Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl, the food writer for Minnesota Monthly, has been eating a lot of herring lately. She loves the fish we call lake herring, which is not "real" herring.
Food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl joins MPR's Tom Crann this week to talk about some of the best eating in the Twin Cities, as chosen in the latest issue of Minnesota Monthly magazine.
There are only a handful of farms in the country that produce foie gras, and one is located in southeastern Minnesota. Fois gras -- or fattened duck liver -- is a delicacy. It's also the source of a long-running debate over whether the treatment of the ducks can be considered cruel.
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."
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.
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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.
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.
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