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Food and Drink

Review: Vinai gives you a big Vang for your buck

Review: Vinai gives you a big Vang for your buck

After five years of development, Chef Yia Vang’s restaurant Vinai has opened in northeast Minneapolis. Jacob Aloi reviews.
by Jacob Aloi

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Are you a garlic lover? Hutchinson has a festival for you

Are you a garlic lover? Hutchinson has a festival for you

The Minnesota Garlic Festival features all the garlic-themed food you can imagine, plus a garlic growing competition, a parade with puppets, jazz and flamenco dancers, and kite-making and flying.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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Sips for the Minnesota State Fair: 63 specialty drinks announced for 2024

Sips for the Minnesota State Fair: 63 specialty drinks announced for 2024

When the Minnesota State Fair kicks off on Thursday, Aug. 22, you’ll have plenty of options to sip with your Pronto Pup. Here’s all the newly-announced drinks coming to the 2024 Minnesota State Fair and where you can find them.
by Matt Mikus

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Summer festival spotlight: Braham Pie Day

Summer festival spotlight: Braham Pie Day

Braham is known as the Homemade Pie Capital of Minnesota, and ever summer they celebrate by serving hundreds of pies.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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Secret ice cream spots popping up in the Twin Cities

Secret ice cream spots popping up in the Twin Cities

Here’s the scoop — there’s a growing trend of opening restaurants in novel ways in the Twin Cities. Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl talks about the secret ice cream shops hiding in plain sight.
by Tom Crann, Lukas Levin and Matthew Alvarez

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