Food

If you love NPR and frozen treats, you'll enjoy this gelato

7:35am September 18, 2023

Dolcezza Gelato in Washington, D.C., is collaborating with NPR to make its own gelato flavor, called All Things Conesidered. It's available through Nov. 1 at Dolcezza's shops.

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Bagels on display at Katz's Delicatessen in Manhattan.

Arts

The Plain Bagel Rule: How naked bread is the ultimate test of a bakery

6:00am September 18, 2023

by Emma Bowman

In a world of everything-bagel seasoning and Instagrammable foods, I refuse to stray from the humble unadulterated bagel.

Michele Norris explores the family kitchen in her new podcast, Your Mama's Kitchen.

Arts

What makes the family kitchen so special? Michele Norris digs into the details

5:34pm September 14, 2023

Journalist and writer Michele Norris is exploring the significance of the family kitchen in her new podcast, Your Mama's Kitchen.

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Journalist Michele Norris wants to hear about your mama's kitchen

5:13pm September 13, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly chats with journalist Michele Norris about her new podcast Your Mama's Kitchen.

The rich savory flavor of miso soup is one way to experience umami, the fifth major taste.

Health & Safety

How umami overcame discrimination and took its place as the 5th taste

1:42pm September 12, 2023

by Yuki Noguchi

Everything about this savory flavor is mysterious, from how it tastes to why it took so long to get recognized as the fifth taste. What is it, and how does it make food taste delicious?

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A "river of wine" cascaded down the streets of a small town in Portugal, after two large tanks ruptured at a nearby distillery.

World News

Cascades of red wine flood a city's streets in Portugal after huge tanks rupture

12:11pm September 12, 2023

by Bill Chappell

A viral video from the scene shows a "river of wine" coursing down a hilly street, sluicing over curbs. The wine escaped from two tanks at a distillery up the hill.

Hostess Brands, best known for its Twinkies, is being bought by jelly-maker J.M. Smucker.

Twinkies are sold! J.M. Smucker scoops up Hostess Brands for $5.6 billion

12:41pm September 11, 2023

by Alina Selyukh

For Hostess, the deal with the peanut-butter-and-jelly conglomerate is a sweet win after not one, but two bankruptcies.

Sports

Seattle Mariner Julio Rodriguez is taking a swing at breakfast cuisine

7:23am September 11, 2023

Fans of the center fielder can now enjoy Julio's — cereal with his face on the box. The food itself looks like Fruit Loops, and proceeds go to underprivileged youth.

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Adeena Sussman in Tel Aviv Market on Friday morning, September 1, 2023.

Books

Adeena Sussman's new cookbook includes Shabbat recipes from around the world

8:32am September 08, 2023

by Daniel Estrin

NPR's Daniel Estrin visits cookbook author Adeena Sussman to talk about her latest book, Shabbat: Recipes and Rituals from My Table to Yours.

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Weekly dose of wonder: The flavor and history of umami

6:04pm September 07, 2023

by Yuki Noguchi

The fifth taste: What is it, and how does it make food taste delicious? Umami means "delicious taste," and refers to the savory, meaty flavor often found in fish broths, mushrooms and tomatoes.

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