Food

National

Mimi Sheraton, pioneering NYC restaurant critic, dies after lifetime of good eating

4:16pm April 10, 2023

Mimi Sheraton, who chronicled New York's culinary scene, has died at 97. She is being remembered as the New York Times' first female restaurant critic, who enjoyed great food from little-known spots.

Environment

Texas oyster farms collect their first harvest

5:28am April 10, 2023

by Katie Watkins

In 2019, Texas became one of the last coastal states to allow oyster farming. Now, the first farms have had their first harvests. (This piece originally aired April 3, 2023, on All Things Considered.)

Yang Bing-Yi started the Din Tai Fung restaurant with his wife in Taipei in 1972. From there, the restaurant grew into a chain of more than 170 locations around the world, known for steamed soup dumplings.

World News

Yang Bing-Yi, patriarch of Taiwan's soup dumpling empire, has died

9:16pm March 29, 2023

by Emily Feng

The cofounder of Taiwan's famed Din Tai Fung restaurant chain died at 96, his company announced March 26. He helped turn delicate soup dumplings into a global phenomenon, even earning Michelin stars.

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National

In California, leafy greens farmers both suffered from floods and welcomed the water

6:19pm March 29, 2023

by Amy Mayer

Most of the country's lettuce and leafy greens come from California, where 13 atmospheric rivers hit this winter. Farmers both welcome the water and sometimes suffer from the deluge.

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Religion

During Ramadan, Muslims opt for pre-dawn comfort food

9:44am March 29, 2023

For some observing Ramadan, 24-hour diners make a good option for a pre-dawn meal.

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Australian company makes a meatball from a mammoth, but it's not for eating

6:06am March 29, 2023

Vow, which made the meatball from the genetic code of the extinct mammoth, wants to transition people away from meat-eating. It used faux meat to symbolize how climate change affects biodiversity.

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A meatball made using genetic code from the mammoth is seen at the Nemo science museum in Amsterdam on Tuesday.

Science

A startup says it made a jumbo meatball using the genetic sequence of the mammoth

5:31pm March 28, 2023

by The Associated Press

The meatball is a one-off and has not been tasted, even by its creators, nor is it planned to be put into production. Instead, it was intended to get people talking about the future of meat.

Panera has piloted handprint scanners in two locations so far. The company plans to roll out the technology in additional locations across the country in the coming months.

National

Panera rolls out hand-scanning technology that has raised privacy concerns

10:00am March 28, 2023

by Juliana Kim

Developed by Amazon, the technology will make it faster for Panera customers' to pay as well as give recommendations on what to order based on their order history.

This June 1, 2016, file photo shows Skittles in New York.

California could ban certain food additives due to concerns over health impacts

4:42am March 23, 2023

by Ayana Archie

The bill would ban several common ingredients used in processed foods, such as Red Dye No. 3, which has been linked to cancer in animal studies.

TSA rules peanut butter is not a solid — it's a liquid

6:01am March 22, 2023

The TSA says peanut butter is a liquid because its shape is dictated by its container. To pass through security, peanut butter in a carry-on needs to be 3.4 oz. or less.

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