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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: Minnesota's best hot sauces

Appetites: Minnesota's best hot sauces

The Twin Cities hot sauce scene is growing, says City Pages food writer Mecca Bos.
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Appetites: Pears, or 'apples 2.0'

For lots of Minnesotans, fall is a time for all things apples. But there's another tree fruit that doesn't get as much attention as maybe it should.
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Appetites: Sugar industry apparently funded fat-blaming research

In the battle between sugar and fat over which is worse for you, sugar apparently had money in the fight.

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Appetites: Dinner time, for the whole family?

Appetites: Dinner time, for the whole family?

Few topics can polarize a conversation more quickly the question of whether small children belong in restaurants -- and if they do, which ones?
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Appetites: You should dry out your food

Appetites: You should dry out your food

Stuck with lots of produce you're not sure how to use? Here's how to dry it out using a dehydrator or oven so fruits and veggies last longer.
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Appetites: A chef's version of ice cream

Appetites: A chef's version of ice cream

Some people like hot fudge and pecans on their sundaes. But a Minneapolis chef has people lining up in uptown to top their frozen treats with things like curried peanuts and extra virgin olive oil.
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Appetites: Under-the-radar burgers

Appetites: Under-the-radar burgers

City Pages food writer Mecca Bos talked about some lesser known burgers she knows and loves around the burger-obsessed Twin Cities.
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Appetites: The 'Chipotle-fication' of the Twin Cities

For better or for worse, many restaurants are taking world foods and adapting them through a fast-casual, consumer-driven lens.
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Appetites: The perfect homemade pie

Appetites: The perfect homemade pie

Amy Thielen says it's time to get get back to basics with pie-making.
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