Food and Drink

Iconic Palmer’s Bar in Minneapolis announces it will close in September
The 119-year-old Minneapolis gathering place and music venue Palmer’s Bar announced on social media late Wednesday that its final day of business will be Sept. 14. Palmer’s dates back to 1906.
General Mills among several companies removing food dyes. What's behind the shift?
General Mills, Nestle and Kraft Heinz are among the companies vowing to remove food dyes. A University of Minnesota food scientist says it’s consumer perception, not new science leading to the change.
The health dangers of too much sugar
Many Americans consume far more sugar than we should, and it’s making us sick. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with a doctor and a dietitian about how sugar sneaks into our diets, why too much of it causes harm and how to cut back.
Anne Burrell, TV chef who coached the ‘Worst Cooks in America,’ dies at 55
TV chef Anne Burrell, who coached culinary fumblers through hundreds of episodes of “Worst Cooks in America,” has died. Medical examiners are set to determine what caused her death.