For your Hanukkah meal, celebrate the miracle of oil by deep-frying more than potatoes
Step aside, potato latke. Celebrate Hanukkah by frying, well, almost everything else.
8 holiday beers and winter warmers that make for a festive fridge
These once-a-year drinks offer a welcome addition to the coldest season.
Minnesota will be the setting for remake of Oscar-winning film 'Babette's Feast'
Oscar-winner Alexander Payne will direct.
Eat & Drink
5 best things our food critic ate in Twin Cities this week
Restaurant critic Rick Nelson highlights the favorites of his recent dining-out schedule.
Eat & Drink
Recipe: Appetizers for Thanksgiving
Waldorf 'Salad' Serves 4.Note: This recipe must be prepared in advance. "The apple-celery-walnut trinity forms the base of the classic Waldorf salad, something we've played…
What's open, what's closed and what's still to come in the Twin Cities and beyond.
Taste
Comfort in a bowl with soup made with sweet potatoes
Sweet potatoes make a great base for a soothing, creamy soup.
Taste
Celeriac and apples offer delicious winter salad
This subtle root vegetable can find its way into many seasonal dishes.
Taste
Tiny sandwiches save the day (and holiday party)
From open-faced to croque monsieur and every possibility in between, these appetizers are not only filling but a lovely surprise.
Taste
Keep mealtime simple, but delicious, for busy weeks
Sesame salmon and stir-fried vegetables give a needed break from heavy holiday meals.
Taste
Make your own classic eggnog
Or go for something more unexpected, as suggested in new cocktail book.
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Restaurant roll call: Eddington's returns to the skyway, Hockey Mom Brownies in St. Paul
What's open, what's closed and what's still to come in the Twin Cities and beyond.
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Minneapolis's Lyn-Lake is losing another restaurant by year's end
Mercado by Jester Concepts calls it quits.
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St. Paul's Naughty Greek restaurant adding lunch-only spot in Mpls. skyway
It takes over an Au Bon Pain in the Capella Tower.
Variety
A wonderland for the child at heart at Minneapolis' Norway House
Meander the streets of this gingerbread kingdom for plenty of oohs and aahs.
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Star Tribune Holiday Cookie Contest: The People's Choice Award goes to ...
It's pecans and coconut for the win!
Variety
Vegan meat raffle? A plant-based spin on the Minnesota tradition
Minnesota's favorite bar game gets a meatless makeover.
Variety
Eat & Drink
3 Christmas dining-out (and drinking) ideas in Minneapolis
Dining out for the holidays? Here are three spots to consider.
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Recipe: Whiskey Gingers cookie, first place in Star Tribune Holiday Cookie Contest
Whiskey Gingers Makes about 3 dozen cookies. Note: We preferred using salted cashews. Bourbon can be substituted for whiskey. Crystallized ginger is found in the…
Eat & Drink
5 best things our food critic ate in the Twin Cities this week
Restaurant critic Rick Nelson highlights the favorite of his recent dining-out schedule.
Variety
Nearly 90 foolproof holiday cookie recipes just got easier to find
Find nearly 90 gotta-bake recipes — from 17 years of the Star Tribune Holiday Cookie Contest — in an upgraded, easy-to-use format at Startribune.com/cookies.
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The winning cookies of the 2019 Star Tribune Cookie Contest
Out of 207 entries, we have four finalists and a winner. They're appealing on many levels, especially the way each one introduces a wide range of delicious ingredients into our cookie universe: whiskey, sunflower seeds, turmeric and tea.
Eat & Drink
Inside the University of Minnesota's secret meat and cheese market
A small shop on the U's St. Paul campus has been selling dairy and meat at bargain prices for decades.
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