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🇹🇼 Dumplings you can master at home
👄 Obsessed w/ ingredients that scream terroir
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Food lovers, get ready! @localfeast is my favorite

Food lovers, get ready! @localfeast is my favorite local food event, don't miss the chance to shop over 50 artisan food makers all in one place.
💖 FEAST! | November 1st 10am-4pm at @mayociviccenter in Rochester MN!

Im super excited for the event. Here's a little sneak peek of some of the vendors that will be at the event this year. I think I'll be bringing my big cooler and a cart to haul all the goodies.

⚡Get your early bird tickets today at local-feast.org
Or comment FEAST and I'll dm you the link ⚡

@capra_nera_creamery
@strudelman
@minntofu
@sweethaven_tonics
@mrmomo_official (photo credit: @thisisjeremylee )
@chisholmtrailfarm
@chunkchunkicecream
@northlandvinegars
@meadowlark_mill_and_farm
TY's Ginseng

🎉 Our favorite local food and craft beverage ev

🎉 Our favorite local food and craft beverage event- @localfeast is back on November 1st 10am-4pm at @mayociviccenter in Rochester MN!

@localfeast is a festival that showcases over 50 Minnesota/Wisconsin food makers and producers. It's an amazing place to learn about the local food system, sample and shop local for your holiday needs. It's super fun to discover new flavors.

🥂 Did you know you can also sample delicious craft beverages at @localfeast ? Craft distilleries such as @blackfrostdistilling and @earlgilesmpls will be showing you how easy it is to make amazing cocktails for any occasion.

This year, not only will you be able to sample, @localfeast also collaborated with @andysliquor so you can place your order at the event to pick up after. 😍

There's so much to explore and try it's worth making a day trip out of it.

Okok. You can tell we're excited about it.

⚡Find more info and get your discounted early bird tickets today at local-feast.org

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Here's that ridiculously good Old Fashioned recipe we promised you:
🟠 2.5oz @blackfrostdistilling Blended Rye Malt Whiskey
🟠 0.5oz @earlgilesmpls Bittered Old Fashioned syrup
🟠 2oz cold water

Stir well and pour over a cube of @mn.ice , garnish with @earlgilesmpls disco orange and finish with a spray of @earlgilesmpls Citralia Cocktail Cologne 👄🤌🏻 you can purchase all of the Earl Giles products through @jacksbottleshopmn at the event!

See you at FEAST!

#RochesterMN #MadeInMN

I've been eyeing @barriobread since my first visit

I've been eyeing @barriobread since my first visit to Tuscon in 2018. Didn't get a chance to try them then so I made it my top priority this time. I patiently waited in line like a good Taiwanese would (usually I despise lines), and got the bread I've been wanting to try for 7 years! 🤯

I'm a picky bread consumer, most of the time I won't eat cold bread and would only eat bread that's freshly baked straight out of the oven. I didn't expect to get a warm loaf of baguette at Barrio Bread, naturally I had to sink my teeth into it as soon as I felt the warmth through the bag. 💖

Got caught in action by two French who were in line after me and they applauded me. 🤣

Sound on for the crunch, so flaky and light. Perfectly moist and chewy in the center with an amazing scent of wheat. The best baguette I've ever had.

Excited to bake with the 3 bags of flour I got too. 😻

Wish I lived closer. Would stand in line again 🤣

Thank you for your craft and for making my day, @barriobaker 💖

#bestBreadInTuscon

Mom texted today wondering why I haven't been upda

Mom texted today wondering why I haven't been updating my socials 😅 So here's the update: We've been off the grid hiking the havasupai falls, camping and road tripping.

Honestly wanted nothing to do with social media and the online world. I brought my film camera and took lots of photos... But realized later the film wasn't inserted properly and I lost a whole roll of photos I can never get back nor retake. Super super sad. Sent me down a spiral for 4 days.

The supai hike into the canyon was interesting, beautiful but long. It took us 6+ hours snailing in the sun, sand and rocks. Should have trained for it. 😬

Hope you're enjoying this mini vlog, I'm back in civilization and you should get yourself ready for my endless dumpling content. 🤣

#havasupai

Did you know? I actually designed the current logo

A huge thanks to everyone who stopped at my chef d

A huge thanks to everyone who stopped at my chef demo at the MN state fair! 😍 Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would be showing the way my mom folds her dumplings at the largest event in Minnesota. 🤯

Using MN grown ingredients, mixed with flavors from my childhood, these pan-fried dumplings were big hits!

Thank you, @renewingthecountryside for the amazing opportunity.

👉🏻 If you missed out on the demo but would like the recipe highlighting all the beautiful local MN ingredients, check out my free dumpling round up here:
https://choochoocachew.com/free-dumpling-cookbook

Is it ok if I don't type any witty captions and si

Is it ok if I don't type any witty captions and simply share these food pics I took from our recent visit to @razavabreadco and @stepwisecoffee ? 🥺

Both places deserve your attention and you should visit them as soon as possible. 💖 Share with someone who loves good food.

#twincities

Can someone tell me why state fair food items are

Can someone tell me why state fair food items are all on sticks? Sincerely asking as a person who didn't grow up here. 😂

While I won't actually put these dumplings on sticks during the fair, I will be doing a chef demo at the ECO Experience building on 8/31! 11am, 1pm, 3pm.

I'll show you how to make these delicious pan fried dumplings that took me a week to figure out the best recipe and maximum crispiness. 👌🏻

🥟 Using hyper local @minnesotagrownmda ingredients: @minntofu , @bakersfieldflourandbread all purpose flour, Snopac, and vegetables grown by local farmers at @rochfarmmkt , I'm super excited to share this recipe with you. 😍

See you on Sunday. 🎉

#minnesotastatefair

I'll be doing 3 dumpling chef demos at the @mnstat

I'll be doing 3 dumpling chef demos at the @mnstatefair on 8/31! 😍 11am, 1pm, 3pm in the Eco Experience building (behind the giant amish donut line) with @renewingthecountryside 🥳

This is the best tofu dumpling filling and the easiest I've ever made, seriously. Inspired by a childhood dish my mom(and many Taiwanese moms) would make- a delicious Japanese-style curry- this dumpling filling is packed with locally grown vegetables and delicious @minntofu . 💖

The dumpling wrappers are handmade with @bakersfieldflourandbread flour, which are super QQ and SO flavorful.

Can't wait to see you at the great Minnesota get together. 🥟

We can go get a pronto pup or share a bucket of cookies together if you come see me at 3 🤭

Welcome to today's episode of how to eat a croissa

Welcome to today's episode of how to eat a croissant like an asian. 😂 A little behind the scenes of how the last video was filmed.

I never really think about squatting being an Asian thing, it's just something I do... Often. It's the default lower position because sometimes the ground just doesn't seem clean enough to sit and I don't want to stand anymore, so... Squat.

It's also how most people use public toilets in Taiwan, we have squatting toilets and even when there are Western style toilets we still squat because no one wants to put their bums on a public toilet.

Squatting is a survival skill as it turns out.

Dug up this gem I filmed by the river of Lyon just

Dug up this gem I filmed by the river of Lyon just for you 🤭 I love learning about food! This is something I didn't know before eating 20+ croissants in France (because I always missed the lunch hours 😂).

In France, only croissants made with 100% butter can be in the straight shape, if they're made with other types of oil then they will have a crescent shape! I love this so much, such a great way to identify what's in the food and to me it's a sign of the craftsmanship. 💖

Croissaaaantt!

When the weather gets cooler, I'll try making croissants again. The last attempt in 90°F without AC didn't go so well. 🤭😂

PSA: visit @jooksingmn popup residency at @barbrav

PSA: visit @jooksingmn popup residency at @barbravamn ASAP. 🤩 We tried almost everything on the menu before our bellies bursted.

Jook Sing is a collaboration of chefs Mike Yuen and Tony Gao. They draw inspiration from their immigrant Chinese childhood and Midwest American upbringing. Their cuisine is the culmination of decades of experiencing both cultures simultaneously.

There are no wrong answers when it comes to ordering at Jook Sing. Some of our favorites include salmon yusheng, mala tartare, chilled sesame noodles, cucumber salad, 3 cup mushroom, kickin chicken that's served with tingly ranch and the sweet tea cake with red bean ice cream for dessert! 💖

The dishes were innovative but every bite reminded me of home, many tasted like dishes at hot-fry(熱炒）restaurants in Taiwan, where we would order (almost) everything on the menu and drink with friends and chat and laugh for hours. It is one of our favorite ways to spend our time and something we miss dearly, glad to have the opportunity to do this in Minnesota at @jooksingmn. 🥹

Go check out @jooksingmn and all their pop-ups. 🫰🏻

#Minneapolis #minnesota

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