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.

February 25, 2015 2:00 PM

Appetites: A foodie's 40 best local eats

Rachel Hutton, editor of Minnesota Monthly magazine, has created a "culinary canon" of essential local eats.

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February 18, 2015 1:00 PM

Appetites: Making homemade lunch meat easy

Amy Thielen, author of "The New Midwestern Table" and host of "Heartland Table" on the Food Network, makes the case for making your own lunch meat.

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February 11, 2015 3:45 PM

Appetites: Global competition, local flavor

Gavin Kaysen, executive chef and owner of the Spoon and Stable Restaurant in Minneapolis, shares firsthand insights about the world's most prestigious cooking competition, the Bocuse d'Or.

by Tom Crann

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February 4, 2015 1:30 PM

Appetites: 6 (firsthand) morsels about Cuban food

Beth Dooley, author of "Minnesota's Bounty: The Farmers Market Cookbook," recently returned from a weeklong trip to Cuba. She shares a few observations and a recipe for black bean soup.

by Tom Crann

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January 28, 2015 1:00 PM

Appetites: Crafting spirits in Minnesota

The mantra "eat local" appears to be shifting toward beverages. Here's a look at the craft cocktail phenomenon.

by Tom Crann

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January 21, 2015 12:05 PM

Appetites: Meet 10 heritage grains

Beth Dooley, author of "Minnesota's Bounty: The Farmers' Market Cookbook," takes the mystery out of cooking with whole grains.

by Tom Crann

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January 14, 2015 1:00 PM

Appetites: 5 things on tap for the new Surly brewery

Surly gives new meaning to the phrase "destination brewery," says food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl.

by Tom Crann

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January 7, 2015 1:20 PM

Appetites: Twin Cities restaurants to watch in 2015

Old restaurants become new again -- and a pair of siblings make meat out of plants: Here's what's coming to the Twin Cities food scene in 2015.

by Tom Crann

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December 31, 2014 12:00 PM

Appetites: The year in food

Every year, The Heavy Table composes its annual retrospective as a collection of what editor James Norton calls "flashbulb flavor memories."

by Steven John

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December 24, 2014 2:30 PM

Appetites: Six tips for foolproof eggnog

Amy Thielen, author of "The New Midwestern Table" and host of "Heartland Table" on the Food Network, shares her suggestions for excellent eggnog.

by Tom Crann

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