food

A colorful selection of gelato flavors for sale at a shop in Florence, Italy.

Arts

Hot Enough For You? Cool Off With A Brief History Of Frozen Treats

5:50pm August 17, 2016

The Roman Emperor Nero was said to enjoy snow topped with honey. Persians liked to drink sharbate over ice. But a scientific discovery in the 1500s paved the way for our modern ice creams.

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Indian Accent Chef Breaks Culinary Boundaries With New York Location

4:32pm August 17, 2016

Indian Accent is a Delhi restaurant that does creative fusion twists on Indian classics. Think blue cheese naan or a traditional Indian stuffed crepe filled with hoisin duck. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to the executive chef and creative mastermind Manish Mehrotra about opening his new location in New York.

Opera binocs. Food by Chef John N. Novi.

At This Experimental Culinary Event, The Cutlery Is High Art

1:21pm August 16, 2016

by Natalie Jacewicz

Three Michelin-star chefs will cook for 60 guests in a one-night voyage of victuals in California. We talked to an artist creating the virtuoso flatware for the event.

Cover detail from A Square Meal, by Jane Ziegelman and Andy Coe

Creamed, Canned And Frozen: How The Great Depression Revamped U.S. Diets

11:34am August 16, 2016

During the Depression, cheap, nutritious and filling food was prioritized — often at the expense of taste. Jane Ziegelman and Andy Coe, authors of A Square Meal, discuss food trends of the time.

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Neal Slavin, Frankfurters in Full Dress, 1978, with the recipe: Neal Slavin: Nylen's Frankfurters in Full Dress.

Arts

From Darkroom To Kitchen: A Time Capsule Of Recipes From Midcentury Photographers

11:00am August 16, 2016

by Tove Danovich

Ansel Adams' poached eggs. William Eggleston's cheese grits casserole. Four decades after being hidden away in a museum, a collection of images and recipes from famed artists finally sees the light.

The cover of The Sea Forager's Guide to the Northern California Coast.

Fishing And Foraging: How To Catch Your Seafood, Ethically

3:05pm August 15, 2016

by Alastair Bland

Fisherman Kirk Lombard's new book teaches people to fish and forage along the northern California coast, while urging them to harvest in moderation, follow regulations and respect sea creatures.

A group of men clean a week's haul of seabird eggs.

National

The Gold-Hungry Forty-Niners Also Plundered Something Else: Eggs

12:52pm August 15, 2016

by The Kitchen Sisters

When food shortages struck San Francisco, wily entrepreneurs raided the dangerous Farallon Islands for protein-rich eggs from seabirds. In the process, they destroyed both wildlife and each other.

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Chef Massimo Bottura checks with cooks as they prepare a gourmet soup kitchen dinner at RefettoRio Gastromotiva restaurant in Rio de Janeiro.

World News

Master Chef Turns Leftovers Into Fine Dining For Brazil's Hungry

8:59pm August 14, 2016

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

World-renowned chef Massimo Bottura is putting his culinary skills to use with a world-class soup kitchen in Rio de Janeiro.

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National

Indoor Shrimp Production Opens New Possibilities For Food

5:25pm August 14, 2016

by Allison Aubrey

Americans love shrimp, but stories about slave labor and environmental issues have raised concerns about the way shrimp is currently produced. One man in New York is trying a new method — indoors.

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National

How To Create Sustainable Seafood

5:25pm August 14, 2016

Chef and author Barton Seaver, director of the Sustainable Seafood and Health Initiative at Harvard University, talks about sustainable seafood and the promise of farmed fish and aquaculture.