As a young boy, Yia Vang thought hot dogs were “the greatest idea ever.”   To Vang, a Hmong refugee born in Thailand and living in Minnesota, an American… Read More

Have you ever wished there was a restaurant that feels like your own dining room, with big tables like Thanksgiving night? A place where you… Read More

“It’s me on a plate,” said John Gleason, owner and head chef at Bap and Chicken.   Located at 1328 Grand Ave. in St. Paul’s Macalester-Groveland… Read More

The sweet aroma of a medicinal garden easily overpowers that known feeling of stepping into a bakery.  The Medicinal Garden is nestled outside a greenhouse… Read More

In 2016, youth involved with a North Minneapolis-based nonprofit called Appetite for Change created a music video called “Grow Food.” The five-minute video, (embedded below)… Read More

Yia Vang never enjoyed cooking growing up. He didn’t even enjoy it during college, when it was just a way to pay the bills while he pursued… Read More

Dig a hole, place the seeds, fill with soil.  Next comes the waiting.  You can give a seed everything it needs – sun, water, nutrients… Read More

Ariana Feygin is a chef, a successful philanthropist and a motivational speaker who has spoken in front of 11,000 kids.   She’s only 15 years old.  Feygin, a… Read More

Bright yellow bins filled with cereal, crackers, canned fruits and bottled water can be found around the University of St. Thomas campus.  The donated food… Read More

As the clock ticked by, 12-year-old Ariana Feygin rushed to finish roasting the lamb. With over 70 wedding guests waiting to be served, she scrambled to meet… Read More