Food

Heat hacks from the global south: India's sweet yogurt drink

5:01am August 04, 2023

by Ari Daniel

For many the summer has been unbearable. The month of July was the hottest on record. Around the world, people look to yogurt drinks for relief. In India, that beverage is the sweet yogurt lassi.

After India's rice export bans, some U.S. Indian grocery stores ration rice sales

7:01pm August 03, 2023

by Rahul Bali

Some Indian grocery stores have started rationing rice sales to prevent people from hoarding. It comes after India stopped the export of some types of rice to control prices.

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Amazon laid off workers at its brick-and-mortar grocery stores last week — the latest sign of the e-commerce giant's struggles to stand out in the competitive grocery landscape.

Economy

Amazon may have met its match in the grocery aisles

2:43pm August 02, 2023

by Danielle Kaye

Amazon laid off workers at its brick-and-mortar grocery stores last week — the latest sign of the e-commerce giant's struggles to stand out in the competitive grocery landscape.

Demand for cheap shrimp is driving U.S. shrimpers out of business

5:04pm July 31, 2023

by John Burnett

More U.S. shrimpers have sold their boats. Most Americans don't realize that the cheap, plentiful shrimp they buy in the market and order on pad thai is driving domestic shrimpers out of business.

Arts

Acclaimed Persian-American Chef Nasim Alikhani has published her first cookbook

8:02am July 30, 2023

by Bilal Qureshi

Persian-American Chef Nasim Alikhani has published her first cookbook, based on her highly acclaimed restaurant in Brooklyn. She brought the feast to Los Angeles for a recent series of pop up dinners.

Economy

To save money on groceries, try these tips before going to the store

5:40pm July 29, 2023

Groceries aren't cheap, but there are ways beyond just looking for sales to make budget meals. NPR's Life Kit has practical tips on saving money before and after you cook.

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French's is partnering with Skittles to make limited-edition mustard-flavored candies

7:17am July 27, 2023

by A Martínez

For National Mustard Day next month, French's is partnering with Skittles to make their first-ever mustard-flavored candy. It will only be available in three cities and in an online sweepstakes.

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Jose Martinez was 14 when he came to the U.S. from Mexico to work in agriculture. He became an activist after years of enduring tough working conditions.

They put food on our tables but live in the shadows. This man is fighting to be seen

1:29pm July 26, 2023

Jose Martinez has picked America's food for decades. With all that experience on different farms, he saw workers lacking labor protections. Now he works to give farmworkers more rights.

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What happened when a doctor only ate ultra-processed foods for a month

4:35pm July 25, 2023

by Allison Aubrey

As part of NPR's Living Better series, we look at what happened when a doctor decided to swap his healthy diet for one filled with ultra-processed foods for a month.

The Netflix Bites pop-up restaurant, a marketing campaign by the streaming service, launched at the end of June.

Arts

Netflix's pop-up eatery serves up an alternate reality as Hollywood grinds to a halt

1:34pm July 25, 2023

The new restaurant runs on star power from the streaming giant's unscripted programs. Dining there feels surreal, as striking writers and actors have brought the movie and TV industry to a standstill.