Chef Jason Ross of Le Cordon Bleu and MNMO TCTaste

Good afternoon! Lets get the Twitterview with @ChefJasonRoss, a judge for the #ChefChallenge, rolling!. So @chefjasonross, when did you know that you wanted to get involved with cooking as a career? Jason:    I went to cooking school young-17, but had no plans on being a chef until later. after a while I realized that I…

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Land of 10,000 Eats – Sparks

On an overcast Tuesday afternoon, I had lunch at a new restaurant in the Bryn Mawr neighborhood of Minneapolis called, Sparks. Sparks is owned by chef Johnathan Hunt, who also is connected to Al Vento near the Minnehaha Falls and and Rinata, located on Hennepin Ave in Uptown. Both of them are Italian restaurants, where…

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Faces of Minnesota – Matt Brickman

Matt Brickman works for WCCO-TV as a reporter and handles the weather reporting for the station, primarily on the weekends. On Saturdays, he is the co-host of the WCCO Saturday Morning show, where he handles an informative and often entertaining segment called  “Best of MN”. As a newbie to Minnesota, he gets feedback from viewers…

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LAND OF 10,000 EATS – Yogurt Lab

It’s been a number of years since I’ve had a frozen yogurt with anything on it. I just haven’t had a craving for it, and I haven’t missed it much either. Lately though, with all of the frozen yogurt shops popping up all over the Twin Cities, I decided that I would try one of…

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