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The Best Tom and Jerry, Updated

We here at the Heavy Table got a plaintive letter from Las Vegas earlier this month. A pair of Minnesota …

Uptown Pad Thai Showdown

It’s tough to get a bearing on Uptown’s dense cluster of Thai restaurants.  They often seem so interchangeable – ubiquity …

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Cranberry Cream Puffs at Wok in the Park and Wondrous

Every Midwestern kid discovers the golden wonton at their local Chinese buffet — a fried treat to load the plate …

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The Best (and Worst) Challah in the Twin Cities

Good challah tastes like a prize for making it to the end of a long week. It’s a rich and …

Becca Dilley / Heavy Table

Twin Cities Bagel Roundup

I’m a Midwesterner through and through, but when it comes to bagels, I’m admittedly spoiled. Frequent trips to the East …

Becca Dilley / Heavy Table

Cheese Roundup: The Wisconsin Blues

The Upper Midwest has a respectably long if not terribly extensive history of making good blue cheese — Minnesotans, for …

Becca Dilley / Heavy Table

Twin Cities Cupcakes: A Local Taste Test

Though the cupcake craze has been kicking throughout the country, particularly on the coasts, for the past few years, the …

Five Minnesota BBQ Sauces

Not exactly barbecue central, Minnesota still boasts a solid number of local, high-quality barbecue sauces. Good news, because nothing ruins …

Minnesota vs. Iowa: Battle of the State Fair Food

Even for a region of the country renowned for the wholesomeness and popularity of its state fairs, the Minnesota and …

Alma Guzman / Heavy Table

Chocolate Ice Cream: A Local Taste Test

Last month, the Heavy Table proclaimed the best vanilla ice cream around. But not everyone leaves the ice cream parlor …