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.

'Fear to possibility': Mpls. chef Ann Kim builds a healthy kitchen culture
On Monday, Minneapolis restaurateur Ann Kim of Young Joni won a James Beard Award for the Best Chef in the Midwest. The executive chef of three pizza restaurants in the Twin Cities joined MPR News host Tom Crann to talk about her story of moving from "fear to possibility" and how she tries to build a healthy kitchen culture.
Appetites: Who owns Asian food?
Andrea Nguyen, author of James Beard Award Winning cookbook "The Pho Cookbook," will take part in the upcoming star-studded discussion, "Insiders or Outsiders: Who Owns Asian Food?" in Minneapolis next month. Here she shares her recipe from her new book, "Vietnamese Food Any Day."
Appetites: New black-owned restaurants create soul food scene in Twin Cities
The Twin Cities has never been known as a good place to get soul food, but some dedicated entrepreneurs are making the local food scene take note of an unusual-to-Minnesota phenomenon: black-owned food businesses serving both classic and innovative takes on black cooking.
Appetites: Old grains are new again
If you've been trying to move meat off the center of your plate in favor of some more healthy alternatives, Beth Dooley has some suggestions.
Appetites: Award-winning chef Paul Berglund brings his talent to Rochester
If you've ever eaten at the renowned Minneapolis restaurant The Bachelor Farmer or Ann Kim's acclaimed Young Joni, then you've probably sampled some of Chef Paul Berglund's creations.