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God Jul from the Sons of Norway

November 14th, 2018


photograph credit to Frode Tilden via Traditional Norsk Christmas Facebook page

The Sons of Norway are once again saying Velkommen as this year’s holiday celebration is sneaking closer.

The 14th Annual Traditional Norsk Christmas Event will take place on Friday, November 30th starting at 6pm. Hosted by Frode Tilden at the Sons of Norway there will be a lot to take in. The event is sure to be a blast with multiple different types of Norwegian food and music by two local groups; The Front Fenders, and Charley Johnson and the Moving parts.

If you are not familiar…

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Nice to ‘Meat’ You

November 7th, 2018

photograph by Nataly Routledge

by Nataly Routledge
natalyroutledge@googlemail.com

FARGO--I’ve been fortunate enough to grow up in Fargo during a time of growth and cultural development. One thing I’ve been holding out for while watching Fargo boom is diversification of food culture. Okay, to be honest, I’m talking vegan friendly food culture. My parents and I have been riding vegan and vegetarian diets for as long as I can remember. Luckily for us, many restaurants downtown have finally started coming up with…

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The Pig & The Pint offers unique culinary experience

October 31st, 2018

photograph by Chow's Photo Pit

by Ryan Janke
ryanjanke@hpr1.com

Seven breweries and seven restaurants are teaming up for the 4th Annual The Pig & The Pint, which will take place at the Sanctuary Events Center in downtown Fargo on Thursday, November 8.

The Pig & The Pint is presented by Bernie’s Wines & Liquors who also presents the annual Bacon & Beer Festival, which is held in March and recently moved from Scheels Arena to the Fargodome. What separates The Pig & The Pint from the Bacon & Beer Festival is the VIP…

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Fargo Public Schools’ Central Kitchen designed for safety, efficiency

October 24th, 2018


Dishwashing in full operation

by Ryan Janke
ryanjanke@hpr1.com

Photos by Ryan Janke

If you are a parent of a child in the Fargo Public School (FPS) system, like I am, chances are you send your son or daughter off every morning with little or no thought about what they are going to do for lunch that day. We know they will eat, because we paid for lunch for the semester, or made arrangements to make sure their bellies are full, and they can concentrate on learning. But how much thought do we as parents give to the who,…

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Wishek to Celebrate 93rd Annual Sauerkraut Day

October 3rd, 2018

Sauerkraut Day Meal - photograph by Ryan Janke

by Ryan Janke
ryan.janke78@gmail.com

The scent of sauerkraut will be in the air next Wednesday when the Wishek Association of Commerce hosts the 93rd Annual Sauerkraut Day festival in Wishek, ND.

The city of Wishek is situated 30 miles east of the Missouri River on Highway 13 in south-central North Dakota, about 50 miles south of Interstate 94 and 30 miles north of the South Dakota border. While it is a rural, farming community that long-time resident and retired school principal Cleo…

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A community living room

September 26th, 2018

There’s something to be said about a good bar. There’s a recipe and there’s more to it than grabbing a stool and getting soused but you can do that too. There’s often some sense of fellowship or community there, especially when everything else that seems familiar seems to be rapidly disappearing. I’ve come across a few towns where the local watering hole is the last business standing -- even outlasting houses of worship.

In our August 8 cover story, “Red River Rainbow…

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Himalayan Yak appeal goes beyond food

September 19th, 2018



Himalayan Yak - photograph by Ryan Janke

by Ryan Janke
ryanjanke@hpr1.com

As I sat across from my wife at Himalayan Yak Tuesday evening, it dawned on me that time had slowed down. So often when we go out to eat, we are in a hurry. We get anxious when we aren’t greeted instantly. We want our drinks ASAP. We want to sit, order, eat, and go. And we want to do it as quickly as possible. That wasn’t how my experience was at Himalayan Yak. I had to slow down and take in the experience. Instead of the usual hurried meal, we were…

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September is Hunger Action Month

September 5th, 2018

Hunger is an issue among us, and with 1 in 9 people between Cass and Clay every year using food pantries to sustain themselves it is an issue that needs to be addressed. While we all think about starving children in third world countries and in disaster areas, we must also look at our neighbors, friends and those we pass on the streets and wonder, “are you hungry?” 

“When is the last time you had a nutritious meal?” 

“How are you feeling?”

Food, particularly nutritious, fresh,…

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​Snacks!

August 29th, 2018

As winter approaches the yearning to leave your comfortably warm home and venture out into the Fargo frozen wasteland lessens. When you get hungry though, or even hangry, food must be readily available. Now if you’re like me, heading to the grocery store or even a drive through at any hour seems like a chore. You have to brush off your car, scrape your windows, and by this point, your even hungrier. For those evenings when you’re craving something different, exotic or new,…

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​Creamy Zucchini Rotini Pasta

August 8th, 2018

Creamy Zucchini Rotini - Benjamin Myhre

By Ben Myhre
 benmyhre35@gmail.com

If you are a gardener in the area, you know that this is the time of year when zucchini becomes plentiful. In fact, many have a tough time using all of it. You may see just a small little zucchini on one trip to the garden, but when you come back the next day, it has turned into an enormous zucchini monster that could feed an army. We find ways to use zucchini in all sorts of creative ways from zucchini bread, to zucchini desserts, to grilled zucchini.…

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