Food and Drink

August 27, 2014 10:00 AM

Appetites: What's left to say about food at the State Fair? Plenty, it turns out

Every year James Norton gathers a crew of Heavy Table writers and photographers to run the gantlet of food at the Minnesota State Fair on the event's first morning.

by Steven John

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August 27, 2014 9:11 AM

Science crowns mozzarella the king of pizza cheese

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.

by Maanvi Singh

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August 20, 2014 6:00 AM

Video: Foraging for wild mushrooms, finding something more

Mike Kempenich forages for wild mushrooms all around Minnesota, which he then sells to chefs in the Twin Cities. In the process of finding mushrooms and teaching others to find them, he found something of his own.

by Jennifer Simonson

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August 13, 2014 8:26 AM

Unlocking France's secrets to safer raw milk cheese

In France raw milk cheese is a very big deal, long considered safe and revered for its flavor. French scientists seem to have figured out the Holy Grail of raw milk cheese: how to make it safer.

by April Fulton

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July 18, 2014 6:14 PM

Soylent DIYers sell their own versions of powdered food

When Rob Rhinehart first created Soylent -- a powdered, synthetic food product made of industrial nutrients and oils -- he was a San Francisco techie trying to sustain himself cheaply without the inconveniences of grocery shopping, cooking or even eating.

by Alexander McCall

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May 17, 2014 5:34 AM

Roma cuisine: Europe's soul food

A development group in Slovenia has just opened the first large-scale Roma restaurant in Europe. Romani Kafenava in Maribor, Slovenia, began serving up traditional Balkan Romani dishes like stews and grilled meats in April.

by Meghan Collins Sullivan

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May 14, 2014 9:25 AM

Appetites: For a fresh flavor, try these Minn. gins this summer

This year, the gin at your local watering hole might not be from Amsterdam or London, but from a Minnesota distiller.

by Dara Moskowitz-Grumdahl

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May 13, 2014 9:40 PM

Hops sprout for craft beer fans in Minneapolis community garden

Gardeners in the Longfellow neighborhood of south Minneapolis are planting a community garden where they grow only hops, the bitter plant used to brew beer.

by Jon Collins

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May 9, 2014 11:55 AM

Photos: Bacon lovers find a little slice of heaven in Duluth

For bacon lovers in Duluth, Thursday was a chance to try a host of bacon-flavored treats. More than 500 people came to the University of Minnesota Duluth's Kirby Ballroom, to sample dishes cooked up by Twin Ports restaurants and bakeries at the inaugural "Baconpalooza."

by Derek Montgomery

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February 6, 2014 11:01 AM

Video: No pink goop in our chicken McNuggets, McDonald's says

McDonald's aims to dispel McNugget mystery-meat rumors with a video that shows how they're made.

by Maria Godoy

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