Variety
'Fried' zucchini made healthier
Bring the fair home, but leave the calories behind by baking veggies coated in breadcrumbs.
Variety
Reach for a beet for a versatile ingredient
This versatile ingredient adds flavor and nutrition to your meals.
Variety
Eat & Drink
Reach for the domestic version of the Oktoberfest beer
There are many great versions of the traditional German fall lager that are made in the U.S.
Variety
Review: Replacements satisfy in long-awaited return
After a 23-year hiatus, Paul Westerberg covered all the bases at Midway Stadium with his reborn and surprisingly no-nonsense band.
Music
Prince plans 3-night Labor Day weekend party at Paisley Park
The event is timed to the release of his new album 'HITNRUN,' which exclusively hits Jay Z's Tidal service Monday.
Music
Maiden Minnesota: Thursday's listening parties presage long-awaited tour date
Rumors of a TCF Bank Stadium gig by Iron Maiden surround Thursday's bashes at Grumpy's NE and Amsterdam Bar.
Movies
James Bond author backtracks on Idris Elba 'street' comments
Having sparked outcry for slamming Idris Elba and calling him "too street" to play James Bond, author Anthony Horowitz has backtracked on his statements about the "Luther" star.
Variety
Work is sweet for lucky few at Sweet Martha's Cookie Jar
For a lucky group of workers, nothing is better than the 12 days spent filling pails for those hungering for a State Fair tradition.
Eat & Drink
North Star legend Lou Nanne putting his name on Edina steakhouse
The owner of Rojo Mexican Grill and Ling & Louie's is partnering with the hockey legend on an Edina steakhouse.
Celebrities
Kanye West for president? It's not as crazy as you think
Kanye West dropped one doozy of a bomb when he declared his 2020 candidacy for president during a bizarre speech at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards. But as crazy as it sounds, it's not impossible.
Rosenblum: How does my garden grow? With helpers, hope – and lots of hostas
For 28 years, I've watched winter melt away and every single Minnesotan effortlessly transform brown death into brilliant window boxes and flower pots, replant terraced lawns with graceful sedge and fiery orange daylilies. Every year I watch in awe, and more than a little shame. I have no idea how to do any of this.
Browse Variety Sections
Latest Columns
Most Read
- Legendary record store site in Minneapolis will soon house a new shop for musicheads • Music
- The 5 best things our food writers ate this week in the Twin Cities (and beyond) • Eat & Drink
- 8 Midwestern supper clubs that get it right • Eat & Drink
- Female inductee in Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame is flying high • Inspired
- St. Cloud house vies for Ugliest House in America • Home & Garden
Variety
Entertainment, arts and lifestyle news, commentary and features, including things to do and reviews from Minneapolis, St. Paul and Twin Cities venues.
