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Food and Drink

Record number of entries in cheese contest

Judges at the U.S. Championship Cheese Contest will consider more than 1,700 cheeses entered in the contest at Lambeau Field.

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Appetites: 5 things you should know about the James Beard Awards

Appetites: 5 things you should know about the James Beard Awards

Rachel Hutton, senior editor of Minnesota Monthly magazine, told MPR's Tom Crann five things you should know about the James Beards Awards -- including the chances of a local nominee winning.
by Tom Crann

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Butcher & the Boar gets James Beard nomination

Butcher & the Boar gets James Beard nomination

A new Minneapolis restaurant, Butcher & the Boar, has been named a semifinalist in the the James Beard Awards as Best New Restaurant in the country. A record 17 Minnesota restaurants and chefs have been named semifinalists for the awards, the pre-eminent competition that recognizes the culinary arts.
by Melanie Sommer

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Bright Ideas with Omar Ansari

Bright Ideas with Omar Ansari

Omar Ansari, the founder of Surly Brewing Co., talked with MPR's Stephen Smith, host of the "Bright Ideas" series, before a live audience in the UBS Forum on November 27, 2012.
by Stephen Smith

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Turkey Confidential

Turkey Confidential

On this Thanksgiving Day, we can help you in the kitchen. The Splendid Table's Lynne Rossetto Kasper hosts Turkey Confidential, a live call-in program from 10 a.m. to noon, to solve your last-minute turkey emergencies. She has help from chefs like Marcus Samuelsson and Rick Bayless.

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A new guide to the Twin Cities' best food

A new guide to the Twin Cities' best food

The Twin Cities area has a vibrant and growing food scene. Food writer James Norton has made a valiant effort to catalog it and present it in a guide called "The Food Lovers Guide to the Twin Cities." He spoke to MPR's Tom Crann about some of the most notable eateries in the Twin Cities.
by Tom Crann

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Dining with Dara: Frozen yogurt is hot again

Dining with Dara: Frozen yogurt is hot again

Any attentive city dweller has noticed them: New frozen yogurt shops have popped up all over the Twin Cities. Our regular food and dining correspondent, Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl, senior editor of Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine, is here to tell us where they came from, and which are the best.
by Dara Moskowitz-Grumdahl

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Dining with Dara: Urban fish farms may transform MInn. food scene

Dining with Dara: Urban fish farms may transform MInn. food scene

When you think of Minnesota fish, you usually think of 10,000 lakes, a boat and a line, and a campfire fish fry. But that may be changing, according to our regular food and dining critic Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl. She's says there's a new indoor trend for raising fish in Minnesota.
by Dara Moskowitz-Grumdahl

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Dining with Dara: Locally grown tomatoes in winter

Dining with Dara: Locally grown tomatoes in winter

If you've been in a Minnesota grocery store during the last year you've surely noticed them: Minnesota tomatoes, being sold in months that shouldn't have Minnesota tomatoes -- months like March, April and May. Our food and dining correspondent, Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine's Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl, explains this tomato phenomenon.
by Dara Moskowitz-Grumdahl

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Dining with Dara: Spring restaurant preview

Dining with Dara: Spring restaurant preview

As winter comes to a close in Minnesota, restaurant watchers are starting to think about spring. Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl of Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine talks with MPR's Tom Crann about the dining trends she's noticing this spring.
by Dara Moskowitz-Grumdahl

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