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Three high-profile Italian restaurants coming to Minneapolis
Italian cuisine is routinely singled out as Americans' favorite foreign fare. But here in the Twin Cities, we're not exactly awash in Italian restaurants. Serious ones, anyway. That's about to change.
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Former Sofitel Hotel lands new restaurant
A new restaurant is going into the Sheraton Bloomington Hotel, the 1970s landmark formerly known as the Hotel Sofitel, anchoring the northwest corner of Interstate 494 and Hwy. 100.
New Hope snack maker recalls pine nuts across U.S. after salmonella detection
New Hope snack-maker halts production.
Eat & Drink
Travail hosting fundraiser for injured chef
At a major mid-May eat-and-drink blowout, tap into the talents of a starry roster of Twin Cities food-and-drink pros and raise money for a chef in need.
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Two cookbook awards present lists of best volumes of 2014
Need more cookbooks on your shelf? These award-winning options are worth a look.
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Meatless Mondays made easy with falafel
The effort to go without an element of dinner dates back decades.
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Dial down vegetable drama by involving kids
Jennifer Tyler Lee gets her kids to eat vegetables because she doesn't demand that they eat vegetables. Here's how she helps kids develop healthful eating skills.
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Tips for the wine tasting room
How to make the most out of visits to wineries, whether local or beyond.
Eat & Drink
Yum! expanding to Minnetonka
Chicken soup with matzo balls, Reubens, Patti Cake and other specialties will be available later this year at the former Pairings.
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No more Jell-O? How would Minnesota react?
Now that Jell-O may be on the chopping block, let's take a look at its jiggly role in our lives.
Eat & Drink
More recipes to take you "Back in the Day"
Two more tastes from Griffith and Cheryl Day's new cookbook include berry muffins and an after-school cake.
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Great chef: Hai Truong of Ngon Vietnamese Bistro
After growing up in a restaurant-owning family, Hai Truong chose a different career path out of college. But the lure of the kitchen proved an irresistible gravitational force.
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Taste of nostalgia fuels couple's bakery, cookbooks
Griffith and Cheryl Day have just released a follow-up to their popular "The Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook." Like the modernized renditions of time-tested pies, cakes, cookies and bars served at their nostalgia-fueled bakery in Savannah, Ga., the new book is "Made With Love."
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Minneapolis eateries get creative as city ban on plastic foam takes effect
Restaurants are finding more eco-friendly ways to wrap up takeout orders, leftovers.
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Going inside the juicy world of Minnesota meat raffles
We love meat. We love gambling. It's only right that the meat raffle is a searing Minnesota tradition. Buy a ticket for a dollar and get a chance to win a shrink-wrapped packet of raw, pink flesh from a table at the back of the bar.
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Crêpes and galettes offer spin on pancakes
Crêpes and galettes are made with simple, convenient ingredients. The fun begins with the filling. Fold up these "pancakes" and you'll find a pocketful of flavor.
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