May 08 Can’t resist candy? You may have this mutation By Nsikan Akpan If you’re a candy lover or denier, you may want to blame one of your liver hormones, according to a new study. Continue reading
May 05 WATCH: How to make a Kentucky Derby-worthy mint julep By Meredith P. Garretson Make the mint perfect julep with this recipe from Parker Girard, the beverage director at Barrel, a bourbon bar in Washington, D.C. Continue reading
Apr 27 5 ‘Southern Charm’ secrets for entertaining from Patricia Altschul By Meredith P. Garretson 'Phone shaming,' budget cooking, recipes and other tricks from from Patricia Altschul's new book “The Art of the Southern Charm.”… Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch 7:40 How Jewish tables around the world serve a feast of traditions By PBS NewsHour In her new cookbook, "King Solomon's Table," celebrate food authority Joan Nathan takes readers to different parts of the world to taste the cuisine of the Jewish diaspora, with recipes handed down from generation to generation. Ahead of Passover, Judy… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch 5:43 Can a cleaner cookstove save lives? By PBS NewsHour Nearly half of the world’s population cooks using stoves that burn fuel like wood or charcoal, creating harmful -- even deadly -- smoke when inhaled. In Ghana, where cooking with wood is the norm, there’s a study underway to find… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 7:50 Can the seafood industry get Americans to eat local fish? By PBS NewsHour Off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, there’s not much cod left, but there’s plenty of dogfish. It’s a creature most Americans have never heard of, much less consumed. Instead, Americans are eating imported tuna, salmon and shrimp, in a… Continue watching
Nov 25 How this Harlem restaurant changed America By Paul Freedman, The Conversation “You can’t write a book about American food without giving a big place to African American cuisine, which is arguably what American cuisine is at heart.”… Continue reading
Nov 24 Watch 8:56 These 10 groundbreaking restaurants changed how we dine By PBS NewsHour Can you imagine life before restaurants? Or brunch? Or convenient roadside dining? In his new book, "Ten Restaurants That Changed America," historian Paul Freedman chronicles the pioneering establishments that changed American food. Economics correspondent Paul Solman takes a tour with… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch 2:56 Food may not be the answer to world peace, but it’s a start, says Anthony Bourdain By PBS NewsHour How he went from dunking breaded clams in hot grease to becoming a famous chef and television personality, Anthony Bourdain has no idea. But he says he learned everything he needed to know about life -- and gained self respect… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch 5:24 Why you can’t talk about the Southern kitchen without slaves’ contributions By PBS NewsHour The recipe for the bestselling brand of American whiskey wasn’t simply the invention of its founder — it was greatly influenced by a slave who worked for the distiller. That public acknowledgment by Jack Daniel’s helps raise broader questions about… Continue watching