As Papelon Arepa Bar co-owner Maria Gonzalez puts it, arepas are "kind of like a gluten-free bread made out of white corn" with a texture more similar to a warm cookie.

Chef Soleil Ramirez is closing her first Minneapolis restaurant, Arepa Bar in the Midtown Global Market, at the end of January. "With a heavy heart, I want to let you know that Arepa Bar will be ...

Arepa Bar leaving Midtown Global Market. More restaurant news: Nico's Taco Bar is expanding, a new dive bar, Khue's Kitchen moving on and a turning tide with service charges.