Appetites®

On this week’s Appetites, MPR News host Tom Crann was joined by Ghazaleh Dadres, a board member with the Twin Cities Iranian Culture Collective, who shared how the art of drinking tea has played a role in her life as an Iranian.

Kelsey Basset has always loved making charcuterie boards, and after enough encouragement from friends and family, she decided to launch The Board Loon and sell her creations online.

As the summer winds down, many people are going fishing one last time, hoping to catch enough for one more fish fry. Chef Amy Thielen shared her secrets to crispy pan-fried fish with host Tom Crann — and slipped him a recipe for cracker-crusted panfish to boot.

The Minnesota Farmers Union opened their first-ever restaurant in the old Spoonriver location in Minneapolis’ Mill District neighborhood.

Beth Dooley takes MPR News host Tom Crann on a tomato tour at the St. Paul Farmers Market, plus shares her Fresh Corn and Tomato Bake recipe.

The food hall features 10 local food and drink vendors whipping up everything from sushi and cheeseburgers to empanadas and charcuterie boards.

The team behind Jabà Noodles has relied heavily on social media to market and sell the Taiwanese Cool noodle bowls they make to-order every week in the commercial kitchen space they rent in Minneapolis.

The cookbook takes OMC Smokehouse’s most popular menu items — everything from ribs to sauces to sides — and teaches readers how to tackle the recipes at home.

Ashley Kidd’s doctor told her to stay busy and keep moving during her fifth pregnancy. The Duluth resident took that advice very seriously and decided to start her own business, inspired by her own pregnancy cravings.

For the last year, we have had endless conversations about what changes restaurants and service industry establishment had to change to keep up with COVID-19 restrictions. Now that those guidelines are easing up, what might we see stick around?