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Looking to branch out from hard seltzer? Food-friendly Lambrusco wine is cool again
Fans of hard seltzers should try this affordable wine, which comes in a variety of price points and levels of sweetness.
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PinKU in Minneapolis is closing after New Year's Eve blowout
Plus, stuffed turkey legs at Midtown Global and basketball fans get a food upgrade.
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6 restaurants at the heart of their Twin Cities area neighborhoods
Diners benefited from a rise of home-away-from-home restaurants across the Twin Cities area.
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Our best Minnesota dining experiences of 2021
From old favorites to new places, dining out had a deeper meaning after a rocky 2020. Our food writers share their best moments.
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5 places changing the spirits conversation in the Twin Cities
These spots are laser-focused on specialty spirits.
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Some of the best designed Twin Cities restaurants of 2021
Design firms have upped the ante on what makes a restaurant successful.
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Saying goodbye to the Twin Cities restaurants that closed in 2021
Four-star favorites and beloved neighborhood haunts shut their doors in 2021. Closings may have slowed, but they still stung.
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7 unstoppable Twin Cities chefs who dominated 2021
From openings, expansions and making eating at home more palatable, these 7 chefs didn't let the pandemic slow them down in 2021.
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The 5 best things our food writers ate in the Twin Cities this year
The Taste team recounts their favorite meal of the year, from takeout to a communal spread.
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5 Twin Cities restaurants and chefs who survived 2020 to thrive in 2021
After a crippling 2020, these restaurants and makers forged ahead, only to re-emerge.
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Owamni is the Star Tribune's 2021 Restaurant of the Year
Chef Sean Sherman has worked tirelessly to reclaim Indigenous cuisine.
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The 5 best things our food writers ate in the Twin Cities area this week
Our food writers share the highlights of their weekly dining experiences.
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14 places to get a holiday cookie plate in the Twin Cities area
Let someone else do the baking this year.
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25 local gifts for Twin Cities food lovers this holiday season
From coffee and cocktail kits to Juicy Lucy kits and oyster art, there are plenty of ideas from local businesses for nearly everyone on your list.
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Wisconsin-style supper club opening Dec. 29 in south Minneapolis
The Creekside will aim to re-create the authentic supper club experience.
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Mr. Paul's Po' Boys and Jams brings stuffed sandwiches to Edina
The sandwich shop, an offshoot of the supper club, is now open.
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St. Paul bistro Augustine's has closed, only 6 months after relaunch
What had been a pub and bakery reopened mid-pandemic as a French restaurant. It closed Thanksgiving weekend.
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Suburban darling Yum Kitchen and Bakery now open in St. Paul
Patticakes, a year-round patio, bubbly and more has come to Snelling Avenue.
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Bagel-maker Asa's Bakery is moving into the former Sassy Spoon in south Minneapolis
Baker/owner Asa Diebolt plans to open in the new location in mid- to late-January.
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