Play5min 04secAppetites: Making homemade lunch meat easyFebruary 18, 2015 1:00 PMAmy Thielen, author of "The New Midwestern Table" and host of "Heartland Table" on the Food Network, makes the case for making your own lunch meat.
Play7min 18secAppetites: Global competition, local flavorFebruary 11, 2015 3:45 PMBy Tom CrannGavin Kaysen, executive chef and owner of the Spoon and Stable Restaurant in Minneapolis, shares firsthand insights about the world's most prestigious cooking competition, the Bocuse d'Or.
Play4min 58secAppetites: 6 (firsthand) morsels about Cuban foodFebruary 4, 2015 1:30 PMBy Tom CrannBeth Dooley, author of "Minnesota's Bounty: The Farmers Market Cookbook," recently returned from a weeklong trip to Cuba. She shares a few observations and a recipe for black bean soup.
Play5min 32secAppetites: Crafting spirits in MinnesotaJanuary 28, 2015 1:00 PMBy Tom CrannThe mantra "eat local" appears to be shifting toward beverages. Here's a look at the craft cocktail phenomenon.
For Norwegian-Americans, Christmas cheer is wrapped up in lefseDecember 21, 2014 7:54 AM"It's probably one of the first foods I fell in love with," says Megan Walhood, who lives in Portland Ore., and has family roots in Norway.
Play4min 49secAppetites: A restaurant renaissance for St. Paul's Payne AvenueOctober 8, 2014 1:18 PMBy Tom CrannSt. Paul's Payne Avenue is enjoying the arrival of several new restaurants which have created a foodie culture where there hasn't been one.
Play5min 11secAppetites: How to cut squash, and not your fingersOctober 1, 2014 1:06 PMBy Tom CrannAmanda Paa joined MPR's Tom Crann to talk about all things squash.
Play4min 33secAppetites: Five tips for the perfect at-home cocktailSeptember 24, 2014 12:00 AMBy Tom CrannIt all starts with the ice.
Play4min 34secAppetites: A guide to Minn. food for out-of-townersSeptember 17, 2014 3:28 PMBy Tom CrannMPR News' Tom Crann talked with editor James Norton about food and drink reviews featured in The Heavy Table, an online food magazine.
Play5min 10secAppetites: Rediscovering hard ciderSeptember 10, 2014 9:19 AMBy MPR News StaffArtisans are rediscovering the craft of hard cider brewing with unique beverages popping up everywhere apples are grown.