Aug 18 Watch 1:43 Pork chops more popular than politics at the Iowa State Fair By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a visit to the Iowa State Fair to sample its famous pork chops. Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch 2:51 Alice Waters teaches slow food values in a fast food world By PBS News Hour Alice Waters, owner and former chef of the legendary Chez Panisse restaurant and maven of the slow food movement, says the best way to combat fast food culture is through “edible education.” Waters offers her Brief but Spectacular take on… Continue watching
Jul 04 Hot dog! Competitive eaters converge at Coney Island contest By Andrew Mach There's a new top dog in town. In a gut-wrenching upset, Matt "Megatoad" Stonie defeated eight-time reigning hot-dog eating champ Joey "Jaws" Chestnut the 2015 Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest held every Fourth of July on Coney Island in… Continue reading
Jul 02 Forget peas -- add crab and mango to your guacamole. Trust us. By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins After a week of debating contentious issues like gay marriage and the confederate flag, Americans have chosen a new topic to dispute: guacamole. Continue reading
Jul 02 Every summer, generations of my family gather around this Mississippi bottom feeder By Laura Santhanam Some sad souls, bless their hearts, dismiss the catfish as a bottom feeder. But this wondrous fish brought together roughly 200 people each year, signaling the start of what became the annual Turner family reunion. Continue reading
Jul 02 The great guacamole debate: to pea or not to pea? By Larisa Epatko Who knew people cared so much about what goes into their guacamole, to the point that the suggestion of adding an ingredient for “green” purposes would create such rancor?… Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 6:14 What Cuba can teach America about organic farming By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 19 Recipe: Chef Jamie DeRosa's Lobster and Guayaba, Fresh and Pickled By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins Chef Jamie DeRosa is no stranger to cooking in foreign places. He’s braised, seared and blanched everywhere from the U.S. to Canada, the U.K. and Beijing. But last month he was able to add a country with more personal significance… Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch 9:05 Why does almost half of America's food go to waste? Roughly 40 percent of food produced in America never makes it to the table. Whether it rots in the field, is trashed at the supermarket, or thrown out at home, NPR’s Allison Aubrey looks at why good food is being… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch 4:29 FDA orders elimination of trans fats within next three years By PBS News Hour The FDA has ordered the complete removal of trans fats from foods within the next three years. Dr. Walter Willett the Chair of the Department of Nutrition at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health discusses the effect this will… Continue watching