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Food and Drink

Creative distillers tackle food waste, redefining 'getting trashed'

Creative distillers tackle food waste, redefining 'getting trashed'

In an effort to transform edibles from trash to treasure, innovative mixologists are using bruised strawberries, cucumber peels and citrus rinds to make unique, socially-conscious craft cocktails.
by Jodi Helmer

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MPR Day in Moorhead celebrates Minnesota food traditions

MPR Day in Moorhead celebrates Minnesota food traditions

'MPR News with Kerri Miller' goes on the road for a special MPR Day broadcast from Moorhead, where she assembled a panel of food experts to relish the food traditions of northern Minnesota.
by Jeff Jones

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Appetites: The wild rice harvest is on

Appetites: The wild rice harvest is on

Food writer Beth Dooley joined the show to discuss the harvest and share a recipe for wild rice salad.
by MPR News Staff

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Appetites: An indigenous foods movement

Appetites: An indigenous foods movement

Sean Sherman is starting a nonprofit to share Native American food traditions more widely.
by MPR News Staff

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Appetites: Lincoln Del gets new life in cookbook

Appetites: Lincoln Del gets new life in cookbook

When the Lincoln Del closed in 2000, the Twin Cities lost more than a delicatessen. It lost a treasured institution.
by MPR News Staff

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Why we all scream when we get ice cream brain freeze

Why we all scream when we get ice cream brain freeze

When temperatures soar, there's nothing like a frozen treat to take off the edge. But if we dive in too fast, our brains are thrown for a distressing and sometimes painful loop. Here's why.
by Ashlie Stevens

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Appetites: Nonprofit-led farmers markets giving out free food

Appetites: Nonprofit-led farmers markets giving out free food

Some nonprofits are setting up farmers markets to give fruits and vegetables away to people who may not otherwise be able to afford them.
by MPR News Staff

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Appetites: Food halls are swarming the Twin Cities

Appetites: Food halls are swarming the Twin Cities

The European tradition that has become popular in bigger coastal cities is catching on in the Twin Cities.
by MPR News Staff

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Is a no-meat world really better?

Is a no-meat world really better?

It is clear that less meat is good morally and environmentally, but no meat may not be as good as some may think, says blogger Marcelo Gleiser.
by Marcelo Gleiser

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Appetites: Amazing food in unassuming places

The best bites in the food world are often found in the most unassuming places, according to food critic Mecca Bos.
by MPR News Staff

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