McCormick & Schmick’s On Nicollet Mall Is Closing For Good

CBS Minnesota (Food & Drink) 5/27 10:10A Food & Drink – WCCO | CBS Minnes

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) Longtime Nicollet Mall seafood restaurant McCormick & Schmick’s will be closing for good, after not renewing its lease. Due to COVID-19 and the city’s elimination of dine-in services, we decided not to renew our lease and close...

Eager Minnesotans Cross The Border Into Wisconsin For Some Outdoor Dining

CBS Minnesota (Food & Drink) 5/23 1:36P Food & Drink – WCCO | CBS Minnes

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) Minnesotans enjoyed the start of Memorial Day weekend Saturday, some of them by crossing the border into Wisconsin. The appeal of bars and restaurants proved to be a strong one. Thomas Hommes, the general manager of Pier 500 in...

Northern Soda Company Launches ‘Mystery Soda Experience 2020’

CBS Minnesota (Food & Drink) 5/18 8:52A Food & Drink – WCCO | CBS Minnes

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) A Minnesota-based craft soda company has launched the Mystery Soda Experience 2020, where participants are challenged to sample 16 new flavors and correctly identify them. (credit:...

Coronavirus In MN: As Meat Shortage Grows, Some Retailers Begin Rationing

CBS Minnesota (Food & Drink) 5/5 4:26P Food & Drink – WCCO | CBS Minnes

Coronavirus:   Latest News  |  Community Resources  |  COVID-19 Info  |  Download Our App  |  CBSN Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) A meat shortage is growing across the country. Hy-Vee is one of the latest grocery store chains to announce limits on...

Twin Cities’ Best Curbside Brunch Options For Mother’s Day

CBS Minnesota (Food & Drink) 5/5 3:34A Food & Drink – WCCO | CBS Minnes

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) With dine-in restaurants closed due to coronavirus, many are turning to curbside pickup for Mother’s Day brunches and dinners. Many places require ordering ahead to pick up either Friday, Saturday or Sunday morning. Here’s a...

4 Twin Cities Chefs, 1 Restaurant Named James Beard Award Finalists

CBS Minnesota (Food & Drink) 5/4 1:42P Food & Drink – WCCO | CBS Minnes

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) Four Twin Cities chefs and one restaurant have been named finalists for the most prestigious award in the culinary industry: The James Beard Foundation Awards. Spoon and Stable pastry chef Diane Moua is up against national...

Coronavirus In MN: Worthington’s JBS Pork Processing Plant To Reopen After 350+ Workers Tested...

CBS Minnesota (Food & Drink) 5/3 2:10P Food & Drink – WCCO | CBS Minnes

Coronavirus:   Latest News  |  Community Resources  |  COVID-19 Info  |  Download Our App  |  CBSN Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) One of the state s largest pork processing plants will reopen this week....

Coronavirus In MN: #SaveTwinCitiesEats Aims To Keep Restaurants Alive During State Shutdown

CBS Minnesota (Food & Drink) 5/3 12:31P Food & Drink – WCCO | CBS Minnes

Coronavirus:   Latest News  |  Community Resources  |  COVID-19 Info  |  Download Our App  |  CBSN Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) Restaurants, bars and bakeries have been some of the hardest hit businesses during this pandemic and state shutdown....

Coronavirus In Minnesota: Mpls. Chef Brian Yazzie Serving Indigenous Foods To Native Elders During...

CBS Minnesota (Food & Drink) 4/22 5:40P Food & Drink – WCCO | CBS Minnes

Coronavirus:   Latest News  |  Community Resources  |  COVID-19 Info  |  Download Our App  |  CBSN Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) Community leaders says the COVID-19 pandemic is magnifying existing...

Coronavirus In Minnesota: Digital Gift Card Raffles Becoming Popular Way To Support Struggling...

CBS Minnesota (Food & Drink) 4/20 5:16P Food & Drink – WCCO | CBS Minnes

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) St. Paul neighbors have found a unique way to support their local restaurants. They are essentially buying gift cards collaboratively in the West Seventh, Lowertown and Downtown areas and raffling them off. The first 10 people...

Coronavirus In Minnesota: Most Restaurants Still Struggling After Pivot To Takeout

CBS Minnesota (Food & Drink) 4/16 5:00P Food & Drink – WCCO | CBS Minnes

Coronavirus:   Latest News  |  Community Resources  |  COVID-19 Info  |  Download Our App  |  CBSN Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) The hits keep on coming for the people in the industry hardest hit by COVID-19. Restaurant workers make up the biggest...

Family-Owned Wisconsin Meat Supplier Now Shipping Across The U.S. Amid COVID-19

CBS Minnesota (Food & Drink) 4/15 12:33P Food & Drink – WCCO | CBS Minnes

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) As restaurants have had to adjust to a new normal, so have food producers and suppliers. With doors closed and more carry-out and curbside services, meat suppliers are forced to change their business models as well. I always...

Coronavirus In Minnesota: Restaurants, Lawmakers Pressing Gov. Walz To Allow Alcohol-To-Go

CBS Minnesota (Food & Drink) 4/12 5:00P Food & Drink – WCCO | CBS Minnes

Coronavirus:   Latest News  |  Community Resources  |  COVID-19 Info  |  Download Our App  |  CBSN Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) Minnesotans cannot buy alcohol to-go right now, but some lawmakers and organizations are hoping to change that. States...

Coronavirus In Minnesota: Chefs From UnitedHealth Group Now Cook From Home For ‘Loaves And Fishes’

CBS Minnesota (Food & Drink) 3/31 5:01P Food & Drink – WCCO | CBS Minnes

Coronavirus:   Latest News  |  Community Resources  |  COVID-19 Info  |  Download Our App  |  CBSN Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS (WCC0 Demand for food assistance is rising in the wake of this outbreak. SNAP referrals have doubled since March 13, and...

Coronavirus In Minnesota: Local Distilleries Crafting Hand Sanitizer

CBS Minnesota (Food & Drink) 3/21 12:30P Food & Drink – WCCO | CBS Minnes

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) Some unlikely warriors have joined the fight against COVID-19. Minnesota and Western Wisconsin craft cocktail makers are making those on the front lines of the illness safer. Typically, Saturday is the busiest day of the week...