfelice.
Red wine-braised beef pappardelle with Gravello.

And a few beautiful surprises along the way.

But more than anything, this night is about getting the opportunity to gather around a table with someone who has dedicated his life to wine and to the place his family calls home.

Calabria at our table. Librandi in our glasses.

Right here in little St. Boni.

How incredibly lucky are we?

Come experience this one with us.

PAOLO LIBRANDI × MOLLY’S
Six courses. Six wines. One very special night.

$125/person (not including tax and gratuity)
Make a Reservation by calling (952) 446-1600

A Table Full of Hope

Wednesday, October 21
6–8 PM

I’ve always believed there is something incredibly powerful about gathering around a table.

We gather to celebrate.
We gather when life is good.
We gather when life is hard.
We gather because sometimes simply showing up for one another is one of the most meaningful things we can do.

On October 21st, I’m asking you to gather with us for something that means a whole lot to my heart.

A Table Full of Hope will be our first official event kicking off The Good We Gather—a new chapter at Molly’s centered around something I have always believed deeply in: using what we have, where we are, to help take care of the people around us.

And for our very first table, we’re supporting Hope Chest for Breast Cancer Foundation in Mound, Minnesota.

They are our neighbors.
They are part of our community.
And the people they help are mothers, daughters, grandmothers, sisters, wives, partners, friends and families walking through something none of us ever wants to face.

Breast cancer is unfortunately present in far too many of our lives. Sometimes very loudly. Sometimes quietly, behind doors we know nothing about.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and while awareness matters tremendously, I wanted us to do something tangible, too.

So 50% of every ticket sold for this dinner will go directly to Hope Chest for Breast Cancer Foundation.

Half.

Because this night isn’t just about coming to Molly’s for dinner.

It’s about what can happen when we fill a room with people willing to gather for someone else.

I’ll do what I know how to do. I’ll cook. Our team will take care of you. We’ll set the tables, pour the wine, create something beautiful and welcome you through our doors.

And together, we’ll turn those tables into something bigger.

A table full of food.
A table full of generosity.
A table full of community.
A Table Full of Hope.

That is exactly what I want The Good We Gather to be.

Not just giving.

Gathering to give.

October 21st, I hope you’ll come sit at our table.

Come for someone you love.
Come for someone you’ve lost.
Come for someone still fighting.
Come because someday it could be someone sitting at your own table.

And please…

Wear pink.

Because this is who we are.

We gather.
We give.
We take care of our neighbors.

And together, we make a little more room at the table for hope.

A TABLE FULL OF HOPE
October 21st
Molly’s | St. Bonifacius
Benefiting Hope Chest for Breast Cancer Foundation

$125/person (not including tax and gratuity)
50% of every ticket goes directly to the cause.

Make a Reservation by calling (952) 446-1600

THE GOOD WE GATHER
Because sometimes taking care of our community means making room at the table.