Press

"Historic Commodore Bar reopens in St. Paul after five years" – WCCO (Sep 18, 2025)

"Art Deco bar The Commodore to reopen this week on Cathedral Hill" – Pioneer Press (Sep 17, 2025)

Eater Twin Cities - Golden’s Deli, Butcher Block Close While Lenny Russo Makes a Comeback

MSPMag - Lenny Russo is Back! And Taking Over The Commodore

Pioneer Press - Lenny Russo will take over the kitchen at The Commodore

Unique Eats and Eateries of the Twin Cities - by Terri Peterson Smith

Amelia Rayno Twitter - Everybody get to this event @ the @CommodoreStPaul tonight (6-8 pm). I'll be there for a chat ab my Cuba trip + Q&A! - July, 2017

Amelia Rayno Instagram - Stepping inside the @commodorestpaul feels like a journey down the rabbit hole to another world.  - July, 2017

MinnPost - F. Scott Fitzgerald Society events open to the public, June 2017

Star Tribune - Where do you go with tasting flights after wine and beer? Hard liquor, April 2017

Star Tribune - What's Hot This Week, January 2017

Saint Paul Pioneer Press - John Rupp saw Cathedral Hill’s future and set about rescuing it, September 2016

New York Times - Tracing F. Scott Fitzgerald's Minnesota Roots, June 2016

Saint Paul Magazine - The 2016 Best of Saint Paul "Best New Restaurant", Winner, March, 2016

Pioneer Press - "Renovated St. Paul Commodore is stylish, stunning - and affordable", January 11th, 2016

CBS Minnesota - "Best Restaurants In Minnesota That Opened In 2015", December 30th, 2015

Mpls/St.Paul Magazine - "Jazz Age, Take Two", December 22nd, 2015

Star Tribune - "Year in review of Twin Cities restaurants: Where and what folks are eating", December 17th, 2015

Star Tribune - "Art deco Commodore Bar and Restaurant makes roaring comeback in St. Paul", October 31st, 2015

Eater Minneapolis - "Five Things to Know about The Commodore Opening Tomorrow", October 26th, 2015

Midwest Real Estate Journal - "The Commodore Bar returning to Saint Paul", October 20th, 2015

Finance & Commerce - "Restored Commodore evokes Fitzgerald's 1930s", October 16th, 2015

Bring Me The News - "A look inside the revamped, iconic Commodore before it reopens", October 15th, 2015

Minneapolis - St. Paul Business Journal - "Opening soon: The Commodore restaurant is an art deco palace", October 14th, 2015

Eater Minneapolis - "Behind the Art Deco Doors of The Commodore", October 14th, 2015

Pioneer Press - "Renovated Commodore bar opens Oct. 27, a mix of art deco and Hollywood", October 9th, 2015

WCCO - "Bringing Art Deco Back: The Commodore To Reopen After 30 Years", October 8th, 2015

Star Tribune - "The Commodore in St. Paul soon to open to public", October 8th, 2015