A Resolution For Foodies Who Want To Do Good: Pick A Campaign
Want to change the food system? You can vote with your fork, but you can also support a campaign that's confronting the problems head on.
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Want To Enhance The Flavor Of Your Food? Put On The Right Music
Researchers at the University of Oxford have discovered a link between what you taste and what you hear.
No Yolk: Eggs Beat Most Other Foods In Our Blog Last Year
We looked back at the most popular posts of 2014 and found many of them were about eggs. So we asked: What makes this everyday food so intriguing?
Organizing Like A Chef Makes For Good Habits
"Mise-en-place" is a French cooking phrase that means to gather and arrange the needed ingredients and tools. (This piece initially aired on Aug. 11, 2014 on Morning Edition).
To Prevent A Hangover, Develop A Pre-Drinking Plan
In which we learn how to prevent a hangover (drink water), cure a hangover (you can't) and good cocktails to ease you back into more drinking on New Year's Day.
A Restaurant That Serves Up A Side Of Social Goals
Burned out from her high-tech job, Srirupa Dasgupta opened a restaurant and catering service that hires primarily refugees. On the menu: a mix of cuisines from South Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
A Cure For The Common Hangover, Found On The Stove
Chef Anthony Lamas says posole, a Mexican hominy stew, is great if you're cold, hung over or just had a long night. "It's a cure in a bowl" that's infinitely customizable, he says.
Pastry With Soul. It's That Simple
New York pastry chef Brooks Headley calls his cookbook Fancy Desserts. But his Italian grandmother is his real inspiration, he says, and she was all about homestyle: simple and fresh.
If You're Toasting To Health, Reach For Beer, Not (Sparkling) Wine
Though beer has been blamed for many a paunch, researchers say it's more nutritious than most other alcoholic drinks. Moderate consumption may also reduce the risk of heart disease.
Luck Be A Lentil Tonight! What The World Eats To Welcome The New Year
From Italy to Japan to the Philippines, people will hope for happiness, health and wealth as they sit down to a New Year's meal. Sometimes that last wish is expressed as actual money in the food.