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Food Network's Ted Allen talks about Dining Out for Life

This Thursday more than 180 restaurants around the Twin Cities will take part in a national fundraiser to help raise money and awareness for the fight against HIV/AIDS. Dining Out for Life is an annual event in which restaurants from across the country donate a portion of their evening's proceeds to ... More >>

Birchwood Cafe wins inaugural Baker's Dozen Gluten-Free Bake-Off

This weekend at the Chow Girls Catering Parlor in northeast Minneapolis, the inaugural Baker's Dozen Gluten-Free Holiday Bake-Off was held. Some of the participants included Muddy Paws Cheesecakes, Seward Co-op, Bittersweet Bakery, French Meadow, and the Birchwood Cafe. The event was judged by a pan ... 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 >>

Iron Fork chef competition at International Market Square next week

Iron Chef, the fast-paced televised cooking competition, was first popularized in Japan in the '90s before making its way to American audiences. Then the remake, Iron Chef America, moved to Food Network's Kitchen Stadium. Next week, the concept gets a local flavor -- quite literally -- at City Pages ... More >>

Eat Shop Kitchen Bar in Plymouth: A first look

The appeal of the suburban strip mall architecture is elusive. No matter what part of the country you're exploring, inevitably the beige monoliths stretch between urban centers. The only difference is the logo on the outside.Eat Shop replaces a Joe Senser's in one of these buildings, but this i ... More >>

Sonora Grill to make its television debut

See Also:Sonora Grill comes to Midtown Global MarketMinnesota State Fair: Newest Foods50 tasty reasons to love Minnesotan foodWe already knew that they were ready for the big time. Soon the world will meet the guys from Sonora Grill when they make their national television debut on the Food Network.

Kevin VanDeraa Wins $50,000 on TV's 'Cupcake Champions'

Millions of people around the country tuned in last night to watch local cupcake guru Kevin VanDeraa win the finale of the Food Network's Cupcake Champions, a tournament of past winners of the popular series Cupcake Wars. VanDeraa, owner of the popular Minneapolis bakery Cupcake, beat out the top th ... More >>

Best of Hot Dish: May 28-June 1, 2012

Here we are, in the glory days of spring, the perfect time for the loveliest of food and drink. We hope you'll also enjoy a few of the week's top stories from the Hot Dish.~It's again time for the Month in Review Find out the latest of restaurant openings, closings, and what's coming soon.~Learn the ... More >>

Kevin VanDeraa advances to finals of TV's 'Cupcakes Wars'

Kevin VanDeraa, owner of Minneapolis's Cupcake Bakery, has made confectionary history, advancing to the final round of Cupcake Wars' first ever Cupcake Champion series on the Food Network TV show, which airs June 10. If his team wins, he will bring home a sweet check for $50,000, which he hopes to i ... More >>

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' 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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 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

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 >>

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 >>

Patisserie 46: Full-on French bakery in Minneapolis

Decadent treats situated at 46th and Grand

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

The Head Cheese Stands Alone