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Kevin VanDeraa returns to TV's 'Cupcake Wars' Sunday

So You Want to Start a Food Truck

Owners share tricks of the mobile-kitchen trade

Broders' 'Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives' viewing party at Vincent

Late Monday evening, nearly 150 foodies, fans, and employees of Broders' Pasta Bar and Cucina Italiana gathered at Vincent on Nicollet Mall to enjoy cured meats, fine cheeses, and champagne to toast the premiere of the latest episode of Food Network's Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives, which featured a 1 ... More >>

Broders' Cucina Italiana to be featured on 'Diners, Drive-ins & Dives' tonight

Offering more evidence that Guy Fieri has run out of actual diners, drive-ins, and dives to highlight on his Food Network show, tonight's episode of Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives will feature a Minneapolis institution that couldn't properly be said to fit any of those categories. The Twin Cities have ... More >>

Target Field's new menu items: An Opening Day round-up

The enjoyment of a ball game at Target Field is so much more than the final score. It's the crack of the bat, the vibrant green of the grass, the crisp Minnesota spring wind pinking cheeks, a serious-sized drink and a pile of calorie-rich foods. The big news in stadium food is not just that it now i ... 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 >>

Best of Hot Dish: April 2-April 6, 2012

It's been another fine week filled with the tastiest of food news here at Hot Dish. Here are a few of the week's top stories.~In Chef Chat, we chatted up John Kraus of Patisserie 46 and discussed his recent victory in the Food Network Chocolate Challenge.~Another local makes the natio ... More >>

Local Chef Challenge crowns a winner

​If the Food Network's two top-rated competition shows decided to set down in a nice Midwestern town, their spawn would have been the yearly Local Chef Challenge, which played out this weekend at the Mall of America. Some of the most talented toques were selected to go head to head with a box of s ... More >>

Pizzeria Lola's Ann Kim shines on 'Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives' [VIDEO]

In case you missed it, Minneapolis's own Pizzeria Lola was featured on an episode of the Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives last night. Host Guy Fieri paid a visit to the south Minneapolis pizzeria along with local food celebrity Andrew Zimmern to get a peek at the kitchen and chef Ann Kim' ... More >>

Pizzeria Lola to be featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives tonight

Fans of Pizzeria Lola (City Pages' top-ranked Twin Cities pizza joint) can tune in to the Food Network tonight at 9 p.m. Central time to catch the acclaimed restaurant on an episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. The episode, called "Triple D All-Stars," follows host Guy Fieri to Georgetown, Texas ... More >>

Patisserie 46 debuts new line of chocolates

Spring has never tasted so sweet. In recent weeks, pastry chef John Kraus of Patisserie 46 has rolled out an impressive choc-stravaganza ranging from chocolates and confections to bars and bouches--a sweet tsunami that's been months in the making. In July 2010, Kraus and his wife, Dawn, opened ... More >>

Chef Daniel Green of ShopNBC: A life of healthy eating, part 3

This is the final chapter in our interview with Daniel Green. In part 1, we found out how a healthy diet helped him conquer his weight problem. And in part 2, we learned how he broke into the TV business. We now pick things up just as his career is taking off. For years, Green never found work ve ... More >>

Local chef Daniel Green appears on Food Network this weekend

Tomorrow morning, local chef Daniel Green will introduce his trademark healthy cuisine to the Butter Princess. No, not Princess Kay of the Milky Way. The other Butter Princess, Paula Deen. Green will appear on Paula's Best Dishes at 9:30 a.m. on the Food Network in an episode titled, "Getting Hea ... More >>

Cheap dates and chocolate fill this first March Week in Food

A lot of weeks we see the same types of events (beer, wine, beer, wine), but March is breaking the mold with not only a decadent chocolate exhibition but a class about how to power your kitchen appliances with solar energy. Sounds like a promising start to the month.

Nye's Polonaise Room featured on Guy Fieri's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives tonight

Guy Fieri features Nye's on the Food Network's hit show tonight​Nye's Polonaise Room is being featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives tonight.The famed local establishment can add tonight's appearance on the Food Network's hit show to a long list of press accolades, including appearances on Good M ... More >>

Michelle Gayer of the Salty Tart: Chef Chat

When the James Beard Award semifinalists were announced this week, it was no surprise that Michelle Gayer was listed among nods for Outstanding Pastry Chef. We've recognized her Salty Tart as our Best Bakery and the Beard Awards have nominated her in the past.   Her career began as a dish ... More >>

Colossal Cafe St. Paul: A first look

​The tiny cafe with the ironic name has opened another location.  Elizabeth Tinucci selected a spot in St. Paul, the town where she grew up, for her extension.  After the restaurant was featured on the Food Network's Diner's, Drive-Ins and Dives ,Tinucci took over the original opera ... More >>

Top 10 ice cream shops in the Twin Cities

There's no wrong season for ice cream​Who knew that the Twin Cities would become the veritable capital of ice cream? We've got more than our fair share of ice cream shops--including fresh, store-made treats in unique flavors rather than chain stores rescooping tired old flavors day in and day out. ... More >>

Top 10 City Pages Features of 2011

​ A quick glance at our list of the most popular City Pages print features of 2011 and it seems the year was filled with more than a few scandals. Scandal in the senate office, behind the scenes of our school boards and the offices of our medical professionals. Even the Food Network wasn't safe fr ... More >>

'Diners, Drive Ins & Dives' rolls through the metro area

We're assuming that at least one thing tasted was "off the chain" & "totally out of bounds"​The pineapple-haired Food Network personality who may or may not be a homophobe anti-Semite big fan of City Pages, returned to our town last week to film three upcoming segments. The show Diners, D ... More >>

Top 5 reality TV cooking show contestants with Minnesota ties

​When former Stillwater resident Molly "Cruise Ship" Brandt, the only contestant on the current season of Top Chef who has Minnesota connections, got eliminated in the qualifying round with her mousseline of shrimp, the Hot Dish had to find a new underdog to root for. While smart money is on domin ... More >>

Guy Fieri responds to City Pages cover story, denies anti-Semitic and homophobic remarks

Mike KooimanGuy Fieri responds to this City Pages cover story​Guy Fieri is firing back at this week's City Pages cover story, which chronicled the rise of the Food Network's hit show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives and the collapse of Fieri's relationship with its producer, David Page. In a form ... More >>

Guy Fieri in Diners, Drive-Ins, and Disasters

Food Network host gets raw behind the scenes

City Pages' Iron Fork competition heats up Thursday

Five chefs. Four judges. One secret ingredient.​Five of the Twin Cities' best chefs will have to take the heat or get out of the kitchen on Thursday, when City Pages' annual Iron Fork competition gets cooking at International Market Square. You're invited to watch star chefs from Café Levai ... More >>

F you! in the Best of the Hot Dish: August 15-19, 2011

by Opportunity LOL (www.opplol.com)Franken Berry for your lips​For some odd reason, there's a whole lotta Fs in this week's Hot Dish, and we feel it's time to give the letter its due. Luckily those Fs coincide with some great posts that deserve a second (or first) look. Here goes:Festival! This ti ... More >>

Worst Cooks in America sought for reality tv show

​Can't boil water? Or, worse, left your chicken stock simmering and went to bed, only to be woken up by the sound of fire alarms blaring? Then perhaps you should become one of the 16 contenders on season three of the Food Network's reality show, Worst Cooks in America. Here's what you need ... More >>

Food Network resolves lawsuit with David Page, Plymouth producer of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Guy Fieri's show will move on without Page Productions.​The Food Network has resolved its lawsuit with a Plymouth, Minnesota, producer days after claiming he wished death on staff members, sources confirm to City Pages. Page Productions filed a lawsuit against the Food Network last May allegi ... More >>

Gastro Truck, Barrio, Hola Arepa, and more

Food trucks bring new eats to the street

Cupcake to battle on TV's Cupcake Wars tonight

CupcakeCupcake tells the competition, "Bring it on!"​ You already know that Cupcake is expanding via food truck throughout downtown Minneapolis, but now it's introducing its treats to a national audience. Pastry Chefs Alicia Hinze and Kevin VanDeraa will be one of the teams competing on tonight's ... More >>

Up your culinary education this week in food

Slow Food happy hour! Pick up a pint. ​No need to feel inadequate now that summer's bounty has arrived; this week in food is filled with classes and lectures sure to make all your dishes winners thanks to plenty of educational events.

Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives burns Plymouth-based producer

Guy Fieri's show under legal fire​Plymouth-based Page Productions, which has been producing the hit show Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives for the Food Network for four years, says it's getting burned by the television network. The Business Journal reports that Page filed a lawsuit against the Foo ... More >>

Saffron's Sameh Wadi: Chef Chat, Part 2

photo by Mike Feltault​When Sameh Wadi's classmates were betting on him to drop out of culinary school, they probably never thought that one day they'd see him on the Food Network battling celebrity chef Masaharu Morimoto on Iron Chef America, in an episode that aired early last year. Wadi was ... More >>

Corner Table's Scott Pampuch: Chef Chat, Part 1

Scott Pampuch in the kitchen at Corner Table​Spend any amount of time with Scott Pampuch and you'll find he doesn't sit still for long. "I've got a pretty light prep day, and I've been wanting to make sausage. So I'm going to make sausage," he said, ducking into his walk-in cooler and returning wi ... More >>

Rachael Ray cooks her family and her dog?!

Food Network fail. Big time.​Food Network Humor pointed us to the October issue of Tails Magazine (yep, for all you animal lovers out there!), which shows Food Network star Rachael Ray on the cover apparently finding inspiration in "COOKING HER FAMILY AND HER DOG"? (As if the magazine's tellin ... More >>

Taste of Chocolate raises money and induces sugar high

Sara RiceTravel the world on the back of this chocolate showpiece dessert​In its 16th year, the Taste of Chocolate event has been giving locals a sugar high while raising money for the Bloomington Center for the Arts. What did a ticket get you at yesterday's event? Miniature desserts from each ... More >>

Patisserie 46 is your one-stop chocolate shop for Valentine's Day

Craig LassigSweets for your sweetie at Patisserie 46. ​Sure, a lot of places in town do great chocolate desserts, but if you were looking to crown a local king of the sweet substance, you might consider Patisserie 46's chef-owner John Kraus, who happens to be a past winner of the freaking Food ... More >>

Top 5 dessert trends for 2011--and where to find them

onlyicecream.comIce cream gets an Eastern upgrade.​Anytime science and sweets join forces, we know delicious revelations like iPhone dessert apps are on the horizon. As we say goodbye to January, the Center for Culinary Development (CCD) mixes a few nerdy stats with a lot of yummy findings to brin ... More >>

Barbette's Kim Bartmann: Chef Chat, part 3

Barbette, one of Kim Bartmann's restaurants loved for its french fries​Today we present the final part of our interview with Minneapolis restaurant owner and manager Kim Bartmann. (You can read part 1 and part 2 here.) Bartmann talks about future plans for her six Minneapolis eateries and exp ... More >>

Free Muddy Paws Cheesecake tasting on Wednesday

Muddy Paws CheesecakeReese's Peanut Butter Cheesecake from Muddy Paws will be one of the 20 flavors available at Wednesday's cheesecake tasting.​Muddy Paws Cheesecake owner Tami Cabrera has done a lot of funky things to cheesecake, but it was the Nerds candy request that gave her a moment's pause. ... More >>

Don Saunders of In Season: Chef Chat, part 2

Christine ChovanChef Don Saunders of In Season restaurant​Today we continue our talk with Don Saunders, chef of the new In Season restaurant in south Minneapolis. (Here's part 1 of the interview.) Saunders, who first entered the Twin Cities restaurant scene as a server, tells us about a clums ... More >>

The Boxcar and Schumacher's Grill 212

Restaurants worth the road trip

Burger Jones, Five Guys, Smashburger

The Twin Cities can has cheezburger?

Meritage: superb brasserie dining

The downtown St. Paul establishment has that touch of class

Mission (Mostly) Accomplished

Acclaimed local chef Doug Flicker has finally rolled out his own menus at Mission American Kitchen

No Flash, All Pan

The Modern and its hardworking Chef Phillip Becht define what it really means to be a Midwestern cook

The Importance of Burgers

Can frugal carnivores eat locally, humanely, and well? Dear Dara finds out.

Fine Dining, with Hash Browns

A new south Minneapolis Café redefines neighborhood dining

Farm-Fresh Find

Minneapolis butcher bridges the gap between local, sustainable agriculture and hopeful home cooks

A Cooking Class

Minneapolis butcher bridges the gap between local, sustainable agriculture and hopeful home cooks

The Head Cheese Stands Alone

Minneapolis butcher bridges the gap between local, sustainable agriculture and hopeful home cooks