food

May 02, 2016

Seventeen years ago my family landed in London for the first time. One of the best part of our new life in this city was the local markets.

Food

This Thai dish is so delicious, it just might kill you

GlobalPost

April 27, 2016

Welcome to northern Thailand, where bile is a flavor enhancer.

Culture

Only a few people in the world know how to make this Portuguese pastry

The World

April 26, 2016

Every morning, behind a metal door marked “secret," Carlos Martins and two other bakers make enough dough and custard for 20,000 pastries.

Culture

It's worth walking the extra block to find the best food in Mexico's Playa del Carmen

The World

April 19, 2016

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04/19/2016 - 4:45pm

Shrimp and octopus cocktails? Local lamb, lobster and octopus? Um, yes please. Plus, a recipe to make Yucatán-style Habanero salsa at home.

Environment

At this Paris restaurant, 'freegans' fight waste by cooking up food diverted from the dumpster

The World

April 08, 2016

Researchers figure that roughly a third of all the food we produce is never eaten. In Paris, a new restaurant is taking a small slice out of all that waste by salvaging discarded food from a local market, cooking it up into fine cuisine, and serving it on a "pay-what-you-can" basis to a clientele that includes some of the city's neediest residents.

Environment

These chefs are giving French cuisine a climate change makeover

The World

April 07, 2016

Climate change has far reaching impacts — including on French cuisine. Many restaurants in the foodie mecca now have on their menu dishes that have been deemed “good for the climate.”

Global Politics

Pistachios, a love story

The World

April 01, 2016

Israel and Iran disagree on almost everything — except the deliciousness of Iranian pistachios. With US-Iran nuclear agreement, Americans now can get them. But Israelis? Not officially.

Food

Forget Nutraloaf — prisoners are growing their own food

YES! Magazine

March 30, 2016

From New York to California, prison gardening programs serve as cost-effective food sources and provide inmates with better nutrition.

Food

What exactly is processed cheese, anyway?

Science Friday

March 27, 2016

A dairy expert unlocks the mysteries of processed cheese as well as the secrets to the perfect, delicious, creamy homemade macaroni and cheese sauce

Belief

Why a drumstick means progress for some students at this San Diego school

The World

March 21, 2016

Muslim high schoolers rallied with other students for a halal chicken lunch dish — and won. Now, the drumstick is a hit catching on elsewhere.

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