food

No One's Talking About What The Pacific Trade Deal Means For Diets

7:23pm May 11, 2015

by Tracie McMillan

Trade deals like NAFTA can have vast long-term impacts on diet and health. Experts say they're concerned that the U.S. isn't addressing these implications of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

American GIs line up in the street in Troina, Sicily, utensils and dishes in hand, as they wait for a meal from a large pot, July 1943. Oregano grows abundantly in Southern Italy, where many GIs encountered the herb for the first time, and fell in love. M

GIs Helped Bring Freedom To Europe, And A Taste For Oregano To America

4:45pm May 11, 2015

by Nina Martyris

Now ubiquitous, oregano was a rarity in U.S. cuisine before World War II. But the GIs who encountered it in Sicily fell for the herb, especially in pizza, fueling a boom in Italian-American cuisine.

The right to dine out alone in public during the day was an early victory in the women's rights movement. And as brunch took off in post-war America, for some, it became an exercise in women's lib.

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Taking Mom Out For Brunch? It's A Feminist Tradition

7:33am May 09, 2015

by Tove Danovich

The right to dine out in public alone during the day was an early victory of the women's rights movement of the 1900s. And in post-war America, brunch became an exercise in women's lib for some.

FUDS, a complete encyclofoodia, is by Kelly Hudson, Dan Klein and Arthur Meyer writing as the fictional Mizretti twins.

Straight Out Of Brooklyn: 'Encyclofoodia' Pokes Fun At Foodies

6:21pm May 08, 2015

by NPR Staff

Comics posing as chefs have written a book with sensational recipes and explanations of essential tools like the "spankler." It's designed to "spank the food if it does anything wrong."

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A recent Death over Dinner party in San Francisco. From left: Tim Ferriss, Laura Deming, Luke Nosek, Eric Weinstein, Mason Hartman, and Max Hodak.

Let's Talk About Death Over Dinner

3:50pm May 08, 2015

by Lesley McClurg

Over the last two years, more than 70,000 people around the world have gathered to dine and discuss their own deaths, and the end-of-life decisions that entails. We eavesdrop on one such gathering.

TV marketing that pushes foods high in salt, sugar and fat to children can put their long-term health at risk, according to past research. So has Big Food changed its ways?

Promises, Promises: Is Big Food Marketing Less Junk To Kids On TV?

2:21pm May 08, 2015

by Allison Aubrey

Back in 2006, food-industry giants pledged to market only "better-for-you" foods to children. A new study concludes they kept to the letter of that pledge, but not the spirit.

A woman shops at the Whole Foods Market in Woodmere Village, Ohio, on March 27, 2014. The grocery chain has become known for its high-priced food and says its new chain will offer "value prices."

Whole Foods Tries To Shake 'Whole Paycheck' Rep With Cheaper Spinoff

12:51pm May 08, 2015

by Sam Sanders

The company hopes to attract millennials, saying the yet-to-be-named stores will "feature a modern streamlined design, innovative technology and a curated selection."

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The Hamburglar is all grown up, slimmed down â and with a family.

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From Cartoon Chubster To Handsome Hipster: McDonald's Revamps Hamburglar

9:02pm May 07, 2015

by Maria Godoy

Gone is the short, goofy burger thief of the 1970s and '80s. In his place, the chain has created a hunky masked man in skinny jeans and a fedora. An improvement? Tell us what you think.

Dalma Cartagena teaches a class on agricultural science to elementary-school students in Orocovis, Puerto Rico. "I'm preparing them to make good decisions when it comes to the environment and healthy foods," she says.

Puerto Rico Is Sowing A New Generation Of Small Farmers

7:55pm May 06, 2015

by Greg Allen

Decades of industrialization have left the island reliant on imported food. But change is coming — from government subsidies for small farmers, to classes that teach school kids how to grow food.

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Because of the limited structural integrity of The Saltwich, Robert had to employ the Butterfly Grip in 2013.

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Sandwich Monday: We're Full

3:18pm May 06, 2015

by Ian Chillag

The Sandwich Monday team says "See you later." Then we say, "Are you gonna eat that?"