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Food and Drink

Monica Tran “feeds” the lion during the Lion Dance performed by Hu’s Lucky Lion Dance Team while attending the Lunar New Year celebration at University Food Hall with her father Vu Tran on Sunday, Jan. 26. “Feeding” the lion, either with friuts or with rewards for the lion troupe, is a tradition to bring prosperity and good luck in the coming year.

Dinkytown’s new food hall opens its doors to celebrate the Lunar New Year

by Norah Kleven
Published January 30, 2020
The food hall opened temporarily for the holiday and will open permanently in the coming months.
Holiday cookies on display on Tuesday, Dec. 10.

College kitchen: make winter break a sweet one

by Norah Kleven
Published December 12, 2019
Try these easy recipes to get in the holiday spirit.
Cornbread, turkey and mashed potatoes.

College kitchen: Thanksgiving on a student budget

by Norah Kleven
Published November 27, 2019
Mashed potatoes, turkey and cornbread are among the easiest dishes to make if you’re sticking around campus.

UMN partnership transforms food shelves across Minnesota to promote healthy behaviors

Published November 5, 2019
By the end of next year, the partnership projects to have transformed a total of 30 to 40 food shelves.
New UMN program to build leaders for global food system

New UMN program to build leaders for global food system

by Gwiwon Jason Nam
Published June 19, 2019
The program is designed to build leadership skills for employees in all aspects of the food system, like regulation and production.
Wally Sakallah poses for a portrait inside Wallys Falafel and Hummus, one of the businesses he owns, on Wednesday, May 1. Its all the about the family business, he said. The family recipes they used back home, they brought here, and didn’t change anything so it tastes like home.”

Wally’s brings a piece of the Middle East to Dinkytown

by Becca Most
Published May 6, 2019
The well-loved restaurant celebrates Palestinian identity and culture.
Pimento owner Tomme Beevas poses for a portrait with a dish on Saturday, March 23 at Pimento Jamaican Kitchen in Minneapolis. The restaurant was celebrating 3 years of living in its space on Eat Street.

Pimento Jamaican Kitchen cooks up Kingston culture

by Ksenia Gorinshteyn
Published March 28, 2019
The Eat Street restaurant celebrates it's third anniversary this month.
Jeremy and Celeste enjoy the The European Christmas Market on Dec. 2 in Saint Paul. The open-air market features vendors selling European holiday items.

Cinnamon spice and everything nice: local Christmas market thrives in St. Paul

by Liv Martin
Published December 3, 2018
This year’s St. Paul European Christmas Market is larger and more festive than ever.
A Cranberry Old Fashioned drink on Sunday, Nov. 18 in the Como neighborhood.

College kitchen: Spicing up the holiday season

by Samir Ferdowsi
Published November 21, 2018
Friendsgiving cocktails for leftover lovers — and those antsy for December.

Culture compass: Moose patrols, Scrooge and photons

by Samir Ferdowsi
Published November 15, 2018

Friday: Victor Shores w/ Pierre and Heart to Gold Nothing says "punk show" like a good ol' Minneapolis dive bar. Catch a locally-stacked lineup of basement punk bands as they perform new music specifically...

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