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: Want to try Native American cooking? Start with cookies
Chef Sean Sherman says those looking to try authentic Native American dishes should pay attention to where the ingredients come from. And those hoping to cook something on their own should start simple, with these sunflower cookies.
Appetites: The wild rice harvest is on
Food writer Beth Dooley joined the show to discuss the harvest and share a recipe for wild rice salad.
Appetites: An indigenous foods movement
Sean Sherman is starting a nonprofit to share Native American food traditions more widely.
Appetites: Lincoln Del gets new life in cookbook
When the Lincoln Del closed in 2000, the Twin Cities lost more than a delicatessen. It lost a treasured institution.
Appetites: Aging whiskey in a hurry
For smaller craft distilleries, keeping up in the whiskey game is expensive. So, some are turning to new methods for aging whiskey.
Appetites: Nonprofit-led farmers markets giving out free food
Some nonprofits are setting up farmers markets to give fruits and vegetables away to people who may not otherwise be able to afford them.
Christina Tia, host of the YouTube show "House of X Tia," joined All Things Considered host Tom Crann to guide us through some of her favorite dishes.
Appetites: Food halls are swarming the Twin Cities
The European tradition that has become popular in bigger coastal cities is catching on in the Twin Cities.
The best bites in the food world are often found in the most unassuming places, according to food critic Mecca Bos.
Appetites: Recipes fresh from the 10,000 lakes
Food writer Keane Amdahl has a new book all about cooking with freshwater fish.