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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.
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’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 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…
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...
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...
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.
A Minnesota deer stand turned lefse drive-thru opens Saturday, Nov. 7, near Alexandria. Get 3 lefse for $6, 10 AM to noon.
I tried the steak teriyaki Bento plate at Superior Ramen House in Superior and found a filling meal with plenty to enjoy.
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...
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.
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...
Minnesota’s big north-south road trip runs on I-35, the highway that carries drivers from the Iowa border through the Twin Cities and all the way up to Duluth on Lake Superior, and that long stretch is full of excellent places to grab a caramel roll or a fresh loaf. This list follows the drive in order, starting in Albert Lea and finishing near the lake, so you can plan your stops the way you plan your gas breaks.
Dozens of restaurants around Minnesota are saying thank you to veterans with free meals, drinks, and other perks on Nov. 11.
(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,...
Some shopping trips are errands, and some are treasure hunts with a parking lot. In a Minneapolis suburb, bakers have a favorite stop that sits right beside the factory making the very pans on its shelves. The headline promises Bundt pans and bargains, and this shop delivers both, plus a...
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The Holiday pop-up bar season is filling Minnesota with holiday cheer, giving patrons plenty of options to celebrate across the state. Jingle Bar at Aster House: Expect Floor-to-ceiling tinsel, twinkling lights, and holiday beats as guests sip festive cocktails during ugly sweater contests and interactive holiday party games led by "Christmas miracle makers." Visit Jingle Bar at Aster House.
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....
Some meals stick with you not just because of the taste, but because of the way they’re served. This Minnesota spot understands that. The fish chowder here is legendary – rich, creamy, and packed with fresh local catch – but it arrives in something that makes it even more memorable.
