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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.

December 9, 2015 3:16 PM

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.

by Tom Crann

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December 2, 2015 3:37 PM

Appetites: Preserving Iron Range recipes

B.J. Carpenter wrote the cookbook "Come, You Taste" to capture the recipes that immigrants brought with them to the Iron Range, including potica, pasties and porketta.

by Krystyna Pease

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November 25, 2015 3:30 PM

Appetites: Celebrating Thanksgiving with indigenous foods

"I would love for people to look at their Thanksgiving table without changing a thing and discuss where those foods came from," said Heid Erdrich, author of "Original Local."

by Krystyna Pease

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November 18, 2015 2:32 PM

Appetites: Celebrating local food in 'Winter's Kitchen'

In her new book, Beth Dooley shows us how to enjoy local food all year round, even in the depths of winter.

by Krystyna Pease

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November 11, 2015 1:54 PM

Appetites: Why you should bring back the boiled dinner

There's a world of tradition in the simmered supper: French pot-au-feu, Italian bollito misto, Portueguese Cozido.

by MPR News Staff

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November 4, 2015 3:00 PM

Appetites: Chefs cook on stage with the Minnesota Orchestra

"A Musical Feast" will feature chefs from Butcher and the Boar, Vincent A Restaurant, Travail Kitchen and Patisserie 46 showing off their talents, accompanied by the orchestra.

by Krystyna Pease

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October 28, 2015 2:42 PM

Appetites: Mastering the martini

For Easy and Oskey co-founder Erik Eastman, the martini is more than a drink. "It's a life skill," he says. "It's like changing a tire.

by Krystyna Pease

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October 21, 2015 3:00 PM

Appetites: The Birchwood Cafe celebrates 20 years

A new cookbook details some of Birchwood's most popular recipes as well as historical highlights and select regional farmers.

by Tom Crann

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October 14, 2015 2:57 PM

Appetites: 5 things to know about beer made with fresh hops

Fresh hops have gone from a niche experiment to a staple. Almost half of the breweries in Minnesota are experimenting with fresh hops in some way this season.

by Tom Crann