Food & Drink Archives - Page 78 of 108

Investigators who are trying to track down the source of E. coli in romaine lettuce have seen this before. They're tracking the exact strain of bacteria that caused a small outbreak a year ago. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

NPR

Investigators tracking latest romaine lettuce outbreak are feeling some deja vu

Over the past six weeks, at least 50 people in the U.S. and Canada have gone to the doctor suffering from the symptoms of food poisoning.

6 years ago

Ari Miller serves fresh pita bread to accompany hummus at the Culinary Literacy Center at the Central Parkway Free Library. (Kyrie Greenberg for WHYY)

Community

Dishes we carry in our hearts: Ethnic food in Philadelphia

A event timed to Thanksgiving started after the 2016 election "as a way for us to start different kinds of conversations around immigration,” says one organizer.

6 years ago

Radio Times

Health

How hippie food became mainstream

Guests: Jonathan Kauffman, Judy Wicks Yogurt, brown rice, tofu, soy sauce — a lot of American’s modern mainst ...

Air Date: November 21, 2018 10:00 am

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Mama Stamberg's cranberry relish recipe. (Ariel Zambelich & Emily Bogle/NPR)

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Lifestyle

Cranberry relish: The NPR recipe that divides Thanksgiving tables

6 years ago

A member of the staff walks through Luke, one of the restaurants still owned by John Besh, on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans. (Emily Kask for NPR)

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Community

Work after #MeToo: A restaurant company tries to change its culture

6 years ago

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Community

Turkey and tamales: People of color share their multicultural Thanksgivings

6 years ago

Members of the freshman class of Congress pose for a photo opportunity on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, in Washington. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo)

Politics & Policy

Deadline looms on U.S. bill that could affect thousands of low-income Pa. residents

Time is running out for Congress to pass a new farm bill before both chambers break for the year. In Pennsylvania – and around the coun ...

6 years ago

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Fred Gmitter, a geneticist at the University of Florida Citrus Research and Education Center, holds citrus seedlings that are used for gene editing research at the University of Florida in Lake Alfred, Fla., on Sept. 27, 2018. Gene-editing tools, with names like CRISPR and TALEN, promise to alter foods precisely, and cheaply _ without necessarily adding foreign DNA. Instead, they act like molecular scissors to alter the letters of an organism's own genetic alphabet. (Federica Narancio/AP Photo)

Science

Next generation of biotech food heading for grocery stores

It's a different technology than today's controversial "genetically modified" foods.

6 years ago

The European Union's highest court has ruled that a food's taste can't be copyrighted. Here, people shop for cheese in Gouda, Netherlands, in 2015. (Tim Graham/Getty Images)

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Courts & Law

There’s no copyrighting taste, rules EU court in Dutch cheese case

6 years ago

Leah Penniman made it her goal to start a farm for her neighbors, and to provide fresh food to refugees, immigrants and people affected by mass incarceration. (Jamel Mosely/NPR)

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Community

‘Farming while black’: A guide to finding power and dignity through food

Penniman and her staff at Soul Fire Farm train black and Latinx farmers in growing techniques and management practices from the African diaspora.

6 years ago

A diverse group of Philadelphians from many parts of the city came together at WHYY to discuss a range of social issues. (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)

PlanPhilly

Community

PlanPhilly

Openness is secret ingredient in meal shared with strangers

Leon Caldwell, a socially minded real estate developer who was born and raised in West Philadelphia, spends a lot of time thinking about how neighborhoods grow and change.

6 years ago