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.

October 15, 2014 11:07 AM

Appetites: Chefs pick the Twin Cities' best food and drink

In a spin on annual "Best of" lists, Minnesota Monthly asked local chefs, bartenders, and restaurateurs to vote for their favorites in the local food scene.

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October 8, 2014 1:18 PM

Appetites: A restaurant renaissance for St. Paul's Payne Avenue

St. Paul's Payne Avenue is enjoying the arrival of several new restaurants which have created a foodie culture where there hasn't been one.

by Tom Crann

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October 1, 2014 1:06 PM

Appetites: How to cut squash, and not your fingers

Amanda Paa joined MPR's Tom Crann to talk about all things squash.

by Tom Crann

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September 24, 2014 12:00 AM

Appetites: Five tips for the perfect at-home cocktail

It all starts with the ice.

by Tom Crann

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September 17, 2014 3:28 PM

Appetites: A guide to Minn. food for out-of-towners

MPR News' Tom Crann talked with editor James Norton about food and drink reviews featured in The Heavy Table, an online food magazine.

by Tom Crann

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September 10, 2014 9:19 AM

Appetites: Rediscovering hard cider

Artisans are rediscovering the craft of hard cider brewing with unique beverages popping up everywhere apples are grown.

by MPR News Staff

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September 3, 2014 3:20 PM

Appetites: Local beer boom drives hunger for hops

Minnesota is home to a local beer boom, but the local hop scene has some catching up to do: There are only 20 or so acres of hops under cultivation in the entire state.

by Tom Crann

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August 27, 2014 10:00 AM

Appetites: What's left to say about food at the State Fair? Plenty, it turns out

Every year James Norton gathers a crew of Heavy Table writers and photographers to run the gantlet of food at the Minnesota State Fair on the event's first morning.

by Steven John

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August 20, 2014 3:05 PM

Appetites: Eating at the fair for fun -- and science

The Great Minnesota Get-Together kicks off tomorrow, and as anyone who's ever sampled the bacon, or candy bars, or alligator, on-a-stick knows, food is an integral part of the experience.

by Steven John