Bizarre Foods: Twin Cities

Twin Cities

It's Midwestern comfort food with a twist when Andrew makes the rounds to some of his favorite food spots in the Twin Cities, his adopted hometown.

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Bizarre Jell-O Salad Contest

Andrew judges a Jell-O salad contest at a local VFW in ...

02:04

How to Prepare Snapping Turtle

Andrew learns how to stop a beheaded snapping from moving.

02:24

Tastes of Minnesota

Andrew samples the diverse foods found in the Twin Cities.

05:05

Andrew Makes Salami

Mike Phillips shows Andrew how a bacteria combo affects the ...

02:02

Eating Tongue and Meat Glue

Andrew helps prepare cured beef with pureed rye bread and ...

01:55

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Restaurant

Piccolo

Andrew visits 1 of his favorite restaurants in the world. Chef Doug Flicker shows him how to create new foods by using transglutiminase, also known as meat glue.

4300 Bryant Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55409

Restaurant

Haute Dish

Andrew visits this restaurant to come up with his own take on traditional Midwestern hotdish.

119 Washington Ave. N., Minneapolis, MN 55401

Restaurant

Hola Arepa

Andrew visits a few of his favorite food spots along with this food truck that serves guinea pig.

Marquette Ave, Between 7th & 11th Streets, Downtown, Minneapolis, MN

Restaurant

Blue Door Pub

Andrew makes a stop here, where they’ve taken the classic, local Juicy Lucy hamburger in a new direction.

1811 Selby Ave. St. Paul, MN 55104

Restaurant

Travail

Andrew gets a unique take on farm fresh food at one of the most innovative restaurants in the Twin Cities and in the US.

4154 West Broadway Robbinsdale, MN

Activity

Bow Fishing for Carp

Andrew meets up with locals for a nighttime ride in a boat designed for bow fishing to catch carp.

Big Marine Lake, Marine on St. Croix, MN

Activity

Hmongtown Market

General Manager Ying Xiong gives Andrew a tour of this local market, and helps him prepare a lunch using Hmong specialties.

217 Como Ave. St. Paul, MN

Activity

Hotdish Cook-Off & Jell-O Salad Contest

Andrew and 2 local judges evalute entries at a hotdish cookoff and Jell-O salad at the VFW in Uptown, Minneapolis.

2916 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55408

Activity

Turtle Hunting

Andrew makes a trip out to the farm where winners of the hotdish contest show him how to catch and prepare a snapping turtle.

Hastings, MN

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Dungeness ...

Try Andrew's recipe for Dungeness crab, oyster and corn ...

Boston's ...

Andrew serves up chicken with red chiles and lemongrass, ...