Sula Vineyards Makes Wine In India's Unlikely Terroir
You may have heard of India's famous beer, Kingfisher. But wine? In the tropics? With spicy curries? Sula Vineyards is India's leading winemaker.
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Not My Job: We Quiz NYT Cooking Expert Sam Sifton On Vending Machines
Sifton is the founding editor of New York Times Cooking, and author of the No-Recipe Recipes cookbook. We've invited him to play a game called "I don't need a recipe, I've got $1.50 in change."
So How Should Your Favorite Restaurant Pay Its Servers? Well, It's Complicated
A fierce debate is taking shape within the restaurant industry as a push to raise the minimum wage threatens to upend the tipped wage structures for servers.
Some In The Food Industry Want To Stay With A Subminimum Wage — But Plenty Don't
The most recent Democratic proposal to raise the minimum wage included a provision to eliminate the subminimum wage for tipped workers. What would that mean for restaurants and those who staff them?
Black Farmers Have Long Faced Discrimination. New Aid Aims To Right Past Wrongs
Generations of systemic discrimination have decimated the number of Black farmers in the U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack talked with NPR about new funding for debt relief.
The Food And Beverage Industry Is Getting A Lifeline In The Latest Relief Package
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with chef Amanda Cohen, co-founder of the Independent Restaurant Coalition, about the lifeline extended to the food and beverage business in the latest relief package.
Virginia Man Wants To Set The Record For World's Spiciest Beer
Ray Parrish owns the Maltese Brewing Company in Virginia. When he found out that Guinness World Records didn't currently have a record for spiciest beer, he decided he would try and set it.
'We Don't Have The Luxury To Fall Apart': Black Businesses Get Creative To Survive
Black entrepreneurs have long faced challenges be it getting financial capital, or discrimination in contracting. Now, the pandemic has hit them the hardest and many are trying to find ways to thrive.
Sohla El-Waylly Says There's Still Work To Be Done A Year After Leaving 'Bon Appétit'
Sohla El-Waylly gained attention for appearing in Bon Appétit's popular "Test Kitchen" videos, then gained more attention for accusing Bon Appétit of unequal pay practices and racial discrimination.
Food Critic, Provocateur Definitively Ranks Girl Scout Cookies
Los Angeles Times food columnist Lucas Kwan Peterson breaks down his "official" — and very biased — rating system that led him to rate 12 kinds of Girl Scout Cookies.