Food and Drink

Appetites: The legacy of Leeann Chin is celebrated in daughter’s one-woman show 
Chef and performer Katie Chin returns to Minneapolis with her one-woman show, “Holy Shiitake: A Wok Star is Born” — a tribute to her mother, legendary restaurateur Leeann Chin, blending humor, family history and the immigrant experience through food, storytelling and a five-course meal.
Federal funding cuts leave Minnesota food shelves scrambling
PRISM food shelf in Golden Valley sees 20 to 30 families visiting for the first time every day. The organization coping with 30 to 40 percent less food from The Emergency Food Assistance Program.
Alleged drunk driver charged in crash that killed Twin Cities restaurant founder
David Burley, co-owner of the Blue Plate restaurant group in the Twin Cities, was killed in a motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon in western Wisconsin. St. Croix County prosecutors on Monday charged Andre Lamont Mathews, 33, with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle.
Here are the Minnesotans named as James Beard Awards finalists
Among the announced finalists are five Minnesotans or Minnesota institutions, including three Minnesota chefs in the Best Chef Midwest category: Shigeyuki Furukawa, Diane Moua and Karyn Tomlinson.
U.S. sees large rise in border seizures of eggs, while fentanyl rate falls
President Trump cites risks from fentanyl to justify tariffs on Canada and Mexico. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says interceptions of eggs are way up, compared to 63 fentanyl cases last month.