Food and Drink

Appetites: Crafting spirits in Minnesota
The mantra "eat local" appears to be shifting toward beverages. Here's a look at the craft cocktail phenomenon.
"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.
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.
Appetites: How to cut squash, and not your fingers
Amanda Paa joined MPR's Tom Crann to talk about all things squash.
Appetites: A guide to Minn. food for out-of-towners
MPR News' Tom Crann talked with editor James Norton about food and drink reviews featured in The Heavy Table, an online food magazine.
Appetites: Rediscovering hard cider
Artisans are rediscovering the craft of hard cider brewing with unique beverages popping up everywhere apples are grown.
Appetites: Local beer boom drives hunger for hops
Minnesota is home to a local beer boom, but the local hop scene has some catching up to do: There are only 20 or so acres of hops under cultivation in the entire state.
Any way you slice it, Americans are obsessed with pizza. The average American consumes pizza about 39 times a year, according to the NPD Group, a market research firm.