Summer on a platter: Using the best local breads and making some of your own enhancements will considerably raise your sandwich game.

Fresh, local bread makes the sandwiches of your summer dreams

From avocado toast to a New Jersey Joe, find the perfect bready vessel to suit all your sandwich needs.

A sneak peek inside Star Bar, Kim Bartmann's first downtown Minneapolis restaurant

June 5
A sneak peek at Star Bar: set to open this week.
Star Bar & Bistro will open an all-day restaurant at the Hotel Indigo, with a sleek nighttime bar coming soon.

Minnesota chefs shut out of James Beard Awards

June 5
Café Cerés executive chef Shawn McKenzie was nominated for Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker but came home empty-handed.
Sole Minneapolis chef nominee Shawn McKenzie was nominated in the national pastry category.
Eat & Drink
6:00am
The Reuben at Kramarczuk’s is the best in the Twin Cities.

Our critic picks his 4 favorite delis in the Twin Cities area

They are all very different from one another, and all redefine what modern delis can be.
Eat & Drink
June 7
Gluten-free chicken fingers are on the menu at Where’s the Flour?, a gluten-free fast-food spot coming to Eden Prairie Center.

3 new dining concepts opening at Eden Prairie Center

Gluten-free fast food, Italian coffee and DIY Japanese barbecue are coming to the suburban mall.
Recipes
June 7
This shrimp and feta skillet deserves to be in your regular rotation.

A shrimp skillet that deserves to be in your regular rotation

It's a recipe that checks all the boxes: quick, easy, delicious.
Eat & Drink
June 7
Ann Ahmed’s newest restaurant is a lush oasis in the city.

First look: No reservations needed for Loring Park's stunning Gai Noi

No reservations are needed to dine at Ann Ahmed's stunning and expansive Minneapolis restaurant.
Eat & Drink
June 6
Justin Sutherland brings his Southern fare up north.

Justin Sutherland's Northern Soul heads to Grand View Lodge in Nisswa

Golf and Southern fare by the "Top Chef" alum meet in lake country.
Eat & Drink
June 6
Sarah and Brian Ingram inside the original Hope Breakfast Bar in St. Paul

Hope Breakfast Bar now open in Eagan

Plus a local food filmmaker brings home a James Beard Award and more food news.
Eat & Drink
June 2
The avocado toast at Cardamom is built for summer brunching.

The 5 best things we ate in the Twin Cities area this week

Summer eating at its best: a scenic brunch at Cardamom, road trip vegetables, farmers market finds and a new pizza spot in Bloomington.
St. Cloud
June 1
Gregg Obbink, a former engineer who designed satellites for NASA, turned to spirits after he retired. The master distiller has developed a way to spee

St. Joseph distillery opens with its rapid-aged whiskey

Master distiller Gregg Obbink went from working on NASA spacecraft to building his own equipment for rapid-aged whiskey.
Eat & Drink
June 1
Lowry Hill Meats owner and butcher Erik Sather photographed at the Minneapolis store in 2017.

After 7 years of perfect cuts, Lowry Hill Meats will close June 30

The Minneapolis butcher shop that gave the big city the feel of small-town meat shopping says its model isn't sustainable.
Eat & Drink
June 1
Pastry chef Shawn McKenzie in the Linden Hills location of Café Cerés. McKenzie is the lone Minnesotan nominated for a James Beard Award.

Meet the lone Minnesotan competing for a James Beard Award

Everyone is talking about Minneapolis pastry chef Shawn McKenzie of Cafe Cerés and Cardamom. She's not really listening.
Recipes
May 31
A sauté of spinach, lemon and garlic is served over polenta before being topped with Parmesan cheese.

Minnesota-grown spinach is at its squeaky best right now

After a light sauté and squeeze of lemon, it provides the perfect foil to creamy polenta.
Recipes
May 31
Elevate shrimp cocktail by roasting the shrump, not poaching them. And forgo cocktail sauce for a creamy horseradish remoulade.

You've been making shrimp cocktail all wrong

Roasting the shrimp and ditching the bright red cocktail sauce are your first steps to success.
Eat & Drink
May 31
All signs are there: Star Bar will open soon.

Kim Bartmann's Star Bar getting closer to opening in Minneapolis

Other restaurant news: Sean Sherman's Indigenous Food Lab now open, Cooks | Bellecours debuts and expansions galore.
Recipes
May 31
Roasted Broccolini with Lemon Parmesan Breadcrumbs elevates an everyday dish to one suitable for a special occasion.

Roasted broccolini is great, but adding a crunchy, cheesy topping makes it even better

A cheesy, lemony breadcrumb topping elevates this dish to special-occasion status.
Eat & Drink
May 31
When two avid home brewers started making ciders, they created so many that they didn’t give them names, just numbers. Number 12 was particularly ta

A State Fair blue ribbon helped launch Minneapolis cider powerhouse

Two childhood friends turned their love of home brewing into Number 12 Cider.
Eat & Drink
May 31
Blondette’s dining room is sheltered by a retractable glass ceiling and there’s a terrace that feels like a city oasis.

13 fresh patios in the Twin Cities area to savor this summer

Where to find new rooftops, sidewalks and bistro-lit patios for al fresco dining.
Eat & Drink
May 30
Inside Owamni, staff are hard at work to ready the restaurant to reopen June 2.

Owamni in Minneapolis to reopen Friday, nearly two months after devastating fire

The menu is prepped, the seats are cleaned and Minneapolis' highest profile restaurant is almost ready to return.
Eat & Drink
May 26
A rendering of the new restaurant Layline in downtown Excelsior.

Two new restaurants are opening soon on Lake Minnetonka

Daniel del Prado is behind a forthcoming American bistro in Excelsior, and a tiki bar opens Friday in Tonka Bay.
Taste
May 26
In 1985, the Twin Cities metro area had 20 markets; today, the tally is more than 70.

Six dozen farmers markets to check out in the Twin Cities area

Plan your summer adventures to support local growers, makers and more.
Recipes
May 24
Put gorgeous asparagus stalks to work in a creamy pasta, a filling grain bowl or a bright, beautiful soup.

3 recipes that make the most of asparagus season

Make the fleeting season count with these meat-free meals.

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