Jason DeRusha

Jason DeRusha Jason DeRusha hosts “Drivetime” 3-6pm on WCCO Radio and is the Food Critic for Minnesota Monthly.
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Jason DeRusha Anchors WCCO This Morning and WCCO MidMorning and contributes food reports called "DeRusha Eats."

I organized the new foods at the Minnesota State Fair by location so you can make a walking plan!Anything you’re excited...
08/21/2024

I organized the new foods at the Minnesota State Fair by location so you can make a walking plan!

Anything you’re excited to try? Or excited for me to try for you?

Jason DeRusha shares his list of new foods, arranged by location. We'll be at the fair with my editors tomorrow morning around 9 a.m., starting in the West End and trying to get the breakfast foods before it's too late—wish us luck!

08/18/2024

Best season of the year!!! BLT Season.
My tips:
🥓 Cloverdale Foods Company triple smoked applewood bacon (got mine at Cub)
⏲️bake in cold oven, set at 425° for 20
🧂 salt your lettuce and tomato
🍞 white or sourdough, toasted
🧑‍🍳 mayo

Simple! Delicious! Let’s go! What’s your BLT secret??

Have you ever considered a rebrand? You probably have - but you may not have thought about it. Many of us have changed n...
08/18/2024

Have you ever considered a rebrand? You probably have - but you may not have thought about it. Many of us have changed names, nicknames, fashion, hair color, car brand, drink preference, political party, life focus. The Star Tribune planted a flag today: the heart and voice of the north. The whole state. Not just a paper.

Not to get all LinkedIn guru on the bit, but how are you planting your flag? Have you considered a rebrand? (I’ve been working on my own branding - hopefully I’ll have it all worked through by the end of 2024!)

08/17/2024

Still time for Maple Grove Restaurant Week!! Today you get discounts if you shop and eat; tomorrow Sunday Funday!! Kat Perkins and I had some fun giving away stuff at ’s!! experiencemaplegrove.com/RestaurantWeek

Loved having ’s son Quentin in studio for Card DeSharks - Q’s a big fan of the game, I’m a big fan of Q.
08/17/2024

Loved having ’s son Quentin in studio for Card DeSharks - Q’s a big fan of the game, I’m a big fan of Q.

08/16/2024

How to save 15% / 20%/ 25% on every bottle over $30 at Surdyk’s! Which bottle are you grabbing? Surdyk's Liquor & Cheese Shop

08/15/2024

Come say hi to me and Kat Perkins at Malone's Bar and Grill Friday at noon!!

She's the GOAT of morning news in Minnesota - we will miss waking up to Alix Kendall!! She was awesome to join me on my ...
08/14/2024

She's the GOAT of morning news in Minnesota - we will miss waking up to Alix Kendall!! She was awesome to join me on my radio show - check it out wherever you get podcasts or enjoy here:

Jason talks with Alix Kendall - whom he credits with inspiring what he tried to do on WCCO's morning show - about stepping away from TV and what's next for her!

Debating between Pints & Paddle tonight and Malone's Bar and Grill - both have live music as part of Experience Maple Gr...
08/12/2024

Debating between Pints & Paddle tonight and Malone's Bar and Grill - both have live music as part of Experience Maple Grove’s first Restaurant Week! Plan to visit 4 spots and enter to win $1000 eat / stay / play package and other prizes!! ExperienceMapleGrove.com/RestaurantWeek !

Restaurant Week is here! 🎶Tonight is Music Monday 🎶We'll be out checking out the live music at Malone's Bar and Grill, The Lookout Bar and Grill, Rush Creek Golf Club & Pints & Paddle with some give-a-ways!

For all the restaurants and deals: https://experiencemaplegrove.com/restaurantweek/

08/12/2024

Booking a trip to New York to drop Seth at NYU, considering driving to the airport to buy the tickets so I save the $22 per flight segment online booking fee. Would save $154.

Would you make the drive?

Alyssa and I have always wanted to see the Northern Lights - tonight we did! It took the iPhone to really capture it, bu...
08/12/2024

Alyssa and I have always wanted to see the Northern Lights - tonight we did! It took the iPhone to really capture it, but the glow was there. Pretty cool. First two pics at Willow River State Park in Hudson (on our way home from Chicago) third in our Maple Grove neighborhood.

Voted Minnesota’s Silver Best Influencer!! 🥈thanks to everyone who voted for the Star Tribune’s Minnesota Best. We try t...
08/11/2024

Voted Minnesota’s Silver Best Influencer!! 🥈thanks to everyone who voted for the Star Tribune’s Minnesota Best. We try to have fun, uplift the positive, tell you what’s worth your time and money (and what isn’t) when it comes to food, drink, travel, fashion and home! Appreciate everyone who spends even a second sharing content, liking, commenting, or reading my newsletter!! Thank you!

08/09/2024

Great local families like the Hung Nguyen’s make Maple Grove a great place to live. Lotus Maple Grove is one of nearly 30 restaurants in Experience Maple Grove’s first restaurant week. Starts Monday! Visit 4 spots and get a stamp - have a chance to win gift cards and a $1000 value grand prize! Details at experiencemaplegrove.com/restaurantweek

Fan of the radio show? Didn’t know you could listen on podcast? I link episodes/segments I think you’ll love in my free ...
08/09/2024

Fan of the radio show? Didn’t know you could listen on podcast? I link episodes/segments I think you’ll love in my free newsletter: sign up at bit.ly/DeRushaDownload (subscribers got this last week along with news & dialogue)

Slow down summer, please!
08/08/2024

Slow down summer, please!

Of course I've interviewed Gov. Tim Walz many many times over the years, but my favorite memory was in 2018 when he was ...
08/08/2024

Of course I've interviewed Gov. Tim Walz many many times over the years, but my favorite memory was in 2018 when he was a U.S. Rep. running for Governor and we were hanging out together at the State Fair with farmers and chefs thanks to MinnesotaCooks and the Minnesota Farmers Union. Whether you like him politically or not, it's pretty amazing to see a local guy on the ticket with a shot to be Vice President. You can disagree, and still admire and enjoy the honor of being picked.

Fair is just a couple weeks away!! (I was searching for this pic for my free newsletter - make sure you subscribe!!)

Along with delicious food, there's always lots of laughter at Minnesota Cooks!

MAPLE GROVE ALERT! What's your favorite restaurant in MG? The first ever Restaurant Week is happening Monday August 12 -...
08/06/2024

MAPLE GROVE ALERT! What's your favorite restaurant in MG? The first ever Restaurant Week is happening Monday August 12 - Sunday August 18. Discounts, specials, just a week of celebrating the Restaurant Capital of Minnesota!

You know I love 3 Squares Restaurant, Lotus Maple Grove... so many options!

Get your passport today at participating restaurants... and then next week get 4 stamps for eating out four times. You'll be entered into a HUGE eat, stay, play prize.

Find more at experiencemaplegrove.com/restaurantweek !

I put the new MN State Fair drinks into categories:*15 new frozen slushies*25 official new beers*10 mentions of "Pineapp...
08/05/2024

I put the new MN State Fair drinks into categories:
*15 new frozen slushies
*25 official new beers
*10 mentions of "Pineapple"
*1 mustard beer and 1 pink beer
*7 new ciders

Plus why one major beer seller is opting out of the NEW game: new from me in :

The 2024 Minnesota State Fair new beer and specialty sip list is out, and one of the major innovators in the new beer space has decided to largely sit it out.

The State Fair just announced 63 new specialty sips for 2024, for the last couple years I’ve had the first look at ’s ne...
08/05/2024

The State Fair just announced 63 new specialty sips for 2024, for the last couple years I’ve had the first look at ’s new beers. This year they said - nah. They decided to take a year off (25 years! They launched Mini Donut beer!) “Some are offered for the first time since they were at the Ball Park. Some were so popular they became core offerings at the breweries. The one thing they all share is a love and appreciation by you. And at the end of the day, doesn’t that matter more than being new?”
Slide to see the new boozy slushies they’re doing — but What do you guys think? Taking a break from the new new new beer race???

Any guesses on where today’s  DriveTime show is broadcasting from?
07/31/2024

Any guesses on where today’s DriveTime show is broadcasting from?

I’m glad  moved next to  because I will take a post-haircut selfie in front of this epic mural Every. Single. Time.
07/30/2024

I’m glad moved next to because I will take a post-haircut selfie in front of this epic mural Every. Single. Time.

Absolute legend: few have had a larger impact on my career and my life as Joe Berglove. He created Good Question with WC...
07/29/2024

Absolute legend: few have had a larger impact on my career and my life as Joe Berglove. He created Good Question with WCCO-TV and Ben Tracy, and I took over after Ben moved to CBS News. Joe was a true partner: a great journalist and a profound thinker. Every story we did had his imprint on it. We spent all day together every day for years. Just an incredible person - full of love and kindness. He’s retiring this week, and deserved every ounce of love he got at a surprise party today.

UCLA, USC, Loyola Marymount - bazinga! Yes, that’s Sam on the Big Bang Theory set at Warner Brothers and we also watched...
07/28/2024

UCLA, USC, Loyola Marymount - bazinga! Yes, that’s Sam on the Big Bang Theory set at Warner Brothers and we also watched 3 shows of Wheel of Fortune tape with the new host, Ryan Seacrest. We love visiting LA!

Amazing first day in Los Angeles: Sam got to be on the pitch as a “ball kid” for Arsenal v Bournemouth- thanks to our fr...
07/25/2024

Amazing first day in Los Angeles: Sam got to be on the pitch as a “ball kid” for Arsenal v Bournemouth- thanks to our friend Andrea Yoch! Beautiful night in the home of the LA Galaxy. We also had the $19 Hailey Bieber Erewhon smoothie (get a similar vibe for less at Parcelle in Minneapolis - although it was really good), lunch in Venice at Gjelina (loved the veg-forward menu), and because the line at In-and-Out was about an hour long we ate at Mel’s on the Sunset Strip. College tours here we come!

Sam’s carrying on the tradition of a summer of volunteering at Second Harvest Heartland - he let me tag along today to p...
07/23/2024

Sam’s carrying on the tradition of a summer of volunteering at Second Harvest Heartland - he let me tag along today to pack apples!

Who’s your favorite Minnesota mascot? I can’t pick!! (📸 From the Custom One Charities fundraiser)
07/23/2024

Who’s your favorite Minnesota mascot? I can’t pick!! (📸 From the Custom One Charities fundraiser)

Fun Minnesota-focused conversation on Joe Biden bowing out and Kamala Harris emerging. Brian McClung and Abou Amara join...
07/23/2024

Fun Minnesota-focused conversation on Joe Biden bowing out and Kamala Harris emerging. Brian McClung and Abou Amara join. Plus my reaction to all the news: quite a first hour! Podcast on your way to work!!

Hour 1: Jason talks about President Biden's historic decision to leave the race for his reelection. Plus, he talks with a pair of MN political strategists to talk about the impact here in the state.

Enter the chocolate chip cookie Blue Ribbon contest or the banana bread, competition, and win the DeRusha Eats award! Pr...
07/22/2024

Enter the chocolate chip cookie Blue Ribbon contest or the banana bread, competition, and win the DeRusha Eats award! Proud to sponsor the state fair creative activities contest.Minnesota State Fair- deadline is the end of the month!!!

07/22/2024

Wonder what we’ll talk about on the radio today.

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