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Lifestyle

As food supply chain breaks down, farm-to-door CSAs take off

As food supply chain breaks down, farm-to-door CSAs take off

Community Supported Agriculture programs that sell a weekly box of produce directly to consumers are popular amid concerns about grocery shopping during the pandemic.
by Eric Westervelt

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A conversation with chef Yia Vang of Union Hmong Kitchen

A conversation with chef Yia Vang of Union Hmong Kitchen

Chef Yia Vang of Union Hmong Kitchen was supposed to open his first brick and mortar restaurant, but then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. How is he adapting during this time? We also talked about his childhood in a Thai refugee camp, his first English lesson, living in the Amish country of Pennsylvania and having his food on the cover of Bon Appetit magazine.
by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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Ask the vet: Quarantine edition

Ask the vet: Quarantine edition

Have your pets been acting differently now that you've been quarantined at home? Like humans, animal friends can feel stressed and anxious, and can feed off our emotional state, too. And now that many of us are spending more time at home, changes to our pets’ routines can be hard. Hear what two veterinarians have to say about why your pet is behaving differently.
by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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Essay: A mother's day like no other - or is it?

Essay: A mother's day like no other - or is it?

This Sunday, this Mother’s Day — like so much over the past several months — will be different. For me, the pandemic brought my two adult daughters back to me after years away. For how long I do not know. I do not know much anymore about what comes next. How will we celebrate?
by Chris Graves

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Sounds of self-quarantine: Minnesota musicians share how they're doing and a song

Sounds of self-quarantine: Minnesota musicians share how they're doing and a song

Throughout this pandemic, MPR News has been asking Minnesota musicians to send us a song and an update on how they’re doing. Take a scroll and listen to some of the artists we’ve heard from so far.
by Cathy Wurzer and MPR News Staff

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Make that at-home trim a little less hairy with a virtual salon visit

Make that at-home trim a little less hairy with a virtual salon visit

Hunkered down but still hair conscious? Stylists and barbers are now guiding people through DIY cuts via video chat. The in-demand service provides otherwise laid-off workers with some income.
by Kat Lonsdorf

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Mankato pet cremator sees grief ‘compounded’ amid COVID-19

Mankato pet cremator sees grief ‘compounded’ amid COVID-19

Wendy June, 57, has run Mankato Pet Cremation since summer 2018. An essential worker, she says “Anything that we can do to lessen someone else's load at this time, especially over the loss of people and pets.”
by Cody Nelson

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Intelligence Squared debate: Don't eat anything with a face

Intelligence Squared debate: Don't eat anything with a face

Under "stay-at-home" requirements, people are buying more groceries for cooking their meals at home and many of us are thinking more often about what we like to eat. The Intelligence Squared series hosted a debate about one thing many people like to eat — meat.
by MPR News Staff

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Mpls. chefs, writer nominated for James Beard Awards

Mpls. chefs, writer nominated for James Beard Awards

Three have been named finalists for the Best Chef: Midwest, and one for the Outstanding Pastry Chef category in the 2020 James Beard Awards.
by MPR News Staff

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