Rachel Hutton
Reporter
FeaturesHutton was previously the editor of Minnesota Monthly and Midwest Home magazines and City Pages' food critic. She has written frequently about restaurants, travel, and design and enjoys profiling interesting people. A Minnesota native, Hutton returned home after stints in the Bay Area and New York City and has traveled the state extensively, from the Spring Grove Soda factory near the Iowa border to the Northwest Angle, which pokes into the Canadian one. She has a degree in product design from Stanford and co-edited an essay collection about life "before the mortgage" prior to settling in the Twin Cities.
Latest from Rachel Hutton
Food & Culture
Her family fled Laos carrying seeds and plants. A new Hmong garden at the arboretum features these healing herbs.
Hmong medicinal plants are being scientifically classified for the first time.
September 23, 2024
State Fair
Lost your keys or kid at the Fair? Here's how to increase your odds of a quick reunion.
Lost and Found is the Fair’s emotional rollercoaster
August 28, 2024
Things To Do
Ojibwe ‘Star Wars’ arrives in Minnesota movie theaters this week
Experience the classic in a new way, with local speakers as Obi-Wan Kenobi and stormtroopers.
August 28, 2024
Culture
CampOut weekend gathers LGBTQ community on the Iron Range
One of Minnesota's few gay campground owners fosters inclusion and upends stereotypes in the great outdoors.
August 24, 2024
Food & Culture![Ojibwe elder Sharon Day leads a Nibi Water Walk around Lake Superior Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023 near Washburn, Wis. The ceremony is meant to encourage the water's health and express gratitude. The walkers take turns carrying a small pail of water, affixed with a GPS unit so people can track its progress online, and another a sacred staff, traveling in silence, prayer, or song. ] ANTHONY SOUFFLE • anthony.souffle@startribune.com](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/AZLPGTI6NVBJII47DB254MLS7M.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
Indigenous 'water walk' to travel the St. Croix River in September
Nibi Walks to pray for the water have followed the Mississippi and circled Lake Superior. All are invited to join.
August 22, 2024
Politics
Who is Gwen Walz? A mom, a teacher and an adviser to her husband
Gov. Tim Walz’s wife of 30 years has proven to be a key political partner, even as she’s fought the “first lady” stereotype.
August 22, 2024
Food & Culture
Should ‘Minnesota Kind’ replace ‘Minnesota Nice’?
With Walz in the national spotlight, a Minneapolis entrepreneur’s new slogan amps up the compassion.
August 20, 2024
Food & Culture
How Zorbaz became greater Minnesota’s best-known beach bar
With 11 locations and a 50+ year history, Minnezota’z Margaritaville took over Lakes Country, one bobber-topped cocktail at a time.
August 15, 2024
Food & Culture
Indigenous 'water walk' to travel the St. Croix River in September
Nibi Walks to pray for the water have followed the Mississippi and circled Lake Superior. All are invited to join.
August 22, 2024
Politics
Who is Gwen Walz? A mom, a teacher and an adviser to her husband
Gov. Tim Walz’s wife of 30 years has proven to be a key political partner, even as she’s fought the “first lady” stereotype.
August 22, 2024
Food & Culture
Should ‘Minnesota Kind’ replace ‘Minnesota Nice’?
With Walz in the national spotlight, a Minneapolis entrepreneur’s new slogan amps up the compassion.
August 20, 2024
Food & Culture
How Zorbaz became greater Minnesota’s best-known beach bar
With 11 locations and a 50+ year history, Minnezota’z Margaritaville took over Lakes Country, one bobber-topped cocktail at a time.
August 15, 2024