Minnesota Farmers Union

The Minnesota Cooks program is an annual event held at the State Fair in Carousel Park.  This year it will be held on Sunday. August 28, 2011.  Note this is a change in days, as previously it has always been held on Tuesdays!

The program brings together local farmers with some of Minnesota's premier chefs as they demonstrate how they use farm fresh, Minnesota grown ingredients to create award-winning fare for their restaurants.

The Minnesota Cooks program consists of six 45-minute shows with outstanding chefs from throughout Minnesota demonstrating their talents and interacting with various emcees who interview the Minnesota farmers who produced the food, as well as local celebrity tasters.

"Buying local and making the connection between where your food comes and what you put on the table is becoming more important to people these days," said Doug Peterson, Minnesota Farmers Union President.  "Minnesota Cooks is the perfect way to celebrate the great food produced in Minnesota."

The event was started by Minnesota Farmers Union, and is brought to you with additional major sponsorship from the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI), www.auri.org, and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, www.mda.state.mn.us.

To view the schedule for 2010, please see the PDF below.  The 2011 schedule will be available soon.

You can purchase the Minnesota Cooks 18-month calendar by calling the MFU office at 651.639.1223. This calendar showcases the farmers and chefs who participated in the 2010 Minnesota Cooks show and displays a recipe from each of the chefs. You can preview the calendar by clicking on the pdf below.