11 tasty holiday gift baskets for the food lover in your life
These food and drink gift baskets highlight Minnesota makers.
3 sauces and a soup that will revamp your Thanksgiving leftovers
Make the most of your leftovers with sauces that are good any time of year.
Italian soup makes good use of leftover turkey
But you'll want to make this hearty soup all winter long.
Eat & Drink
Widely acclaimed Grand Cafe in south Minneapolis has closed
The lauded restaurant served its last dinner on site on Nov. 14 but still offers meal kits.
Eat & Drink
'Top Chef' contestant's St. Paul restaurant Handsome Hog closing temporarily
Chef Justin Sutherland announced the restaurant would 'take a break' until indoor dining can resume.
Magazine
These 3 locally made herbal liqueurs harness plants and spices to warm you up
Space heaters and thick sweaters aren’t the only ways to warm up. Try another route with a throat-tingling herbal liqueur. These complex elixirs are best…
Variety
Be a food tourist without leaving your dining room table
A growing number of restaurants and bakeries are bringing a taste of home right to your front door.
Eat & Drink
These Twin Cities supermarkets are open on Thanksgiving
(Truly) last minute shopping for Turkey Day essentials? You're covered.
Variety
Making Thanksgiving dinner for 2-4? Try this sheet-pan dinner
Here's a no-fuss way to make Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings and none of the hassle.
Eat & Drink
Revival's top-rated fried chicken is coming to St. Louis Park
The Southern-style restaurant is set to open in the Texa-Tonka shopping center in April.
Taste
Want to order food from other cities? Here are 10 to try
Cross-country tastesIf you want to try tastes from other cities, here are 10 ideas.Pierogies and borscht Veselka, New York CityOrder: goldbelly.com/veselkaGooey butter cakePark…
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Join us for a Star Tribune Holiday Cookie Contest virtual cookie exchange
We'll gather online on Thursday, Dec. 3 to celebrate the Star Tribune Holiday Cookie Contest and this year's winners.
Eat & Drink
Restaurant roll call: Even amid closings, new restaurants are springing to life
What's open, what's closed and what's still to come in the Twin Cities and beyond.
Variety
Revival chef recovers 2-ton smoker: 'I couldn't believe it'
The custom-built smoker is Thomas Boemer's "most prized possession."
Variety
The Get Down, a new black-owned coffee shop to open in north Minneapolis
Houston White has big plans for his brand, thanks to a little help from a friend.
Magazine
Twin Cities company Here's the Deal spices things up with its blends
From Togarashi to a BBQ rib rub, this local spice company has you covered.
Variety
Taste: Have a tasty Thanksgiving
Let our Taste experts show you how to make the most of your Thanksgiving meal.
Magazine
Need a pick-me-up? Isles Bun & Coffee provides a sweet start to mornings
For 27 years, the intensely fragrant Isles Bun & Coffee has been turning out a seemingly endless supply of enormous, cinnamon-laced sweet buns,…
Eat & Drink
5 best things our food writers ate in the Twin Cities this week
Food writers Rick Nelson and Sharyn Jackson highlight the favorites of their weekly dining experiences.
Eat & Drink
It's not too late to make Thanksgiving takeout plans
Decided you don't want to cook after all? Here are a handful of places you can turn to for help. Afton House Inn Dinner includes…
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7 Minnesota pastry chefs teach you how to make the perfect pie
No need to fear: Experts are here to help make sure your Thanksgiving pie is a hit, not a miss.
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Toast the holidays with these 5 festive cocktails you can make at home
These easily scalable cocktails will set a festive mood.
Eat & Drink
Four vegetable-centric recipes for the Thanksgiving table
These recipes will make vegetables shine at Thanksgiving (and all winter long).
Eat & Drink
Here's a stuffing recipe that you'll be making for many Thanksgiving dinners to come
This easy-to-prepare standard has a proud place on the Thanksgiving menu for a reason: It's delicious.
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