The 9 new restaurants that most charmed and/or delighted Racket’s food and drink editor this year.

December 21, 2023  |  Racket

Although 2023 seemed to fly by in a blur, this year served up some stellar new culinary staples across the Twin Cities. Renowned Native American chef Sean Sherman has done it again, this time serving up his nourishing Indigenous-focused fare at Midtown Global Market.

December 19, 2023  |  Artful Living

It’s no secret that North American Indigenous food has emerged as one of the Cities’ defining cuisines in recent years, and Indigenous Food Lab — led by chef Sean Sherman of Owamni and the staff of the nonprofit North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NATIFS) — made huge gains for accessibility when it opened at Midtown Global Market this year. 

December 6, 2023  |  Eater

A team of Indigenous chefs creates recipes to foster healthy eating habits using foraged and commodity ingredients. 

December 1, 2023  |  Red Lake Nation News 

North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NĀTIFS) is a recipient of an Impact Grant from Toast.org, the company’s social impact arm, as a part of its Pledge 1% commitment. 

November 21, 2023  |  Toast News

In FERN’s latest story, FERN Editor-in-Chief Theodore Ross talks with Sean Sherman, the Native American chef, author, and activist, about his restaurant Owamni and the politics of food. The interview was produced in partnership with Switchyard magazine as part of a special food issue.

November 30, 2023  |  The Fern

Founded by Oglala Lakota Sioux chef Sean Sherman, the Indigenous Food Lab is a professional Indigenous kitchen and training facility centered around Native traditions and Indigenous foods. The Lab has an online store featuring food and home products from a variety of Indigenous producers, as well as copies of Sherman’s James Beard Award winning book, “The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen.”

November 28, 2023  |  Dentons

January 15, 2024  |  Yes! Magazine

The Bozeman-based nonprofit HRDC built a new $29 million building with a state-of-the-art kitchen that will house the country’s second Indigenous Food Lab. It will open next year and expand the ongoing work creating recipes, holding cooking workshops, and preparing cooking videos.

December 9, 2023  |  NPR