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Phone: 612-673-7185

Kim Ode has been with the Star Tribune since 1985 in a variety of jobs. She currently writes Variety features and leads the monthly Baking Central feature in Taste.
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What's cooking: 'Tis the (market) season

'Tis the (market) season Welcome, May! It's the month when farmers markets start opening statewide. The Taste section's Farmers Market map...

Updated: May 02, 2012, - 04:23 PM

He checks history, and then checks it again

Dan Cagely is in charge of keeping tabs on artifacts at the Minnesota History Center.

Updated: April 29, 2012, - 08:48 AM

Greenback offers glimpse into past

An old dollar bill wasn’t what a woman expected to find in court records. But that’s the sort of thing that happens at the Minnesota History Center, where people come to discover mysteries from the past.

Updated: April 28, 2012, - 09:07 PM

'Just following orders' is no defense

A local expert on ethical behavior talks about how to do the right thing in the workplace.

Updated: April 25, 2012, - 02:42 PM

Travail has an element of surprise

Travail isn't where you might expect it to be, its young chefs are a little scruffy and its food pushes the envelope. Yet its chefs have earned national attention -- and the first spot in our Great Chefs series.

Updated: April 25, 2012, - 10:15 AM

What to expect at Travail

Three things to know about Travail: The chefs do it all, there are no reservations and it can be noisy.

Updated: April 25, 2012, - 10:14 AM

Slang from new dictionary is downright 'narsty'

How has the language evolved since we last saw a new Urban Dictionary? Grab some "store d'oeuvres" and read on.

Updated: April 23, 2012, - 08:33 AM

We're moving - toward not moving

Our street has gotten four new homes built in the past year. One of them was a Parade of Homes house, which was aptly named. There are a lot of people looking for homes. Sure, many were looking AT homes, but we've heard through the neighborhood grapevine that several offers were proferred -- and refused! The builder believes he can get his price.

Updated: April 21, 2012, - 05:30 PM