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Yia Vang finds home for new restaurant Vinai

Yia Vang finds home for new restaurant Vinai

Chef Yia Vang will open a restaurant Spring of 2024 in the former home of Dangerous Man Brewing Company.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gretchen Brown

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Listen: An interview with The Sioux Chef Sean Sherman at the State Fair

At the Minnesota State Fair this year, arts reporters Alex V. Cipolle and Jacob Aloi spoke with James Beard Award winning chef and Time 100 Influential Person Sean Sherman, known for the famous Minneapolis restaurant Owamni. Missed the interview at the State Fair? Listen to it here.
by Jacob Aloi and Alex V. Cipolle

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Henderson, Minnesota group drafts vision for a center dedicated to ruby-throated hummingbird

Henderson, Minnesota group drafts vision for a center dedicated to ruby-throated hummingbird

Minnesota hosts an incredible number and diversity of birds, an International Owl Center and a National Eagle Center. Henderson, Minn., bird-lovers want to build a center for one of their smaller migratory visitors.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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In her new cookbook, Amy Thielen argues hosting should be more party than performance

In her new cookbook, Amy Thielen argues hosting should be more party than performance

Minnesota author and chef Amy Thielen is out with her third book, which she refers to as her “so-called entertaining book.” In it, she encourages hosts to drop the Martha Stewart act and reframe entertaining as the “radically casual art of cooking for others.”
by Megan Burks

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No condiment: Pickles are everywhere at the State Fair  

No condiment: Pickles are everywhere at the State Fair  

The State Fair boasts new food items with a sour-salty taste, like ice cream and cheese curds. And the traditional pickle items are back, too.
by Jacob Aloi

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