Eat & Drink
October 19, 2016
Lee Carter, one of five founders of Big Watt Cold Beverage Co., checked a cold press sample at Burning Brothers Brewing in St. Paul.

Five Watt coffee upstart has big plans for Twin Cities

Eat & Drink
October 19, 2016
The asturias at Costa Blanca Bistro.

Small plates make big impression at Costa Blanca in NE. Minneapolis

At stylish Costa Blanca Bistro, chef Hector Ruiz emphasizes seafood but doesn't ignore his vegetarian diners.
Eat & Drink
October 19, 2016
St. Paul's former Salt Cellar is now called Fitzgerald's.

St. Paul's former Salt Cellar restaurant to reopen as Fitzgerald's on Wednesday

The neighbors wanted a more casual hangout, and they got it.
Variety
October 19, 2016
Baking Central makes Apple Tarte Tatin.

Tarte Tatin is the apple dessert that you literally flip for

Apples get their star turn in a tart that bakes "downside up." A confident flip of the wrist reveals the lusciousness beneath.
Variety
October 19, 2016
AHFAR Photography the Gingerbread Wonderland exhibit at Norway House. ORG XMIT: MIN1511301334471835

Norway House seeking your best gingerbread architecture for holiday display

Taste
October 19, 2016

Try a new (old) vegetable: romanesco (it's the green cauliflower)

Is it broccoli? Is it cauliflower? Find out the answer below.
Variety
October 19, 2016

Last call for cookie recipes for annual holiday baking contest

Enter your recipe in our annual holiday cookie contest.
Taste
October 19, 2016

Mpls. musician's memories of Indonesia spark Tempeh Tantrum

Musician crafts fresh soybean and black bean versions in Minneapolis.
Eat & Drink
October 19, 2016
Todd Haug, right, is stepping down from Surly Brewing. He's shown here with Omar Ansari, founder and president of Surly.

Surly Brewing's head of brewing operations resigns after 10 years

Todd Haug was with Surly since the brewery opened in 2006.
Eat & Drink
October 19, 2016
Lyn 65 owner opening new upscale Mexican restaurant in Minneapolis

Lyn 65 owner opening new upscale Mexican restaurant in Minneapolis

Ben Rients and chef Jose Alarcon are planning a dual-concept eatery.
Eat & Drink
October 18, 2016
Rustica expanding to the Mall of America

Rustica expanding to the Mall of America

The premium bakery is promising cookies -- and soft-serve ice cream -- to megamall shoppers.
Eat & Drink
October 17, 2016
Field Day by Good Earth now open at Ridgedale Mall

Field Day by Good Earth now open at Ridgedale Mall

The healthy foods cafe serves up salads, sandwiches, grain bowls and bakery goods.
Eat & Drink
October 15, 2016
The "Rose Street," a vanilla-white chocolate cake with raspberry and hazelnut crunch, from Rose Street Patisserie.

Mpls. pastry chef is first American to join 'secret order' of world's baking elite

John Kraus of Patisserie 46 and Rose Street Patisserie practiced his baking — and his French — to become a member of Relais Desserts.
Taste
October 15, 2016
Apple Cardamom Pecan Star Cookies.

Wanted: Cookie recipes for our annual holiday contest

Eat & Drink
October 14, 2016
Farmers market season: Time is running out

Farmers market season: Time is running out

Take advantage of the final weeks of the 2016 outdoor season at more than two dozen Twin Cities metro area farmers markets.
Variety
October 14, 2016
Tom Horgen's winter preview of hot new bars opening in the coming months takes us to Jack Riebel's Butcher and the Boar. A craft-focused restaurant wi

Butcher & the Boar building sells for $6M in cash, 4 times its 2011 purchase price

Eat & Drink
October 13, 2016
Nelson Cheese Factory:  Go for the ice cream, stay for the cheese.   

Where to eat in Wisconsin on a Lake Pepin fall colors drive

Farm-to-table dining, American classics and delicious ice cream await.
Eat & Drink
October 13, 2016
Oysterfest, Restaurant Week among weekend's best Twin Cities events

Oysterfest, Restaurant Week among weekend's best Twin Cities events

Clear your calendars because the lineup for this weekend and beyond is massive and, frankly, pretty exciting. Here's your guide to all the best food-and-drink inspired bashes.
Eat & Drink
October 13, 2016
El Nuevo Rodeo and chef Emilio Maldonado are hosting La Bamba: An Afro-Mexican Dinner and Dance on Oct. 20.

Chefs celebrate Afro-Mexican culture with Mpls. feast

El Rodeo Nuevo and a guest chef from Albuquerque are teaming up with Obsidian Arts Center and the Mexican Consulate.
Variety
October 13, 2016
Urban Oasis Founder and Executive Director Tracy Sides.

$1M prize-winning Urban Oasis to shut down in St. Paul due to lack of funds

Other groups will continue projects launched with a $1 million grant.

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