Food and Drink

April 27, 2021 3:53 PM

Epicurious ditches beef in a move it calls 'pro-planet'

The digital food magazine announced the change on Monday, citing the carbon footprint of cattle and a desire to help home cooks become more environmentally friendly.

by Rachel Treisman

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April 26, 2021 2:57 PM

Cheap, legal and everywhere: How food companies get us 'hooked' on junk

Reporter Michael Moss says processed foods can be as alluring in some ways as cocaine or cigarettes. His new book explains how companies keep us snacking by appealing to nostalgia and brain chemistry.

by Dave Davies

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April 10, 2021 7:45 AM

Heinz promises to catch up to demand amid ketchup packet shortage

The pandemic is causing another new, yet uniquely American, shortage — ketchup. Heinz says it will increase its production by 25 percent to meet the demand for packets of the popular condiment.

by Elena Burnett

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April 8, 2021 8:05 PM

Local chefs raise awareness of anti-Asian hate with 'Minnesota Rice'

Minnesota’s Asian American chefs and bartenders have a message for their non-Asian clientele: “Love our people like you love our food.”

by Katie Moritz and Tom Crann

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March 29, 2021 5:32 PM

How Rodney Scott learned to cook – and went for it, whole hog

Pitmaster Rodney Scott describes his lifelong journey as a chef and his hope for the future. "I want to take over the world with barbecue," the James Beard Award winner tells NPR.

by Avery Keatley and Steve Inskeep

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March 27, 2021 2:20 PM

The sting that cuts through numbness: Horseradish on pandemic Passover tables

Horseradish will be on many Seder tables for the start of Passover, symbolizing the bitterness ancient Hebrews experienced during slavery in Egypt. Harshness and pain isn't a feeling many people need much help accessing right now, on this second pandemic Passover.

by Deena Prichep

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March 25, 2021 4:54 PM

When your fad diet fails, and it probably will, 'Just Eat'

Diets often fail in the long term because they're too strict or require unnatural eating habits. In a new book, Barry Estabrook turns to science and history to find a weight-loss regimen that works.

by April Fulton

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March 20, 2021 9:05 AM

So how should your favorite restaurant pay its servers? Well, it's complicated

A fierce debate is taking shape within the restaurant industry as a push to raise the minimum wage threatens to upend the tipped wage structure for servers.

by Sam Gringlas

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March 7, 2021 3:27 PM

Food critic offers 'power rankings' of Girl Scout cookies - and gets plenty of feedback

Los Angeles Times food columnist Lucas Kwan Peterson breaks down his "official" — and admittedly very biased — system that led him to rate 12 kinds of Girl Scout cookies.

by Emma Bowman

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March 3, 2021 6:55 AM

There are so many flavors of potato chips; 'Hooked' looks at why

Investigative reporter Michael Moss explores how some food companies tweak their products to take advantage of evolved biology, creating room for novelty that triggers the brain to make us want more.

by Barbara J. King

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