Anthony Bourdain

Jack's in Kingfield champions fresh textures

Chef Kevin Kathman invents sculptural small plates

Gabrielle Hamilton tells the stories behind the stories of Blood, Bones & Butter (part 1)

Photo by Melissa HamiltonGabrielle Hamilton​Author and chef Gabrielle Hamilton is full of surprises. At last night's Talk of the Stacks at Minneapolis Central Library, the audience was anticipating the bravado and swagger of an author who had just written a provocative tell-all memoir, commit ... More >>

Star Tribune unmasks '@RuthBourdain,' New York food humorist from Edina

​ Today New York foodies remember what it felt like to discover Santa Claus doesn't exist, and both the unmasker and the unmasked are from Minnesota. Star Tribune Taste editor Lee Svitak Dean snatched away the anonymity of the popular Tweeter "Ruth Bordain" when she saw a man tweeting in synch wit ... More >>

50 tasty reasons to love Minnesota food

Photo: Steve Neuharth, Michelle LeonReason No. 11: Chefs like Doug Flicker at Piccolo create food that doesn't just impress--it inspires. ​When Anthony Bourdain last year told his TV audience on No Reservations that his experience at Doug Flicker's south Minneapolis restaurant Piccolo was "far ... More >>

Ridiculous celebrity foodie Twitter spats

Anthony Bourdain gets grumpy on Paula Deen. ​Was the summer heat and humidity going to celebrity foodie heads? For whatever reason, the last few months have been especially rife with famous-types doing regrettable food-related tweeting, including Alec Baldwin's diss of an Upper West Side Starb ... More >>

Eric "Big E" Austin is one mean chef

Storied local soul-food legend has a long rap sheet

Top 5 beach reads for foodies

Drool a moat around that sandcastle​As graduation processions pass and Saturday-night wedding dates begin to loom, we've decided it safe to declare this season summer. Sultry long nights, lethargic cabin trips, and charcoal-scented sizzling meats are upon us.  Because leisure pairs so beautif ... More >>

Tilia in Linden Hills feels like it's been around forever

Steven Brown's comeback rings out loud and clear

Pho Tau Bay vs. Pho 79: An Eat Street pho face-off

Danielle LenzPho 79's signature pho: like a hug in a bowl​You may have heard by now that when it comes to Vietnamese food, Minnesota serves up some of the best in the country, at least according to Anthony Bourdain. We couldn't agree more. And with the recent arctic temperatures, this is fortu ... More >>

Chino Latino's Tuan Nguyen: Chef Chat, part 1

​Noticed the new Chino Latino billboards? No, they're not as outrageous/enraging as its past campaigns. These billboards feature the supersized eye of the restaurant's new executive chef, Tuan Nguyen. Nguyen, Chino Latino's first Asian executive chef, joins the restaurant 25 years into his car ... More >>

Steph Hedrick of Jack's: Chef Chat, part 3

Lisa GulyaExecutive Chef Steph Hedrick of Jack's​"I call the burger the gateway drug of the restaurant," says Steph Hedrick, executive chef of Jack's, a south Minneapolis restaurant and coffee shop. Read on to find out why Hedrick takes such pride in the burger at Jack's and how she hopes to ... More >>

DWITT: 100 Creatives

​Number 97: DWITT (a.k.a. David Ruddy Witt)  City: Saint Paul (Highland Park)  Years spent living in MN: 31He may not be an actual rock star, but prolific artist DWITT (David Witt) is as close as you can get without picking up a guitar. In fact, his mere association with an event usuall ... More >>

Piccolo's Doug Flicker: Chef Chat, part 2

A.J. Olmscheid​Today we return with the second part of our chef chat with Piccolo's Doug Flicker. Piccolo's "'mini-entrees" won the praise of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain when he visited the restaurant for the "Heartland" episode of his Travel Channel show, No Reservations, which aired in July. ... More >>

Piccolo's Doug Flicker: Chef Chat, part 1

A.J. Olmscheid​Doug Flicker, owner of the six-month-old restaurant Piccolo, sounds like a chef you wouldn't expect to see on television. He started working as a cook, he says, "because I didn't want to deal with going out on weekends." He says he's still more comfortable in the kitchen than ch ... More >>

Stoner chefs: Are they starting a new culinary trend?

​Well, there's five minutes of my life I'll never get back: First, The New York Times has me reading about how "Chefs Using Marijuana Create a New Kitchen Culture," which is basically an open mic for Tony Bourdain to spout his boilerplate about all the drug use in kitchens, including this bon ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain charms at the State

The lauded bad boy of the culinary world talked smack about his competitors, offered his tips on travel, and, of course, complimented the Twin Cities' food scene.

Mitch Omer

The lauded bad boy of the culinary world talked smack about his competitors, offered his tips on travel, and, of course, complimented the Twin Cities' food scene.

This week's "Best of Hot Dish"

We've got some crazy good gift ideas, including one that looks sort of like a raw chicken breast.

Tickets to Anthony Bourdain on sale Friday

Forty bucks to hear a chef talk at the State Theatre? In this case, it might be worth it.

Celeb chefs tour like rock stars

Fans throw bras onstage during Guy Fieri's live cooking demos!

Zimmern takes another shot

Fried and lightly battered: Steve Lerach

Steve Lerach

Breakfast of Champions: 12/4

Breakfast of Champions: 11/28

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Reservations with Anthony Bourdain

Reservations with Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain

The MnDOT Motto

A day late, a dollar short, and the wrong address

Nasty, Brutish, Shortish

Anthony Bourdain's newest, The Nasty Bits, is perfect summer reading: Riveting to pick up, easy to put down

A Crowded Table

TV's new chef-chic aesthetic isn't just for foodies

Meat Locker

Your clip-and-save guide to the best specialty butchers in the metro

Nightstand confessional

Your clip-and-save guide to the best specialty butchers in the metro

By Bread Alone

In search of the humble, perfect italian sub

Everyone's a Critic

In search of the humble, perfect italian sub