“When the Hmong community wins, Minneapolis wins. St. Paul wins. Minnesota wins,” said Chef Yia Vang of Vinai about a sweeping story in the New York Times that features both Vinai and Moua’s Diane’s ...

Hmong cuisine is in the spotlight thanks to this week's New York Times article celebrating Twin Cities chefs Yia Vang and Diane Moua.

Plus states gain and lose rights, remember Melissa Hortman, and a bear goes to the dentist in today's Flyover news roundup.

Yia Vang and Diane Moua have created a moment in the Twin Cities for the emergence of a cuisine virtually unknown outside its ...

Cocalico Senior High School held its commencement at Calvary Church on June 3.

In 2024, in fact, The New York Times counted Diane's Place among its list of the 22 best bakeries in the U.S. Diane's Place is more than just a bakery, though. It's an homage to Moua's Hmong heritage, ...

Yia Vang and Diane Moua have created a moment in the Twin Cities for the emergence of a cuisine virtually unknown outside its own immigrant community. By Brett Anderson Guest Essay ...

Three Twin Cities chefs, Shigeyuki Furukawa of Kado no Mise, Diane Moua of Diane's Place, and Karyn Tomlinson of Myriel are among the five finalists for Best Chef Midwest.

ST. LOUIS — Loryn Nalic of Balkan Treat Box and Jane Sacro Chatham of Vicia are finalists for the 2025 James Beard Awards, widely viewed as the nation’s most prestigious culinary honors.

Chefs honored as nominees in the category of Best Chef Midwest for 2025 are: Shigeyuki Furukawa of Kado no Mise (Minneapolis, MN); Diane Moua of Diane's Place (Minneapolis, MN); Loryn Nalic of ...

Diane Moua has been nominated for a James Beard Award for Best Chef in the Midwest. She grew up on a produce-growing farm in Junction City. It's not the first time Moua has been a Beard nominee ...