Minnesota

Some treasure hunts happen only a few weekends a year, and that is exactly what makes them worth…

By Owen Larson · Oct 24

Ask any Minnesotan about tater tot hotdish and you will get a strong opinion, plus maybe a family…

By Owen Larson · Oct 24

Some breakfast spots try hard to be trendy, and some just make good food and pour the coffee.…

By Owen Larson · Oct 23

Saint Paul has a corner bar where people line up for burgers and then leave talking about the…

By Owen Larson · Oct 23

Some days call for a menu, and some days call for a plate, then another plate, then a…

By Owen Larson · Oct 23

Some people have kept the same bakery habit for ten years, and they still have not found a…

By Owen Larson · Oct 22

Some burgers come with a warning label, and this one earns it. In a modest corner building in…

By Owen Larson · Oct 22

There is a breakfast counter in Minneapolis so narrow that the people waiting for a seat stand right…

By Owen Larson · Oct 22

Some people in Minneapolis will happily wait close to an hour for a table, and they do it…

By Owen Larson · Oct 21

Some road trips in central Minnesota have a secret checkpoint, and it sits in the small town of…

By Owen Larson · Oct 21

Highway 61 along Lake Superior is full of reasons to stop. There are waterfalls, lighthouses, rocky beaches, and…

By Owen Larson · Oct 21

Few things beat a bowl of noodles that were stretched by hand just minutes before they hit your…

By Owen Larson · Oct 20

Some breakfast spots are easy to forget by lunchtime. This one sits below street level in downtown Minneapolis,…

By Owen Larson · Oct 20

Some Minneapolis lunch spots come and go faster than a lunch break, but one tiny red building has…

By Owen Larson · Oct 20

Some Minnesota road trips end at a lake, and some end at a burger with a molten secret…

By Owen Larson · Oct 19

There is a small bakery in St. Louis Park where the line sometimes stretches out the door, and…

By Owen Larson · Oct 19

Some breakfast spots open every day of the week. This one opens for just a few hours on…

By Owen Larson · Oct 18

Plenty of restaurants post a soup of the day, but not every pot starts with a cutting board…

By Owen Larson · Oct 18

The drive between the Twin Cities and Duluth has a way of making stomachs restless right around the…

By Owen Larson · Oct 17

Ask a Minnesotan where to eat, and sooner or later the conversation lands on walleye. The state fish…

By Owen Larson · Oct 17

A long day of appointments in Rochester can leave anyone hungry, tired, and ready for something real. Just…

By Owen Larson · Oct 16

Some barbecue spots spend their money on fancy signs and polished decor. This one in Eagan, Minnesota, spends…

By Owen Larson · Oct 16

Some of the best meals in Minnesota hide in towns so small you could miss them with one…

By Owen Larson · Oct 16

Some dinners are worth a little extra time on the highway, and one of them sits just outside…

By Owen Larson · Oct 15

When the thermometer drops below zero, Minnesotans start thinking about one thing: a big bowl of wild rice…

By Owen Larson · Oct 15

Every October, Duluth gets a little more mysterious as people hunt for places with history, secrets, and old…

By Owen Larson · Oct 15

Every fall, Minnesotans line up in church basements for a plate of fish that has been soaked in…

By Owen Larson · Oct 14

Some people plan road trips around lakes, trails, or old main streets. Pie people plan them around the…

By Owen Larson · Oct 14

Some Minnesota dinners are not just meals, they are traditions handed down like a family recipe card. In…

By Owen Larson · Oct 14

Wisconsin likes to claim the cheese curd, but Minnesota has plenty of squeak to share. Fresh curds are…

By Owen Larson · Oct 13

Friday night in Minnesota has its own menu, and it usually involves a plate of golden fried fish.…

By Owen Larson · Oct 13

Minnesota winters practically beg for a big bowl of hot noodle soup, and the Twin Cities answer that…

By Owen Larson · Oct 13

Some Minnesota road trips have a menu at the end of them. Families from the Twin Cities, the…

By Owen Larson · Oct 12

Minnesota summers are short, so the good stuff has to happen fast. Few things say warm weather here…

By Owen Larson · Oct 12

Halloween weekend in Minnesota means cold fingers, crunchy leaves, and one very important snack: the apple cider donut.…

By Owen Larson · Oct 11

Some breakfast spots lock the pancake griddle at 11 a.m. sharp and act like they never heard of…

By Owen Larson · Oct 11

Some of the best meals in Minnesota are not found on busy highways or in shiny shopping centers.…

By Owen Larson · Oct 10

Some places chase trends, and some places simply refuse to change because they got it right the first…

By Owen Larson · Oct 10

Minnesota winters are long, and somewhere north of the Twin Cities, people are planning their week around a…

By Owen Larson · Oct 9