Nicole Hvidsten

Taste Editor

Nicole Ploumen Hvidsten is the Star Tribune's senior Taste editor. In past journalistic lives she was a reporter, copy editor and designer — sometimes all at once — and has yet to find a cookbook she doesn't like.

Hvidsten grew up in Minnesota and knew that journalism was her calling way back in middle school, when the Star Tribune published two of her essays. She graduated from Minnesota State University Moorhead with a degree in mass communications and a love for all things journalism and politics. Hvidsten worked at newspapers across the country for several years before finally returning to where it all started. She and her husband are proud parents of three amazing kids.

Recent content from Nicole Hvidsten

The 5 best things we ate in the Twin Cities area this week

A doughnut-congee double threat, housemade flatbread, cozy lakeside pasta, a new perky breakfast joint and bar bites at their best were among our favorites from a very decadent week.

6 Minnesota breweries win medals at 2024 World Beer Cup

Start mapping your brewery tour now to sip these award-winnings beers, crowned this week at the annual international competition.

3 hearty salads to kick off salad season

It's time to bring on lighter, brighter flavors and let the heavier foods hibernate.

The 5 best things our food writers ate in the Twin Cities area this week

We swung by two newcomers, revisited a still-buzzy favorite, found a classic doughnut in Shakopee and checked out a wine bar in Denver that's opening a Minneapolis outpost this summer.

The 5 best sandwiches our food writers ate in the Twin Cities area this week

Our latest finds for breakfast sandwiches, bánh mì and lumberjack-sized sandwiches, plus flavors of Brazil and Keefer Court.

Get a taste of the Minnesota State Fair with May event

Here's what to expect at the popular Kickoff to Summer event. Tickets go on sale April 5.

Former Minnesotan's book offers lessons in cooking, writing and adventure

"Hot Dish Confidential" chronicles an author's journey to becoming a gourmand with help of friends and poison control. He'll be in town soon.

Move over, Bloody Mary — it's time for a Bunny Mary

A Minnesota cocktail company makes a mixer that could be the new must-have Easter drink.

Best beer in the state? Minnesota Brewers Cup winners announced

The 2024 Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild annual conference named the top brews in 23 styles.

The 5 best things our food writers ate in the Twin Cities this week

We found skyway egg sandwiches, ushered in a new chef era at a classic restaurant, sought solace in pasta, found a new standard for fries and went beyond our favorite menu items.

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