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Colossal Cafe closing its Minneapolis location only a year after expanding
The brunch favorite says its two St. Paul outposts will remain open.
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Minnesota restaurant workers use social media to fight addiction
Minnesota restaurant workers use social media for support in sobriety.
Eat & Drink
Is your craft beer really a 'craft' beer? Here's one way to tell
A seal certifying a brewery's "craft" status — like the certified organic seal on produce — has been quietly appearing on beer cans and bottles.
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Bon Appétit ranks Twin Cities' best Juicy Lucys, eating 9 burgers in 9 hours
The magazine produced a 17-minute video showcasing its Juicy Lucy eating extravaganza.
Taste
Skip into fall with a wheat-berry salad
Wheat berries, roasted squash and crisp apples offer a flavorful medley.
Taste
A combo for perfect pork chops on the grill: brine, bourbon and brown sugar
Indirect cooking after a brine, with a finish of direct heat, makes for a juicy finish.
Taste
A gratin that highlights potatoes and tomatoes
This combo offers a Provençal dish that pairs the last of summer with a fresh vegetable pulled from the ground.
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No need to be 'hangry' with this list of food words from Merriam-Webster.com
Merriam-Webster has added 840-plus words to its online dictionary, including more than a dozen related to food.
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Eat & Drink
Uptown's newest vegetable-forward restaurant uses 'meat as a condiment'
The new restaurant will specialize in nutrient-centric bowls and will open Sept. 22.
Eat & Drink
Peace Coffee opens third downtown Mpls. location
For coffee lovers in downtown Minneapolis, there were once very few options outside of Starbucks, Caribou and Dunn Brothers. That changed in recent years.
Eat & Drink
After decade-long run, Salty Tart bakery leaving Midtown Global Market
Acclaimed chef/owner Michelle Gayer is relocating her retail counter to her wholesale operation in south Minneapolis.
Eat & Drink
Ask the critic: Where to have lunch in St. Paul, a special birthday dinner and more
Rick Nelson answers your dining-out questions, including brunch options and new spaces coming soon.
Eat & Drink
Birch's Lowertown Taproom & Barrel House coming soon to St. Paul
Three years after launching the brewery and supper club they dubbed Birch's on the Lake, the owners are coming to Lowertown.
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