Andrew Zimmern

Pizzeria Lola makes Food & Wine's list of 50 Best Pizza Places in the U.S.

Food & Wine magazine has called out Pizzeria Lola as one of the 50 best pizza joints in the U.S. Pizzeria Lola has become a quick Twin Cities classic for thin-crust, wood-fired, Neapolitan-style pizza.Here's where the restaurant ranked on the national list, and what local food personality Andrew ... More >>

Punch Pizza expanding to Woodbury

Punch will be expanding its mini empire of seriously good Neapolitan-style pizzas when it opens its eighth store in Woodbury, the company announced on its Facebook page. Punch says it has signed the lease and expects to open in June. Here's where you can find it.

Andrew Zimmern says, "Yelp is on my $@%# list"

Local food celebrity Andrew Zimmern has come out recently in, we'll just say firm opposition to the crowd-sourced restaurant review site Yelp. In his weekly podcast Go Fork Yourself, Zimmern lashed out against the website, saying, "Yelp is on my shit list!"Yelp is the online/mobile app where users r ... More >>

Zimmern and Bourdain together at State Theater; tickets on sale tomorrow

This spring, two bigwigs of the food world will come to Minneapolis to meet, greet, and talk about eats. Renowned chef, author, TV host, and one of the most recognizable figures in food, Anthony Bourdain, will take the stage at the State Theater with local hero Andrew Zimmern, writer, media personal ... More >>

AZ Canteen follows Zimmern to NYC Wine & Food Festival

Minnesota shut it down at the 2012 New York City Wine and Food Festival. This year's event was hosted by the Travel Channel's baron of bizarre eating, Andrew Zimmern. The weekend's final event, sponsored by the Food Network and presented by Food & Wine magazine, was a who's who of celebrity cook ... More >>

AZ Canteen food truck: Making "bizarre" foods more accessible

A group of food enthusiasts were gathered on a sunny day across from St. Paul's City Hall giggling about napkins. We had met to explore the new menu at the latest food truck to hit the streets, AZ Canteen. There was nothing special about the napkins, but we were enjoying the extensive branding the n ... More >>

Conservatives stir the pot again

Tim Pawlenty and Michele Bachmann open their mouths

Andrew Zimmern to T-Paw: Don't question my work ethic, buddy

SEE ALSO: Tim Pawlenty tries to be funny during RNC speech, fails [VIDEO]During his stand up routine dong gone wrong RNC speech on Wednesday, T-Paw took a shot at local chef turned big-time TV star Andrew Zimmern. "But you know, President Obama isn't as bad as people say, he's actually worse," Pawle ... More >>

Best of Hot Dish: August 13-17, 2012

  It's been another week full of the finest of food and drink news. Here's all the latest. ~Believe it or not, the State Fair is right around the bend; fInd out which local brews will be on tap; get the scoop on Andrew Zimmern's new food truck; and hear more about the events hosted b ... More >>

Andrew Zimmern to launch AZ Canteen at State Fair

See Also:Andrew Zimmern wins James Beard AwardAndrew Zimmern, Chef Chat Part 1Andrew Zimmern, Chef Chat Part 2The world may know him as the guy who goes for the business end of the animal, but we once knew him as the celebrated chef of the late, lamented Cafe Un Deux Trois. Bizarre Foods mastermind ... More >>

Andrew Zimmern and Sameh Wadi in political Twitter spat: How much do we want to know about our celebrity chefs?

As contentious debates go, the dispute between Palestine and Israel is right up there near the top. Many lives have been lost and a peace accord has been elusive. It's not a discussion one would expect to be addressed between two chefs, on either side of the divide, aired over social media, but that ... More >>

TECHmunch food blogger conference comes to the Twin Cities Saturday

A national roving blogger conference has selected Minneapolis for its next meeting. The conference, called TECHmunch, Includes a panel of such local food writing celebrities like Rachel Hutton, Jason DeRusha, Zoe Francois, Andrew Zimmern, and more. With a meal from food trucks and a reception ( ... More >>

Andrew Zimmern wins James Beard Award

Minnesota food celebrity and TV show host Andrew Zimmern has won a James Beard Foundation Award for Best Television Show on Location. His popular Bizarre Foods show is now in it's seventh season, with new episodes airing on the Travel Channel Mondays at 8 p.m. The James Beard Awards are known as the ... More >>

Gastro Non Grata: Pre Earth Day Confection Carousel

Minnesota food celebrity and TV show host Andrew Zimmern has won a James Beard Foundation Award for Best Television Show on Location. His popular Bizarre Foods show is now in it's seventh season, with new episodes airing on the Travel Channel Mondays at 8 p.m. The James Beard Awards are known as the ... More >>

The Munchies food awards include several local nominees

The recipe-swap, dinner-inspiration, and food-porn website Tablespoon, recently announced nominees for the Munchies, their first ever People's Choice-style food and restaurant awards. They're  judged by an expert panel that includes hometown star Andrew Zimmern, and the nominees include well-kn ... More >>

James Beard Award finalists announced

​While Minnesota chefs and restaurants were well-represented when the semifinalists were announced, fewer were recognized as finalists.  The James Beard Awards are regarded as the Oscars of the culinary world. Here are the local nominees who made the cut:

Cake Walk was a sweet success

​What began as a simple cake walk soon transformed into a sort of sweet vision quest for WCCO newsman Jason DeRusha. "I just don't know how I'm going to get this thing home," he remarked as the cake he'd won from event organizer and James Beard Award-nominated pastry chef Michelle Gayer loomed beh ... More >>

The Best of Hot Dish: January 16-20, 2011

In the deepest depths of winter, nothing is finer than snuggling in your warm home and catching up on the Hot Dish. Here are a few of the week's top stories.​~We love talking to notable people shaping our food scene. This week we check in with Dennis Leaf-Smith of 112 Eatery, and that wacky o ... More >>

Andrew Zimmern Chef Chat with the Bizarre Foods czar, Part 1

​After traveling the globe, conquering the world one plate at a time, Andrew Zimmern brings the Travel Channel's Bizarre Foods home to roost. This season, which premieres Monday, Zimmern focuses entirely on food in the United States. To kick off the season, he's highlighting food from Minnesota. H ... More >>

Zoë François, author, blogger & pastry chef - Chef Chat Part 1

Photo Credit: Susan PowersAuthor, chef and blogger, Zoe Francois sets up a shot in her kitchen​Author of the wildly successful ...in 5 Minutes a Day cookbooks and accomplished pastry chef Zoë François has been traveling the country promoting her latest book with co-author Jeff Hertzberg, Artisan ... More >>

Top 5 scariest foods you'll love to eat

I'll have what she's having​You don't have to be Andrew Zimmern to discover that funky foods can also be delicious. Around town we have all matter of offal (and potentially awful) dishes that not only taste great but are often served against a backdrop of fine dining.  In honor of Halloween, ... More >>

Zimmern, local chefs talk sustainability at James Beard Foundation salon

Mitchell Davis and Ashley Kosiak from JBF​Thursday morning, a small but impressive group including Andrew Zimmern, Lenny Russo, Lucia Watson, Tracy Singleton, and Erick Harcey, as well as representatives from several nonprofits, a cookbook author, and a few other notables, gathered at Restaurant A ... More >>

Andrew Zimmern wants you to watch Bizarre Foods tonight and help the homeless

Travel ChannelWatch Zimmern eat bizarre foods and help the homeless​Andrew Zimmern has been encouraging everyone via tweets to watch the San Francisco episode of Bizarre Foods tonight to help out 100,000 Homes Campaign, a charity organization that battles against homelessness. For every viewe ... More >>

Would Andrew Zimmern eat human flesh? [VIDEO]

Travel ChannelTo eat foreskin, or not to eat foreskin...​On tomorrow night's episode of Bizarre Foods, Minnesota local Andrew Zimmern travels to Madagascar, where he is forced to ask himself, "Would I eat human flesh?" He and his wife are honored guests at the ritual circumcision of a five-year-o ... More >>

Punch Pizza lauded by Travel Channel, offers $3 pizzas

The Travel Channel thinks Punch is among the world's best!​Andrew Zimmern took a break from kung fu fighting to name his hometown Punch Pizza his world fave on the following Travel Chanel segment. To celebrate, Punch is offering pizzas on Tuesday for just $3 a pop. Get the coupon and watch the vi ... More >>

Andrew Zimmern a kung fu superhero [VIDEO]

Zimmern and Richman go all Charlie's Angels at Brasa. ​If Bizarre Foods host Andrew Zimmern wanted to be the next Jet Li, he'd probably have to spend less time on airplanes and log a few more hours at the gym. But thanks to some green screen magic, the rotund television star is able to take o ... More >>

Adam Richman says Brasa serves one of America's Top 5 meals

photo: Andrew ZimmernZimmern introduces Richman to the deliciousness that is Brasa.​Andrew Zimmern introduced Man vs. Food host Adam Richman to Brasa when he visited Minneapolis, and lo and behold, this week Richman singled out Brasa's slow-roasted pork and creamed spinach is one of the Top 5 ... More >>

The Melting Pot celebrates boobs this Week in Food

Tschadi & ZehntnerEat this. ​We're all over the board this week, from pasta to Asian wine pairings to roaches and rodents to fondue for boobs. It's a lot to take on, but we know you're up to the challenge of this Week in Food. Monday 10/25 Get your eatin' pants on--it's World Pasta Day. The ... More >>

Andrew Zimmern has two free tickets to Mexico

This guy's offering you a trip for two to Mexico.​Ready to pack a bag of beach clothes and head to Mexico with Bizarre Food host Andrew Zimmern for a gastronomic tour? Zimmern has hidden tickets for his Pursuit of Paradise tour somewhere in the Twin Cities, and all you have to do is find them.

Best of Hot Dish: July 26-30

Eat this.​We hope your week has been joyful and drenched with good food and drink. This week at the Hot Dish we talked about first dates and wineology, and had oh so many Top lists. Here are a few items we wouldn't want you to miss. ~Yeah, Andrew Zimmern eats penises--tell us something we didn't k ... More >>

Andrew Zimmern talks eating penises and stealing to buy drugs with Nightline

​Andrew Zimmern arrived in Minnesota in 1982 and headed to Hazelden to recover from a serious drug addiction. In subsequent years, the onetime chef became a food writer and host of the Travel Channel's Bizarre Foods. This week, he was profiled on ABC's Nightline and shared a few stories on the ... More >>

James Beard Media Awards honor several locals

​Several locals took home awards at the James Beard Media Awards last night. One of the big winners was event MC Andrew Zimmern, whose Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern" earned him the Best TV Food Personality Award. Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl of Minnesota Monthly also earned an award for Writing ... More >>

Street food vending ordinance before Minneapolis City Council

Minneapolis City Council is considering a proposal to allow downtown food vendors this week. From the looks of it, words will be exchanged.

Zimmern does 5 Q's with Dara

On the heels of our story on her new wine book, Dara talks Two Buck Chuck and what's in her fridge with Zimmern.

Bizarre World - Wisconsin airs tonight

Andrew Zimmern takes on Wisconsin in tonight's episode of "Bizarre World."

Andrew Zimmern

Andrew Zimmern takes on Wisconsin in tonight's episode of "Bizarre World."

This week's "Best of Hot Dish"

If you feel like all you heard this week was E. coli, E. coli, E. coli, well, we're not going to tell you to overlook it, but we wrote about some other stuff too.

Zimmern's book "The Bizarre Truth" out today

Andrew Zimmern's new book "The Bizarre Truth" comes out on shelves today.

Zimmern has hope for local restaurant scene

Andrew Zimmern predicts better days ahead for the local restaurant scene.

Zimmern road trips with MSN, Toyota

Zimmern road trips in a new Toyota for a new MSN feature.

This week's "Best of Hot Dish"

See what you missed with this week's "Best of Hot Dish."

Zimmern to shame no-shows a la sex-sting Johns

If you skip your reservation at a local restaurant, your name may show up on Zimmern's blog. Get your pseudonym ready...

This week at Coastal Seafoods ...

What do Martha, Rachael and Zimmern have to say about sea bass?

Man v. Food show coming to Minneapolis

Zimmern takes another shot

Open Tables: How much are restaurants suffering?

Andrew Zimmern endorses City Pages food critics

Foodie Fight

Travel Channel food star and local restaurant critic Andrew Zimmern throws down with a celebrated chef and two famous restaurant critics

Platypus on 50th Street

Travel Channel food star and local restaurant critic Andrew Zimmern throws down with a celebrated chef and two famous restaurant critics

Applause, Please

Travel Channel food star and local restaurant critic Andrew Zimmern throws down with a celebrated chef and two famous restaurant critics