Food and Drink

New apple variety debuts at State Fair
The First Kiss apple was developed at the University of Minnesota. It's based off a Honeycrisp apple but ripens up to a month earlier, about Aug. 20 -- right around fair time.
25 Twin Cities eateries turn up the heat to raise money to help separated migrant families
Most of the participating restaurants are giving 20 percent of sales to the Florence Project, a nonprofit immigrant legal service. Two restaurants plan to donate half of their sales.
For Ramadan, more Muslims shape diets around physical and mental health
A growing number of Muslim food bloggers and dietitians say that fitness and spirituality go hand in hand, and are sharing tips to encourage mindfulness in food choices to keep from overindulging.
Last month, the pizza chain offered to treat America to a free lunch if "crazy happened" during the opening round of the NCAA tournament. It did, when the University of Maryland, Baltimore County became the first No. 16 seed to beat a No. 1 seed in men's tournament history.