Remembering Food Critic Jonathan Gold
Pulitzer Prize-winning restaurant critic Jonathan Gold, who wrote for the Los Angeles Times, died on Saturday at 57.
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As Milk Production Cools In Summer, Farmers Try To Help Cows Take The Heat
From fans and misting water to creating a whole new breed of cow, farmers and researchers are fighting rising temperatures to keep the dairy industry from losing millions of dollars to "heat stress."
'Chicago Tribune' Restaurant Critic Reveals His Identity After 30 Years
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Chicago Tribune restaurant critic Phil Vettel, who revealed his identity after 30 years of keeping it secret. He says he's already noticed restaurants treating him differently.
Starbucks To Open First 'Signing Store' In The U.S. To Serve Deaf Customers
The store will be in Washington D.C., and will not only focus on hiring employees fluent in American Sign Language, but also on lighting and design that makes it easier for the deaf to communicate.
How Luxury Hotels And Restaurants In Developing Countries Fight Food Waste
The United Nations says nearly one-fourth of food purchases in hotels and restaurants are thrown away. Luxury properties in Mexico, India, and elsewhere are trying programs to bring that figure down.
Carne Asada, Hold The Meat: Why Latinos Are Embracing Vegan-Mexican Cuisine
Meat-heavy dishes are a mainstay of Mexican cooking. But spurred by health and environmental concerns, working-class Mexican-American chefs are giving traditional dishes a plant-based makeover.
Marriott Follows Starbucks In Dropping Plastic Straws
The giant hotel chain became the latest company to announce it will stop using plastic straws, saying it would remove them from its more than 6,500 properties by next July.
French Butchers Ask For Protection After Threats From Militant Vegans
Butchers are an integral part of French life, and are known for carefully sourcing their meat. But now some are being targeted by extreme vegans who use vandalism to draw attention to their cause.
Archaeologists Find 14,500-Year-Old Bread
Archaeologists in Jordan's Black Desert found the burnt remains of bread, baked more than 14,000 years ago. It proves people were making bread far earlier than originally known.
Hutterites: The Small Religious Colonies Entwined With Montana's Haute Cuisine
The peace-driven Anabaptist sect, made up of families who live and work together, has built a relationship with high-end resorts, supplying poultry, produce and bread for chefs.