Food and Drink

August 3, 2016 6:17 PM

Appetites: The 'Chipotle-fication' of the Twin Cities

For better or for worse, many restaurants are taking world foods and adapting them through a fast-casual, consumer-driven lens.

by MPR News Staff

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August 1, 2016 4:00 AM

Sweet corn for dinner? Minnesota harvest season arrives

Corn on the cob is a staple of summer eating, but the sweet corn harvest is about more than roadside stands. It's a huge Minnesota industry. Early reports point to a very good crop.

by Mark Steil

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July 27, 2016 4:03 PM

Appetites: The perfect homemade pie

Amy Thielen says it's time to get get back to basics with pie-making.

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July 22, 2016 6:36 AM

Beer bottles will soon include a reality check: A calorie count

Some of the biggest brewing companies have agreed to list the number of calories, alcohol content and nutrition information on beer bottles and cans.

by Allison Aubrey

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June 29, 2016 4:17 PM

Appetites: Duluth as a food destination

Minnesota Monthly editor Rachel Hutton says Duluth's food and beverage scene has really taken off in recent years.

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June 27, 2016 2:59 PM

Nothing says 'hip' like ancient wheat

Many consumers in North America and Europe are willing to pay a premium for nutritious, organic grains. That makes the market ripe for a revival of millennia-old bread wheat, some plant breeders say.

by Natalie Jacewicz

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June 22, 2016 5:24 PM

Appetites: What's 'authentic' anyway?

Thomas Kim, owner of The Rabbit Hole, spoke with All Things Considered host Tom Crann about how he differentiates between authentic and traditional food.

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June 21, 2016 12:55 PM

Silicon Valley's bloody plant burger smells, tastes and sizzles like meat

Impossible Foods took a high-tech approach to creating a meat-free burger that replicates the real thing. It's all designed to tempt carnivores to eat less meat. And it's set to hit restaurants soon.

by Lindsey Hoshaw

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June 15, 2016 11:57 AM

Appetites: The real taste of the Twin Cities

What represents the real taste of the Twin Cities? That's the question Minneapolis Saint Paul Magazine's Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl set out to answer for her recent piece for the website Serious Eats.

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June 14, 2016 8:29 AM

A map of where your food originated may surprise you

A new study reveals the full extent of globalization in our food supply. More than two-thirds of the crops that underpin national diets originally came from somewhere else -- often far away.

by Jeremy Cherfas

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