Food and Drink

Appetites: Local beer boom drives hunger for hops
Minnesota is home to a local beer boom, but the local hop scene has some catching up to do: There are only 20 or so acres of hops under cultivation in the entire state.
Video: Foraging for wild mushrooms, finding something more
Mike Kempenich forages for wild mushrooms all around Minnesota, which he then sells to chefs in the Twin Cities. In the process of finding mushrooms and teaching others to find them, he found something of his own.
Soylent DIYers sell their own versions of powdered food
When Rob Rhinehart first created Soylent -- a powdered, synthetic food product made of industrial nutrients and oils -- he was a San Francisco techie trying to sustain himself cheaply without the inconveniences of grocery shopping, cooking or even eating.
Roma cuisine: Europe's soul food
A development group in Slovenia has just opened the first large-scale Roma restaurant in Europe. Romani Kafenava in Maribor, Slovenia, began serving up traditional Balkan Romani dishes like stews and grilled meats in April.
Photos: Bacon lovers find a little slice of heaven in Duluth
For bacon lovers in Duluth, Thursday was a chance to try a host of bacon-flavored treats. More than 500 people came to the University of Minnesota Duluth's Kirby Ballroom, to sample dishes cooked up by Twin Ports restaurants and bakeries at the inaugural "Baconpalooza."