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Food and Drink

Appetites: Ramps, watercress, sorrel and nettles usher in the taste of spring

Appetites: Ramps, watercress, sorrel and nettles usher in the taste of spring

As spring takes hold across Minnesota, a plethora of early vegetables are beginning to appear on farmers markets' tables. Nettles, sorrel, watercress, ramps, fiddleheads -- and how to use them.
by Tom Crann

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Appetites: Making homemade lunch meat easy

Appetites: Making homemade lunch meat easy

Amy 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.

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Appetites: Global competition, local flavor

Appetites: Global competition, local flavor

Gavin 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.
by Tom Crann

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Appetites: 6 (firsthand) morsels about Cuban food

Appetites: 6 (firsthand) morsels about Cuban food

Beth 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.
by Tom Crann

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Appetites: Crafting spirits in Minnesota

Appetites: Crafting spirits in Minnesota

The mantra "eat local" appears to be shifting toward beverages. Here's a look at the craft cocktail phenomenon.
by Tom Crann

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For Norwegian-Americans, Christmas cheer is wrapped up in lefse

"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.

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Appetites: A restaurant renaissance for St. Paul's Payne Avenue

Appetites: A restaurant renaissance for St. Paul's Payne Avenue

St. Paul's Payne Avenue is enjoying the arrival of several new restaurants which have created a foodie culture where there hasn't been one.
by Tom Crann

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Appetites: How to cut squash, and not your fingers

Appetites: How to cut squash, and not your fingers

Amanda Paa joined MPR's Tom Crann to talk about all things squash.
by Tom Crann

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