Eat & Drink
What do Minnesota hops taste like? Find out with these beers
A few beers currently on shelves that allow you to experience the local terroir.
Eat & Drink
Do Minnesota-grown hops have a particular terroir? Local brewers think so.
Where your hops come from makes a difference in the beer you drink. Our local producers are aiming to find their signature taste.
Taste
Call it breakfast pilaf or oatmeal creme brulee
Whatever the name, it's a delicious — and warm — way to start the morning.
Eat & Drink
A new distillery with wood-fired pizza planned for northeast Minneapolis
Earl Giles Distillery will bring cocktails and pizza to a busy block.
Eat & Drink
Minneapolis bar Betty Danger's closed until spring: 'Winter is the death hammer'
The restaurant's website says it will "reanimate in April for fun and frolic."
Eat & Drink
This Minneapolis cocktail bar is helping you do 'Dry January'
Marvel Bar kicks off an 'exploration' into non-alcoholic drinks beginning Jan. 8.
Eat & Drink
Spam, mocktails, CBD and more: The top food and drink trends for 2020
What do the trend forecasts have to say about eating and drinking in 2020? Plenty.
Minneapolis
Mpls. becomes first in state to post food inspections online
Until the city launched the new website, Minnesota was the only state where no agencies posted inspections online.
Eat & Drink
Is wine good for you? Should you try dry January? Answers to your wine questions
From sulfites to calorie count, these issues regularly come up during happy hour.
Duluth
![Love Creamery's Nicole Wilde Thursday afternoon in her soon-to-open shop in Duluth's Lincoln Park. ] AARON LAVINSKY • aaron.lavinsky@startribun](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/VRHKCDKCIZCP5GXJELKQO3G2ZI.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
The 20 best Duluth restaurants and breweries
One of the big reasons for planning an I-35 road trip is to take in the city's ever-improving food scene.
Eat & Drink
Sanctuary restaurant in downtown Minneapolis closes its doors
The near-the-Guthrie restaurant opened in 2007.
Variety
'Blue Zones' author Dan Buettner creates cookbook to help you live healthier longer
His idea: If you want to live to a healthy old age, eat the way healthy old people do.
Taste
Making pie dough is easier than you think, thanks to these recipes
The author of "When Pies Fly" has solutions for eliminating dough-making phobias of all sorts.
Taste
Turn up the heat on a cold winter's night with this broccoli, beet and bean salad.
Canned beets are the secret weapon in this easy-to-prepare meal, and there's not a lettuce leaf in sight.
Taste
Brighten up mealtime with citrus flavor
There are plenty of colors and flavors from which to choose.
Eat & Drink
Downtown Minneapolis Vikings bar to close Jan. 1, will move by fall
Erik the Red has a new home in south Minneapolis.
Duluth
Duluth's New Scenic Cafe is a 20-year success story
The New Scenic Cafe's chef/owner Scott Graden is celebrating two decades of happy memories.
Eat & Drink
10 Twin Cities restaurant openings to get excited about in 2020
If your New Year's resolution is to eat good food, you're in luck.
Eat & Drink
![Kieran's Northeast Kitchen's bread selection, photographed, Monday, November 19, 2019 in Minneapolis, MN. ] ELIZABETH FLORES • liz.flores@start](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/ASSCXOUOYULMHXWQAW5DCWK3OI.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
9 things that defined how we ate and drank in the Twin Cities in 2019
From bakeries to breweries, food halls to airport terminals, here are all the trends that shaped our year of eating and drinking in the Twin Cities.
Eat & Drink
Looking for a sophisticated, affordable bubbly for New Year's? Try cava
Bubbly wines from northeastern Spain are "always the best bang for your buck."
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