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This Century-Old Minnesota Meat Market Still Does Things The Old-Fashioned Way

Some of the knives behind this butcher counter have been slicing meat for decades. Not years. Decades. That alone made me curious. The shop sits on the exact spot where a meat market first opened in 1891, and it never moved. Here in Minnesota, the butchers still cut by hand...

Minnesota · 6d
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Is There A Better Rainy-Day Lunch Than Chili At These 6 Old-Time Minnesota Cafes?

Gray skies and steady rain have a way of turning lunch plans into a hunt for a warm bowl of chili. Minnesota is full of old-time cafes where the chili comes with a counter seat, a cup of coffee, and a bit of local history. This list covers six of...

Hinckley, MN · 3d
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Minnesota Loses Another Bakers Square, Now Only One Remains

Minnesota’s Bakers Square count was cut in half overnight. Here’s what happened, where the last Bakers Square remains, and how you can still grab a slice of that famous pie throughout the state.

Minnesota · 3d

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People Travel From Every Corner Of Minnesota Just To Eat At This Hole-In-The-Wall Restaurant

There’s a little burger joint in Cloquet, Minnesota that has people driving past perfectly good restaurants just to get there. Gordy’s Hi-Hat isn’t fancy, it isn’t trendy, and it definitely doesn’t have a celebrity chef hovering over a wood-fired oven with tweezers. What it does...

Cloquet, MN · 12d
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My First Visit To Superior Ramen House Was A Pleasant Surprise

I tried the steak teriyaki Bento plate at Superior Ramen House in Superior and found a filling meal with plenty to enjoy.

Superior, WI · 1d

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Pull Tabs And A Juicy Burger Define These 5 Classic Minnesota Small-Town Bars

Ask anyone from outstate Minnesota where to find a good burger, and odds are they will point you toward the local bar with a pull tab booth near the door. These neighborhood hangouts are where people catch the game, shoot a round of pool, and try their luck on a few paper tickets while waiting for a basket of fries.

Minnesota · 2d

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One Minnesota Spot Cracks List of America’s 45 Best Barbecue Restaurants

Minnesota isn’t necessarily known as barbecue country, but one popular spot just landed among the 45 best barbecue restaurants in America. Here's where it ranked, along with the full list, which features several restaurants in Texas.

Minnesota · 7d

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A Pandemic Idea Turned a Deer Stand Into a Lefse Drive-Thru

A Minnesota deer stand turned lefse drive-thru opens Saturday, Nov. 7, near Alexandria. Get 3 lefse for $6, 10 AM to noon.

Minnesota · 19h

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Food & Wine Just Named This Minnesota Pizza Among America's Best

A Minneapolis pizzeria named after a dog is making waves nationally. Pizzeria Lola on Xerxes Avenue South just landed on Food & Wine's list of America's best pizzas for its Perfect Pickle Pie.

Minnesota · 9d

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SCENE NOVEMBER - Mexican restaurants bring the heat and flavor in Southern Minnesota

When I was a 7-year-old youngster growing up in North Mankato, the Pfau family opened Mankato’s first Taco John’s. Though my family heritage is traced primarily to ancestors from the British Isles, I was the beneficiary of parents who were enthusiastic cross-cultural eaters. (I could have easily done without my dad’s predilection for braunschweiger sandwiches though.) And while my mom was an experienced cook with Depression-era roots who could whip up terrific and economical entrées on the fly, she was also a busy public school teacher who never hesitated to pick up fast food or suggest our family eat dinner at Happy Chef or Country Kitchen when she was just too tired to produce a made-from-scratch meal at the end of a long work day. Hence, I was familiar from a young age with the taste sensations of Tastee Freez malts and fries, Pagliai’s pizza, Robby’s hamburgers and Country Boy (or Country Girl) burger baskets. But when Taco John’s hit town, their soft-shell tacos, sour cream-drenched super burritos, cinnamon sugar-topped apple grandés and Taco Tuesday specials stole my heart. Was Taco John’s menu anywhere close to representing authentic Mexican cuisine? That’s highly questionable, but the palate pleasure it provided whet

Minnesota · 2d

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The 3 most beloved Minnesota restaurants that are now gone

Minnesota diners have endured another stretch of hard restaurant goodbyes. Following the recent closure of French Meadow’s Minneapolis café, three very different favorites have left empty tables behind—from a lakeside…

Minneapolis, MN · 7d

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This Minnesota Diner Serves Fried Chicken On Homemade Donuts Inside A Restored 1950s Dining Car

Somewhere in Minnesota, a warm homemade donut gets topped with crispy fried chicken and country gravy. Breakfast and dinner just shook hands on one plate. The kitchen behind that plate has a strange past too. It was built from the shell of an old Taco Bell. The dining room is...

Minneapolis, MN · 2d

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People Happily Drive Hours Across Minnesota For A Seat At This Old-Fashioned Supper Club

Some Minnesota road trips end at a lake cabin, and some end at a dinner table that has been set since 1948. Families from across the state happily log the miles for one particular St. Paul supper club, and plenty of out-of-state travelers plan entire trips around it too. The...

Minnesota · 3d

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Taste Buds: Craft Cocktails and Whiskey Ribeye Steak

(FOX 9) - Stephanie Hansen celebrates Minnesota's craft beverage scene by visiting three women-owned businesses focused on flavorful mixers, grain-to-glass spirits, and ready-to-drink cocktails. Her first stop is Sweet Haven Tonics in New Ulm, where founder Leah Pekrul bottles her own craft concentrates that add depth and brightness to both...

New Ulm, MN · 7d

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Drive From Anywhere In Minnesota To This Legendary Seafood Shack That Skips The Frills

Somewhere in Minneapolis, a seafood market is quietly making people question every life decision that led them to live far away from it. Coastal Seafoods is the kind of place that doesn’t need to advertise, because the people who’ve been there can’t stop talking about it. Word...

Minneapolis, MN · 5d

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This Minnesota Restaurant Serves Indigenous Food With A Story Behind Every Dish

You won’t find wheat flour, cane sugar, dairy, beef, pork, or chicken anywhere on this menu. That’s not a trend. It’s a deliberate choice to cook only with foods that belonged to this continent first. Instead, the kitchen leans on corn, beans, squash, bison, elk, wild rice,...

Minneapolis, MN · 1d

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5 Things to Know About VUKA, MN’s First Dedicated Peri Peri Chicken Joint

Welcome back to Five Things, Racket’s recurring rundown of new, new-to-us, or otherwise notable Twin Cities restaurants. Today we're previewing VUKA, the Minneapolis chicken joint that's bringing the state's first dedicated peri peri concept to the Lyn-Lake spot that housed It's Greek to Me from 1982 until 2023. 1....

Minneapolis, MN · 18h

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One last dabble: Beer Dabbler's 2027 festivals will be its last

Beer Dabbler has announced that its 2027 festivals will be the last, with final editions of the Winter Beer Dabbler and Pride Dabbler.

Minnesota · 18h

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The Pancakes At This Hidden Minnesota Restaurant Are So Delicious You Might Cry Happy Tears

Nobody warns you about Day by Day Cafe, and that’s actually part of the problem, because you deserve to know about this place immediately. Tucked into West Seventh Street in St. Paul, Minnesota, this unassuming little café has been quietly serving some of the most satisfying breakfast food in the state, and it does so without any fanfare or fuss.

St Paul, MN · 3d