Food and Drink

October 30, 2019 5:40 PM

Appetites: Minnesota whiskey distillers explore new corn and rye varietals

Minnesota farmers and distillers are researching how different corn and rye varieties express themselves in whiskey.

by Tom Crann, Kyle Shiely and Nick Scheffler

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October 23, 2019 5:00 PM

Your grocery list might be pressuring big food companies to take sustainability mainstream

A Chicago data firm is tracking what goes through the checkout lines at upscale markets including Kowalski’s and Lunds & Byerlys. That data is pushing more and more food companies toward sustainable products.

by Tom Crann, Megan Burks and Nick Scheffler

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October 19, 2019 2:38 PM

Out of this world? New Cosmic Crisp apple set to debut

They call it the Cosmic Crisp. It's not a video game, a superhero or the title of a Grateful Dead song. It's a new variety of apple, coming to a grocery store near you Dec. 1.

by The Associated Press

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October 6, 2019 9:00 AM

How the trade war crushed a growing Chinese market for U.S. cranberries

The U.S. spent millions to get China to embrace the unknown fruit — and it did. Now, tariffs have driven China to buy its cranberries from other countries, leaving U.S. farmers in the lurch.

by Adrian Ma

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October 5, 2019 11:37 AM

Food, history and rutabaga bowling: Iron Range Pasty Festival takes place Saturday

Food, mining heritage and sustainable agriculture will come together Saturday in northern Minnesota at the first Iron Range Pasty Festival.

by Emily Bright

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September 30, 2019 6:10 PM

As Castle Danger halts growlers, petition support grows online

The Two Harbors, Minn., brewery surpassed the production threshold of 20,000 barrels in a year. But as the business ends selling glass growlers for customers, a petition created by a state Senate Republican is gaining support.

by Matt Mikus

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September 30, 2019 5:14 PM

Grand Salami: The Twins are swinging for the fences with playoff fare

A day after the Twins set the mark for most home runs in a season, they’re rolling out about a dozen playoff additions to the food service menu in their home stadium, starting Oct. 7.

by Tim Nelson

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September 30, 2019 4:06 AM

Just a handful of nuts may help keep us from packing on the pounds as we age

U.S. adults put on about a pound a year on average. But people who had a regular nut-snacking habit put on less weight and had a lower risk of becoming obese over time, a new study finds.

by Patti Neighmond

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September 23, 2019 6:38 PM

When we love our food so much that it goes extinct

A new book explores how overhunting and habitat destruction have left us with only a fraction of the foods that existed a century ago, and the changes that are needed to preserve our culinary variety.

by Luisa Torres