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Appetites®

Every week, we bring you local and regional food and drink news, trends, reviews, flavors, recipes and advice. Appetites airs every Wednesday on MPR News' All Things Considered with host Tom Crann.

Mash-up ideas to try at home: Dulce de leche french toast and ceviche tacos

Mash-up ideas to try at home: Dulce de leche french toast and ceviche tacos

They’re unexpected combinations that can be very tasty: culinary mash-ups. Think taco burgers, Greek egg rolls or Buffalo chicken anything. Cookbook author Amalia Moreno-Damgaard said they are a modern trend — not to be confused with fusion cuisine — and she shared recipes for mash-ups you can try at home.
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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At Bebe Zito, they put the scream in ice cream for Halloween

At Bebe Zito, they put the scream in ice cream for Halloween

On Halloween, we think of candy, of course. But that’s not the only sweet treat for the holiday. Ben Spangler and Gabriella Grant want you to scream for ice cream on Halloween. The owners of Bebe Zito are the masterminds behind the inventive ice cream flavors and otherworldly creations available at the shop’s four Twin Cities locations.
by Tom Crann and Heidi Raschke

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Tinned fish: ‘Affordable luxury’ makes its way into wine bars and dinner parties

Tinned fish: ‘Affordable luxury’ makes its way into wine bars and dinner parties

Canned tuna — and maybe salmon if you could find it — have long been a pantry staple. But now a wider variety of fancy tinned fish is showing up at wine bar menus and at trendy parties.
by Tom Crann, Ngoc Bui and Heidi Raschke

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Heavy rainfall made this year’s pumpkin harvest ‘one of the hardest’

Heavy rainfall made this year’s pumpkin harvest ‘one of the hardest’

It’s finally pumpkin season but this year’s heavy rainfall has made the harvest “one of the hardest,” according to University of Minnesota pumpkin expert Jenny Thull.
by Tom Crann, Ngoc Bui and Lukas Levin

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Appetites: Robots food runners take load off restaurant staff

Appetites: Robots food runners take load off restaurant staff

Three years ago Sawatdee Thai Restaurant got a robot food runner named DeeDee to help with pandemic employment stresses. Now the company, which operates four Twin Cities restaurants, has two of them and says they’re an invaluable part of the team.
by Nina Moini and Lukas Levin

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Minnesota State Fair food review: Here’s the food you need to wait in line for

Minnesota State Fair food review: Here’s the food you need to wait in line for

As she does every year, food critic Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl tried all the new foods at the Minnesota State Fair on opening day. She shares her recommendations.
by Emily Bright, Matthew Alvarez and Ngoc Bui

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After 75 years, Salem Dining Hall continues to be a family affair, iconic stop for fairgoers

After 75 years, Salem Dining Hall continues to be a family affair, iconic stop for fairgoers

Salem Lutheran Church Dining Hall has maintained a significant presence at the Minnesota State Fair for 75 years, drawing on a deep-rooted community of volunteers and evolving to meet the changing tastes of fairgoers.
by Sam Stroozas

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Minnesota is getting fired up for fried chicken

Minnesota is getting fired up for fried chicken

With the appearance of new chicken restaurants in the Twin Cities, it seems that the metro acquired a taste for spicy chicken in the form of chicken tenders and crafted sandwiches.
by Tom Crann, Lukas Levin and Matthew Alvarez

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