
Food & Drink
Tapping support of Pink Boots Society, the Bold Women and Beer festival set for Saturday
The Pink Boots Society helps support women craft brewers. On Saturday in Philadelphia, that support takes the form of the Bold Women and Beer festival.
6 years ago
Listen 1:58Is kelp the new kale? It was supposed to be
Seaweed farming is still a promising idea that benefits the environment, but doing it at scale requires more work.
6 years ago
Listen 07:03Turmoil as Temple food trucks forced to vacate overnight
It’s a policy that’s been in place at least three years — but rarely enforced.
6 years ago
Investigating 200-year-old plant remains found in a Bartram’s Garden attic
The well-preserved collection of seeds, nutshells and other plant plants offer a glimpse of the daily meals of Philly’s founding botanists.
6 years ago
Listen 2:35Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen
Mary Norris, the "Comma Queen" joins Marty to discuss her new book "Greek to Me."
Air Date: April 16, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:50Delaware food bank opens expanded facility to help meet needs of 114,000
The Food Bank of Delaware expands ability to help more than 114,000 residents in the state who struggle with food insecurity.
6 years ago
Cut melon linked to U.S. salmonella outbreak recalled
An Indianapolis-based company has issued a recall for melon products sold in 16 states after being linked to a salmonella outbreak.
6 years ago
Saying goodbye to EAT Café: Philly’s first pay-what-you-can restaurant to close
Drexel’s pay-what-you-can restaurant is going out of business.
6 years ago
City Council bill targets Philadelphia food trucks
If the legislation gets the needed approval votes, it would be the second district-wide ban, making food trucks illegal in most of the Northeast.
6 years ago
From tomatoes to cucumbers, how a border shutdown could affect produce prices in Philly region
The political uncertainty comes as food wholesalers begin to switch from Mexican suppliers to local sources, which is usually a gradual 6- to 8-week process.
6 years ago
At coming Delaware restaurant, robots will greet and serve diners
Called Captain Crab and Seafood, the eatery near Newark, Delaware, will be one of the nation’s first to use robots to greet, seat and wait on diners.
6 years ago
Listen 1:04Chow. Nibbles. Grub. Food — we relate to it in a lot of different ways. It can serve as nourishment, as pleasure, as fuel for our bodie ...
Air Date: March 29, 2019
Listen 48:51For people of color struggling with eating disorders, community is key
Eating disorder supports are often expensive and not culturally inclusive. As a result, communities of color are building their own opportunities for healing.
6 years ago
Listen 05:00Should we stop eating meat to fight climate change?
Cut way back on red meat, say scientists, who came up with a controversial diet recommended for our health, and the planet’s.
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Listen 08:32Why is it so hard to stop eating chocolate? Drexel scientist’s bittersweet research
Your brain responds to the sweet treat using the same pleasure pathway addictive drugs use, new research shows.
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