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: A simpler way of preserving
Take all your old notions of preserving and throw them away, says Beth Dooley.
Appetites: Is craft beer the new wine?
Breweries are pushing into new markets with more complex, ambitious beers.
Appetites: How you can avoid bad restaurant experiences
There are some tell-tale signs of a poor restaurant experience that diners can learn to sniff out before having to sit down to a wholesale bad time.
Appetites: Afro Deli chef wants you to dine out for Somalia
Twin Cities restaurants are teaming up to raise money to support relief efforts in Somalia, which is facing a major food crisis and drought.
Appetites: A guide to warm-weather wine
The senior editor of Growler Magazine offered a guide to rose wine, broken down by region, style, taste and food pairings.
Appetites: Stop wasting your food (or at least do it less often)
For food author Beth Dooley, a lot of food waste can be avoided with just a little imagination. She shared some tips on All Things Considered.
Appetites: Where is all the Lao cuisine in the Twin Cities?
Local Lao food expert and popular YouTube host Christina Tia talks about what it means to order your food "Lao style" and shares a few of her favorite recipes.