Eat & Drink
October 7, 2016
Loring Park staple adds a new head chef

Loring Park staple adds a new head chef

Jordan Swiler will take over Cafe Lurcat and Bar Lurcat.
Variety
October 6, 2016
Xcel Energy Center.

Minnesota Wild rolls out new foods for upcoming home season starting Oct. 15

Ready to eat at the hockey arena? The Wild is.
Eat & Drink
October 6, 2016
Owner Erik Forsberg stands outside the Devil's Advocate, his new bar in downtown Minneapolis.

'Barbarian barbecue' opens in former Hubert's near U.S. Bank Stadium

The new project from Erik Forsberg, owner of Devil's Advocate and Dan Kelly's Pub, will welcome patrons at happy hour.
Eat & Drink
October 6, 2016
Twitter reactions to Heartland's demise

Twitter reactions to Heartland's demise

Chefs, restaurateurs and diners chime on in the news that Heartland Restaurant & Wine Bar will close on Dec. 31st.
Eat & Drink
October 6, 2016
Oktoberfest, Taste of Nation among hot food-and-drink events in Twin Cities

Oktoberfest, Taste of Nation among hot food-and-drink events in Twin Cities

The next seven days feature everything from parking lot parties boasting seasonal brews, latte art showdowns, grape stompings and food-opera mashups.
Eat & Drink
October 6, 2016
Lenny Russo, in pictures, through the years

Lenny Russo, in pictures, through the years

The Heartland chef has been a force in the Twin Cities culinary scene for more than 30 years, as chronicled in these photos from the Star Tribune's archives.
Taste
October 5, 2016
Celestial Seasonings tea has reintroduced its evocative packages after fans resisted a more modern redesign.

Memoir of Duluth's Beatrice Ojakangas launches Oct. 12 at the American Swedish Institute

Eat & Drink
October 5, 2016
Heartland chef/owner Lenny Russo.

Chef Lenny Russo dishes on closing of Heartland restaurant in St. Paul

Asked what's going to happen Jan. 1 when his landmark farm-to-table restaurant is closed, Russo says: "What I'll be doing in the short term, I don't know."
Eat & Drink
October 5, 2016
Fulton's Frontenac has been aged in Frontenac and Marquette wine barrels.

Minnesota drinkers are falling in love with sour beers

Tired of hops? Expand your palate with a wilder flavor from your favorite brewery.
Taste
October 5, 2016
Seven Sundays now has a breakfast muesli in a new form — bars.

Breakfast muesli from Seven Sundays finds a new form, in bars

These "bars" keep the morning meal easy and healthful.
Taste
October 5, 2016
Reach for the local 'Luscious' pear

Reach for the local 'Luscious' pear

The "Luscious" pear is decidedly well named so don't be put off by its dowdy demeanor. Despite its small size, rust color and spotted skin, this fruit is sweet, juicy, lush and fragrant.
Eat & Drink
October 5, 2016
Amelia Rayno, Star Tribune
The savory waffle at the Birchwood Cafe.

Skip the pumpkin spice! Restaurants have other autumn flavors to love

Pumpkin spice overload? Expand your autumn palate to include other seasonal highlights.
Eat & Drink
October 5, 2016
Varieties of squash are just some of the produce available even as some outdoor farmers markets such as Mill City move indoors. Minneapolis and St. Pa

Augustine's Bar and Bakery to open this month in St. Paul

Taste
October 5, 2016
Broccolini and Ricotta Pan Pizza.

New to making pizza? Try this easy variation

This easy crust will turn even a novice into a pizza maker extraordinaire.
Taste
October 5, 2016

Lenny Russo's restaurant tenure

Variety
October 5, 2016
Caption for cookies: The 2014 Taste holiday cookie contest winners include: Italian Almond Cookies, Tart & Sassy Cranberry Lemon Drops; Chocolate Thum

Get baking: It's time for the annual Taste Holiday Cookie Contest

Enter your recipe in our annual holiday cookie contest.
Variety
October 5, 2016
Marypat Habermas, front left, hosted a meal swap where 10 people exchanged frozen meals to help stock their freezers with a variety of dinners for up

How exchanging home-cooked meals with strangers gave me my life back

The sharing economy moves into a new niche: dinner. Can this writer get over the quease factor of swapping food with strangers?
Celebrities
October 4, 2016
C.J.: Marriage is making restaurant savant Steve Schussler much more mild

C.J.: Marriage is making restaurant savant Steve Schussler much more mild

Eat & Drink
October 4, 2016
Uptown Minneapolis dumpling shop to open this winter

Uptown Minneapolis dumpling shop to open this winter

Mrs. Dumpling will focus specifically on those savory little treats.
Variety
October 4, 2016

10 easy steps to creating your own meal swap supper club

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