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Appetites: Korean stationery store brings life back to an empty corner of Uptown

Appetites: Korean stationery store brings life back to an empty corner of Uptown

On the corner of 31st and Hennepin in Minneapolis, a new general store sells everything from imported pens to black sesame lattes. Moona Moono owner Angie Lee shared how she wanted to revitalize a part of Uptown with a fusion of flavors and concepts.
by Tom Crann and Lukas Levin

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Asian grocers navigate ever-changing tariff landscape on imported goods

Asian grocers navigate ever-changing tariff landscape on imported goods

As the full impact of international tariffs is still unknown, small businesses like Asian grocery stores are worried about tariffs pushing up product prices and whether customers will stomach those higher prices.
by Hannah Yang

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Appetites: The legacy of Leeann Chin is celebrated in daughter’s one-woman show 

Appetites: The legacy of Leeann Chin is celebrated in daughter’s one-woman show 

Chef and performer Katie Chin returns to Minneapolis with her one-woman show, “Holy Shiitake: A Wok Star is Born” — a tribute to her mother, legendary restaurateur Leeann Chin, blending humor, family history and the immigrant experience through food, storytelling and a five-course meal.
by Jacob Aloi

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Appetites: New dinner series highlights immigrant home chefs

Appetites: New dinner series highlights immigrant home chefs

A new “Immigrant Kitchen” dinner series immerses you in the food and stories of home chefs — especially women — who have come to Minnesota from all over the world.
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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Federal funding cuts leave Minnesota food shelves scrambling

Federal funding cuts leave Minnesota food shelves scrambling

PRISM food shelf in Golden Valley sees 20 to 30 families visiting for the first time every day. The organization coping with 30 to 40 percent less food from The Emergency Food Assistance Program.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Alleged drunk driver charged in crash that killed Twin Cities restaurant founder

Alleged drunk driver charged in crash that killed Twin Cities restaurant founder

David Burley, co-owner of the Blue Plate restaurant group in the Twin Cities, was killed in a motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon in western Wisconsin. St. Croix County prosecutors on Monday charged Andre Lamont Mathews, 33, with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox and Matt Sepic

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Appetites: A Lenten fish recipe beyond the fish fry

Appetites: A Lenten fish recipe beyond the fish fry

There are fish fries a’plenty in Minnesota, but on this week’s “Appetites,” chef Amalia Moreno-Damgaard offered a healthier, more flavorful cod recipe to try.
by Tom Crann and Gretchen Brown

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