To the relief of many panicked cooks, some Twin Cities food stores and bakeries are open today for last-minute shopping, including: El Burrito Mercado (175 Cesar Chavez St., St. Paul, elburritomercado.com), 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Mississippi Market Natural Foods Co-op (622 Selby Av. and 1810 Randolph Av., St. Paul, msmarket.coop), 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Seward Co-op Grocery & Deli (2111 E. Franklin Av., Minneapolis, seward.coop), 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Shuang Hur Oriental Market (2710 Nicollet Av. S., Minneapolis), 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Turtle Bread Co. (4762 Chicago Av. S. and 3415 W. 44th St., Minneapolis, turtlebread.com), 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Wal-Mart Supercenter (8000 Lakeland Av., Brooklyn Park; 9451 Dunkirk Lane N., Maple Grove; 8101 Old Carriage Court, Shakopee; 5815 Norell Av., Oak Park Heights; 1752 N. Frontage, Hastings; and 18185 Zane St., Elk River, Minn. walmart.com)

Wedge Co-op (2105 Lyndale Av. S., Minneapolis, wedge.coop), 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Whole Foods Market (3060 Excelsior Blvd., Minneapolis), 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Whole Foods Market (30 S. Fairview Av., St. Paul, wholefoodsmarket.com) 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

RICK NELSON