Eat & Drink
April 16
Forgotten Star Brewing Co. is collaborating with Fit Foodie Finds website to launch the food truck Hodgepodge.

Forgotten Star Brewing in Fridley is launching a food truck, and more restaurant news

The collaboration with food website Fit Foodie Finds will open in May. Plus: Donut Star expansion, more seasonal openings, going casual at Kado No Mise and more restaurant news.
Eat & Drink
April 12
A whote plate with a rectangle of crispy-topped meat on a puddle of black bean puree, and a pile of thin slices of orange kumquats

The 5 best things our food writers ate in the Twin Cities area this week

We swung by two newcomers, revisited a still-buzzy favorite, found a classic doughnut in Shakopee and checked out a wine bar in Denver that's opening a Minneapolis outpost this summer.
Eat & Drink
April 11
Co-founders Glenn Oslin and Alex Doering (with Oslin’s dog Garbanzo) at the future Brühaven taphouse, formerly Lakes & Legends, in Minneapolis' Lor

Brühaven brewery coming to downtown Minneapolis this summer

Located in former Lakes & Legends, it will carry on the brand's community ethos — and some of its core beers.
Variety
April 11
A screen grab from the Too Good To Go app.

Is the Too Good to Go restaurant discount app too good to be true?

We shopped the app that helps restaurants reduce waste while giving shoppers steep discounts.
Taste
April 11
Blueberry/walnut pancakes.   A changing of the guard at the institution, Al's Breakfast. Doug Grina, one of the original owners and Alison Kirwin, his

Dining out on the cheap: 15 favorite meals for $10 and under

Prices might be rising, but there still are delicious bargains to be found at local restaurants, from a stellar short stack to cabbage rolls.
Recipes
April 10
A black slate board with toasted bread with various toppings, making bruschetta for dinner.

Have toast for dinner, but make it fancy

The key to good bruschetta: good bread and good olive oil. The rest is up to you.
Variety
April 9
The smiling chef with hair tied back stands in the Tullibee dining room.

Here's how a Minnesota chef plans to celebrate Eid at the Hewing. And you can, too.

Tullibee's takeover menu on April 10-11 is inspired by chef Aref Zalatimo's memories of celebrating the holiday back home in Amman. Want a head start? He also shares a recipe.
Recipes
April 9
A bowl of cheesy dumplings with asparagus in a lemon-brown butter sauce.

The best recipes are made from shopping your fridge

Turn cottage cheese into easy, cheesy dumplings for a weeknight dinner win.
Eat & Drink
April 9
Jorge Guzman, chef and owner of Petite León, poses for a portrait.

Chef Jorge Guzmán's Mex-Tex spot Chilango opens April 18, and more restaurant news

Plus: Sea Salt adds a sandwich shop, a new club in downtown Minneapolis, a St. Paul bakery for your radar and lots of other restaurant news.
Eat & Drink
April 8
Server Suzie Nosal took an order at Snack Bar in Minneapolis, Minn., on Thursday, February 13, 2020.

This Minneapolis chef doesn't like tasting menus but launches one to save his restaurant

Why chef Isaac Becker is taking the plunge at his lesser-known restaurant Snack Bar: "It's like we didn't exist."
Eat & Drink
April 5
Juniper sausage is a fine howdy-doo from Linden Hill's new Picnic restaurant.

The 5 best sandwiches our food writers ate in the Twin Cities area this week

Our latest finds for breakfast sandwiches, bánh mì and lumberjack-sized sandwiches, plus flavors of Brazil and Keefer Court.
Cannabis
April 4
A Minnesota-based THC beverage company won a national award for its half and half iced tea-lemonade drink this week.

Minnesota cannabis beverage company wins national recognition

Trail Magic's half and half iced tea-lemonade won the award, and its lime margarita won a silver, runner-up award.
Eat & Drink
April 4
Summit Brewing's Extra Pale Ale is a classic for a reason.

For National Beer Day, here's our favorite 6-pack right now

From locally brewed classics to new beers on the block, this is what we're making room for in our refrigerators ahead of the day of celebration.
Eat & Drink
April 4
Smashed Baked Potato seen during a tour of the new food for 2024 at Target Field in Minneapolis on Monday.

The first new foods to find for the Twins' 2024 season

There were plenty of Minnesota flavors as Target Field unveiled its newest lineup of snacks in the stands.
Eat & Drink
April 4
The Black Cat espresso martini at the Grocer’s Table in Wayzata comes with a housemade biscotti.

You asked, our Taste team answered: Espresso martinis, date-night dining, a D'Amico closing

You asked the questions, and we have the answers.
Eat & Drink
April 3
The chile relleno at Gustavo and Kate Romero's Minneapolis restaurant, Oro by Nixta.

Minneapolis restaurant Oro, 2 Mpls. chefs are finalists in James Beard Awards

Ann Ahmed and Christina Nguyen both advanced in the Best Chef: Midwest category.
Recipes
April 3
A pan of Chicken Scarpariello with vegetables on top.

This is the best Italian dish you've never heard of

Peppers, Italian sausage and chicken combine to make a sweet, sour and sensational dish.
Recipes
April 3
Pan-roasted Tofu with Dark Greens and Spicy Peanut Vinaigrette featuring fresh tofu.

The recipe that will get you hooked on tofu

Oven-roasted until crispy, it's even better when fresh Minnesota-made tofu is used.
Taste
April 3
Delicious chocolate loaf cake with a knife resting on top, inspired by Sarah Kieffer's favorite chocolate cake recipe.

Don't forget this crucial ingredient when baking

Beyond the sugar and flour is something even more important — concentration, writes Sarah Kieffer.
Business
April 3
Junko Kumamoto, right, and her husband, Hiroshi, wait for customers during the start of the lunch rush at JK's Table, a Japanese restaurant they own t

A Japanese cafe tucked into an Edina office park survived a decade on work crowds, then word-of-mouth

Like JK's Table, go-to breakfast, lunch and happy hour spots around the metro that made it through the pandemic have had to evolve in the work-from-home era.

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