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
Jul 03 Watch 3:04 What’s behind Venezuela’s economic crisis? By PBS NewsHour Venezuelans are struggling with shortages of food, medicine and other necessities, with increasing finger-pointing at the leadership of President Nicolas Maduro. For more on the challenges facing the country, Nicholas Casey of The New York Times joins Hari Sreenivasan from… Continue watching
Jun 23 Compromise for GMO food labeling rules struck in Senate By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Senators have a bipartisan deal to require labeling of genetically modified ingredients nationally, a week before a labeling law in Vermont goes into effect. Continue reading
Jun 21 Are Americans eating better? Income inequality still has a seat at the dinner table By Anna Vlasits, STAT High-income Americans are eating better than ever, while food diets among the low-income group have improved much more modestly. Continue reading
Jun 17 The world’s ever evolving diets in 4 infographics By Amanda Montañez, Scientific American Three new infographics highlight changing diets around the world. Continue reading