Fourth of July parties will cost more this year but you can save with a bit of mathJuly 1, 2022 4:00 AMBy Jacqueline GaNun Hosting a July Fourth barbeque is 11 percent more expensive than last year, thanks to inflation. The prices of chicken wings, ground beef and beer have all skyrocketed. Still, there are ways to save.
Play4min 30secAppetites: Ideas to get out of your grilling comfort zoneJune 29, 2022 11:25 AMBy Tom Crann and Megan BurksGrilling season is in full swing, and maybe you've already had your fill of burgers and hotdogs. So All Things Considered turned to chef-entrepreneur and cookbook author Amalia Moreno-Damgaard for ideas to help us get out of our grilling comfort zones.
Play46min 41secChef Gavin Kaysen on his new restaurant and fine dining in the Twin CitiesJune 28, 2022 11:00 AMBy Angela Davis and Samantha MatsumotoMPR News host Angela Davis talks with award-winning chef Gavin Kaysen about growing up in Minnesota, cooking at some of the best restaurants in the world and then coming home to open upscale restaurants in Minneapolis.
What to know about bloodhounds, after the breed takes best in show at WestminsterJune 23, 2022 2:12 AMBy Ayana Archie Trumpet won out of six other pooches, including a French bulldog, a German shepherd, a Maltese, an English setter, a Samoyed and a Lakeland terrier.
Play7min 44secOwamni in Minneapolis wins James Beard award for Best New Restaurant June 14, 2022 4:00 AMBy Melissa OlsonDana Thompson and Chef Sean Sherman, co-owners of the innovative Indigenous restaurant, accepted the prestigious award at the Lyric Opera in Chicago Monday evening.
Wet conditions bring onslaught of mosquitoes, biting flies across MinnesotaJune 13, 2022 10:33 AMBy Dan KrakerAfter a relative reprieve from mosquitoes and biting flies due to drought conditions last summer, Minnesotans are facing an onslaught of those pesky insects this year.
Play3min 34sec#SwedenGate sparks food fight: Why some countries share meals more than others June 7, 2022 3:04 PMBy Jacky Habib and Malaka Gharib A Reddit user claimed that while visiting a friend's house in Sweden, he had to sit in another room while the family ate dinner. The story ignited a conversation about how the rest of the world eats.
Fast food's future? Taco Bell tries high-tech drive-thru in Brooklyn ParkJune 7, 2022 9:00 AMBy Tim NelsonThe new two-story, four-lane drive-thru Taco Bell Defy restaurant doesn't have a traditional dining room. Instead, it has a second-floor kitchen and a vertical lift system that will lower orders directly to drivers waiting below.
Play47min 26secThe wedding rebound in Minnesota June 3, 2022 3:42 PMBy Angela Davis and Maja BeckstromIt’s turning into a boom year for weddings as couples who delayed tying the knot earlier in the pandemic make plans to celebrate in 2022. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two wedding planners about the wedding rebound in Minnesota.
Grab your binoculars: 5 planets are lined up nicely for you to see at dawn this monthJune 3, 2022 1:15 PMBy Rina Torchinsky Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be sequentially aligned and visible at dawn throughout June. The last time this happened was in 2004.