Eat & Drink
Masu Sushi & Robata opening an Apple Valley location
When it debuts later this summer, the company's third metro-area location will place an emphasis on noodles.
Taste
Bogart's Doughnut Co. opening in IDS Crystal Court
The four words that will soon be heard all over downtown Minneapolis? "There goes the diet."
Taste
Healthy Family: Plan leftovers for multiple quick meals
A versatile dressing and planned leftovers offer three quick dinners for a busy week.
Taste
Wine trivia, by the numbers
How well do you know this beverage? From liters consumed by Minnesotans, to number of grapes per bottle, we offer some perspective.
Eat & Drink
Black Forest Inn celebrates 50 years with a weekend festival
An irrepressible father, a bullet-riddled photo, authentic spaetzle – at 50, the Black Forest Inn celebrates them all.
Variety
Young Coon Rapids Girl Scout bakes her way to New York
Coon Rapids' Natalie Berg and her mom appeared on the "Weekend Today" show after the 9-year-old's recipe made the finals of a national Girl Scout contest.
Taste
Minnesota's BBQ Society has an appetite for judges
BBQ competitions are a world of fussy rules, surprising decorum, naughty team names, forbidden kale and way too much to eat.
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Minnesota's BBQ Society has an appetite for judges
BBQ competitions are a world of fussy rules, surprising decorum, naughty team names, forbidden kale and way too much to eat.
Recipes
Sunday Supper: Crab Louie sandwiches
Make this for Mom and her friends on Mother's Day — or any day. From "Charlie Palmer's American Fare," by Charlie Palmer.
Taste
Mother-in-law's legacy lives on through family recipes
Beloved family recipes provide a portal into the life of a woman I wish I'd known.
Eat & Drink
Burger Friday: Cure burger boredom with lamb at Sparks
Subbing in lamb for beef -- and then baking the patty in a wood-burning oven -- makes for a memorable burger experience at this Bryn Mawr gem.
Taste
Tamil immigrants celebrate with vegetarian feast
How many banana leaves and bags of rice does it take to create an Indian spring festival? Plenty.
Taste
Morel hunters head to the woods – and back yards
For mushroom hunters, this is the best time of year, as Minnesota's favorite mushroom peeks out from the undergrowth.
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