Betty Crocker Foodstuffs

Top 10 Minnesota brands with most Facebook likes

The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal just released its annual list of the Minnesota brands with the top 10 Facebook likes. In the social media age, Facebook likes are a good proxy for evaluating where brands stand with their customers. Sure, dollars and cents they aren't, but a strong social me ... More >>

MSPIFF: Susan Marks's documentary Of Dolls And Murder

Gruesome crime scenes in dollhouses train homicide detectives

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 >>

Martha Stewart kept to herself on trip to Minneapolis

Martha Stewart came to town, but she didn't see much.​Martha Stewart didn't see much on her trip to Minneapolis last week despite tweeting for suggestions. Stewart came to town at the behest of General Mills for a tour of its Betty Crocker kitchen and a speech to marketing folks about "the fa ... More >>

General Mills, Betty Crocker, Pillsbury make food-flavored lip balm

www.generalmills.comBetty Crocker Strawberry Frosting lip balm.​What, exactly, was the idea behind the new mega food manufacturer-branded lip balms? Smear a little Boo Barry or Pop Secret-scented wax on your smackers for all the satisfaction without the calories? Who knows? What we do know is ... More >>

Wise Acre Eatery is true farm-to-table dining in south Minneapolis

Try the Royal Brie & Bacon Burger

Sample Circuit, Perennial Plate, and more: Your foodie calendar

​This week, do something special for all the ladies of the world. According to Hungry Planet: What the World Eats, an exhibit in its last week at the Bell Museum, women provide almost half of the world's agricultural labor. View photos, track food as it travels from field to fork, and learn other ... More >>

Rob Barrett Cooks: Ahi tuna burgers

​There are recipe collections and then there are "Recipe Collections." Some cookbooks are timeless. Just tonight we pulled out our faded The Joy of Cooking for info on rhubarb. There is Julia's book, The Silver Palate, and the Betty Crocker Cookbook, all of which are firmly ensconced in the c ... More >>

2010 Restaurant Preview

Want to feel better about the economy? Check out this list of restaurant projects in the works.

Stories behind famous food logos

Guess which famous face became a mystery author and former high school English literature teacher?

Awesome Indian food coming soon

Restaurant Recipes: Café Latte's Turtle Cake

Jax Cafe: A Nordeast institution

The eatery celebrates 75 years

Three Items or Less: Upper Crust Brownies

The eatery celebrates 75 years

Twin Cities Chocolate Extravaganza

The eatery celebrates 75 years

You Are Where You Eat

What your choice of grocery stores says about who you are

Loto Lowdown

New Lowertown restaurant caters to everyone and no one--in the same place

Anarchy and Apron Strings

The new domesticity: On the needle with the Knit Grrrls

Sad Spaghetti

Buon Giorno brings sorrow, Italian-style

Remains of the Spray

A crumbling mill and its prodigious graffiti make for an unauthorized museum of industrial art

Transformer

The Iron Giant tries to turn Disney's anthropomorphic style into a more efficient machine

MERIDEL LESUEUR

Horses, catgut, and beer

Sold Down The River

Minneapolis's brave new riverfront will have parks, museums, and upscale condos. Who said subsidized housing was just for the poor?

Happy Birthday Charles Albert

Minneapolis's brave new riverfront will have parks, museums, and upscale condos. Who said subsidized housing was just for the poor?

Kitchen Culture

Minneapolis's brave new riverfront will have parks, museums, and upscale condos. Who said subsidized housing was just for the poor?

Walking on the Margins

Minneapolis's brave new riverfront will have parks, museums, and upscale condos. Who said subsidized housing was just for the poor?

A Little Chin Music

Minneapolis's brave new riverfront will have parks, museums, and upscale condos. Who said subsidized housing was just for the poor?