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Four restaurants in a small section of northeast Minneapolis have been subject of local and national acclaim. 

The newest one is Diane's Place, just a few blocks off of 13th Avenue. Chef Diane Moua is up for Best Chef of the Midwest in this year’s James Beard awards. 

The restaurant is named after Moua — and she views the dining experience as if she is inviting a guest to her home. 

“When you invite somebody over to your house, you take good care of them. Especially in a Hmong household,” she told MPR News host Tom Crann. “And so this is something that will has been ingrained to me from when I was young.”

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Chef Diane Moua is up for Best Chef of the Midwest in this year’s James Beard awards. 

Four restaurants in a small section of northeast Minneapolis have been subject of local and national acclaim. The newest one is Diane's Place, just a few blocks off of 13th Avenue. Chef Diane Moua is up for Best Chef of the Midwest in this year’s James Beard awards. Moua spoke with MPR News host Tom Crann about it. 

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