'Best Before' labels examined amid food waste concerns

The labels are used by manufacturers to determine how fresh food is, but some people worry these labels encourage shoppers to throw away food.

Candy corn: The Halloween treat you either love or really hate

Candy corn ranked as the No. 2 worst Halloween candy for 2022 but more than 35 million pounds of it is produced each year so, either way, someone’s buying it.

Baskin-Robbins unveils new spicy ice cream flavor with ghost peppers

Baskin-Robbins’ new Spicy ‘n’ Spooky flavor combines ghost pepper-infused white chocolate ice cream with dark chocolate and spicy blood orange flakes. Here’s when you can save on scoops.

Food truck operators facing shutdown in Minneapolis say they've been granted reprieve

After being threatened with a shutdown, two barbecue food truck operators in Minneapolis say the city has reversed course and promised to work with them to fix an "antiquated" city ordinance.

National Coffee Day 2022: Where to get deals and freebies

Thursday, Sept. 29 is National Coffee Day with freebies and deals brewing at chains across the country.

Plant-based caf� Heal Minneapolis is now open
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Heal Minneapolis, a plant-based cafe, is now open in North Minneapolis. The restaurant got its start in 2020 after the murder of George Floyd when friends got together to serve hundreds of plant-based meals to people in Minneapolis. They scaled that up to open Heal Minneapolis, which is open Monday-Saturday.

Over 87K pounds of meat recalled over listeria concerns

Behrmann Meat and Processing's various ready-to-eat meat products have been recalled, produced between July 7, 2022, to Sept. 9, 2022.

McDonald’s to add adult Happy Meals to the menu

The fast-food chain partnered with The Cactus Plant Flea Market to create the boxed meal with toy figurines.

Minneapolis chef Ann Kim on Netflix's 'Chef's Table'
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Minneapolis chef and restaurateur Ann Kim is featured on the new season of Netflix's "Chef's Table," a series that features culinary stars around the world who are "redefining gourmet food with innovative dishes and tantalizing desserts." FOX 9's Shayne Wells stopped by Kim's first restaurant Pizzeria Lola to learn more.

Butter shortage drives up prices ahead of holiday baking season

The average price of butter in August jumped 24.6% compared to a year ago, U.S. labor statistics show. Here’s what is driving the increase.

Two Minneapolis food trucks say the city is threatening to shut them down

At issue is what the food truck owners call an antiquated provision in Minneapolis's food truck ordinance prohibiting the trucks from having any equipment, including smokers, operating outside their vehicles.