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![Pam Powell is the founder and owner of the Salad Girl line of salad dressings. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ • cgonzalez@startribune.com – Minneapol](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/JLWMX7ABPX7RFSW6K3KHXCKTUM.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Salad Girl creator Pam Powell celebrates the salad in her successful encore career
Savoring the bounty of summertime with Pam Powell, Minnesota's own Salad Girl.
Eat & Drink
Chef Shack's Lisa Carlson goes up against Bobby Flay on Food Network
Last May, Carlson and co-owner Carrie Summer spent nine hours on a soundstage deep in Brooklyn. The episode of "Beat Bobby Flay" aired last night. (Spoiler alert!)
Eat & Drink
Hot Dog Friday: Dolled-up dogs rule at Lake Nokomis' Sandcastle
Taking a brief respite from the burger beat, Burger Friday is devoting the next few weeks to focus on top Twin Cities hot dogs.
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![Giulia chef Josh Hedquist demonstrated the Mozarella A Mano at Giulia at the Emery hotel in downtown Minneapolis. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ • cgonzalez](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/KP5ZKG62QPA3D2ZZANOEJID4O4.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
'Everyone has been eating mozzarella wrong': Giulia in downtown Minneapolis does it right
Beautiful Giulia focuses on well-crafted northern Italian fare while capitalizing on its historic downtown Minneapolis setting.
Taste
No strings attached with these fresh green beans
A simple preparation makes them ready for a variety of dishes.
Taste
Enjoy sweet corn season in a bowlful of soup
Coconut milk, red chiles and Sriracha add extra flavor to the summery, fragrant soup.
Eat & Drink
From Andrea Pizza to Tono: New Maplewood spot serves a taste of the East Coast
The East Coast menu comes from a member of the Andrea Pizza family.
Duluth
Duluth's oldest gay bar is being sold
The owner of twin gay bars Duluth Flame and Superior Flame is selling his Minnesota club.
Eat & Drink
Sip your way from Minneapolis to St. Paul with our light-rail beer crawl
Grab a brew at any — or many — of these 19 taprooms along the Green Line.
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This Minnesotan co-wrote the country's hottest book on cocktails
Drink expert and Minnesota native Nick Fauchald returned to his home state, and won a major James Beard book award.
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North Minneapolis' Breaking Bread Cafe closing temporarily to make 'adjustments'
The nonprofit Appetite for Change runs the cafe and job training program.
Variety
Controversial doughnuts with syringes pulled from State Fair new foods list
An online petition to stop the use of syringes in the fill-your-own doughnuts has so far garnered more than 3,000 signatures.
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'Time to let it go': Excelsior Irish restaurant Jake O'Connor's closes after 13 years
Increasing competition from other restaurants, food trucks and even supermarkets led to the closure.
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