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• A Cooking Camp Chef's Recipe For Remote Education: Make It Ambitious

  07-08-2020 11:03 via npr.org
  Online instruction is hard, right? Well there's a teacher—a chef, actually—who appears to have cracked the code. She says her cooking classes for kids work better now than when they were in person.(Image credit: Ben James/NPR)
  
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• An Easy Cold Brew Recipe You Can Make At Home

  31-07-2020 10:59 via npr.org
  Missing your regular cup of cold brew? We get it — It's hot outside, and maybe you're avoiding unnecessary outings. Life Kit walks you through a super simple cold brew recipe you can make at home.
  
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• 1-Year-old chef demonstrates his favorite recipes

  24-07-2020 02:14 via shareably.net
  Cooking is an art form. It is something that, at 27-years-old, I’ve still yet to master. Some of my friends are great cooks and I envy their kitchen prowess. For one young child, cooking is something that he is already well on his way to mastering. Kobe Wian is only one-year-old and already he is...
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• 20 Creative cakes that capture an underwater island adventure

  23-07-2020 00:17 via shareably.net
  
  Are you ready for some of the craziest cakes you’ll ever see? These various cake artists from all over the world have taken it upon themselves to make some of the most challenging cakes I could imagine. They create scenes of islands in the ocean that look simultaneously delicious and relaxing! Check ’em out for...
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• That's A Lot Of Cake: Record Set For World's Largest Lamington

  22-07-2020 12:06 via npr.org
  A lamington is a spongy cake with chocolate and coconut. A New Zealand charity set a Guinness World Record after baking a roughly 6,000 pound cake. Beating the previous winner by nearly 1,000 pounds.
  
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• Sourdough Is A Social Media Star — But Those Beans Would Look Great On Instagram

  20-07-2020 22:09 via npr.org
  After panicked shoppers emptied grocery store shelves of flour and beans this spring, we saw plenty of evidence of home bakers' work on social media. But what about all the beans people stockpiled?(Image credit: Matthew Mead/AP)
  
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• Cooking Chicken In A Pig's Bladder (It Sounds Better In French) With Bill Buford

  15-07-2020 11:02 via npr.org
  In his new memoir Dirt, chef Bill Buford recounts his experience working in Lyon, France. We met up over Zoom to make Poulet en Vessie -- chicken cooked in a pig's bladder.(Image credit: George Buford)
  
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• How Does Dumping Beer Help British Pubs Survive The Pandemic?

  13-07-2020 11:08 via npr.org
  Pub owners in the United Kingdom are pouring out gallons and gallons of beer. They have to deal with all the beer that went bad during the months they were in lockdown.
  
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• Vending Machines Help Germans With Late-Night Sausage Cravings

  08-07-2020 12:02 via npr.org
  The German Press Agency says sausage vending has gotten popular, especially in places where butcher shops close early. The country has more than a half million machines selling things like bratwurst.
  
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• Padma Lakshmi, Model, Actor And TV Host, Says Above All, She's A Writer

  06-07-2020 19:29 via npr.org
  The Top Chef host started out as a model/actress, never intending to have a career in food. But she loved to cook and to write down recipes. Her new show, Taste the Nation, explores immigrant cooking.(Image credit: Dominic Valente/Hulu)
  
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• Inside Seating? A Harlem Bar Owner Navigates COVID-19's Changing Rules

  05-07-2020 23:20 via npr.org
  67 Orange Street makes do with take-out and outdoor service while waiting for a decision on inside dining in NYC.(Image credit: Camille Petersen/Camille Petersen)
  
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• What's A Cooking Show Without Any Food?

  01-07-2020 14:00 via npr.org
  If there are more outbreaks on farms, there might not be enough healthy farmworkers to pick food. What might a cooking show look like without any food? (Image credit: NPR)
  
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• Have A Corn Dog: Fair Food Without The Fair

  29-06-2020 21:16 via npr.org
  In Western Pennsylvania, fair food vendors serve up the funnel cakes outside the fair grounds.(Image credit: Kiley Koskinsky/Kiley Kosinsky)
  
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• 50 People Who Did Not Get The Meals They Were Expecting

  29-06-2020 20:34 via shareably.net
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• King Arthur Flour's Helpline Rises To The Challenge Of Influx Of Bakers' Questions

  29-06-2020 13:27 via npr.org
  A lot more Americans seem to have taken up baking since the pandemic began. Maggie Perry, on the team that answers King Arthur Flour's Baker's Hotline, reveals what people ask.
  
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• King Arthur Flour's Helpline Rises To The Challenge Of Increased Bakers' Questions

  29-06-2020 13:27 via npr.org
  A lot more Americans seem to have taken up baking since the pandemic began. Maggie Perry, on the team that answers King Arthur Flour's Baker's Hotline, reveals what people ask.
  
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• 40 Potatoes trying to take over kitchens during quarantine

  25-06-2020 02:08 via shareably.net
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• 3rd grader refuses to stop gardening when her school project canceled, grows whopping 31 lb cabbage

  23-06-2020 23:22 via shareably.net
  
  A Passion For Gardening The advent of COVID-19 has obstructed the normal daily activities of every person worldwide, so it’s no wonder people are putting in their time towards a variety of different activities. Whether its art or DIY projects you’re looking at, many of us are finding the time to create things we had...
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• From 'Empty' To 'Satisfied': Author Traces A Hunger That Food Can't Fix

  23-06-2020 20:12 via npr.org
  For Susan Burton, decades of disordered eating was about power. "As long as I was bingeing, I didn't have to think. I didn't have to think about any loss or pain or wanting or yearning."(Image credit: Anna Kurzaeva/Getty Images)
  
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• German Post Office Evacuated Because Of A Smelly Package

  23-06-2020 13:05 via npr.org
  The package at the post office in the Bavarian town of Schweinfurt contained durians — pungent fruit from Southeast Asia.
  
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• 'Problems Bigger Than Bon Appétit': How Food World Struggles With Structural Racism

  22-06-2020 22:04 via npr.org
  NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Alex Abad-Santos, a senior writer for Vox, about a lack of diversity among chefs, writers and reviewers in the food world.
  
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• 'Taste The Nation' Proves Who's At The Heart Of American Food: Immigrants

  21-06-2020 13:58 via npr.org
  Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi is on a new journey, from familiar places like San Francisco's Chinatown to the lesser-known Little Lima in New Jersey — all places where immigrants shape America's food.
  
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• Bakers Against Racism Aims To Fight Injustice With The Power Of Food

  20-06-2020 14:10 via npr.org
  Thousands of professional and home bakers around the world are participating in virtual bake sales to benefit charities that support the lives of Black people. (Image credit: Courtesy of Liz Rosado)
  
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• Aunt Jemima Will Change Name, Image; Uncle Ben's Also Plans Brand Shift

  17-06-2020 16:29 via npr.org
  "Aunt Jemima's origins are based on a racial stereotype," Quaker Foods says overhauling its 130-year-old pancake and syrup brand. And Uncle Ben's says "now is the right time to evolve" its own brand.(Image credit: Donald King/AP)
  
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• Aunt Jemima Will Change Name, Image As Brands Confront Racial Stereotypes

  17-06-2020 16:29 via npr.org
  Quaker Foods is retiring the name and logo of its 130-year-old pancake and syrup brand. Uncle Ben's and Mrs. Butterworth's also plan to change their packaging and marketing. (Image credit: Donald King/AP)
  
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• Acknowledging Racial Stereotype, Aunt Jemima Will Change Brand Name And Image

  17-06-2020 16:29 via npr.org
  Quaker Foods says the 130-year-old pancake and syrupbrand has been updated over the years, but "we realize those changes are not enough."(Image credit: Donald King/AP)
  
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• The Great Pandemic Bake-Off May Be Over

  16-06-2020 11:00 via npr.org
  The price of baking flour has fallen along with the price of eggs, suggesting an easing in the baking craze that gripped hungry and housebound consumers in the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic.(Image credit: Karin Dreyer/Getty Images/Tetra Images RF)
  
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• 55 Fast food photos that illustrate just how different McDonald’s was in the 80s and 90s

  12-06-2020 23:03 via shareably.net
  
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• Thousands Of Workers Say Their Jobs Are Unsafe As Economy Reopens

  11-06-2020 11:00 via npr.org
  In places ranging from chicken processing plants to hair salons, workers say employers aren't doing enough to protect them from getting sick. Advocates blame a lack of mandatory federal safety rules.(Image credit: Michael Conroy/AP)
  
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• Adorable 2-year-old chef shows how to make a pizza

  11-06-2020 02:17 via shareably.net
  Before staying home became the general rule, families already had their homes bustling with activities that kept the kids happy and preoccupied. In place of constantly hearing them say “I’m bored”, moms and dads made sure to involve their kids to keep them busy, even in the most typical household tasks. Like this adorable toddler...
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• Pacific Northwest Seafood Industry Faces COVID-19 Outbreak As Season Ramps Up

  05-06-2020 16:21 via npr.org
  Most of the crew on one massive seafood trawler has tested positive for COVID-19. Other vessels also have cases, despite sweeping measures to try and prevent the spread of coronavirus. (Image credit: MARION OWEN/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
  
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• COVID-19 Outbreak In Pacific Northwest Seafood Industry As Season Ramps Up

  05-06-2020 16:21 via npr.org
  Most of the crew on one massive seafood trawler has tested positive for COVID-19. Other vessels also have cases, despite sweeping measures to try and prevent the spread of coronavirus. (Image credit: MARION OWEN/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
  
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• Easy recipe for crispiest restaurant-style fries at home

  05-06-2020 02:09 via shareably.net
  Ever wonder how to make some delicious french fries? Can’t get them crispy enough for your tastes? Look no further. Come now, throw on your chef’s hat and apron and let’s get to work. The recipe’s incredibly simple. The YouTube description lists the following necessities: “Ingredients- Potato (as required) Water (cold & hot) oil to...
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• Here’s an easy overripe banana bread recipe before you throw the fruit away

  04-06-2020 03:50 via shareably.net
  There is truly nothing that can compare to fresh baked goods. Whether it’s your favorite muffin, scone, bagel, cornbread, or even chocolate chip cookie when it is right out of the oven and you take that first soft warm bite that hits your lips it instantly warms your whole being. All the way from the...
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• Restaurants In France Are Reopening After Coronavirus Lockdown

  02-06-2020 11:01 via npr.org
  In France, takeout is OK for burger joints, but what about gastronomy from a Michelin three-star chef? Restaurants in Paris will reopen Tuesday, but tight restrictions mean some will not survive.
  
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• Restaurant Owner Whose Business Burned Calls For Justice For George Floyd

  01-06-2020 11:00 via npr.org
  Somali immigrant Safia Munye opened the Minneapolis restaurant Mama Safia's Kitchen with her retirement savings. It was destroyed. "This can be replaced. George's life cannot," she says.(Image credit: Jim Urquhart for NPR)
  
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• People Can't See It, But This Grocery Worker Still Wears Lipstick Under Her Mask

  29-05-2020 18:36 via npr.org
  As a low-wage worker, Yesenia Ortiz wishes she would get paid more during the pandemic because of the extra level of risk to which she is exposed.(Image credit: Sarah Gonzalez/NPR)
  
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• 'Food Is Social Adhesive,' So Questlove Is Hosting A Virtual Potluck

  28-05-2020 22:25 via npr.org
  The Roots drummer, DJ and cookbook author isn't letting a pandemic slow him down — he's still performing on The Tonight Show, and now he's hosting a virtual potluck dinner party on the Food Network.(Image credit: Michael Baca)
  
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• A Daughter Bakes A New Connection With Family During Ramadan

  22-05-2020 11:01 via npr.org
  At home in Ohio during the pandemic, photographer Eslah Attar is using newfound family time to learn from her mother and sister how to bake traditional desserts ahead of Eid al-Fitr. (Image credit: Eslah Attar for NPR)
  
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• Food Banks Get The Love, But SNAP Does More To Fight Hunger

  22-05-2020 11:00 via npr.org
  The charitable organizations called food banks are getting a lot of attention and donations right now. But they aren't nearly as important or effective as SNAP, formerly known as food stamps.(Image credit: Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)
  
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• Woman shares clever hack for easily removing white bits from chicken breasts

  22-05-2020 01:50 via shareably.net
  Innovative food and health hacks are always welcome. Recently, Mandy Klentz (Tik Tok user @raising_krazies) shared a “newfound” method of stripping chicken breasts of unwanted sections. “Okay so I’m starting to cook dinner. I learned something recently that I thought was so cool and I wanted to share.” Get ready to change the way you...
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• 3-Star Michelin Chef Guy Savoy Has Begun Offering Takeout In Paris

  21-05-2020 21:58 via npr.org
  As France emerges from two months of lockdown, restaurants still have no reopening date. Among other dishes, Savoy is offering a poultry ballotine with foie gras in a truffle vinaigrette for takeaway.(Image credit: Christophe Archambault/AFP via Getty Images)
  
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• 'Between Life And Death': McDonald's Worker Says Pandemic Puts Safety In Focus

  21-05-2020 15:46 via npr.org
  In his 30 years working at McDonald's, Bartolomé Perez joined several strikes to demand higher wages and better benefits. But the stakes have felt very different during the coronavirus pandemic.(Image credit: Courtesy of the Fight for $15 and a Union)
  
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• Man in underwear boards a moving tanker truck and proceeds to chug wine from the bottom

  19-05-2020 00:36 via shareably.net
  If this is what the new normal is going to be like, then we’d like whoever is in charge to please reconsider. “Carpe vinum” takes on a whole new meaning, thanks to a man called Gabriel Moreno who hitched a ride on a tanker truck filled with wine. You’d think a motorist hitching a ride...
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• 41 Items people discovered in their freezer and pantry years later

  18-05-2020 23:09 via shareably.net
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• Ayesha Curry Is Serving Virtual Connection With A Pot Of Chili

  17-05-2020 23:13 via npr.org
  Michel Martin talks with cookbook author Ayesha Curry about her upcoming cook-along called #ChiliAndChill.
  
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• USDA Secretary Says Despite Plant Closures, He Does Not Anticipate Food Shortages

  15-05-2020 16:23 via npr.org
  Sonny Perdue says he expects "85-90% production in probably a very few days or weeks." He also says the government is stepping up efforts to buy food from farmers and distribute it to families.(Image credit: Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
  
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• Agriculture Department To Fix Disruptions In Nation's Food Supply Chain

  15-05-2020 11:03 via npr.org
  NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, who is promoting a federal response plan which distributes food to families, called the Farmers to Family Food Box Program.
  
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• Famed Restaurant Uniquely Solves Social Distancing Issue

  13-05-2020 13:05 via npr.org
  The restaurant at The Inn At Little Washington reopens soon in Virginia. It will likely operate at half-capacity. Chef Patrick O'Connell is placing mannequins at every other table.
  
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• We're Eating At Home And It's Costing Us More

  12-05-2020 23:46 via npr.org
  The latest inflation data offers a snapshot of Americans' new pandemic spending habits. Prices are down for most goods and services but up sharply for groceries.(Image credit: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
  
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