food

Why People Are Upset About The Flamin' Hot Cheetos Story

6:15pm May 20, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Los Angeles Times columnist Gustavo Arellano about the Flamin' Hot Cheetos controversy and the historical erasure of Mexicans in American food culture.

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Bees are seen on a honeycomb cell at the BEE Lab hives at the University of Sydney on May 18, 2021. The U.N. has designated May 20 as World Bee Day.

Why You Should Celebrate World Bee Day Today

1:53pm May 20, 2021

by Avie Schneider

The U.N. has designated May 20 as the day to celebrate these famous pollinators. "There are 20,000 species of bees around the world and a lot of these bees are in decline," says bee expert Hien Ngo.

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Ietef "DJ Cavem Moetavation" Vita plants seeds with daughter Libya LeaDonvita in the garden at their home outside Denver. Vita is among a growing list of Black gardening enthusiasts-turned-entrepreneurs across the country who've launched seed businesses d

Black Entrepreneurs Sow Seeds Of Healthier Eating During Pandemic Gardening Boom

7:29am May 19, 2021

by Chandra Thomas Whitfield

Denver-based rapper DJ Cavem Moetavation started pushing beats and beets by distributing free seeds. Black-owned companies like his are trying to encourage more people of color to grow their own food.

Wisconsin Bakery Makes Cookies With Burglary Suspect's Face On Them

6:23am May 17, 2021

A burglar broke into Canfora Bakery in Milwaukee and took the cash drawer. A security camera caught the profile his face. The bakery made cookies with that image, and gave them away for free.

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How To Use Avocados (Or Onions) To Dye Clothes

8:23am May 16, 2021

by Clare Marie Schneider

Food scraps from avocados or onions can make natural dye that transforms clothes into works of art. Eliza Wapner shared a dye recipe with Life Kit.

Shakuntala Thilsted, winner of the 2021 World Food Prize, is one of the world's leading experts on the nutritional benefits of small fish.

Why This World Food Prize Winner Wants You To Reconsider Anchovies

1:09pm May 11, 2021

by Malaka Gharib

Shakuntala Thilsted, one of the world's leading researchers of fish as a source of nutritious food, is the first woman of Asian heritage to receive the World Food Prize.

Journalist Simran Sethi's Complicated Relationship With AAPI Heritage Month

4:55pm May 08, 2021

In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, food journalist Simran Sethi shares what this month means to her.

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Food World Ramps Up The War On Meat

4:55pm May 08, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with food writer Mark Bittman about the growing movement to ditch beef.

A French omelet, unlike its diner-style counterpart, is rolled, not folded, and include very little filling like vegetables and meats.

For Mother's Day, Roll Up A French-Style Omelet As A Way To Say 'I Love You'

5:03am May 07, 2021

by Noel King

Jack Bishop of America's Test Kitchen describes the French omelet as "a nice way of saying 'Mom, Happy Mother's Day. I love you." It's an elegant alternative to its folded diner-style counterpart.

President Biden arrives for a visit to Taqueria Las Gemelas restaurant in Washington as part of the opening of the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, an coronavirus relief effort that opened this week.

Biden Opens Restaurant Fund With Visit To D.C. Taqueria That's Been On The Brink

11:40am May 06, 2021

by Alana Wise

President Biden encouraged restaurant owners who have been affected by the coronavirus crisis to apply for a grant under the $28.6 billion program.