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Joy Summers

Food and Drink Reporter
Food and Drink Reporter
Joy Summers is a St. Paul-based food reporter who has been covering Twin Cities restaurants since 2010. She joined the Minnesota Star Tribune in 2021.

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Latest from Joy Summers

Eat & Drink

Roseville’s iconic Dairy Queen is closed as fans hold out hope for a summer comeback

Open since 1947, the vintage ice cream stand needs someone to take over operations.
March 25, 2025

Eat & Drink

Award-winning roaster will open coffee shop in south Minneapolis this summer

Plus: Another planned food hall, when your favorite seasonal restaurants plan to return and more food news.
March 25, 2025
Caitlin looks up at Tony who is smiling at the camera.

Eat & Drink

Order up: 3 fried chicken sandwiches to try right now

Bolstered by a dip into the global spice larder, there’s a new generation of crispy fried sandos in town.
March 24, 2025
A crispy fried chicken sandwich with a wide leaf of romain lettuce on a brioche bun is wrapped in held in front of a background of green plants.

Eat & Drink

The 5 best things our food writers ate this week

The irresistible lure of cotton candy clouds; the pursuit of great sandwiches, Mexican fare and one last call.
March 21, 2025
A squat ceramic duck mug with rosy cheeks and little feetsies has a cone hat and a swirl of sprinkle-dotted cotton candy coming out of his head. Sitting on a white table top.

Eat & Drink

12 great new burgers to try in the Twin Cities area

Chefs are bringing their beefy best to the table, and burger lovers are better for it.
March 20, 2025

Eat & Drink

Restaurant openings and closings in the Twin Cities

What's open, what's closed and what's still to come in the Twin Cities and beyond.
March 18, 2025
A thick, breaded chicken sandwich with chili crisp, topped with green lettuce on a toasted bun

Food & Culture

Home-cook hero Lynne Rossetto Kasper is auctioning off her prized kitchen collection

Notes from Julia Child, copper cookware and more treasures hit the auction block March 21.
March 18, 2025
One of Lynn Rossetto Kasper's favorite rooms is her kitchen, which is only fitting for someone who writes cookbooks, has a cooking show on NPR, and loves to entertain. But her look and feel is casual, as can be seen by her note cover refrigerator. The 18,000 BTU Wolf stove behind her was purchased with her first royalty check from her book "The Splendid Table", and she calls it "Babe."

Eat & Drink

Lago Tacos is on the move to the suburbs

Plus: More fried chicken in Minneapolis, a Richfield food hall, the Iron Door Pub closes and other restaurant news.
March 18, 2025

Eat & Drink

12 great new burgers to try in the Twin Cities area

Chefs are bringing their beefy best to the table, and burger lovers are better for it.
March 20, 2025

Eat & Drink

Restaurant openings and closings in the Twin Cities

What's open, what's closed and what's still to come in the Twin Cities and beyond.
March 18, 2025
A thick, breaded chicken sandwich with chili crisp, topped with green lettuce on a toasted bun

Food & Culture

Home-cook hero Lynne Rossetto Kasper is auctioning off her prized kitchen collection

Notes from Julia Child, copper cookware and more treasures hit the auction block March 21.
March 18, 2025
One of Lynn Rossetto Kasper's favorite rooms is her kitchen, which is only fitting for someone who writes cookbooks, has a cooking show on NPR, and loves to entertain. But her look and feel is casual, as can be seen by her note cover refrigerator. The 18,000 BTU Wolf stove behind her was purchased with her first royalty check from her book "The Splendid Table", and she calls it "Babe."

Eat & Drink

Lago Tacos is on the move to the suburbs

Plus: More fried chicken in Minneapolis, a Richfield food hall, the Iron Door Pub closes and other restaurant news.
March 18, 2025
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