Variety
June 29, 2016

Food blog blossoms into a book

Longtime friends mix recipes with essays and illustrations.
Variety
June 29, 2016
Have you packed your cooler properly for a weekend getaway?

Pack up your meals for summer fun (July 4th and beyond)

This is food to take with you wherever your summer fun – or July 4th plans – take you.
Taste
June 29, 2016

Oven-baked chicken as good as any fried

The result is a crunchy, flavorful piece of chicken that tastes just as good cold as it does right out of the oven.
Taste
June 29, 2016

With pancetta lardons, the classic summer salad simply gets better

The classic summer salad simply gets better.
Taste
June 29, 2016
There’s more than one way to turn out perfect hard-cooked eggs that peel like a dream.

The key to peeling hard-cooked eggs? Cook them right

The key to ease in peeling eggs for the quintessential summer dish is to cook them just right.
Taste
June 29, 2016

The All-American Cobb Salad finds a spot at the picnic table

Salute this all-time favorite at your next outdoor gathering.
Eat & Drink
June 29, 2016

The Curry Diva and her $18 south Minneapolis bargain

How time flies: Chef and caterer Heather Jansz, the self-proclaimed Curry Diva, has been cooking in the Twin Cities for 40 years.
Eat & Drink
June 28, 2016
Gavin Kaysen, chef and owner of Spoon and Stable restaurant in Minneapolis' North Loop.

Spoon and Stable chef Gavin Kaysen to open Wayzata restaurant

Spoon and Stable owner plans a French brasserie in the former Blue Point space in early 2017.
Eat & Drink
June 25, 2016
The Nelson Cheese Factory in Nelson, Wis. — across the river from Wabasha, Minn. — is the place to stop for an inexpensive ice cream con

North or south? 15 dining recommendations for summer road trips

Whether you head north or south, one thing's for sure: You'll eat (and drink) very well. Here are 15 summer dining recommendations from Bayfield, Wis., to Lake City, Minn.
Eat & Drink
June 24, 2016
Burger Friday: Savor state's turkey dominance at Public Kitchen + Bar

Burger Friday: Savor state's turkey dominance at Public Kitchen + Bar

A reboot of this two-year-old Lowertown restaurant has delivered a gastropub-ish menu that includes a stellar turkey burger.
Eat & Drink
June 24, 2016

Wine of the Week: 2015 Domaine Bousquet Chardonnay

Taste
June 24, 2016

Sunday Supper: Mozzarella-Stuffed Meatballs

Variety
June 23, 2016
Great pie crusts are easier to make than you might think.

Easy-to-make pie crusts practically scream summer

Here are three pies that accommodate summer's desire for ease, mostly because their crusts are the essence of simplicity.
Taste
June 22, 2016
A cup of almonds adds some crunch to this classic side dish. Credit: Jessica Harper ORG XMIT: tms20160621104809

Break out the coleslaw for picnic meals

Here's a salad that lasts a weekend. Be ready.
Taste
June 22, 2016
Mahi mahi kebabs are marinated in a spicy mixture, made with yogurt, onion, garlic, paprika and other spices, before being grilled along with fresh to

How to grill fish to perfection

Go beyond your usual dinnertime favorites and try a wide variety of seafood over the outdoor flames.
Eat & Drink
June 22, 2016

Restaurant news: A Minnesota welcome for NYC chef Michael Anthony; Shake Shack gets a hearty welcome

Taste
June 22, 2016
Panzanella Green Bean Salad

Panzanella serves up a vegetable medley beyond tomatoes

Go beyond tomatoes with this variation on panzanella.
Taste
June 22, 2016
Robin Asbell, Special to the Star Tribune Crunchy Avocado Tacos With Black Beans and Cabbage

Avocado makes everything better

You can add this fruit to just about anything.
Taste
June 22, 2016
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What's cooking: White Bear Lake church offers hearth-baked bread that helps satisfy many hungers

Eat & Drink
June 22, 2016
Wedge coop membership card

June 22: Wedge, Eastside and Linden Hills co-ops exploring merger

Wedge, Linden Hills, Eastside pitching plan to 32,000 members

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