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Gather round – we're making empanadas
Some foods are made for a crowd. To consume them, yes, but also to make them. Empanadas are one of those foods.
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Downtown East's McKinney Roe serves up a showy room, familiar menu
REVIEW: At McKinney Roe in downtown Minneapolis, a crowd-pleasing menu is served in a splashy setting. But when there's a stab at a signature dish, the results don't quite jell. | ★★ out of 4 stars
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Winter salads get dressed with bold seasonings
Don't give up on winter vegetables. Turn them into medleys of color and snap.
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Dumpling serves up 'funky and interesting' Asian fare in south Minneapolis
Co-owners got start selling banh mi to coffee shops.
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In praise of the slow cooker and the Italian beef sandwich
These beef sandwiches are ready when you are, after cooking (and tenderizing) all day.
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Quick-cook wild rice finds its niche
Red Lake Nation Foods produces a Minnesota favorite grain – gluten-free – in several forms.
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13 Minn. chefs, 2 eateries among James Beard Awards semifinalists
The annual awards, the so-called "Oscars of the food world," recognize and celebrate excellence across 21 chef- and restaurant-related categories. The category that garnered the most local names? Best Chef: Midwest.
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Minneapolis' Le Meridien Chambers hotel ditching its upscale restaurant for more casual concept
"It's going to be a neighborhood restaurant for downtown," chef Mike Rakun said. "I love downtown, and I want to make it a restaurant where I'd want to go."
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Bad Waitress opens new NE Mpls. location with star bartender making cocktails
Johnny Michaels, considered Minnesota's godfather of modern cocktailing, is leading the bar program.
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9 Twin Cities bars and restaurants where you can warm up by a great fireplace
Cold and hungry? No problem when a restaurant warms you up with a blazing spot to recover and relax.
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Burger Friday: Double it up at Skee-Ball hot spot Punch Bowl Social in St. Louis Park
The Shops at West End newcomer knows its way around the diner-style, double-patty cheeseburger.
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What's new in Twin Cities dining? These 4 spots, for starters
You'll want to check out these restaurants that have just opened, or are coming soon.
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Barnes & Noble's new Edina restaurant has the makings of a bestseller
REVIEW: Go figure. The most impressive chain restaurant to land in the Twin Cities in — well, we can't remember when — is located inside a bookstore. | ★★½ out of 4 stars
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Resistance is futile with one of these luscious Valentine's Day desserts
Making sweets for your sweetie is a piece of cake — and pie — and custard.
Eat & Drink
New Minneapolis bar thinks it's found the perfect combo: pinball and hot dogs
The upcoming Tilt — a project from the folks behind Uptown's Nightingale — will continue the trend of bars that double as entertainment when it opens in April.
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A valentine treat that's good for your heart: chocolate cherry bark
Make your own bark with dark chocolate, dried cherries and almonds.
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Shrimp cocktail suits the start of a Valentine's dinner
Shrimp cocktail suits the start of a special valentine meal, or is a meal itself.
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