Dill Pickle Chip Dip recipe: Taste Buds
Stephanie Hansen is serving up an easy, creamy, and spicy pickle dip in this halftime edition of Taste Buds. For more episodes of Taste Buds, download the FOX LOCAL application for your smart TV. You can find instructions on how to do that here.
Masa & Agave: New Mexican speakeasy to open in Minneapolis
A new speakeasy-style cantina is set to open in Minneapolis on Nov. 10. Masa & Agave is coming to the basement of the historic Hotel Ivy this month with small plates, a selection of more than 200 agave spirits, and craft cocktails.
Too Good To Go app aims to end food waste at Twin Cities restaurants
App users can pick up surprise bags of food that didn't sell during business hours at deeply discounted prices.
Taste Buds: Indigenous cooking with Chef Sean Sherman
Stephanie visits James Beard Award Winning Chef Sean Sherman at his Indigenous Food Lab in the Midtown Global Market. Sean is also on the TIME 100 Most Influential People of 2023 list, and recently won the Julia Child Award. He shares his knowledge of indigenous foods with Stephanie while cooking bison tacos, and offers his advice for families looking to honor Indigenous communities during the holidays. While at the market, Stephanie purchases Red Lake Nation Wild Rice and heads home to create a wild rice stuffing made entirely of Indigenous ingredients.
Mozzarella pizza rolls: Taste Buds
Stephanie Hansen is serving up a fresh take on mozzarella pizza rolls in this special halftime edition of Taste Buds.
Stalk & Spade closing all 3 of its plant-based restaurants
Minnesota-based Stalk & Spade is closing all three of its vegan restaurants, the chain announced Wednesday.
Egg Roll Queen food truck becomes victim of another crime
Overnight someone broke into five of the small business' food trucks, as well as a trailer, stealing a generator, a bunch of power tools, and a car jump starter.
A funky cheesecake Halloween: Taste Buds
Stephanie preps for a Halloween party with Vanessa Drews, owner of Cheesecake Funk. Vanessa’s made-from-scratch cheesecakes feature mounds of whipped cream and memorable flavors that captured the attention of Prince at Paisley Park. In this episode, she whips up a pumpkin cheesecake that is scary delicious. Create your own killer Halloween party with one of Vanessa’s cheesecakes, Stephanie’s savory stuffed pumpkin, and boozy crockpot apple cider.
Lake Street White Castle closes, leaving Minneapolis with only 1 location
Its closure leaves Minneapolis with just one White Castle location.
Apple orchard hard ciders: Taste Buds
The chill in the air can only mean one thing: apple season! Stephanie visits Sweetland Orchard to taste their apples and popular hard ciders, including Cherry Rhubarb, Northern Spy, and Scrumpy Original. Sweetland also creates iced ciders through a freeze/thaw process during winter. We tried a variety of Borealis Winter Reserve, as well as Pommeau, a newer item for the orchard. The donuts, chickens, and pigs were quite a bonus, too.
Shakopee House announces closure citing ‘economic slowdown’ as part of reason
After surviving COVID and the mandated shutdowns that came with it, we thought we had made it through the darkest days hospitality would ever see. In many ways, this is worse," the post reads.
Game Day Sloppy Joe Sliders: Halftime with Taste Buds
Stephanie Hansen is whipping up Sloppy Joe Sliders for game day in this special halftime edition of Taste Buds.
La Boulangerie Marguerite opens new bakery in Northeast Minneapolis
Its opening represents a dream the couple worked hard to achieve, and a bit of fate for the couple themselves.
The sweet science of ice cream: Taste Buds
Stephanie learns the science behind small-batch ice cream with Ashlee Olds, owner of Sweet Science Ice Cream. Somewhere between tempering egg yolks and mixing the perfect bite of cookies and cream, she learns an important lesson: handcrafted ice cream is a lot of work – but it is so worth it. Join Stephanie back in her kitchen afterward for an ice cream pie recipe that’ll give your muscles a rest.