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Lifestyle

Dining with Dara: Asian fusion, Minnesota style

Dining with Dara: Asian fusion, Minnesota style

Asian fusion cuisine has been a national trend for years, but it's had a harder time taking root here in Minnesota. A couple of big-name attempts at Asian fusion in the Twin Cities have flopped, but some homegrown fusion restaurants are having more success.
by Dara Moskowitz-Grumdahl

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Auto magnate Sam Pandolfo's remains return to St. Cloud

Auto magnate Sam Pandolfo's remains return to St. Cloud

Sam Pandolfo, the man who tried to make St. Cloud a mecca of automobile manufacturing during the early 1900s, is coming home this weekend. But he's been dead for more than 50 years.
by Cathy Wurzer and Curtis Gilbert

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Friday Festival: The garlic fest in Hutchinson

Every Friday this summer, we look ahead to the weekend in Minnesota with our Friday Festival. This time, we go to Hutchinson which is holding its annual Minnesota Garlic Festival. Jerry Ford is the organizer, and he spoke with MPR's Tom Crann about the event.
by Tom Crann

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Ice cream makers try to eat high ingredient costs

Ice cream makers try to eat high ingredient costs

The cost of the milk, butter fat and sugar that are key to making ice cream have spiked this year, but most ice cream makers haven't passed much of the cost along to customers. They don't feel like they can, saying customers will only pay so much in a down economy, even for high-end treats.

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Powerball winners from Burnsville claim prize

The Minnesota Lottery announced Friday that Thomas and Kathleen Morris of Burnsville have won the Powerball lottery worth nearly $229 million. Lottery officials say it's the largest jackpot ever won in Minnesota.

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MPR News photos of the week

MPR News photos of the week

This week, we checked in on Minnesota's crops, historical figures in puppet form at the Walker Arts Center and the Minnesota Fringe Festival.

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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl on Minnesota's soda pop tradition

Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl on Minnesota's soda pop tradition

Have you noticed the trend in soft drinks? There's a lot more soda pop available than just Coke, Pepsi and 7-Up. It's a continuation of a tradition here in Minnesota that goes back longer than you might realize. Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl, food writer and senior editor at Minnesota Monthly, tells us more about the state's soda pop tradition.
by Dara Moskowitz-Grumdahl

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