When Jason Mueller opened an Italian restaurant in Morris eight years ago, he was chided for thinking that dishes he made — like scallopini, marsala, wild mushroom pancetta or butternut squash ravioli and lobster — would find an audience in the heart of rural Minnesota.

He proved his critics wrong and has since opened three Bello Cucina restaurants in rural Minnesota, including his latest in Spicer.

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