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Lifestyle

Chef Ann Kim's restaurant and entrepreneurial tips

Chef Ann Kim's restaurant and entrepreneurial tips

Chef Ann Kim shares restaurant and entrepreneurial tips with Chris Farrell.
by MPR News Staff

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Don't worry, technology gifts aren't scary

Even the relative who is afraid of their router could use some new tech to make their lives easier.
by Tom Weber and Manda Lillie

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Appetites: At St. Paul mission, 'hope begins with a meal'

Appetites: At St. Paul mission, 'hope begins with a meal'

This holiday season, the Union Gospel Mission Association of St. Paul will serve up nearly 17,000 meals to the homeless and hungry in the city.
by Tom Crann

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Monkey selfies, eclipse, bitcoin, Lauer top Google in 2017

Monkey selfies, eclipse, bitcoin, Lauer top Google in 2017

The search terms reflected the United States in upheaval over sexual misconduct allegations against powerful men, reeling from the tumultuous presidency of Donald Trump, and people around the world searching for information about the latest iPhone and how to make slime.
by The Associated Press

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An asteroid gets its close-up as Geminids light up the sky

An asteroid gets its close-up as Geminids light up the sky

This week, the skywatchers will experience a flashy double feature: The Geminid meteor shower -- one of the year's best -- will coincide with an unusually close encounter by an asteroid.

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Birders aflutter over snowy owl 'irruption'

Birders aflutter over snowy owl 'irruption'

Every few years there are so called "irruptions" of snowy owls to Minnesota and other northern states, when the majestic raptors flock south from the Arctic tundra. This winter's could be an especially big one.
by Dan Kraker

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'Alternative facts' remark tops 2017 list of notable quotes

'Alternative facts' remark tops 2017 list of notable quotes

The use of the term "alternative facts" by Kellyanne Conway, an adviser to President Trump, tops a Yale Law School librarian's list of the most notable quotes of 2017.
by The Associated Press

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Love it or loathe it, Minnesota's lutefisk tradition lives on

Love it or loathe it, Minnesota's lutefisk tradition lives on

The taste, the texture, and the smell of lutefisk are legendary ... for being repulsive. Still, every Christmas season, Lutheran churches across Minnesota serve thousands of platefuls of the Scandinavian dish -- even if the legions of lutefisk lovers are dwindling.
by Dan Kraker

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