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Food and Drink

A brief history of food emoji: Why you won't find hummus on your phone

A brief history of food emoji: Why you won't find hummus on your phone

There are burgers and sushi, and even the salacious eggplant, but where are the dumplings and salad? Creating a more culturally diverse menu of food emoji is harder than you think.
by Laura Oliver

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Your guide to Green Line grub

Your guide to Green Line grub

The Heavy Table crew did an exhaustive survey of the independent food vendors along the Green Line that runs from Minneapolis to St. Paul.
by Euan Kerr and Marcheta Fornoff

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Soy, almond, coconut: If it's not from a cow, can you legally call it milk?

Soy, almond, coconut: If it's not from a cow, can you legally call it milk?

Some members of Congress are calling on the government to crack down on food labels like soy milk or hemp milk. They say the "milk" label is legally reserved for only one beverage source: cows.
by Dan Charles

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Appetites: What's in a good bottle of wine?

Appetites: What's in a good bottle of wine?

The wine world can be daunting, but one expert offered his tips for how to navigate it.
by MPR News Staff

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Appetites: Why a top chef is leaving his restaurants

Appetites: Why a top chef is leaving his restaurants

Chef Landon Schoenefeld is a major name in the Twin Cities food world. So when said he was leaving his restaurants Nighthawks and Birdie, it was news.
by Tom Crann

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Americans don't trust scientists' take on food issues

Americans don't trust scientists' take on food issues

A new survey finds strong public support for organic food, and suspicion of GMOs -- regardless of whether people vote Republican or Democratic. Also, people don't trust scientists much at all.
by Dan Charles

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Appetites: Ready or not, here's another feast

Appetites: Ready or not, here's another feast

After last week, you not be prepared for it, but there is a big two-day feast going on in Rochester.
by MPR News Staff

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Appetites: Potato tips from a cook who's obsessed with them

Appetites: Potato tips from a cook who's obsessed with them

Raghavan Iyer says he has a life-long "addiction" to potatoes, and he has no desire for "recovery." That inspired his new book, which he calls a celebration of potatoes.
by MPR News Staff

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