Sharyn Jackson
Reporter
Food and drinkA New Jersey native, Jackson moved to Minneapolis in 2014, when she joined the Star Tribune as a general assignment features writer. She was previously a news reporter for USA Today and the Des Moines Register, and an arts writer and editor at the Village Voice in New York City. She earned a Master of Science from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Jackson is a leader of the Minnesota chapter of NLGJA - the Association of LGBTQ Journalists. She has won awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Association of Alternative Newsmedia, and is a Livingston Award finalist.
Latest from Sharyn Jackson
Eat & Drink
Get the scoop on new Minnesota ice creams
From dreamy gelatos to rich and creamy small-batch ice creams, here are the latest local labels to enter the frozen-treat world.
August 30, 2024
Eat & Drink
Eating our own words: Our food writers return to the fair and reassess these low-ranking new foods
Second time was the charm for trying these new foods at the fair.
August 28, 2024
Eat & Drink
The 5 best healthy-ish things our food writers ate last week
From vegan to whole food finds, healthy eats were on our minds in anticipation of all the fair fare ahead of us during the Great Minnesota Get-Together.
August 26, 2024
Eat & Drink
It’s here: Reviews of all the new foods at the 2024 Minnesota State Fair
There were 33 new “official” foods, but we went the extra mile and found 30-plus more.
August 23, 2024
Food & Culture
Meet Minnesota’s hot dish ambassador – and it’s not Tim Walz
Frazee’s Amber Estenson has cultivated a large online following for her folksy tribute to Minnesota cooking as That Midwestern Mom.
August 21, 2024
Eat & Drink
How they make deep-fried ranch dressing, the most Minnesotan of new State Fair foods
And it’s served with hot honey, because we can handle spice.
August 21, 2024
Eat & Drink
Smashburger trailblazer Parlour opening in Excelsior this fall
Minneapolis restaurant group Jester Concepts continues its suburban expansion with three new spots on Excelsior’s Water Street.
August 19, 2024
Eat & Drink
Minneapolis neighborhood restaurant Heather’s expanding to the suburbs
Heather Asbury will open a second, bigger location of her seasonally driven, all-day restaurant in Minnetonka.
August 16, 2024
Food & Culture
Meet Minnesota’s hot dish ambassador – and it’s not Tim Walz
Frazee’s Amber Estenson has cultivated a large online following for her folksy tribute to Minnesota cooking as That Midwestern Mom.
August 21, 2024
Eat & Drink
How they make deep-fried ranch dressing, the most Minnesotan of new State Fair foods
And it’s served with hot honey, because we can handle spice.
August 21, 2024
Eat & Drink
Smashburger trailblazer Parlour opening in Excelsior this fall
Minneapolis restaurant group Jester Concepts continues its suburban expansion with three new spots on Excelsior’s Water Street.
August 19, 2024
Eat & Drink
Minneapolis neighborhood restaurant Heather’s expanding to the suburbs
Heather Asbury will open a second, bigger location of her seasonally driven, all-day restaurant in Minnetonka.
August 16, 2024