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Food and Drink

Yia Vang finds home for new restaurant Vinai

Yia Vang finds home for new restaurant Vinai

Chef Yia Vang will open a restaurant Spring of 2024 in the former home of Dangerous Man Brewing Company.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gretchen Brown

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Listen: An interview with The Sioux Chef Sean Sherman at the State Fair

At the Minnesota State Fair this year, arts reporters Alex V. Cipolle and Jacob Aloi spoke with James Beard Award winning chef and Time 100 Influential Person Sean Sherman, known for the famous Minneapolis restaurant Owamni. Missed the interview at the State Fair? Listen to it here.
by Jacob Aloi and Alex V. Cipolle

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In her new cookbook, Amy Thielen argues hosting should be more party than performance

In her new cookbook, Amy Thielen argues hosting should be more party than performance

Minnesota author and chef Amy Thielen is out with her third book, which she refers to as her “so-called entertaining book.” In it, she encourages hosts to drop the Martha Stewart act and reframe entertaining as the “radically casual art of cooking for others.”
by Megan Burks

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Sober State Fair: Non-alcoholic options at the Minnesota State Fair

Sober State Fair: Non-alcoholic options at the Minnesota State Fair

Looking for a non-alcoholic drink to quench your thirst at the Minnesota State Fair? There are more NA options than just the all-you-can-drink milk booth.
by Lisa Ryan

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Stifling heat lifts spirits for Minnesota whiskey makers

Stifling heat lifts spirits for Minnesota whiskey makers

Excessive heat and humidity has made life uncomfortable this week for many Minnesotans, but the conditions were ideal for whiskey makers. Distillers say the sweltering temperatures help with an important process in flavoring their whiskey.
by Hannah Yang

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Prime, grass fed — bird friendly? Audubon Society label coming to a meat aisle near you

Prime, grass fed — bird friendly? Audubon Society label coming to a meat aisle near you

The Audubon Society is expanding its ranch certification program to the Midwest, in an effort to create consumer demand for bird-friendly ranching practices. A farmer in Clearwater, Minn., is one of the first in the state to start the process.
by Megan Burks and Tom Crann

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