food

Man Eating At An Oyster Bar Bites Down On A Pearl

7:50am December 19, 2018

The man was having lunch with a friend in New York's Grand Central Terminal when he came across something hard in his food. The BB-sized object wasn't a tooth as he feared, it was a valuable pearl.

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'Saveur' Magazine Examines How The Feast Of The 7 Fishes Started

2:42pm December 18, 2018

David Greene talks to Stacy Adimando, executive editor at Saveur magazine, about the history of the feast of the seven fishes — an Italian-American tradition served on Christmas Eve.

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The meatless Impossible Burger is pictured at Little Donkey in Cambridge, Mass.

National

Big Beef Prepares For Battle, As Interest Grows In Plant-Based And Lab-Grown Meats

2:02pm December 18, 2018

by Frank Morris

As sales of plant-based substitutes like almond milk rise and cow milk sales decline, the meat industry sees a cautionary tale. With meat alternatives growing, Big Beef takes the fight to regulators.

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Science

Lab-Grown Meat Draws Big Investors — And Big Opposition

8:04am December 16, 2018

by Frank Morris

Tech startups are using animal stem cells to grow meat. Big meat companies, including Tyson and Cargill, are investing in the technology, while livestock producers are trying to fight it.

National

With 200-Year Ban Lifted, Distilling Returns To Native American Lands

8:04am December 16, 2018

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Curt and Linda Basina, the first Native owners of a distillery, opened on private land in April. They want to draw tourists to the nearby reservation, and say other tribes are following their path.

Every summer, downy mildew spreads from Florida northward, adapting to nearly every defense pickle growers have in their arsenals and destroying their crops.

Scientists Are Fighting For The Stricken Pickle Against This Tricky Disease

8:02am December 14, 2018

by Carolyn Beans

Downy mildew, once just a nuisance, has evolved into a devastating adversary to the pickle, as it now quickly adapts to fungicides and pickle hybrids, and can lay waste to crops in a matter of days.

Reporter Nate Hegyi helps butcher an elk during a hunting workshop in McCall, Idaho.

OPINION: What My Dad And I Learned In Hunting Class

5:44pm December 11, 2018

by Nate Hegyi

A father and son are part of the majority of Americans who don't hunt and didn't learn from their parents. So they take a class, and learn a little about hunting and a few things about themselves.

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A customer holds a McDonald's Big Mac. The fast-food giant, one of the world's biggest beef buyers, has announced plans to use its might to cut back on antibiotics in its global beef supply. Environmentalists are applauding the commitment.

Health & Safety

Lots Of Antibiotics Are Used In Beef Production. McDonald's Vows To Change This

3:20pm December 11, 2018

by Allison Aubrey

The fast-food giant, one of the world's biggest beef buyers, announces plans to use its might to cut back on antibiotics in its global beef supply. Environmentalists are applauding the commitment.

Thomas "Uptown T" Stewart (left), has been shucking oysters at Pascal's Manale restaurant for more than 30 years, about as long as Paula (middle) and Brent Coussou have been going there.

As Climate Changes, Is Eating Raw Oysters Getting Riskier?

2:53pm December 10, 2018

by Travis Lux

Tighter regulations on oyster harvesting have helped reduce the number of people affected by the deadly bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, but warming waters have allowed the bacteria to expand and thrive.

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 05: Martha Stewart signs copies of her new book "Martha's Flowers" at Macy's Herald Square on April 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

Arts

Have A Question About Hosting New Year's Eve? Martha Stewart Could Help You!

2:47pm December 09, 2018

Send us your hosting dilemmas and challenges and we may put your question to the queen of hosting, Martha Stewart, for an upcoming on-air segment.