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.

March 16, 2016 4:17 PM

Appetites: Why leave L.A.?

Thomas Kim, co-owner and chef of The Rabbit Hole, had success with several restaurants in Los Angeles, but he moved to Minneapolis anyway. Why?

by Tom Crann

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March 2, 2016 5:32 PM

Appetites: The Blood and Sand cocktail

Now is the perfect time to enjoy this underrated seasonal cocktail.

by Tom Crann

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February 24, 2016 5:39 PM

Appetites: 'Beer 2.0'

Now that the basic beer scene in the Twin Cities is strongly built and well-established, a new level of beers with advanced techniques and fascinating complexity is being built all around us.

by Tom Crann

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February 17, 2016 2:31 PM

Appetites: 5 thoughts on hospitality

Nick Rancone, who owns Minneapolis restaurants Revival and Corner Table, discussed ways that food and drink establishments could improve their guest experience.

by Tom Crann

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February 10, 2016 3:11 PM

Appetites: Vegetarian butcher shops

James Norton, editor of the online culinary journal Heavy Table, joined MPR News host Tom Crann to talk about faux meats and the Herbivorous Butcher.

by Tom Crann

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February 3, 2016 2:52 PM

Appetites: It's citrus season

Winter usually means a dearth of fresh fruit, unless it's citrus.

by Krystyna Pease

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January 27, 2016 3:24 PM

Appetites: A photographic look at Twin Cities dining history

Mecca Bos, food writer for City Pages, recently got a blast into our food town's past when she unearthed a couple of filing cabinets filled with old photos in the former City Pages office building.

by MPR News Staff

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January 20, 2016 6:24 PM

Appetites: Learning to cook better, at the clinic

Increasingly, medical professionals are integrating food and nutrition information into their patients' wellness plans.

by Krystyna Pease

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January 13, 2016 2:42 PM

Appetites: The January (or February) ratio

After the holidays, chef and cookbook author Amy Thielen adopts something she calls "hedonism in moderation."

by Krystyna Pease

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January 6, 2016 1:54 PM

Appetites: The Twin Cities' appeal to big-city chefs

Minnesota Monthly editor Rachel Hutton spoke with Tom Crann about why some top chefs head to the Twin Cities to open restaurants.

by Tom Crann

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