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Local James Beard nominees (from left)
Camille Cogswell, Zahav, Rising Star Chef of the Year; Rich Landau, Vedge, Best Chef Mid-Atlantic; Claire Reichenbach, CEO James Beard Foundation; Okan Yacici, Zahav, General Manager, Outstanding Service; Michael Solomonov, Zahav; Ellen Yin, Fork, Outstanding Restaurateur
(Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Menu of James Beard award nominees announced in Philly

James Beard Foundation representatives were in Rittenhouse Square Wednesday morning to announce this year’s culinary award nominees.

7 years ago

Juliana Sarita from Women Organized Against Rape leads a training on workplace sexual harassment at a taqueria in South Philadelphia. (Laura Benshoff/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

A crash course in workplace sexual harassment is putting #MeToo on the menu in Philly

While sexual harassment can occur anywhere, more workers in the restaurant industry file sexual harassment claims than in any other field according to the EEOC.

7 years ago

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A customer approaches the window at Saartj, a pop-up food stall in New Orleans running a social experiment. Customers of color are charged the listed $12 price for a meal. White customers are told about the income gap in New Orleans between whites and African-Americans and asked if they want to pay $30 instead, a price that reflects the gap. (Deji Osinulu)
NPR
Community

Food stall serves up a social experiment: Charge white customers more than minorities

Can a $12 lunch change the way people think about racial wealth disparity in America? How about a $30 lunch?

7 years ago

Reginald Moore, 60, of Philadelphia's Point Breeze neighborhood, is a SNAP beneficiary and a critic of Trump's plan to overhaul the program.
Politics & Policy

Trump administration proposes limiting food choices for SNAP recipients

The administration has compared the idea, dubbed 'America’s Harvest Box,' to the fresh food service Blue Apron — but critics say the proposed food is far from fresh.

7 years ago

A sampling of chocolate treats at the Wilmington Library Chocolate Festival (WHYY/Nichelle Polston)
Community

Wilmington Library’s chocolate festival attracts donors

Valentine’s Day brought lots of tasty sweets and treats to the Wilmington Library on Wednesday and it was all for a ...

7 years ago

Ed Guinan, a professor of astrophysics and planetary sciences at Villanova University, holds two kale plants grown by his undergraduate students, one grown in Earth soil (left) an the other in a 50 percent mix with Martian soil (right). The kale attempted in 100 percent Martian soil perished.
NewsWorks Tonight
Science

Mars bar won’t have beer, but dandelion wine is a possibility

Villanova students participating in “Red Thumbs Mars Garden Project” have been nurturing plants that might someday thrive in greenhouses 34 million miles from Earth.

7 years ago

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Students at Mastery's South Philadelphia campus are part of an after school club that helps run Philadelphia's first CSF. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

Philadelphia’s new spot for fresh fish is … in a school?

Fishadelphia links fish harvesters in New Jersey with consumers in South Philadelphia. It's the city's first "fish-share" program, and it's run by South Philly students.

7 years ago

Listen 2:16
Confetti covers left over wings after competitive eater Molly Schuyler takes the crown for winning the Wing Bowl 26, at the Wells Fargo Center, on Friday.  (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Lifestyle

A gentler, happier Wing Bowl as Eagles take center stage

Molly Schuyler managed to down 501 wings in 30 minutes, blowing away the competition and setting, according to event organizers, a world record.

7 years ago

Secretary Perdue visited a food pantry in the midstate as part of his farm bill tour of Pennsylvania. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Politics & Policy

Trump administration rolls out Farm Bill vision in Pa.

The last time the farm bill was negotiated, five years ago, one relatively popular suggestion was to cut funding for SNAP benefits by 10 percent.

7 years ago

The Pulse
Community

Detroit’s urban farms: engines of growth, omens of change

As more farmers choose Detroit as a place to put down roots, some are wondering what the future of urban agriculture look like.

7 years ago

Listen 7:34
Francis Scott Key Elementary kindergartners and 1st graders picked up breakfast items on Jan. 9 to eat in the cafeteria. Older students eat in classrooms. At a news conference at Key that day, officials celebrated the results of the District's expanded breakfast program. (Darryl Murphy/The Notebook)
The Notebook
Education

Expanded breakfast program has led to a spike in attendance, Philly school district says

"Grab and go" meals and alternatives to eating in the cafeteria boost participation.

7 years ago

This Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, photo provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture shows a sculpture carved from a half-ton of butter in preparation for the 102nd Pennsylvania Farm Show, scheduled from Saturday, Jan. 6, through Saturday, Jan. 13, at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg, Pa. (Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture via AP)
Arts & Entertainment

Diversity-themed butter sculpture unveiled at the Pa. Farm Show

Husband and wife team Marie Pelton and Jim Victor have been making the Farm Show sculptures for years.

7 years ago

(Phil Gregory/WHYY)
Lifestyle

Popping the cork for 2018 doesn’t have to be expensive

Many people will welcome the New Year with a champagne toast. But you don’t have to shell out big bucks for that bottle of bubbly.

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, December 25, 2017

As the Eagles prepare to take on the Oakland Raiders this evening, we hear from tailgating fans about the Birds’ season, and prospe ...

Air Date: December 25, 2017

Listen 23:29
Ice sculpture from former state Sen. Vince Fumo's holiday party
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Fumo fest has pretty raw sushi station

Former state Sen. Vince Fumo's holiday party featured sushi served on the body of a naked woman.

7 years ago

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