A sweeping state-of-local-food-scene story on KARE11 dares to rank the local food scene up there with the coasts, Dara weighs in on the whole best fish fry thing as does WCCO, Hell’s Kitchen hosts a concert to defeat the marriage amendment, Rick sings the praises of the eight-course tasting menu at La Belle Vie, Wisconsin’s DCI cheese company announces nine interesting new specialty cheeses, and Harriet Brewing puts on a benefit for an injured employee.