Play8min 00secWhat we know about the health risks of ultra-processed foodsMay 26, 2023 6:00 AMBy Maria Godoy Sure, they're tasty, but packaged snacks and meals can be packed with sugar, salt and a list of unpronounceable ingredients. So what are they doing to your health? Scientists are trying to find out.
Ireland will require cancer warnings and calorie counts on alcoholic beverage labelsMay 22, 2023 2:47 PMBy Joe Hernandez Under the new rules taking effect in three years, labels will also have to warn drinkers of the risks to pregnancy, the beverage's calorie content and the number of grams of alcohol it contains.
'This is good food': Reclaiming a classic Nigerian dish in MinnesotaMay 22, 2023 4:00 AMBy Mecca BosAsk just about anyone to tell their personal story, and it’s likely that food will feature at some point. For Nigerian immigrant Uche Irogbu, fufu was a staple of his childhood, and now its a staple of his identity in the U.S.
Play47min 33secPimento Jamaican Kitchen’s secret sauce? Community spiritMay 18, 2023 11:00 AMBy Nina Moini and Danelle CloutierMPR News guest host Nina Moini speaks with Tomme Beevas, the owner of Pimento Jamaican Kitchen, about food, politics and community spirit.
Play4min 16secStrip club to neighborhood grocery store: Karen and Nepali Foods opens in St. PaulMay 18, 2023 4:00 AMBy Regina MedinaA small business owner and his partners have turned a former St. Paul strip club into a neighborhood grocery store. For years, the Lamplighter Lounge was the subject of many police calls for violent shootings — a couple of them fatal.
Play6min 54secIn J. Ryan Stradal's new book, the Midwest supper club is a character unto itselfMay 12, 2023 3:52 PMBy Tom Crann“Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club” is a family drama set in and around a supper club in the fictional northern Minnesota town of Bear Jaw. Author J. Ryan Stradal says it’s “the kind of book you can’t take the Minnesota out of in editing.”
3 Minnesota craft breweries medal at World Beer CupMay 11, 2023 11:30 AMBy Estelle Timar-WilcoxThree breweries — two from Minneapolis and one from Duluth — received high honors from the international beer competition this year.
Play4min 20secAg exports critical to Minnesota in a changing worldMay 11, 2023 4:00 AMBy Dan GundersonMinnesota's agriculture industry had a record-breaking year for exports last year. The state is a leading producer of many farm commodities like soybeans and corn, and exports to other countries are a key part of the ag economy. A complex web of connections moves those crops around the world.
Play3min 49secBack pain shouldn't stop you from cooking at home. Here's how to adaptMay 7, 2023 7:15 AMBy Pien Huang A new cookbook offers kitchen techniques that reduce physical exertion. It aims to make home cooking accessible again for those with chronic back pain.
New Taste of Minnesota festival to be held in downtown Minneapolis in JulyMay 4, 2023 9:00 AMBy Tim NelsonOrganizers on Thursday unveiled plans for a new Taste of Minnesota festival to be held in downtown Minneapolis in July.