Mexican Chef Pati Jinich Wants To Change How You Think About Enchiladas
Pati Jinich is a Mexican chef whose life in the U.S. has influenced her cooking. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with her about her latest cookbook, Mexican Today.
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'Farm To Fable'? Tampa Probe Finds Many Restaurants Lie About Sourcing
Food critic Laura Reiley of the Tampa Bay Times spent two months investigating where her local eateries were really getting their ingredients. Many of their "farm to table" claims proved bogus.
This Bakery Offers A Second Chance For Women After Prison
Together We Bake is a bakery in Alexandria, Va. that supplies granola, cookies and kale chips to local eateries. It's also a job-training program for women — many of whom have criminal records.
Taking Cues From Human Nutrition To Reduce Antibiotic Use In Livestock
Researchers are trying to figure out whether probiotics — the stuff we like to eat in yogurt to keep our guts healthy — could also help pigs, cows and chickens thrive.
'Don't Be Mean' Beer: 36 N.C. Breweries Sign Up To Sell Brew Aimed At HB2
North Carolina's HB2 law has sparked an ACLU lawsuit and prompted calls for boycotts. Inside the state, beer brewers say the law doesn't represent them.
The Family-Run Thai Market That Feeds LA's Eclectic Food Scene
The Tilakamonkul family opened Bangkok Market in 1972. It became a magnet for Asian immigrants and chefs looking for rare ingredients. Their own son, Jet Tila, is now a celebrity chef.
Home And Garden Giant Ditches Class Of Pesticides That May Harm Bees
Ortho is part of the Miracle-Gro family. The company says it decided to phase out neonics from its home and garden products after reviewing possible threats posed to bees and other pollinators.
#NationalPoetryMonth: Verses That Celebrate Life On The Farm
Poet Tess Taylor's new book, Work & Days, is a lyrical meditation on food and farming and our "fragile and ultimately, necessary relationship we have with the earth." Download her illustrated poems.
For Kafka, Even Beer Came With Baggage
Many of Kafka's darkest comedies appear rooted in the cowering relationship he had with his father. Their only true bonding was over beer.
Refugees Plant The Seeds Of A New Community In Kansas City
A farming education program aims to help people fleeing violence and persecution establish new roots — figuratively and literally.