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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: The growth of Lenten fish fry in Minnesota

Appetites: The growth of Lenten fish fry in Minnesota

The Lenten fish fry has blossomed, and no one does it quite like The Church of St Albert the Great in South Minneapolis. For the first six Fridays in lent, 125 volunteers come together to serve up baked and fried tilapia, cheesy mashed potatoes and coleslaw to an overflow crowd.
by Tom Crann and Kyle Shiely

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Appetites: Italian-American cuisine is back, here's where to find it

Appetites: Italian-American cuisine is back, here's where to find it

It's one of the hottest emerging new cuisines in Minnesota, but many already consider a classic. Italian-American food. Here's where to find some great restaurants specializing in the cuisine around the Twin Cities.
by Tom Crann

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Appetites: Good fungi! Local mushrooms for a winter feast

Appetites: Good fungi! Local mushrooms for a winter feast

While fresh local fruits and veggies can be hard to find in the bleak midwinter, there's a whole group of local produce that's still in strong supply. Mushrooms, grown here in Minnesota, are in the markets.

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Appetites: 2018 may be Minnesota's year of the woman in food

Appetites: 2018 may be Minnesota's year of the woman in food

Nationally, the #MeToo movement is roiling the food and restaurant world. Here in Minnesota, Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl of Mpls.St.Paul Magazine says there's something that women in food are celebrating.
by Tom Crann

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Appetites: 2 dining trends that will dominate the Twin Cities in 2018

Appetites: 2 dining trends that will dominate the Twin Cities in 2018

The trends for the last few years have been all about ingredients that were supposed to be health-giving superfoods, like kale, quinoa or pomegranates. But what's coming in 2018?
by MPR News Staff

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Appetites: Why are all these restaurants closing?

If you feel like you've seen a lot of restaurants closing around the Twin Cities lately, you're not wrong. But don't panic, it's a natural part of the restaurant industry cycle.
by Tom Crann

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