Appetites®

Every week, we bring you local and regional food and drink news, trends, reviews, flavors, recipes and advice. Appetites airs every Wednesday on MPR News' All Things Considered.

Appetites: Inspiring more women to lead in the kitchen and business
The Women Chefs and Restaurateurs is working to grow the number of women chefs, and they are holding their 25th annual gathering in Minneapolis this weekend.
Appetites: Ringing in spring with sweet maple syrup
Beth Dooley shares how you can make your own syrup, along with a recipe for when you're successful.
Appetites: The growth of Lenten fish fry in Minnesota
The Lenten fish fry has blossomed, and no one does it quite like The Church of St Albert the Great in South Minneapolis. For the first six Fridays in lent, 125 volunteers come together to serve up baked and fried tilapia, cheesy mashed potatoes and coleslaw to an overflow crowd.
Appetites: Italian-American cuisine is back, here's where to find it
It's one of the hottest emerging new cuisines in Minnesota, but many already consider a classic. Italian-American food. Here's where to find some great restaurants specializing in the cuisine around the Twin Cities.
Appetites: Good fungi! Local mushrooms for a winter feast
While fresh local fruits and veggies can be hard to find in the bleak midwinter, there's a whole group of local produce that's still in strong supply. Mushrooms, grown here in Minnesota, are in the markets.
Appetites: 2018 may be Minnesota's year of the woman in food
Nationally, the #MeToo movement is roiling the food and restaurant world. Here in Minnesota, Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl of Mpls.St.Paul Magazine says there's something that women in food are celebrating.