Food

Dog food is officially on the menu at a new restaurant in San Francisco

7:04am October 28, 2022

Dogue may be the first establishment catering to dogs. For $75, your pup can chow down on a multi-course "bone appetite" dinner, which includes options like steak tartare or chicken skin waffles.

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Finding and baking tombstone recipes has become a hobby for Rosie Grant

5:41am October 25, 2022

A year ago, Rosie Grant discovered a recipe for spritz cookies on a gravestone in New York. She made them and they were heavenly. She told The Washington Post that it's a way to memorialize the dead.

Sean Sherman is the co-founder of the Minneapolis restaurant, Owamni.

Books
Arts

The Sioux Chef uses only native ingredients, but isn't 'cooking like it's 1491'

3:29pm October 24, 2022

by Sam Briger

You won't find wheat, dairy or sugar at Sean Sherman's award-winning Minneapolis restaurant. The menu has been "decolonized," but that doesn't mean it feels antiquated.

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The newest food trend: butter boards

5:06pm October 23, 2022

The latest viral food trend on TikTok is butter boards. The idea first emerged in the cookbook Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables by Joshua McFadden. He shares tips on how to make your own.

Pumpkins are pictured in a field in Germany.

Arts

Opinion: Yes, I am basic

8:31am October 22, 2022

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon is an unabashed, unreformed, unapologetic lover of pumpkin spice. He knows his ardor is not universal. He does not care.

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At its heart, the story of the Cuban sandwich is about immigration. This image shows Cuban sandwiches being made in Ybor City, Tampa, Florida in 1966.

What's the origin of the Cuban sandwich? Researchers set out to settle the debate

7:01am October 22, 2022

by Alejandra Marquez Janse

The origin of the sandwich has been a long-standing debate between Tampa and Miami, which both claim ownership. The truth is neither came up with it.

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Arts

Avoggedon strikes Philadelphia: One nonprofit gives away thousands of avocados

4:27pm October 20, 2022

A food distribution company in Philadelphia, Pa., had a few too many avocados on hand. Its solution? Giving them away for free.

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Nestlé is recalling its Toll House Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough with Fudge Filling after some consumers found white plastic pieces in the products.

National

Nestlé recalls its stuffed chocolate chip cookie dough

1:11pm October 19, 2022

by Ashley Ahn

The voluntary recall is for Nestlé Toll House Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough with Fudge Filling products manufactured between June and September. Some consumers found plastic pieces in them.

Arts

Baking 'Pan Solo' might take more than 100 hours, but the time spent is worth it

5:33pm October 17, 2022

by Tamara Keith

A mother-daughter baking duo is responsible for the 6-foot tall "Pan Solo" sculpture that sits outside of the family business, One House Bakery, in Benicia, Calif.

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Mother-daughter bakers create a 6 foot Han Solo sculpture in bread

5:56am October 17, 2022

Remember how the Star Wars character looked at the end of The Empire Strikes Back? He was frozen in carbonite, hands straining to reach out. They did the same thing in bread and call it "Pan Solo."

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