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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.

Appetites: Chef Isaac Becker's influence set new course for Twin Cities dining

Appetites: Chef Isaac Becker's influence set new course for Twin Cities dining

Naming the year's best of everything is as natural as snow in December. "Minnesota Monthly" magazine recently named Isaac Becker its "Restaurateur of the Year," based on his launch of 2013's hottest eatery, Burch Steakhouse and Pizza Bar.
by Tom Crann

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Appetites: Cranberries, chestnuts for your holiday table

Appetites: Cranberries, chestnuts for your holiday table

As we are right now in the heart of the holiday season, we've got a little twist on traditional cranberries and chestnuts.
by Tom Crann

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Appetites: Roadside food gems for your Thanksgiving travels

Appetites: Roadside food gems for your Thanksgiving travels

Many of us will be covering long stretches of bleak Midwestern terrain this Thanksgiving without anything but fast food to eat. Luckily, the creators of the Heavy Table website share their best bets for North Coast road food.
by Tom Crann

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Appetites: Get a head start on Thanksgiving cooking

Appetites: Get a head start on Thanksgiving cooking

The thought of the big Thanksgiving dinner, with all of the shimmering side dishes, can be overwhelming for many. But it is not to early to start planning, and even cooking, parts of your Thanksgiving dinner.
by Tom Crann

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Appetites: Take time to find the B-side dining experience

Appetites: Take time to find the B-side dining experience

Restaurants can be like music albums: it often takes a bit of familiarity to go beyond the title track and into the deeper cuts.
by Steven John

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Appetites: The decline of bees could change the way we eat

Appetites: The decline of bees could change the way we eat

Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl joined MPR's Tom Crann about what she learned writing about the decline of bees for Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine.
by Tom Crann

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Appetites: Minneapolis' Seward neighborhood becomes a culinary destination

Appetites: Minneapolis' Seward neighborhood becomes a culinary destination

The Seward neighborhood in Minneapolis has long been known for its diversity, its progressive politics, and the co-op and cafe that bear its name. But it's increasingly becoming known for a place to get a great bite to eat.
by Steven John

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Appetites: Amy Thielen brings a national audience to the 'Midwestern Table'

Appetites: Amy Thielen brings a national audience to the 'Midwestern Table'

Chef Amy Thielen, author of the cookbook "The New Midwestern Table" and host of the new Food Network show "Heartland Table," is part of the movement bringing Midwestern food into the national spotlight.
by Tom Crann

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Appetites: Preparing duck and geese, whether wild or domesticated

Appetites: Preparing duck and geese, whether wild or domesticated

James Beard award-winning food blogger Hank Shaw is a waterfowl expert. His new book is a lavishly illustrated guide to preparing duck and geese, whether wild or domesticated.
by Tom Crann

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