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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.
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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joy.summers@startribune.com
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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