Personal chef creates food-centric gatherings with thoughtful touches. Read about some of Alyssa Shultis' favorite garnishes here. “We didn’t have...
Local Makers
Local Chef Shares Her Love of Cooking with Valerie’s French Kitchen
Turning life’s challenges into delicious dishes. When Valerie Faure and her husband divorced she hadn’t worked outside the home in a number of...
Cooking Club Veteran Offers Advice for Your Own Gourmet Gatherings
Edina resident Kim Sabow used to work for a Boston based investment firm. Her job meant that she traveled every week … and ate a lot of meals in...
Personal Chef Alyssa Shultis’ Favorite Garnishes
This article originally appeared as part of the story Gather & Garnish in the March 2019 issue. Just about anything looks and tastes better with...
For Chef Jeff, Catering is About More Than Food
Fifteen years ago with a mission in mind, Jeffrey Riley launched a licensed catering business, “Chef Jeff,” based out of Colonial Church in Edina....
A Meal Kit Primer with Homegrown Foods
This article originally appeared as part of the story Stop Agonizing Over What's For Dinner in the March 2019 issue. Are you new to meal kits?...
Edina’s “Hungry Housewife” Serves Up Heaping Helpings of Love
Edina resident Sandra Wakefield is a terrific example of a wife and mother who knows how to express love through good home cooking. Valentine’s Day...
Patisserie Margo Celebrates 20 Years
Whet your autumn appetite with seasonal treats from Patisserie Margo. Much has changed in Edina over the past 20 years but one baker-caterer has...
Edina Food Blogger Balances Greens & Chocolate
Local food blogger Taylor Ellingson lives a healthy lifestyle but also loves a daily does of chocolate. Local food blogger Taylor Ellingson lives a...
Amy’s Cupcake Shoppe Opens Second Location at Southdale Center
Second shoppe location is icing on the cupcake for anyone with a sweet tooth. Though Amy Brace had been baking her whole life, she never imagined it...
Local Family Taps Edina Maple Trees to Make Award-winning Syrup
Time spent with family often creates sweet memories, but for one Edina family it creates sweet maple syrup, too. Jack and Lynne Sullivan are the...
Get the Skinny on Healthy with a New Cookbook by Local Chef Daniel Green
World-renowned chef, culinary author, food television host, airline menu planner, charity ambassador and emcee, husband and father—Daniel Green...
Edina’s First Taproom, Wooden Hill Brewing Co. Opens
“Since hanging the brewery coming soon sign outside, we’ve received an incredible response from the community.” —Sean Ewen, Co-owner It started with...
Local Teen Beekeeper Discusses Honey Benefits
Hear that buzz? Besides hornets, Edina has bees. A passion project evolved into a hive of activity for high school student Kurt Harmening. His...
Antipasti Appetizers
Up your appetizer game with Italian style starters and sippers. Nothing starts an Italian meal like antipasti. Plates of cheeses, cured meats and...
Harvard Alum, Edina Resident, Community Chef
Starving artist feeds a community’s soul with cooking classes. Bradley Davis isn’t your stereotypical starving artist. To avoid starving while...
Edina Students Learn to Cook in Class
Teens learn to cook in family and consumer science classes. Meal preparation is an essential skill, but too often young people never even learn how...
Grocery Store Blogs Help the Everyday Chef
Lunds & Byerly's and Jerry's Foods have active blogs to help people get the best meals out of their ingredients. Cookbooks are still popular and...
Try Korean “Seoul Food”
With the 2018 Winter Olympics opening in Pyeongchang, it’s only fitting to expand our local food horizons to include Korean flavors. Edina has no...
Edina Family Launches Dampfwerk Distillery
With six spirits available already, and more on the way, the new company is decidedly multicultural, with one foot in yesterday and one in modern...
