“I can never be a boy again standing barefoot in a garden on a sunny day and holding a ripe tomato in my hand—don’t really want to be him anyway—but this lovely book gives me hope that something beautiful that I thought had passed away has actually come full circle and that other people in Minnesota share this same longing for fresh food.”—Garrison Keillor, from the Foreword Minnesotans live close to the land and love good food, so we expect the best—tasty dishes with the freshest ingredients, locally grown and true to our roots. And this is the kind of culinary regionalism celebrated in The Minnesota Homegrown Cookbook.            Here are 100 recipes from 38 of Minnesota’s outstanding chefs and restaurants with a special commitment to locally grown, organic, sustainable cookery.            Recipes come from Lucia’s, Café Brenda, Spoonriver, Heartland, New Scenic Café, Angry Trout Café, Restaurant Alma, Brasa, Bryant Lake Bowl, Barbette, Red Stag, Bayport Cookery, Birchwood Café, Hell’s Kitchen, Nosh, and many more bistros and world-class bed & breakfasts from across Minnesota.            Mixing the familiar comfort food traditions of Minnesota’s roots with flavorful innovations, these recipes comprise a travel guide through our state, with illustrated profiles of each restaurant, chef, farmer, and uniquely appetizing locale.