Food

• Strawberry farms open for business this weekend
  The sweet scent of strawberries will be in the air, as strawberry patches around the region prepare to open for business this weekend.June 19, 2009
• A great harvest of food movies screening in Minneapolis
  Hundreds of people are expected tonight and tomorrow at Minneapolis screenings of a new movie called "Fresh." It's the first of a string of movies due for release this summer about food, and the debate over its place in our lives.June 2, 2009
• Minneapolis chef wins Best of Midwest honor
  Chef Tim McKee of La Belle Vie in Minneapolis won the "Best Chef: Midwest" award from the James Beard Foundation, considered the Oscars of the food world.May 5, 2009
• Take-out, cheap eats, and fine dining
  Restaurants respond to a down economy with innovative dishes, weekend specials and even a few new business openings. The Twin Cities top food critics share their picks and favorite new dining strategies.Midmorning, March 31, 2009
• Food safety: History and hysteria
  After a salmonella scare in produce, concerns about contaminants in infant formula have once again put food safety on the minds of American consumers. One journalist chronicles more treacherous times, and advises the best way to avoid contaminated food today.Midmorning, December 4, 2008
• Turkey Confidential
  Splendid Table star Lynne Rossetto Kasper hosts Turkey Confidential--two hours of live culinary triage on the day you need it most--Thanksgiving. This is the day even non-cooks get in the kitchen. She'll be listening early with open lines for listener questions--anything goes!Midday, November 27, 2008
• Tough economy not always tough on restaurants
  During an economic downturn, restaurant closings are no surprise -- but the Twin Cities are seeing a number of new openings. We also discuss restaurants' tried and true strategies and new deals to get customers in the door.Midmorning, November 12, 2008
• 'The End of Food'
  Paul Roberts, bestselling author of "The End of Oil," is out with a new book, "The End of Food," which he discussed recently at the Commonwealth Club of California.Midday, June 24, 2008
• Farm bill is mixed news for organic growers
  The 2008 farm bill designates more resources to organics than ever, but organic growers won't find relief from one of their thorniest problems: renting land.May 28, 2008
• Tasty invasives
  The Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary in Minneapolis is asking for public help to get rid of an invasive plant.May 5, 2008
• The world of wine
  From Merlot to Mourvedre, Chardonnay to Chenin Blanc, wine writer Mike Steinberger has it covered. He joins Midmorning to answer your questions about wine.Midmorning, March 7, 2008
• Author argues for a new relationship with food
  Author Michael Pollan argues that we could be healthier and kinder to the planet if we would simply seek out food that is "real" and not processed. And he says nutrition-oriented eating can actually turn out to be bad for us.Midmorning, February 5, 2008
• 'Madness in a bottle' makes a comeback
  For the first time in nearly a century, absinthe is legal in the United States. That means Monday you can party like it's 1899.December 31, 2007
• Hospitals pledge 'healthy food in health care'
  Fresh sauteed organically grown kale. Free range, antibiotic-free, oven-roasted chicken. Locally grown apples and Minnesota maple syrup reduced to a simmering sauce. It sounds like a menu at a fine restaurant. But sustainable, locally grown, organic foods like these are showing up in hospitals around the country.December 31, 2007
• The year in food
  In a year that saw several Twin Cities restaurants close their doors, one food critic says there is reason for hope. Rick Nelson talks about his favorite new restaurants.Midmorning, December 31, 2007

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