food

No Goldfish? No Problem: Make Your Own Crackers To Cope

6:30pm July 26, 2018

Goldfish crackers were recalled this week over concerns about potential salmonella contamination. Food writer Casey Barber has one alternative for struggling parents: homemade goldfish crackers.

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Worker Esperanza Yanez gives a cow a full physical. She says she's learned to spot a sick cow just by looking at it.

With Spanish Classes, Vet Schools Aim To Break Down Barriers With Farmworkers

8:02am July 26, 2018

by Esther Honig

Because many farmworkers speak Spanish, veterinarian schools are pushing to open the lines of communication and ensure accurate medical care by producing more bilingual graduates.

Waymo self-driving cars will be used to chauffeur "early riders" to and from their Walmart online grocery pickup location.

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Walmart To Test Self-Driving Cars For Grocery Pickup Service

5:23pm July 25, 2018

by Cameron Jenkins

Some customers in the Phoenix metro area will be able to use a driverless shuttle service to pick up groceries at Walmart — if they purchase them online.

Young hogs are seen at a farm in Farmville, N.C. From farmers to meat-storage facilities, to auto parts manufacturers, the impact of tariffs is spreading.

Tariffs Are Having A Chilling Effect On More U.S. Businesses

11:05am July 25, 2018

by Chris Arnold

From farmers to meat-storage facilities, to auto parts manufacturers, the impact of tariffs is spreading. And if trade tensions escalate more, industries warn it could get much worse.

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Hot Dog! 13-Year-Old Keeps His Stand Open With Help Of Minneapolis Health Department

5:37pm July 24, 2018

Jaequan Faulkner's fledgling hot dog stand in Minneapolis was almost shut down when someone called the city's health department. But, instead, the health department worked to get his stand up to code, and now he's back in business.

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Papa John's Founder Trying To Regain Control Of Company After Using Racial Slur

4:54pm July 24, 2018

Papa John's founder John Schnatter is trying to take back control of his pizza empire, after resigning following a conference call in which he used the N-word. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Forbes reporter Noah Kirsch about the toxic culture Schnatter oversaw.

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Camas Davis is the founder of the Portland Meat Collective. "Because I now am involved in the processes that get that meat to my table, I just understand the value of it," she says.

Food Writer Becomes A Butcher To Better Understand The Value Of Meat

2:38pm July 24, 2018

by Terry Gross

Camas Davis wanted to learn about conscientious farming, slaughtering and eating, so she moved to France and became an apprentice at a small, family-run slaughterhouse. Her memoir is Killing it.

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This ancient piece of bread, more than 14,000 years old, is changing what archaeologists thought they knew about the history of food and agriculture.

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14,000-Year-Old Piece Of Bread Rewrites The History Of Baking And Farming

1:41pm July 24, 2018

by Lina Zeldovich

Breadcrumbs found at an excavation in Jordan reveal that humans were baking thousands of years earlier than previously believed. It may have even prompted them to settle down and plant cereals.

Brick transfers heat to dough more slowly than steel, allowing both pizza crust and toppings to simultaneously reach perfection.

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Pizza Physics: Why Brick Ovens Bake The Perfect Italian-Style Pie

11:14am July 23, 2018

by Angus Chen

Brick transfers heat to dough more slowly than steel, allowing both crust and toppings to simultaneously reach perfection. In a home oven, that balance is elusive — but you might be able to get close.

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Remembering L.A. Food Critic Jonathan Gold

5:12pm July 22, 2018

Pulitzer Prize-winning restaurant critic Jonathan Gold died Saturday at age 57. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Los Angeles Times columnist Gustavo Arellano about Gold's legacy in Southern California.