Recipes

Ran Duan will represent the U.S. at the Bacardi Global Legacy Cocktail Competition in Sydney on April 28.

National

Competitive Bartender Pours Father's Wisdom Into Signature Drink

8:14pm April 27, 2015

by NPR Staff

Bartender Ran Duan will represent the U.S. in a Bacardi international cocktail competition. His specialty? "Father's Advice," a stirred-not-shaken cocktail that's a testament to his hardworking dad.

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Arts

Cooking With Emoji: We're Taking Eggplant Back From The Bros

2:39pm April 16, 2015

by Maria Godoy

The eggplant emoji has become a favorite of salacious sexters. To rescue its sullied rep, we turn to our emoji keyboards and conjure up recipes to highlight the fruit's, ahem, culinary attributes.

Science
Arts

Making Pies For Pi Day: Think Inside The Circle

6:03pm March 13, 2015

by Doreen McCallister

As math lovers know, it's almost Pi Day. And what better way to celebrate than by rolling out the dough? An NPR editor known for her experimental baking shares some of her favorite recipes.

Jack Bishop says it's the soy sauce in the Mushroom Bolognese that really makes it pop.

Books
Arts

'Test Kitchen': How To Make Vegetarian Dishes Pop With A Little Umami

11:46am March 13, 2015

Cooking with plant foods naturally high in compounds called glutamates can stimulate the same taste receptors that meat does. America's Test Kitchen explains in The Complete Vegetarian Cookbook.

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(Left) Sauerkraut and sausage (foreground) cook on the stove at the Hutte Restaurant. (Right) Diners Roxanne Singhisen and Nick Lockyer of Pittsburgh chat at the Hutte.

Swiss Village + West Virginia + Mardi Gras Feast = Fasnacht

7:31pm February 17, 2015

by Emily Hilliard

Isolated in the West Virginia wilderness, the tiny town of Helvetia clings to its distinctly Swiss character and foodways. It all culminates with a pre-Lenten festival where food takes center stage.

Kheira Benkreira and Hasnia Bekkadja attend a vigil for the slain Chapel Hill victims in Washington, D.C., last week.

National

Some Thoughtful Words — And Many Unanswered Questions — After Chapel Hill

6:49pm February 17, 2015

by Kat Chow

Here are some of the many powerful essays we've come across in the aftermath of this tragedy.

Jennifer Steinhauer's version of the Sno Ball moves the marshmallow inside and skips the pink food coloring.

Arts

Hostess Isn't The Mostest: Make Your Own Sno Balls At Home

6:28pm January 22, 2015

by NPR Staff

When Hostess Brands declared bankruptcy, Jennifer Steinhauer started preparing for the snack food apocalypse. Among the foods she tackled was a pink treat she had no respect for — the Sno Ball.

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A still-trim Elvis Presley enjoys a sandwich in 1958. His love of fatty foods hadn't caught up to him yet.

On His 80th Birthday, Shake It Like Elvis With A Milkshake

6:29pm January 08, 2015

by Maria Godoy

The legendary singer had equally outsized eating habits, including his famous affinity for peanut butter, bananas and bacon. Celebrity chef Sean Brock has created a drink in the King's honor.

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Wilbur Sargunaraj takes us on a culinary tour of village food in India.

World News

Cooking With Wilbur: Recipes From A South Indian Village

4:46pm January 08, 2015

by Vijitha Shyam

If you'd like to try pepper water (it's hot hot hot) or day-old rice (it tastes better than it sounds), we've got the scoop.

Books
Arts

How Tinseltown Got Tipsy: A Boozy Taste Of Hollywood History

4:59pm January 04, 2015

by NPR Staff

Mark Bailey, who detailed old Hollywood's legendary love affair with liquor in his book Of All the Gin Joints, shares stories from a bygone era over cocktails at a legendary Hollywood bar.

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