Enjoy homemade Halloween treats with friends and family. If you’re feeling Halloween hospitality vibes, our goody-loving editorial team pulled...
Dessert
Red Bench Bakery Fills a Community Knead in Excelsior
Red Bench Bakery built its second home on Excelsior’s Water Street this spring, bringing a modern vibe and European-style baked goods to a new...
Follow Foodie Instagram @pastrysnobmsp for the Twin Cities’ Best Desserts
Local Instagram foodie @pastrysnobmsp takes us to her favorite sweet spots around Lake Minnetonka. Lyuba Ellingson is a self-proclaimed foodie with...
Why Excelsior Loves Adele’s Frozen Custard
Adele’s Frozen Custard in Excelsior has brought out smiles—and hilariously happy reactions—from its guests for 35 years. There’s one thing about...
A Guide to the DelSur Empanadas Menu
This article originally appeared in the story Heading South in the April 2019 issue. Many cultures around the world have a version of the...
How the Owner of Minnetonka’s Nothing Bundt Cakes Gives Back
Meet bakery owner and community volunteer extraordinaire Kim Cassens. Bakers are notoriously early risers, waking up well before dawn to create...
Minnesota’s First Açai Shop Opens In Minnetonka
Traveling all the way from California to Minnesota, entrepreneurs Rachel and Bryant Amundson are bringing açai bowls and a passion for healthy...
The Cookie Cups Brand Opens a Shop
Minnesota-born brand The Cookie Cups opens a brick-and-mortar shop in Orono, serving up cupcake-shaped desserts and savory bites plus gourmet...
Paris on the Lake at Bellecour
Star chef Gavin Kaysen talks about his new Wayzata bistro, Bellecour. Le chef et le bistro Gavin Kaysen is sanguine about the whole “celebrity chef”...
Minnetonka’s YoYo Donuts & Coffee Bar Takes a Fresh Approach to a Classic Breakfast Treat
Donut shop offers fresh rolls, ice cream and coffee, all rooted in family traditions. Donuts practically grow on Chris Moquist’s family tree. His...
Stop by Patisserie Margo for a Delicious French Pastry, Loaf of Bread or Tasty Take-out
The story behind Excelsior’s favorite French bakery—and a Valentine’s Day recipe, too. Ask Margo Bredeson about the early days of her career, and...
Excelsior’s Adele’s Homemade Frozen Custard
Adele’s Frozen Custard finds itself in the hearts—and stomachs—of many lake area residents. For many Minnesotans, a cone of ice cream is the...
