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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 with host Tom Crann.

Appetites: The best and worst of this year's fair fare

Appetites: The best and worst of this year's fair fare

The Heavy Table's James Norton and his 14-person Wrecking Crew tried more than 50 new food items at the Minnesota State Fair and reported back on the best — and the worst.
by Tom Crann

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Appetites: Food topics for summer reading

Appetites: Food topics for summer reading

Lynn Rossetto Kasper discusses books on some provocative topics, such as food deserts, as well as an interesting cookbook.
by Tom Crann

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Appetites: Tips on tipping

Appetites: Tips on tipping

The costs of eating out go beyond the price of your meal. It's time to take a look at the increasing cost of tipping.
by Steven John

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Appetites: Top local chefs pilot new food offerings at MSP

Appetites: Top local chefs pilot new food offerings at MSP

Air travel and good food don't always fly together. So when airport concessionaire OTG Management set out to overhaul dining options at the Delta Air Lines G Concourse in the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, it set it sights high.
by Tom Crann

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Appetites: Foie gras continues to divide

Appetites: Foie gras continues to divide

You may have noticed or read about a protest by the Animal Rights Coalition against foie gras. MPR News Appetites discusses the controversy of foie gras, which is becoming one of the most divisive debates in the food world.
by Tom Crann

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Appetites: The tomatoes of summer

Appetites: The tomatoes of summer

If you planted tomatoes this year, chances are you got a late start, and ripe fruit might seem a long time away. But we are beginning to see sure signs of summer with ripe and interesting tomatoes at the farmers market.
by Tom Crann

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