Willmar, Minnesota native Alan Bergo has made a reputation as a chef in some of the Twin Cities' most celebrated restaurants. His passion today is hunting for wild plants and mushrooms to create new cuisine in what he considers the final frontier of the farm-to-table movement.
Minnesota native leading charge of farm-to-table cuisine
Willmar native Alan Bergo has made a reputation as a chef in some of the Twin Cities most celebrated restaurants. His passion today is hunting for wild plants and mushrooms to create new cuisine in what he considers the final frontier of the farm-to-table movement. 7:00 am, May 30, 2021 ×
Alan Bergo, a native of Willmar, Minnesota, made his reputation in some of the best known restaurants in the Twin Cities. His passion today is hunting for natural plants and mushrooms and creating new dishes from them.
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WILLMAR, Minn. Alan Bergo started as a paperboy delivering copies of the West Central Tribune to the doorsteps of subscribers in his hometown of Willmar.
Willmar native Alan Bergo has made a reputation as a chef in some of the Twin Cities' most celebrated restaurants. His passion today is hunting for wild plants and mushrooms to create new cuisine in what he considers the final frontier of the farm-to-table movement.