A Prior Lake baker designs intricately decorated French macarons. Prior Lake’s Safeera Inayath’s unexpected journey from stay-at-home mom to...
Local Makers
Lakeville’s Idioma Coffee Roastery Celebrates Global Beans
Local coffee roaster celebrates the culture behind its beans. As a mom, Katherine Thovson knows the best coffee is whatever you have time to get in...
Meet the Minnesota Makers Shines a Spotlight on Local Artisans
In her annual gift guide, a writer connects Minnesota artisans with shoppers. Michelle M. Sharp, though she’s originally from Chicago, is now a bona...
Eagan Community Foundation Hosts International Evening
The Eagan Community Foundation creates an inclusive international food-tasting fundraiser. World flavors that highlight local culture are on the...
Donut Star Brings Out-Of-This-World Offerings to Lakeville
Beloved Burnsville bakery sets up a second shop. As of this past June, Lakeville Crossing and the community at large has welcomed a new...
What’s a (Grad) Party Without Food?
Aside from the graduate, food is a major attraction at any graduation party. If the thought of making all the food yourself is giving you pause,...
Land of 10,000 Recipes Blogger Shares Recipes and Stories
Eagan food blogger Jenna Gorman involves her children in the kitchen—and in giving back. Eagan food blogger Jenna Gorman is the rare person who’s...
Three Dog Bakery Caters To Four-Legged Friends
An Apple Valley bakery serves up freshly made baked goods and other delights for your pup. Nicole Fandrich is describing one of her regular...
Sweet Treasures: A Story of Bitter and Sweet
Apple Valley baker and Food Network alum Ann Alaboud faced her cancer diagnosis—in and out of the kitchen. Apple Valley baker Ann Alaboud has a...
Cookies and More by Lisa: A Recipe for Success
Lisa Haggstrom continues her mother and grandmother’s food tradition. Some of our most cherished memories of the holiday season come from gathering...
Family Fun Around Town This Winter
Think outside the (gift) box when planning holiday experiences. When visitors come to town over the holidays, hosts can be hard-pressed when it...
Award Winning Chef Ann Kim Sets a Place for Everyone
Apple Valley native and James Beard Award-winning chef Ann Kim creates common ground with global flavors. To say Ann Kim is an accomplished...
How El Sazon Celebrates the Seasonings
The De Leon family finds success serving up flavorful tacos (and more) inside an Eagan gas station. There’s something absolutely delightful about...
Sweet Hobby
Baking has always been a hobby for Bill Von Bank of Prior Lake, but a few years ago, Von Bank realized that his hobby could provide him a new way to...
Travel Through Taste at Great Tea Road Co.
Shop owner brings a taste of her culture to Prior Lake. At Titima Vangvanitchyakorn’s Prior Lake tea shop, a world of flavors sits in clear glass...
Apple Valley Lunds & Byerlys Grand Opening
A couple hundred people gathered to celebrate the official opening of the new Lunds & Byerlys store in Apple Valley. Here are some highlights...
Lunds & Byerlys Is Coming to Apple Valley
Whether you’re in need of a quick dinner, a beer on a rooftop patio or a week’s worth of groceries, the new Lunds & Byerlys in Apple Valley aims...
Gus Dean Coffee Brews up the Perfect Cup
The owner of Gus Dean Coffee roasts beans to make the perfect cup. Eagan entrepreneur Gus Dean recalls his mother’s coffee-making ritual in vivid...
Drink to Your Health with Locally-brewed Kombucha
On tap or in a can, Bootlegger Brewing perfects kombucha. In 2015, Jake Haneman took a wild leap with his career. He left his successful engineering...
Fulfill That February Chocolate Fix
Chocolate is more than a sweet treat at Masterpiece Chocolates—it’s an art form. Dale and Linda Lokkesmoe opened the chocolate shop at Southfork...
