Thanksgiving

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A whiskey sale, Rush River beer dinner, and more this Week in Food

We're getting into the home stretch for Thanksgiving, so this week is stocked with events that will help you expand your stomach in preparation for a major holiday eat-a-thon. 11/12 If you're like us, you need plenty of liquor to make it through the holiday season. Thankfully (ha!) Zipps is having ... More >>

Target's decision to open Thanksgiving evening sparks renewed "save Thanksgiving" petitions

Last Thanksgiving, Target held off on opening its doors until the clock struck midnight and Black Friday began. Nonetheless, more than 200,000 people supported a petition asking Target to remain closed until later in the morning on Black Friday so workers could enjoy Thanksgiving with their families ... More >>

Best of Hot Dish: November 5-9, 2012

There is no better cure for your political hangover than the latest local food and drink news. Here's what's been happening this week at the Hot Dish. ~Legendary Uptown hotspot Figlio has been resurrected in St. Louis Park. Take a tour and read our review.~We share a cornucopia o ... More >>

Thanksgiving cooking class roundup

It's November, which means the great food fest of Thanksgiving is fast approaching. It's time to get those knives sharpened and plan those shopping lists. Here is a collection of classes for novices, experienced cooks looking for a twist on tradition, parents wanting to get the kids involved, and ev ... More >>

Seward Co-op: Try the Holiday Key Lime Pie

​If you're anything like me, you're all pecan pied and apple pied out after Thanksgiving. But there's something about the delectable combination of key limes, condensed milk, and whipped cream that is irresistible. Here's why Seward Co-op's version is a good choice.

Exhausted Target worker's Black Friday crash defies Star Tribune's bizarre "be happy you have a job" editorial

​An exhausted Target worker in Palm Beach, Florida, crashed her car into a canal at 7:46 a.m. after working the midnight shift on Black Friday.The accident is notable because it shows the potential danger for workers forced to work the midnight shift after Target decided to open its doors earlier ... More >>

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Twin Cities restaurants offer Thanksgiving Day options

On a holiday that's all about food, why not let the professionals do the cooking? Whether you're hosting notoriously judgmental family members or looking to start a new lower-key Thanksgiving tradition, choosing one of the many Twin Cities restaurants that offer Thanksgiving Day meals just might be ... More >>

Muddy Paws Cheesecake hands out free samples Tuesday

Muddy Paws chocolate peanut butter cheesecake​Next Tuesday, November 29, just about the time you've finished stuffing yourself with Thanksgiving dinner and leftovers, Muddy Paws Cheesecake will be offering you dessert: Free samples of its cheesecake. Muddy Paws is holding its 19th annual tasting a ... More >>

Top 5 strangest ingredients in Thanksgiving stuffing [ACTUAL RECIPES]

Maybe you've been serving the same boring turkey dressing at Thanksgiving for years and you're ready to break out of your rut. Or maybe you'll just enjoy watching Aunt Martha gag when you tell her, after dinner, what her two helpings of stuffing were made from. Either way, here are five real Thanksg ... More >>

Northfield Target employee to deliver "Save Thanksgiving" petition to CEO Gregg Steinhafel

Target: no sight for tired worker's eyes.​The rage has come home to roost. On Monday afternoon, Seth Coleman,  a seasonal Target employee in Northfield, will deliver a hard copy version of the "Save Thanksgiving" petition to the retailer's headquarters on Nicollet Mall. "My choice is stay ... More >>

Best of Hot Dish: November 13-18, 2011

Anoldent/flickrWarm wishes from the Hot Dish​The holiday season is upon us, and here at the Hot Dish we have pies baking in the oven, turkeys brining, wine decanting, and good cheer shining on all mankind. We also have lots of great stories that we wouldn't want you to miss. Here are a few of the ... More >>

Thanksgiving canned goods test positive for toxic chemical

Canned cranberries: They're worse than you think​If your Thanksgiving dinner shopping list includes Ocean Spray Jellied Cranberry Sauce and Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup, you might want to give the can opener a rest and start re-thinking your menu. A new report reveals the presence of the toxi ... More >>

Target employees petition retailer to "save Thanksgiving"

This is not the super Thanksgiving employees had in mind.​Target is facing a backlash from its own employees as the clock ticks down to the craziest shopping day of the year: Black Friday. In the escalating arms race to get as many crazed shoppers in the door as possible, Target announced it wou ... More >>

Thanksgiving To-Go: Five places to pick up your turkey and fixings

Kowalski's is one of several places offering pre-made Thanksgiving dinners.​Who hasn't ever entertained the thought of hiring a chef to prepare an entire Thanksgiving meal for the family? Since that option is fairly inaccessible, here's the next best thing: Pre-order your turkey and side dishe ... More >>

Top 5 Thanksgiving cooking classes for first-time hosts

All this could be yours. ​It's officially two weeks until Thanksgiving day, and if you're in the position of hosting but lack the culinary skills to pull it off, you might call this gut-check time. Luckily the Twin Cities have an array of classes that can get any novice up to speed on practica ... More >>

Chef's Abode cooking class teaches simple flatbreads and squash soup Monday

​Interested in creating a delicious autumn dinner? Join Laurie McCann Crowell and Elizabeth Ries (from Channel 5 Twin Cities Live) at Chef's Abode cooking school on Monday evening for some fun fall entertaining.

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Grizzly bears demonstrate best way to dispose of Halloween pumpkins [VIDEO]

These bears will destroy a pumpkin, or each other, or you, if you want.​Okay, so Halloween is, way, way, over now. If you haven't already bought your Thanksgiving turkey and hung all of your Christmas decorations, you are totally behind and kind of an embarrassment to the neighborhood. But, for yo ... More >>

Transmission and City Pages present 'Seconds' at the Varsity on November 23

Photo by Dave Eckblad for City Pages​Dance nights are big on Thanksgiving Eve. Everyone has the next day off, and there's probably more than a few people who anticipate a massive caloric freefall and want to get their bodies moving before the tryptophan coma. This year, there's a fantastic option ... More >>

The Ultimate Thanksgiving Guide: Everything you need

We've got all your Thanksgiving resources right here.​D-I-Y Thanksgiving Already complaining about how much meal prep you have to do? Then read about how Florence and Dave Minar of Cedar Summit Dairy have churned butter, killed a turkey, and grown their own wheat in preparation for Thursday's ... More >>

Trumpeter Swan shot and stranded is rescued

Screen shot from YouTube​It's a happy-ish tale, just in time for Thanksgiving: a poor swan with an injured left wing got some help from her non-feathered friends. Trumpeter swans, if you recall from E.B.White's children's masterpiece, The Trumpet of the Swan, are supposed to fly to places lik ... More >>

5 weirdest ways to serve turkey

Photo: Dear Miss MermaidLight meat or dark?​Are you starting to tire of the traditional Thanksgiving celebrations--the predictable turkey and mashed potatoes, the same boring compliments about the food? Here are a few of the strangest ideas we've found for serving a turkey--guaranteed to spice ... More >>

Best iPhone apps for Thanksgiving cooks

Mo PerryA $35 cookbook shrunk to a $4.99 app that fits in the palm of your hand​ With most of us gearing up to spend Thursday in the kitchen juggling pots, pans, baking sheets, and kitchen timers, we thought this was the perfect time to introduce you to five of our favorite technological Chef ... More >>

Happy Thanksgiving: Turkey decoys having sex [VIDEO]

An image to keep with you on Thanksgiving.​Back in the day, the Puritans had to hunt down their turkeys for Thanksgiving. And we have no doubt that, along with a helping hand from Indians, our forefathers came up with some ingenious ways of luring the big birds to within musket range. We are ... More >>

Is 2010 the year of Baconsgiving?

Tastes great? Or tastes grease?​Thanksgiving seems like a holiday that needs little improvement: It's centered around gorging, there's football on television, and it has no religious associations to bog you down with extra guilt. Yet the folks at J&D Foods still think something is missing, and ... More >>

5 Great Take-Home Thanksgiving Meals

Kowalski'sCooking not your cup of tea? Get some takeout for Turkey Day​Turkey. Stuffing. Gravy. Sweet potatoes. Pumpkin pie. If the thought of making all your Thanksgiving favorites sends you into a quivering mass to match the canned cranberry sauce, don't fret: You still have a few more days ... More >>

Five ways to put food on the table for local charities at Thanksgiving

Many charities are feeding folks at Thanksgiving.​While many of us enjoy the warmth of family and overindulging in a huge meal on Thanksgiving, some other folks are not as fortunate. However, there are ways you can help to make the holiday better for those in need -- by volunteering, collecting fo ... More >>

D'Amico, Cosmos and other restaurants planning Thanksgiving Day feasts

Andrew 94/ FlickrAll the food, none of the hassle​Yes, you could spend all day on Thanksgiving preparing an elaborate meal, fighting with the turkey, pouring over recipes, slaving over side dishes, and stressing about when the turkey will be done and whether the green beans are overcooked. O ... More >>

Twin Cities restaurants serve up Thanksgiving feasts

Sit back and let the professionals worry about pleasing Aunt Mabel's picky palate​Balmy temperatures notwithstanding, the holidays are nearly upon us. Thanksgiving is a mere two weeks and change away, and it's decision time. Who will host? What will you make? And for god's sake, whose ide ... More >>

Kendra Wilkinson isn't tough enough for Minnesota

Baby, it's cold outside.​The things you learn reading the celeb rags in the supermarket checkout line: Vikings wide receiver Hank Basket is bunking alone these days, because his Playboy Mansion wife Kendra Wilkinson can't handle Minnesota. It's quite the sob story from something called Life & ... More >>

The best pumpkin treats in the Twin Cities: Forget pie--think cheesecake, waffles, and beer

Liz PotasekThis pumpkin could be beer or cheesecake or something equally delicious.​The season of pumpkin is upon us: that magical time just before Halloween through Thanksgiving when pumpkins are baked, pureed, and served up in a variety of forms. Our search for pumpkin-flavored edibles at local ... More >>

Thanksgiving on a Stick: A new way to celebrate the holidays

rob barrettThe perfect meal if one of the things you're thankful for is the State Fair ​For some the State Fair could never be over soon enough; for the rest of us, we will be pining away for food on a stick for the next 11 months. If you find yourself in the latter group, there's a great way ... More >>

Perennial Plate food documentary series launches today

Filmmaker/chef/activist Daniel Klein kicks off his video series about eating sustainably in Minnesota by killing his own Thanksgiving turkey.

Martini & Olive Unzipped: A Tribute to Tony Martini

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Thanksgiving roundup: Everything you need for the weekend

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