
Food & Drink
A new report exposes the gaps in the current food safety system, which recently has been put under strain during the government shutdown.
7 years ago
Wawa’s migration: Why the convenience store chain is refocusing on Philly
New Wawa stores are popping up all over Philly, including its biggest ever in Old City. Why the renewed focus on the city? And how is the hoagie-eating public responding?
Air Date: January 14, 2019
Listen 12:05Don’t panic: The government shutdown isn’t making food unsafe
A lot of domestic food companies are subject to inspections carried out by a parallel food safety system — a private one that's similar, and sometimes even tougher.
7 years ago
Seasonal beer distribution ailing in Philly region due to federal shutdown
The government shutdown limits the seasonal beers brewers can bring to market in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware
7 years ago
Shutdown fight raises questions about fate of food stamps after January
An estimated 1.8 million low-income Pennsylvanians currently receive the benefits.
7 years ago
Shih, Chau, and Shen pair food art, Asian-American heritage
Three American women of Taiwanese descent are cooking up the dishes of their youth. Except they're not using food. They're using plaster, paint and porcelain.
7 years ago
Pa. Farm Show's half-ton butter sculpture embraces the 'power' of agriculture
The state's dairy industry hopes you find power in the more than 1,000-pound butter sculpture at this year's Pennsylvania Farm Show.
7 years ago
You can eat like Johnny Cash — thanks to a cookbook from country music’s first family
Carter Cash's cookbook includes everything from his mother June's tomato, red onion and avocado salad to his father Johnny's old iron-pot chili.
7 years ago
Recipe calls for radio frequencies to pasteurize eggs
Using radio frequencies to pasteurize eggs makes them safe for use in recipes calling for raw or partially cooked eggs.
7 years ago
Listen 3:37Mail-order pies: An expensive slice of nostalgia for which many will pay
Making sure that pies get to their final destinations in one piece isn't easy, and it comes with a cost.
7 years ago
Feast of the Seven Fishes means brisk business for Italian Market seafood stalls
The Feast of the Seven Fishes is a Christmas Eve tradition started more than a century ago by Italian-Americans.
7 years ago
Gingerbread cred: Bakers craft winning edible art down to the last detail
The National Gingerbread House Competition celebrated its 26th year at Asheville, North Carolina's Omni Grove Park Inn.
7 years ago
When ‘cookiers’ take holiday cookie decorating to a whole new level
A growing number of creative bakers, known as 'cookiers,' are taking their art to a whole new level this holiday season.
7 years ago
Why modern-day guests always gather in the kitchen
Over the last 100 years, this tiny kitchen expanded, to make room for other household members. And become more of a living space.
7 years ago
Trump administration wants to toughen food stamp work requirements
USDA could make it harder for Pa. SNAP recipients to keep year-round benefits
7 years ago