• Nuanced Hot Sauce: The Perfect Balance of Heat and Flavor

    Best friends Alex Harker and Taylor Soukup have a shared passion for spicy food, especially hot sauce. Like Goldilocks, they couldn’t find one that was just right. Everything was too mild, too heavily flavored or hot just to be hot.

  • Nelson Grass Farm: Creating Strong Food Webs

    Desiree and Ryan Nelson are the stewards of Nelson Grass Farm in Ogilvie, MN. They raise broiler chickens, pigs, and laying hens in a rotational grazing system. This creates a food web that benefits the soil, the animals, and the people who interact with it.

  • Cookies and More by Lisa: Bringing Baked Traditions to the Table

    Since 2015 Lisa Haggstrom has started her day with a good cup of coffee and the slogan “Live your best life; eat the cookie.”

  • Play With Your Food: Kathryn Nelson of Coco, Bee & Nut

    Update: Coco, Bee & Nut closed its doors in early 2023. Closing was a challenging decision. [...]

  • Diversity, Creativity and Positivity: Grace Oey of Puff da Pastry

    WHO: Puff da Pastry BUSINESS TYPE: Home Bakery  SIGNATURE PRODUCTS: Mochi Donuts, Rotating Pastries, Custom Treats [...]

  • Awaken Your Senses: Heather Jansz of the Curry Diva

    Meet Heather Jansz, the chef who introduced Sri Lankan cuisine to the Twin Cities in the 1970s.