Mississippi man’s Waffle House punishment for losing fantasy football goes viral
After coming in last place in his fantasy football league, Lee Sanderlin spent 15 hours in a Mississippi Waffle House and ate nine waffles.
High lead levels found in 2 Happy Tot baby food products, lawsuit alleges
A lawsuit filed against Nurture Inc. alleges that unhealthy levels of lead were found in two of their Happy Family Organics baby food products sold at Target and Whole Foods.
Girl Scouts have millions of unsold cookies
The Girl Scouts have an unusual problem this year: 15 million boxes of unsold cookies.
City of Arden Hills considers limiting weekly neighborhood food truck event
The City of Arden Hills is considering an ordinance change that would limit a weekly food truck event in one neighborhood.
Black-owned juice bar broken into just days after opening in south Minneapolis
The Dripping Root, Minnesota’s first Black-owned juice bar, was vandalized overnight, forcing it to close just days after its grand opening.
Beech-Nut recalls baby rice cereal over high arsenic levels
Beech-Nut is recalling its “Stage 1, Single Grain Rice Cereal” over high levels of arsenic found in one sample. The company also said it will stop selling the product.
Chipotle raising prices to offset its $15 minimum wage hike
Chipotle announced it would be raising menu prices by as much as 4% to offset the cost of the employee pay raises announced last month.
From pandemic project to business: Waconia family starts ice cream company
When pandemic life was giving out lemons, the Hillesheim family made ice cream.
Don't eat cicadas if you are allergic to shrimp, shellfish, FDA warns
The Food and Drug Administration has a colorful warning for people with a shellfish allergy: don’t eat cicadas. Turns out, the agency warns, that the noisy insects actually share a "family relation" to shrimp and lobsters.
Costco food courts, sampling and churros coming back
Costco's food sampling is back in June with new safety protocols.
Breweries, distilleries offering free drinks to vaccinated Minnesotans
Free drinks at breweries, distilleries and wineries join the list of incentives for Minnesotans to get vaccinated.
Capacity, distancing limits end overnight for Minnesota restaurants, bars
The indoor capacity and distancing limits are going away for restaurants and bars in Minnesota.
National Burger Day: McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Pepsi offer discounts, freebies on May 28
National Burger Day is May 28 and to celebrate, several franchises are offering consumers freebies and discounts.
Any amount of alcohol consumption can harm brain, according to UK study
Researchers in England are recommending health officials revise drinking guidelines after finding that any amount of alcohol consumption can affect the brain.
Minnesota’s best grocery bagger to compete for national title
Justin Kizilos is the best grocery bagger in Minnesota and his talent could earn him $10,000 at the national championships in September.
Bellecour Bakery pastry chef finds sweet success inspired by Hmong heritage
The pastry chef at Bellecour Bakery infuses tastes from her Hmong heritage to craft delicious treats.
St. Paul bistro plans to pay employees $20 an hour with no tipping
Augustine's, in St. Paul, says it will pay all of its employees $20 an hour with benefits and will have no tipping as part of a business model it hopes catches on.
St. Paul bistro plans to pay employees $20 an hour with no tipping
A neighborhood bistro in St. Paul that is set to open next week says all of its employees will earn $20 an hour.
Excelsior bar's 'Labor Inducer' burger credited with 31 births and counting
The "Labor Inducer" burger, at Suburban in downtown Excelsior, was named after the co-owner went into labor soon after eating it. Now, 30 other mothers say the same thing happened for them.
First-of-its-kind free food market opens in Twin Cities area
A new free food market will take food from grocery store shelves and give it a second chance for those who need it.