Taste
These crisp fritters will make anyone a zucchini lover
Given proper attention, the much-maligned vegetable can play a starring role.
Eat & Drink
The 19th annual Holiday Cookie Contest is officially underway
Submitting your recipe is the first step to winning the Star Tribune's Holiday Cookie Contest.
Variety
Taste
Minnesota's most in-demand dumplings, ice cream and pasta are online only — here's how to get them
For local foodmakers, Instagram has become a virtual farmers market. For customers, the chase is part of the fun.
Eat & Drink
6 must-try burgers from Twin Cities restaurants
Six promising new restaurants have diverse styles but share a common trait: fabulous cheeseburgers.
Taste
Red velvet waffles are the breakfast you didn't know you needed
But the cream-cheese glaze is what makes them really special.
Variety
Get a taste of the State Fair at these Twin Cities area restaurants
If you're not going to the Great Minnesota Get-Together this year, here's where to get cheese curds, funnel cakes and more.
State Fair
A behind-the-scenes look at the Minnesota State Fair's blue-ribbon entries
There were more than 3,000 entries in this year's State Fair baking competitions.
Taste
Why you should grill your nectarines, peaches and plums for better salads and desserts
A stop on the grill turns nectarines, peaches and plums into versatile ingredients.
Taste
Rustic tart puts summery tomatoes front and center
The end of summer doesn't need to mean the end of tomato-centric dishes.
Taste
New restaurant Pau Hana brings Hawaiian Regional Cuisine to the south Twin Cities metro
The south-metro restaurant is owned by the team behind Lake & Irving.
Taste
Coming soon to St. Louis Park: Kosher dining from Twin Cities star chef Stewart Woodman
Shiloh, which will replace Prime Deli, celebrates Jewish-American cuisine.
Eat & Drink
State Fair
42 new Minnesota State Fair foods, from marvelous to meh
As the fair returned from a year off, the Taste team grabbed their masks and ate their way through the first day.
Eat & Drink
Here's the recipe for the ultimate lunchbox cookie
These impressive, easy-to-make molasses crinkles are a perfect back-to-school treat.
Eat & Drink
Eat & Drink
State Fair food vendors make changes amid COVID concerns
Both programming and food offerings will be affected.
State Fair
15 foods that belong in the Minnesota State Fair's hall of fame
Restaurant critic Rick Nelson shines a spotlight on 15 foods at the Minnesota State Fair.
Taste
Zucchini Bundt cake makes good use of zucchini bounty
When life gives you too many zucchinis, make a Bundt cake.
Browse Variety Sections
Most Read
- Buffalo chicken pizza: All the spice with none of mess • Recipes
- 4 easy side dishes for your Mother's Day celebration
- Why a rural Minnesota food blogger thinks you'll love her new 'elevated church cookbook'
- Atlas off the map: In a downtown minneapolis office tower hides a restaurant where, if you put aside the menu and trust the chef, the food is off the charts
- Dining out on the cheap: 15 favorite meals for $10 and under
Taste
Complete food coverage, including cooking tips, recipes, restaurant news and reviews.