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Food and Drink

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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Still have leftover Halloween candy? Use it for science!

Still have leftover Halloween candy? Use it for science!

No need to risk sugar shock, folks. We've got a whole bunch of experiments you can do with leftover candy that are possibly more fun than eating it.

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Make America bake again: A history of cake in the U.S.

Make America bake again: A history of cake in the U.S.

From the waste-not ethos behind Angel Food Cake, to the science fads that sparked chocolate cake, "American Cake" tells a story of immigration and ingenuity.
by Nina Martyris

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Is Nutella a dessert topping or a spread? The FDA wants to know

Is Nutella a dessert topping or a spread? The FDA wants to know

The answer could cut the number of calories and fat listed on Nutella's nutritional labels in half, because of differences between the government's standard sizes.

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Chef's Friday Roundtable: How food unites us

We took a break from the divisions of the election to talk about something that unites us - food.
by MPR News Staff

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Appetites: Eating your way down the Green Line, Part II

Appetites: Eating your way down the Green Line, Part II

Earlier this year, a team of two writers, a photographer and an illustrator set out to document 75 independent restaurants along the path of the Green Line light rail system.
by MPR News Staff

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