Food and Drink

Dining with Dara: Amazing Camembert made in Minnesota
It once was that if you wanted a rich, soft cheese, you had to get a Brie from France. Anything else paled in comparison. But that's no longer true. Cheesemakers in our region have been making some impressive efforts, according to food writer Dara Moskowtiz Grumdahl from Minnesota Monthly. She calls it "one of the most astonishing turns in Minnesota food culture."
Dinner Party Download with guest Terry Allen
This week's Dinner Party Download welcomes its Guest of Honor Terry Allen -- country musician, painter and conceptual artist.
Talking food at the fair
Food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl joins Midmorning to talk about the Twin Cities food scene and share her thoughts on the new culinary offerings at the fair.
Dining with Dara: Asian fusion, Minnesota style
Asian fusion cuisine has been a national trend for years, but it's had a harder time taking root here in Minnesota. A couple of big-name attempts at Asian fusion in the Twin Cities have flopped, but some homegrown fusion restaurants are having more success.
Ice cream makers try to eat high ingredient costs
The cost of the milk, butter fat and sugar that are key to making ice cream have spiked this year, but most ice cream makers haven't passed much of the cost along to customers. They don't feel like they can, saying customers will only pay so much in a down economy, even for high-end treats.
Dinner Party Download's Icebreaker Episode
Back by popular demand, it's another all-star, all-icebreaker show on the Dinner Party Download -- almost every joke we've aired in the last year, collected in one segment.
Tasting upper Midwest pies with the Heavy Table
Jim Norton and friends at the Heavy Table blog actually took on the task of tasting some 14 pies this weekend from pie bakeries from around the region, and he joined All Things Considered to talk about the results.
Bright Ideas: Chef Isaac Becker
Stephen Smith welcomes Isaac Becker, co-owner and chef of two popular Minneapolis restaurants -- 112 Eatery and Bar LaGrassa. Becker won this year's James Beard award for best chef in the Midwest.
Talking about Minnesota food with James Norton
As a new feature on All Things Considered, we're going to look at the food and trends of Minnesota — and not just the Twin Cities — with someone food writer and blogger James Norton.