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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.

Latest from Joy Summers

Order Up: Where to eat at the Mall of America with the kids

A small juicery, robot server sushi and a secret coffee bar.
March 31, 2025
Nickelodeon Universe. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Thursday, June 2, 2016 Jess Nelson, MOA case manager, Oasis For Youth, walks through the Mall's Nickelodeon Universe talking with young employees to make sure they know about her services. The Mall of America has launched an unusual partnership with Oasis for Youth, a small Bloomington-based nonprofit that works with homeless youth. They now have a case worker in the mall who is there to work with mall employees who may be grappling w

Daniel del Prado’s restaurant group to close all four Cafe Cerés locations

Baristas voted to unionize last August and the restaurant group continues to be in talks with local reps.
March 28, 2025

The 5 best pizzas our food writers ate this week

Fanning out and exploring pizzas new to us, because discovering a great slice never gets old.
March 28, 2025

Celebrated chef plans ‘really cool’ woodfire pizza restaurant in south Minneapolis

Steven Brown plans an intimate setting, urban courtyard and maybe a mirror ball oven for Marrone’s.
March 27, 2025
Saint Genevieve chef/owner Steven Brown.

Peer into Lynne Rosetto Kasper’s splendid collection, as she auctions off a cook’s greatest treasures

Prized possessions include letters from Julia Child, a James Beard Award and priceless artifacts celebrating the art and love of cooking.
March 26, 2025

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

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.

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.

Peer into Lynne Rosetto Kasper’s splendid collection, as she auctions off a cook’s greatest treasures

Prized possessions include letters from Julia Child, a James Beard Award and priceless artifacts celebrating the art and love of cooking.
March 26, 2025

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

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.

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.
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