Food and Drink

Appetites: A guide to warm-weather wine
The senior editor of Growler Magazine offered a guide to rose wine, broken down by region, style, taste and food pairings.
Appetites: Stop wasting your food (or at least do it less often)
For food author Beth Dooley, a lot of food waste can be avoided with just a little imagination. She shared some tips on All Things Considered.
Appetites: Where is all the Lao cuisine in the Twin Cities?
Local Lao food expert and popular YouTube host Christina Tia talks about what it means to order your food "Lao style" and shares a few of her favorite recipes.
Sorry, salad lovers: We may have no mesclun mix (for two weeks)
The system that delivers fresh greens to supermarkets is having a hiccup. There may be a nationwide shortage of salad mix in a few weeks. You can blame wet weather in Arizona and California.
Appetites: Destination dining across the St. Croix
To many Minnesotans, Eau Claire, Wis., is a low-key college town about 90 minutes drive east of the Twin Cities. But a recent downtown revitalization has turned it into a hip food and beverage destination.
Food for thought: St. Louis Park woman uses parties to teach on diet, climate change
Every night in February, Michelle Courtright is hosting vegetarian dinner parties to share the message that animals raised for food in Minnesota put more greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere than passenger cars.
Appetites: Surly winterizes Swedish summer party
Kraftskivan is normally a traditional Scandinavian party that takes place outdoors in the balmy summer weather. Not at Surly.
Appetites: Local greens in a Minnesota winter?
It's certainly not peak season for Minnesota-grown veggies, but new technologies make it possible to grow in any weather.