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Appetites®

Every week, we bring you local and regional food and drink news, trends, reviews, flavors, recipes and advice. Appetites airs every Wednesday on MPR News' All Things Considered with host Tom Crann.

Appetites: Duluth entrepreneur Ashley Kidd launches cheesecake company

Ashley Kidd’s doctor told her to stay busy and keep moving during her fifth pregnancy. The Duluth resident took that advice very seriously and decided to start her own business, inspired by her own pregnancy cravings.
by Tom Crann

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Appetites: What does restaurant life look like following the pandemic?

Appetites: What does restaurant life look like following the pandemic?

For the last year, we have had endless conversations about what changes restaurants and service industry establishment had to change to keep up with COVID-19 restrictions. Now that those guidelines are easing up, what might we see stick around?
by Tom Crann and Lindsay Guentzel

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Appetites: Pandemic coffee trends open door for new business venture

Appetites: Pandemic coffee trends open door for new business venture

As Americans adjusted to life at home during the pandemic, they also changed many of their daily habits — including how and where they drink their coffee. It was that transition that caught the eye of Yair and Sally Carvajalino, the owners of Norte Café, an online store that sells coffee from Yair’s home country of Colombia.
by Tom Crann and Lindsay Guentzel

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Appetites: Expert’s advice for the season’s perfect apple pie

Appetites: Expert’s advice for the season’s perfect apple pie

Chef and food writer Beth Dooley knows one thing that can unite us all: the perfect apple pie. She said there are fiercely held beliefs when it comes to what makes a good pie and even how to make it. 
by Tom Crann and Jiwon Choi

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Appetites: On a quest for the best frozen pizza

Appetites: On a quest for the best frozen pizza

At most grocery stores, you’ll find a huge variety of products in the frozen pizza aisle. Brianna Bierschbach made it her mission to try out as many frozen pizzas as she could. Here’s how she ranks them. What do you think?
by Tom Crann

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Corn, an ancient grass, provides summer delight

Corn, an ancient grass, provides summer delight

Cookbook author Beth Dooley joins All Things Considered host Tom Crann to talk about all the inventive ways corn can be enjoyed this summer and shares tips on how to select and enjoy sweet corn in a variety of ways.
by Tom Crann and Kathryn Styer Martinez

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