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Wild rice, venison, potato dumplings, wild berries, milk toast, boiled smelt...the food traditions of northern Minnesota have been shaped by climate, geography and waves of immigration into the area. For "MPR Day" in Moorhead, MPR News host Kerri Miller assembled a panel of food experts from the region at the 

 to talk about the traditions and ingredients that inspire them in the kitchen.  

 is a chef, a TV cook, and two- time James Beard Award-winning writer. She's the author of The New Midwestern Table, and Give a Girl a Knife.

 is a Fargo native, who is the Chef and co-owner for 

, a restaurant-bagel shop in Fargo. She previously was the chef of Green Market Kitchen in downtown Fargo, she also worked in San Francisco, Los Angeles and for the Hotel Donaldson in Fargo.

 live near Osage, Minnesota, where Bruce runs a studio teaching crafts like weaving and spinning. Bud is retired from the US Navy, he is also the caretaker of Calvary Cemetery in White Earth, and a historian and family researcher. They both grew up in the area around White Earth and know the food traditions well.

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'MPR News with Kerri Miller' goes on the road for a special MPR Day broadcast from Moorhead, where she assembled a panel of food experts to relish the food traditions of northern Minnesota.

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