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    Food
    Adán Medrano, chef and food writer, savors a beef cheek taco at Vera's Backyard Bar-B-Que in Texas' Rio Grande Valley.
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    'Where The Magic Happens': Following A Tasty Taco Trail In South Texas

    Jan 17, 2021
    In Brownsville, Texas, two Mexican restaurants are pushing the envelope of what a corn tortilla can envelop, and an award-winning cafe cooks barbacoa the old-fashioned way.
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    Eat City
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    Big chef, small pond

    Jan 07, 2021

    COVID sent Chef Scott Pajak to old Henderson, where he's updating a longtime Water Street spot

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    Desert Companion
    KNPR's State of Nevada
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    Foodies Dish On What's To Love About Vegas Dining Scene

    Jan 06, 2021

    If there was ever a person who you could say has eaten Las Vegas, it’s John Curtas. The food critic has been a fixture in the local dining scene for decades.

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    Fifth Street

    December 31, 2020

    Dec 31, 2020
    2020 Wasn't a Total Hellscape | My Secret Rock | Media Sommelier
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    Fifth Street

    November 19, 2020

    Nov 19, 2020
    Casino Turns 25 | The Experience Economy 2.0 | Delicious Drive-Throughs | The Lessons of Viva Laughlin
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    Fifth Street

    October 22, 2020

    Oct 22, 2020
    Voting During the Apocalypse | Remembering Rhonda | The Challenges of Police Reform | My Kitchen Gadget Addiction
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Grocery prices have fallen in recent months but are still 4.6% higher than at this time last year. Here, a woman stock shelves in a deli in June at a Washington, D.C., supermarket.
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    More Groceries, Less Gas: The Pandemic Is Shaking Up The Cost Of Living

    Sep 11, 2020
    Consumer prices rose 0.4% in August and 1.3% over the last 12 months. Some economists say that official measure understates inflation, because the pandemic has changed both what and how we buy.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Prices for baking flour and eggs have fallen, suggesting an easing in the baking craze that gripped hungry and housebound consumers in the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic.
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    The Great Pandemic Bake-Off May Be Over

    Jun 16, 2020
    The price of baking flour has fallen along with the price of eggs, suggesting an easing in the baking craze that gripped hungry and housebound consumers in the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic.
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    Friday Photo
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    Friday Photos: World, Interrupted

    May 22, 2020

    We asked, “What’s the last ‘normal life’ photo in your phone before the shutdown?” You gave us a glimpse into a long-ago yesterday.

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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    A farmer leads dairy cows from the pasture to the milking barn at a creamery in Gallipolis, Ohio. The USDA launched a $3 billion plan to distribute food to families, called the Farmers to Family Food Box Program.
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    USDA Secretary Says Despite Plant Closures, He Does Not Anticipate Food Shortages

    May 15, 2020
    Sonny Perdue says he expects "85-90% production in probably a very few days or weeks." He also says the government is stepping up efforts to buy food from farmers and distribute it to families.
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    Conversations to Keep You Company

    Mar 30, 2020

    Need some company while staying home? Here are some excellent podcasts for all tastes

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    Goats and Soda
    Carrying her baby in a pouch on her back, Susan Enoogoo, 39, hunts for ringed seal on the sea ice near Arctic Bay, Nunavut. Inuit mothers often carry their baby when hunting. If a seal surfaces, Enoogoo tries to snag it with the hook she's holding and dr
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    PHOTOS: How Families Eat In The Arctic: From An $18 Box Of Cookies To Polar Bear Stew

    Nov 26, 2019
    In the Canadian Arctic, food that's shipped in can be costly. People still hunt as their ancestors did — for seal, polar bear and narwhal.
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    The Salt
    Chef Angie Mar, who has received rave reviews for her New York chophouse Beatrice Inn, has been called a "badass" by the press. While some women have no problem with the word and use it in an entirely complimentary context, many others dislike its bro-cu
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    'Badass': The One Word That Has Become A Lightning Rod For Many Female Chefs

    Nov 11, 2019
    In her new book, Charlotte Druckman asks over 100 female chefs and food writers if there are any words or phrases they wish people would stop using to describe them. One word was a bit of a surprise.
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    Food
    Nestlé USA is announcing a voluntary recall for some of its ready-to-bake refrigerated cookie dough products.
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    Not So Sweet: Nestlé Issues Recall Over Possible Rubber In Cookie Dough

    Nov 01, 2019
    Nestlé USA listed 26 products that may contain "food-grade rubber pieces." They include "ready-to-bake refrigerated Nestlé Toll House Cookie Dough bars, tubs and tube-shaped 'chubs.' "
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    The Salt
    Fresh Corner Café sells loose fruits and fresh pre-packaged items like salads, sandwich wraps and fruit cups to corner stores, grocery stores and gas stations.
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    Detroit Entrepreneurs Fight Food Insecurity With Lessons Of The Past

    Oct 27, 2019
    In 1968, a survey found that African Americans paid more money for lower-quality groceries and struggled for access to fresh food, among other inequalities. Today, those same battles persist.
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    The Salt
    Illustration from a 19th-century edition of <em>Robinson Crusoe</em>, a novel by Daniel Defoe first published in 1719. It relates the story of Robinson Crusoe, stranded on an island for 28 years and his subsequent fight for survival. Out of desperation,
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    The Spirit Of Innovation Still Thrives In The Good Old Kitchen Hack

    Sep 17, 2019
    What would Robinson Crusoe have done with a watermelon cuber? His spirit of ingenuity lives on in the kitchen, as inventive cooks still think beyond the norm of conventional kitchen tools.
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    The Salt
    This toad-shaped sandwich bar called the Toed In, near Los Angeles in 1939, allowed you to grab a bite to eat while your car got serviced. There's a lot of wordplay going on here: the toad-shaped building, the "towing in" of the car, and the stepping or
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    Do Your Wurst. Food Pun Haters, The Yolk's On You

    Aug 21, 2019
    If you relish puns, then you'll love a new game that gives you two food-themed topics to blend into one deliciously bad joke. The food pun is so beloved, there's even one in the story of Adam and Eve.
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    Animals
    A seagull watches as people eat at a seafront in England.
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    Food-Snatching Gull In Your Vicinity? Study Suggests Making Eye Contact

    Aug 08, 2019
    Researchers in the U.K. found that making eye contact with the hungry gulls may deter them from swiping your food.
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    As fresh as you can get

    Jul 10, 2019

    Want the freshest fruit for making pies? (Or for anything?) This is the place

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    Eat City
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    Blind date: Dining in the dark at Blackout restaurant

    May 21, 2019

    Two intrepid foodies get a feel for dining with the lights out at a curious concept restaurant

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    KNPR's State of Nevada
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    Las Vegas Chefs Compete For Top Honors In Back Of The House Brawl

    Mar 22, 2019

    You’ve seen those cooking competitions on

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    The Salt
    Korean kimchi, made of salted and fermented vegetables, contains microbes that contribute to its distinctive taste.
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    'Cultured': A Look At How Foods Can Help The Microbes Inside Us Thrive

    Feb 24, 2019
    The foods we put in our bodies affect the kinds of bacteria that live and flourish there. A new book explores this collaboration — and the cultures whose dishes maximize the relationship.
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    The Salt
    A farmer in India piles millet in a field. Grains such as millet and sorghum pack a powerful nutritional punch, but they are overlooked for calorie-laden commodity crops such as wheat or maize.
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    Do Healthy Diets Protect The Planet? As The U.N. Meets, A Focus On Sustainability

    Sep 23, 2018
    As United Nations leaders gather in New York, top food and nutrition experts are convening for a forum to talk about how people around the globe can have both a nourished diet and a healthy planet.
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    The Salt
    Chef Val James inspired her daughter to create a documentary about the challenges female chefs face, including access to capital, sexual harassment, and family time off.
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    Women Chefs Still Walk 'A Fine Line' In The Kitchen

    Aug 31, 2018
    While there have been big changes in the restaurant business in the last few decades, a new documentary on female chefs and work-life balance explores how little it has changed for women.
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    Eat City
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    Taste the flame of the Hatch chile

    Aug 28, 2018

    Chile fans rejoice: Hatch fire-roasted chiles are in season

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