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News Articles: Food

The head of the USDA says most WIC beneficiaries would lose access to the program within a few days of a government shutdown, leaving them unable to buy healthy food.

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  • Politics

Millions of Americans will lose food assistance if the government shuts down

A shutdown would affect the nearly 7 million women and children who rely on WIC for healthy food. Free school lunch and Meals on Wheels are also at risk, and SNAP could be impacted eventually too.

September 26, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
Michele Pascarella, owner of London pizza restaurant Napoli on the Road, was recently crowned the best pizza maker in the world.

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  • Food

The world's best pizza maker shares his 5 tips for a perfect slice

Michele Pascarella was named Global Pizza Maker of the Year in the awards he considers "the Michelin guide for pizza."

September 21, 2023
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By:
  • Kai McNamee
This image provided by Kraft Heinz shows a 24-pack of American cheese slices.

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  • Business

Kraft is recalling some American cheese slices over potential choking hazard

The company said one of its wrapping machines developed a temporary issue that makes it possible for a thin strip of film to remain on the slice even after it's been removed from the wrapper.

September 21, 2023
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
Pedestrians pass a Starbucks in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York on June 13.

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  • Business

Fed-up consumers are increasingly going after food companies for misleading claims

This week a federal judge in Manhattan allowed a case to move forward against Starbucks over claims its fruit-based drinks were lacking fruit.

September 20, 2023
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Bagels on display at Katz's Delicatessen in Manhattan.

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  • Food

The Plain Bagel Rule: How naked bread is the ultimate test of a bakery

In a world of everything-bagel seasoning and Instagrammable foods, I refuse to stray from the humble unadulterated bagel.

September 18, 2023
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By:
  • Emma Bowman
Michele Norris explores the family kitchen in her new podcast, <em>Your Mama's Kitchen</em>.

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  • Food

What makes the family kitchen so special? Michele Norris digs into the details

Journalist and writer Michele Norris is exploring the significance of the family kitchen in her new podcast, Your Mama's Kitchen.

September 14, 2023
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  • Mary Louise Kelly,
  • Erika Ryan,
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The rich savory flavor of miso soup is one way to experience umami, the fifth major taste.

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  • Food

How umami overcame discrimination and took its place as the 5th taste

Everything about this savory flavor is mysterious, from how it tastes to why it took so long to get recognized as the fifth taste. What is it, and how does it make food taste delicious?

September 12, 2023
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  • Yuki Noguchi
A "river of wine" cascaded down the streets of a small town in Portugal, after two large tanks ruptured at a nearby distillery.

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  • Europe

Cascades of red wine flood a city's streets in Portugal after huge tanks rupture

A viral video from the scene shows a "river of wine" coursing down a hilly street, sluicing over curbs. The wine escaped from two tanks at a distillery up the hill.

September 12, 2023
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  • Bill Chappell
Hostess Brands, best known for its Twinkies, is being bought by jelly-maker J.M. Smucker.

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  • Business

Twinkies are sold! J.M. Smucker scoops up Hostess Brands for $5.6 billion

For Hostess, the deal with the peanut-butter-and-jelly conglomerate is a sweet win after not one, but two bankruptcies.

September 11, 2023
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  • Alina Selyukh
A package of Paqui OneChipChallenge spicy tortilla chips is seen on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, in Boston.

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  • Business

Maker of the spicy 'One Chip Challenge' pulls product from store shelves

The maker of the extremely spicy chip said it is working to recall the product as Massachusetts authorities probe the death of a teen whose family said the challenge was a contributing factor.

September 08, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
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  • Global Health

Small-scale farmers in Africa will be the beneficiaries of huge humanitarian prize

The nonprofit group One Acre Fund wants smallholder farms to grow more, earn more and feed more people. The organization just won a $2.5 million award from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.

September 07, 2023
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  • Gabriel Spitzer
GPB News NPR

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  • Food

Ice cream in Buenos Aires is more than a treat, it's a work of art

Everyone in Buenos Aires seems to be a fierce partisan when it comes to: soccer, cafes and ice cream parlors. The ice cream there is not just delicious — it's gorgeous.

September 04, 2023
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  • Bob Mondello
An estimated 1.6 million people in the U.S. are allergic to sesame seeds and flour.

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  • Health

A sesame allergy law has made it harder to avoid the seed. Here's why

Sesame is now the 9th official allergen. The FDA designation was supposed to protect people with sesame allergies. Instead, it's become harder to avoid, as more bakers add sesame to their products.

August 30, 2023
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  • Allison Aubrey
Students from the Yupiit School District learn how to prepare freshly caught salmon.

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  • Education

An Alaska district aligns its school year with traditional subsistence harvests

Three Alaska Native Villages have changed their school calendar so that students now can take part in things like the fall moose hunt and the spring migratory bird harvest.

August 30, 2023
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By:
  • Evan Erickson
The Subway logo is seen on takeout boxes at a restaurant in Londonderry, N.H. The sandwich chain says it will be sold to the private equity firm Roark Capital. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed.

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  • Business

Sandwich chain Subway will be sold to fast-food investor Roark Capital

Private equity firm Roark specializes in franchised businesses and backs two holding companies that own multiple restaurant chains that include Arby's, Jimmy John's and Cinnabon.

August 25, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
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