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.

Egg Roll Queen robbed again
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For a second time in month, 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
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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.

Brasa owner, founder discusses expansion
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A popular restaurant in Minneapolis and St. Paul is expanding to its first location in the suburbs. Owner and founder Alex Roberts talks to FOX 9?s Shayne Wells about the decision, and plans for the future.

Apple orchard hard ciders: Taste Buds
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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
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Stephanie Hansen is whipping up Sloppy Joe Sliders for game day in this special halftime edition of Taste Buds.

Bakery holds grand opening in Minneapolis
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Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde, Francois Kiemde and Minneapolis Council Member Michael Rainville held a ribbon cutting early Thursday morning for the grand opening of La Boulangerie Marguerite in Northeast Minneapolis.

Cake vs. dumplings: Taste Buds
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It is fall harvest season and to mark the occasion, Stephanie invited her Weekly Dish radio partner, Stephanie March, over for a fall dessert faceoff. March is also the senior editor for food and dining at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, so she?s a bit of a foodie and dazzled us with her family?s beloved Oma?s Pound Cake recipe. Stephanie, a self-described ?eater,? opted for an infamous favorite from the Weekly Dish archives: Mountain Dew Apple Dumplings. Eye rolls aside, it?s still the #1 requested recipe from Weekly Dish listeners.

Minneapolis hotels, restaurants seeing surge
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Throughout a summer of busy events this summer, including Taylor Swift and Beyonce appearances, Minneapolis hotels and restaurants are reporting surges in business.

The sweet science of ice cream: Taste Buds
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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.

Mother-daughter connection at Park Tavern
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Following one server?s death in 2008, her daughter aims to keep her legacy alive at Park Tavern in St. Louis Park.

McDonald's ditches self-serve soda fountains for a new dining era

McDonald's is overhauling its dining experience by phasing out self-serve soft drink fountains. The company has announced plans to eliminate these machines from all its dining rooms by 2032.

Vinai to open in Dangerous Man taproom space, Yia Vang continues restaurant expansion

Located in the Sheridan neighborhood of Minneapolis, Vinai will join restaurants in the area such as Ann Kim’s Young Joni, Gustavo Romero’s Oro and Christina Nguyen’s Hai Hai.

MN State Fair foods with Melissa Peterman: Taste Buds
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In this Taste Buds episode, Melissa Peterman and Stephanie Hansen head to the Minnesota State Fair, where they have an epic ride down the Giant Slide and try the new Quench?d Lemon Sorbet. They also visit the Corn Roast and make friends at the Hamline Church Dining Hall, where they check out the new Holey Hamloaf Breakfast Sandwich. The grand finale is Melissa trying a Gizmo for the first time (one of Stephanie?s all-time favorites). Peterman's new show, "Person Place or Thing" premieres Sept. 11 at 3 p.m. on FOX 9.

North Loop restaurants host Maui fundraiser
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A unique fundraiser hosted by two local Hawaiian restaurants in the metro, "Ono Hawaiian Plates" and "Pau Hana," brought the community together in an evening of Hawaiian food and entertainment at the North Loop Galley Monday night, raising more than $35,000 for efforts in Maui.

Minnesota State Fair hidden food gems
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Stephanie March joins FOX 9 Good Day to talk about hidden food gems at the Minnesota State Fair.