Arby's Is Buying Buffalo Wild Wings For More Than $2.4 Billion
The private equity firm behind Arby's says it will take Buffalo Wild Wings private and continue to operate it as an independent brand.
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The Ancient Andean Tradition of Eating Clay May Have Helped To Protect Health
Farmers in Peru's Andean highlands have been consuming clay for centuries. Scientists now think it may have allowed them to eat wild potatoes, which are rich in toxic chemicals.
One Woman's Quest To Tell 'The African Story Through Chocolate'
A Ghana-born chocolatier found that many people — even Africans — weren't familiar with the spices and cultures from other parts of the continent. And it is those experiences she seeks to share.
Sacré Beurre: France Faces A Butter Shortage
Annual consumption of butter in France averages 18 pounds per person. But now the French are facing a butter crisis, which could affect almost every part of the national cuisine.
In Minnesota, An Ambassador For Hmong Culture And Culinary Traditions
After his family fled Laos for America, Yia Vang was at first embarrassed by his family's home cooking. Then he learned to embrace it, and found that many others were willing to do the same.
'How To Cook Everything Vegetarian' Author On The Benefits Of A Plant-Based Diet
It's been 10 years since Mark Bittman published How to Cook Everything Vegetarian. NPR's Michel Martin spoke with him about how vegetarian food has changed and the new edition of the book.
New Biography Features Recipes Of Famed Chef And Cookbook Author Paula Wolfert
When Paula Wolfert was diagnosed with dementia, author Emily Kaiser Thelin set out to capture the chef's legacy, as well as her elaborate Mediterranean specialties, now featured in Unforgettable.
Less Waste, More Taste: A Master Chef Reimagines Thanksgiving Leftovers
Over this Thanksgiving week, Americans will toss almost 200 million pounds of turkey alone. Massimo Bottura helps us fight food waste by showing us how to turn leftovers into a world-class new meal.
Even After 100 Years, People Are Still Reaching For The Moon(Pie)
Though the marshmallow-chocolate-graham cracker treat began a century ago as a coal-miner's snack, it is still made by the same Chattanooga bakery and has since become a cultural icon of the South.
How One Pop-Up Restaurant Is Fighting Stigma Against HIV/AIDS
A Toronto pop-up restaurant serves food prepared by chefs living with HIV/AIDS. NPR's Elise Hu talks to Joanne Simons, CEO of the Casey House hospital, about how the eatery breaks down stigma.