Food

Carla Hall digs into the hidden histories of some of Americans most loved foods

5:04am February 01, 2024

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with chef Carla Hall about her new series on Max: Chasing Flavor. Hall thinks food is about more than just keeping you alive — it's also a link to history and memory.

Want to have the Chuck E. Cheese experience at home? A new cookbook can help

6:04am January 31, 2024

The cookbook features 128 pages of recipes and even has 10 party-themed menus. Chuck E. Cheese's pizza isn't well known for winning culinary awards, but perhaps nostalgia has a sweet taste of its own.

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A U.S. scientist has stirred the pot with Britain by offering some controversial advice about tea.

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A U.S. scientist's tea recipe has Brits aghast. Salt? Warm milk? The horror!

12:12pm January 25, 2024

by Lauren Frayer

Some 250 years after Americans ruined a lot of British tea in Boston Harbor, a U.S. chemist's salty tip for the perfect cup has prompted an intervention from the U.S. Embassy in London.

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U.S. scientist's book about tea is making quite a splash in the U.K.

6:41am January 25, 2024

In her book Steeped: The Chemistry Of Tea, Michelle Francl claims that the secret to the perfect cup is adding a pinch of salt. British social media users were not amused.

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Korean food is winning over palates worldwide, including the world of haute cuisine

5:10am January 25, 2024

by Anthony Kuhn

Riding a wave of popularity of Korean cultural exports, high-end Korean eateries from Seoul to New York are winning acclaim.

An American chemist's take on the perfect cup of tea causes a stir in England

4:36pm January 24, 2024

by Lauren Frayer

A U.S. academic's recipe for the perfect cup of tea has sent Brits into a tizzy. Salt? Warm milk? The horror!

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A recipe from Reese Witherspoon has captured attention on social media

6:08am January 23, 2024

The Hollywood star scooped snow off a car into a mug and then added chocolate and salted caramel syrups and cold brew coffee. People on TikTok questioned if it was safe to eat snow off a car.

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This combination of photos provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Jan. 5, 2024, shows different views of a Busseto charcuterie sampler with prosciutto, sweet sopressata and dry coppa.

Charcuterie sold at Costco and Sam's Club is being linked to a salmonella outbreak

1:51pm January 19, 2024

by Diba Mohtasham

The CDC says there have been at least 47 illnesses across 22 states tied to the outbreak, which officials believe is linked to charcuterie meat trays sold at the two wholesale stores.

A Supreme Court case that protects the environment, health care, and food safety is at risk

5:29pm January 17, 2024

A group of fishermen asked the Supreme Court to gut a nearly 40 year old case that could weaken federal regulations on the environment, health care and food safety.

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Washington's attorney general has sued to stop Kroger from merging with Albertsons and creating a grocery-store colossus. Here, a Kroger in Flowood, Mississippi operates a gas station and a pharmacy.

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Warning of higher grocery prices, Washington AG sues to stop Kroger-Albertsons merger

5:44pm January 15, 2024

by Alina Selyukh

"Shoppers will have fewer choices and less competition, and, without a competitive marketplace, they will pay higher prices at the grocery store," Washington state attorney general Bob Ferguson said.