North 45º Takes Back Molecular Gastronomy Misstep

It's not even open yet, and North 45º—the new restaurant at downtown's revamped Millennium Hotel—is already facing some scrutiny for the bold claims it made in a Monday press release. Its assertion that it would "introduce molecular gastronomy to Minneapolis" was met with some serious eyebrow raising by City Pages, and also a little outright mockery at Heavy Table.

In a communication this afternoon, North 45º said, "We were just alerted to the fact that Cosmos at The Graves Hotel has a molecular gastronomy piece. We're having trouble confirming, but to be on the safe side – we want to officially reverse our previous claim to being the only ones in Minneapolis." Cosmos, yes, and also (as Heavy Table points out) Heidi's, Victory 44, Travail...
· Millennium Hotel Introduces New Restaurant North 45° [City Pages]
· The Tap [Heavy Table]
· North 45º Opening in Millennium Hotel, Claiming to 'Introduce Molecular Gastronomy to Minneapolis' [Eater MPLS]