Food and Drink

Born, a candy company executive known as the "Father of Peeps" for mechanizing the process to make marshmallow chicks, has died. He was 98.

This weekend, the Fargo Moorhead Opera company debuts a Julia Child-esque opera star: Mezzo soprano Holly Janz will be in the kitchen and onstage in the one act opera, “Bon Appétit!”

Four chefs are in the running for best in the Midwest, including Yia Vang of Union Hmong Kitchen in Minneapolis. Twin Cities chef Shawn McKenzie of Café Cerés received the state’s only national nod.

The Twin Cities’ annual Chinese New Year Celebration, typically a one-day festival, this year has grown to a week-long celebration at Asia Mall in Eden Prairie.

They say the more dumplings you eat, the richer you’ll be — seconds, please!

Warm weather has thawed snow and ice, in turn filling a parking lot so notorious for its flooding that it has a name and a fan club.

The researchers with the nonprofit Environmental Working Group calculated that eating one fish a year was equal to ingesting water with PFOS at 48 parts per trillion for a month, much higher than what the Minnesota Department of Health considers a safe level for drinking water.

MPR News newscaster and host Emily Bright visits a new non-alcoholic bottle shop in south Minneapolis, called Marigold.

Over one-third of the food produced in the U.S. goes uneaten, harming peoples' wallets and the climate. Here are some steps you can take in your supermarket and kitchen to cut back on waste.

Chef Yia Vang has started a popup venue that serves hot noodles, and where he can host chefs who need a space and expertise before opening their own kitchens.