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The new restaurant, if approved, will be attached to the Main Street Ale House.
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.
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.
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...
At Kwik Trip, you can pick your bananas by when you plan to eat them. Buying fruit at a gas station sounds odd, until you’ve been to a Kwik Trip in Minnesota. Here’s what Minnesotans grab at Kwik Trip that out-of-staters don’t understand. 1. Glazers. Some out-of-staters...
After nearly two decades, Minnesota’s Beer Dabbler is wrapping up in 2027. Here’s when the last Winter and Pride Beer Dabbler events are happening.
A Minnesota deer stand turned lefse drive-thru opens Saturday, Nov. 7, near Alexandria. Get 3 lefse for $6, 10 AM to noon.
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.
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...
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...
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.
If burgers could win awards for making people genuinely happy, the ones coming out of The Drive In Restaurant in Taylors Falls, Minnesota would have a trophy case that takes up an entire wall. This is the kind of place that turns a casual lunch stop into the highlight of...
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 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…
(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...
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,...
In a lot of small Minnesota towns, Friday has its own schedule. Cafes that usually close after lunch stay open into the evening, and pubs fill up with families, farmers, and road-trippers who all came for the same thing: a plate of fried fish. This list covers six spots, from...
Dozens of restaurants around Minnesota are saying thank you to veterans with free meals, drinks, and other perks on Nov. 11.
PopUp Bagels has opened its first Minnesota location, drawing a block-long line before its 6 a.m. opening on Nov. 6.
