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.

June 3, 2015 2:00 PM

Appetites: What's new with CSAs?

Minnesota is known as the state of hockey, but it could also be called the state of community supported agriculture. Minnesota has more CSA farms than any other state.

by Krystyna Pease

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May 27, 2015 2:00 PM

Appetites: 5 things to know about fermentation

It's an age-old food preservation method that many people may not know much about. But fermented food products are all around you.

by Krystyna Pease

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May 20, 2015 1:59 PM

Appetites: A celebration of the Mediterranean

Rich flavors steeped in tradition are featured in a new cookbook by Minneapolis restaurateur Sameh Wadi, who is best known for Saffron Restaurant and World Street Kitchen.

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May 13, 2015 3:00 PM

Appetites: The bright, snappy and oh-so-easy gimlet

Fresh lime juice and clean ice are two key ingredients to mixing up a spring-inspired drink.

by Krystyna Pease

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May 6, 2015 1:00 PM

Appetites: 5 dinner party tips from 'The Dinner Party Download' hosts

Rico Gagliano and Brendan Francis Newnam dish on what's essential for a good time over grub.

by Krystyna Pease

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April 29, 2015 2:30 PM

Appetites: Serving up the whole animal in 'nose-to-tail' dining

There was a time when the idea of eating a whole animal was not a food trend -- it was just being thrifty.

by Tom Crann

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April 22, 2015 2:35 PM

Appetites: Ramps, watercress, sorrel and nettles usher in the taste of spring

As spring takes hold across Minnesota, a plethora of early vegetables are beginning to appear on farmers markets' tables. Nettles, sorrel, watercress, ramps, fiddleheads -- and how to use them.

by Tom Crann

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April 15, 2015 2:30 PM

Appetites: Best foodie neighborhoods in the Twin Cities

Several Twin Cities neighborhoods are undergoing a renaissance of sorts, with the addition of new shops and cutting edge restaurants.

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April 8, 2015 3:30 PM

Appetites: Food Building provides home for local meat and cheesemakers

The Food Building in Minneapolis is the headquarters for The Lone Grazer Creamery and Red Table Meat Company. It's just part of a statewide craft meat and cheese movement.

by Tom Crann