After mad cow disease, peanut butter recalls and e-coli in spinach, shoppers want to know what’s in their food and where it comes from. That's turned a very old way of eating into a very new way of shopping -- one that crosses religious lines.
In their seven-year love affair with Interstate 95, Stan Posner and Sandra Phillips-Posner have found the best Polish sausage, Berger cookies and a battleship you can spend the night on.
Reporting in the journal PLoS ONE, researchers write that organically grown strawberries contain more antioxidants and vitamin C than conventional berries. Ira Flatow and guests discuss the findings, and whether the differences would have any meaningful impact on Americans' health.
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Mark Schatzker, a lifelong steak lover, was disappointed in the steaks he was eating. So Schatzker set off on a quest to find the very best piece of beef in the world -- a quest that took him from feedlots in Texas, to French cave paintings of prehistoric cattle, to the Argentine pampas.
Burger King has agreed to be bought by a private-equity group for $3.26 billion.
Amateur chef Mark Zable from Texas has a new culinary invention: fried beer. Zable tells Steve Inskeep this is the first time anyone has successfully deep fried a liquid. He'll debut his fried beer at the Texas State Fair later this month.
Canning -- the source of jams, pickles and relishes that seems tied to the last century -- is on the upswing. There is a debate whether the trend stems from the tight economy or the local food movement, but its fans say the results are delicious.
The long Labor Day weekend marks the end of summer for many in the U.S., but it's also a time when ethnic churches hold massive food festivals to celebrate their origins. For food writer Michele Kayal and her young daughter, Syrian festivals -- and the preparations for them -- are an enduring link to the past.
A gelato company in Washington, D.C., is a model of a big trend in the food industry: going artisan. Plenty of people seem willing to pay the higher prices of vendors that use locally sourced products and make smaller batches. A dairy in Pennsylvania is Pitango Gelato's source for the high quality ingredients and natural flavors it sought.
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For this week's Sandwich Monday, we try the new Denny's Fried Cheese Melt. That's four fried mozzarella sticks stuffed into a grilled cheese sandwich.
A Russian court has cleared the way for the government to sell off land used by a world-renowned fruit research center outside St. Petersburg. Scientists say losing the facility means losing seeds and plants that exist nowhere else. But a Russian agency says much of the research center occupies weed-choked fields that would be the perfect spot for new houses.
We've got a couple of suggestions for a nice drink to go along with Sunday night's awards ceremony.
Chesapeake oysters are a succulent treat that for centuries have been loved almost to extinction. But some scientists and business people are making headway in bringing back the bivalve, for the sake of oyster lovers and the bay.
One of the toughest dinner reservations in Los Angeles this summer is at a tiny café in a dingy corner of the fashion district. But the hot-spot will shut down in a few weeks. That's because LudoBites is what's known as a "pop-up" restaurant.
More than 550 million eggs from the two farms were recalled this month after they were linked to as many as 1,300 cases of salmonella poisoning. The FDA said tests indicate that contaminated feed is a source of the outbreak but possibly not the only source.
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Trader Joe's is one of the most popular grocery chains in the U.S., yet it is incredibly secretive about its products and business model. A 'Fortune' magazine writer profiled the company.
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Ever wonder how many calories are lurking in your favorite fast food or chain restaurant meal? Restaurant chains now have to prominently display the calories in standard menu items. The FDA is fine-tuning the rules for other nutritional information.
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It isn't quick -- or easy -- but making a cake for someone's wedding is a wonderful gift and a money-saver for the newlyweds. Food writer Nicole Spiridakis relays tips and recipes from her cake-crafting success story.
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If you're buying bottled tea because you think antioxidants inside will help keep you healthier, you might try making the tea yourself. Tests show low levels of antioxidants in samples of commercially produced tea.
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Celebrity Chef Ludo Lefebvre has launched a new dining phenomenon in Los Angeles called "pop-up dining." It's kind of the culinary equivalent of a rave. Every couple of months, Levebvre sets up shop at a new restaurant or diner and temporarily transforms it into a gourmet dining experience. It's called LudoBites and it's become a raging success.
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