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: Vegetarian butcher shops
James Norton, editor of the online culinary journal Heavy Table, joined MPR News host Tom Crann to talk about faux meats and the Herbivorous Butcher.
Appetites: A photographic look at Twin Cities dining history
Mecca Bos, food writer for City Pages, recently got a blast into our food town's past when she unearthed a couple of filing cabinets filled with old photos in the former City Pages office building.
Appetites: Is fine dining dead in Minnesota?
James Norton, editor of The Heavy Table, thinks fine dining isn't over in the state, despite two high-profile restaurant closings. Instead, it's evolving and letting its hair down.