Play4min 47secAppetites: The Birchwood Cafe celebrates 20 yearsOctober 21, 2015 3:00 PMBy Tom CrannA new cookbook details some of Birchwood's most popular recipes as well as historical highlights and select regional farmers.
Play5min 22secAppetites: Savoring and favoring squashOctober 7, 2015 2:30 PMBy Tom CrannThe key ingredient in a memorable pumpkin pie is squash, not pumpkin, says chef, TV personality and author Amy Thielen.
Play5min 05secAppetites: A bumper crop in store for Minnesota's apple orchardsSeptember 9, 2015 3:45 PMBy Tom CrannWe can thank the relatively cool summer and even temperatures for what's certain to be an abundant harvest, says cookbook author Beth Dooley.
Play5min 36secAppetites: Sampling Minnesota wines at the State FairSeptember 2, 2015 1:00 PMBy Krystyna PeaseFried food and cold beer is a classic State Fair combo. But the Minnesota Wine Country booth is there to let fairgoers know that the state makes some good wines too.
Video: Making mini donuts in slow motionAugust 31, 2015 2:53 PMBy Tim PostWatching the mini donut machine at the Minnesota State Fair is strangely mesmerizing, as MPR reporter Tim Post found.
Play4min 51secAppetites: A guide to Lowertown's new eateriesAugust 26, 2015 2:26 PMBy MPR News StaffSuddenly the downtown Saint Paul neighborhood is a dining and drinking destination for people down the street and across the river.
Play3min 17secParty of 1: We are eating a lot of meals aloneAugust 14, 2015 11:45 AMBy Maria Godoy and Allison Aubrey We've never been more connected as a society: tweeting, texting, vining. But when it comes to eating, more of us are going solo.
Play5min 05secAppetites: 'Kitchens of the Great Midwest' draws inspiration from local favoritesJuly 22, 2015 2:17 PMBy Kara TaborJ. Ryan Stradal's novel follows a Minnesota-born chef who finds that she can't resist the tastes of home.
Play5min 22secAppetites: Getting a taste of the world of saltJuly 15, 2015 2:18 PMBy MPR News StaffBeth Dooley, author of books such as "Minnesota's Bounty: the Farmers Market Cookbook," explains how salts of different colors or origins can be anything but pale and mundane.
Play4min 16secFrom brewpubs to restaurants, Rochester's food scene is changingJuly 14, 2015 3:12 PMBy Elizabeth BaierAmid a building boom sparked by a massive Mayo Clinic expansion that is expected to add 32,000 residents, Minnesota's third-largest city is seeing an influx of new eating and drinking establishments.