Whole Foods Market Stage :: Twin Cities Food & Wine Experience

Minnesota Cooks will bring together the region’s best chefs to demonstrate how they use locally-grown ingredients to create award-winning, mouth-watering fare. The chefs represent a wide range of cuisines—and they come from both the Twin Cities and outstate Minnesota. But they have one thing in common: they believe passionately in local foods.

The event is co-presented by Minnesota Farmers Union, Food Alliance Midwest, and Renewing the Countryside.

Whole Foods Market is excited to be the presenting sponsor of the Sustainable and Organic Foods section and stage at the Twin Cities Food & Wine Experience. Whole Foods Market actively supports organic farming — the best method for promoting sustainable agriculture and protecting the environment and the farm workers. They will join forces with Minnesota Cooks on stage to bring you local, fresh, inventive cuisine sure to inspire your inner chef. Whole Foods Market invites you to stop by their culinary station at the Twin Cities Food & Wine Experience and join them in the passion for fresh, wholesome food.

ON STAGE - SATURDAY FEB. 23

10:45 AM
12:15 PM
1:30 PM
2:45 PM
4:15 PM

10:45am JD Fratzke

The Strip Club Meat and Fish, Saint Paul
Executive Chef and Managing Partner of The Strip Club Meat and Fish in St. Paul. Staple ingredients for his new menu will include locally-sourced meats, fish, and produce.

12:15pm Scott Pampuch

Corner Table, Minneapolis
Corner Table offers diners a relaxed environment in which to enjoy Chef/Owner Scott Pampuch’s creations that range from familiar comfort foods to more classic cuisine.

1:30pm Judi Barsness

Chez Jude, Grand Marais, MN
Judi Barsness, Chef/Owner of Chez Jude Restaurant and Cooking School in Grand Marais. She and her talented staff create award winning cuisine utilizing the best of the region’s seasonal offerings.

2:45pm Mike Phillips

The Craftsman, Minneapolis
A native of Iowa, Chef Mike Phillips has an innovative menu at The Craftsman and uses environmentally responsible foods.

4:15pm Scott Graden

New Scenic Café, Duluth
Chef/Owner Scott Graden, New Scenic Café. Purchasing quality, local products and maintaining a dependably high standard is what keeps New Scenic Café a North Shore destination.

ON STAGE - SUNDAY FEB. 24

12:30 p.m.
1:45 p.m.
3:15 p.m.

12:30pm Nathalie Johnson

Signature Café, Minneapolis
Chef Nathalie Johnson treasures her access to high quality ingredients, grown within the region by careful stewards of the land. Signature Café is dedicated to sourcing the highest quality products from many local farmers and growers.

1:45pm Nick Schneider

Café Brenda, Minneapolis
Chef Nick Schneider has been with Café Brenda for over five years. Nick’s dual passions for growing and cooking and his “strong appetite and taste for seasonal” have taken him many interesting places.

3:15pm Anna Christoforides

Gardens of Salonica, Minneapolis
The Gardens of Salonica opened in 1991 and is defined by wholesome, authentic, simple cuisine using organic and local ingredients.