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Best Minnesota beers for summer grilling, plus a few out-of-state favorites
Whether it's hot dogs, brisket or ribs, here are the best brews for pairing.
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Start your outdoor dining with crostini
Whether as dinner or an appetizer, these filling open-faced "sandwiches" keep kitchen prep to a minimum.
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Keep outdoor dining simple with overnight sandwich
Pack up a pressed Italian sandwich for a simple outdoor meal.
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Moroccan flavors spice up lamb on the grill
For a spectacular meal, go beyond the traditional dish and add unexpected seasonings.
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Cauliflower rice keeps the kitchen cool
The trend toward making a substitute for rice from this vegetable suits the season well.
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For Spam's 80th anniversary, 10 outrageous retro recipes by the Minn. meat maker
Perhaps there was no greater glory for Spam than the 1960s, when cooks took this spiced processed pork to a whole other level. Here are 10 vintage recipes featuring the Minnesota-made meat at its wackiest.
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New Minnetonka brewpub can barely keep up with demand
Unmapped Brewing casually opened its doors last month -- and got hit hard.
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Dress up mealtime with DIY flavored butters
Flavored butters add plenty of zip to just about anything, including a slice of bread.
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5 great burgers on 5 great patios in the Twin Cities
Burger Friday is revisiting five top-performing burgers, all served on picture-perfect patios.
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New Mpls. beer bar boasts 80 Minnesota taps; giving away a year's worth of fries
HopCat, a Midwest-based beer bar chain, is opening in downtown Minneapolis on July 29.
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Award-winning chef Tim McKee opening new fish eatery in Lowertown
The former La Belle Vie mastermind plans to unveil his ambitious project in October.
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On the Grill
Find inspiration for dinnertime and ideas to make your outdoor cooking easier and more memorable.
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Summit Brewing's McConn talks about the secret science of beer making
Summit's head brewer, Damian McConn, came from Ireland to help usher in the Twin Cities beer craze, which even he admits is reaching its limits now.
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Road trip: 24 food-and-drink spots along the Mississippi in Wisconsin
From rooftops to ice cream shops, pie bakers to beer makers, here are two dozen ideas for eating and drinking in southwestern Wisconsin.
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Want a better burger? Add jalapenos, bacon and cheese
Once these burgers were slapped on the grill, then devoured, I knew this was my new go-to burger.
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Three top restaurants for the hungry on Wisconsin's western edge
Ready for a road trip? From Chef Shack Bay City to Lovechild and the Driftless Cafe, there's good food for travelers in our neighboring state.
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Cucumbers offer coolest taste of summer
Local cucumbers are just now coming into the farmers market.
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