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'Champagne': The Evolution of Bubbly

In Champagne: How the World's Most Glamorous Wine Triumphed Over War and Hard Times, Don and Petie Kladstrup offer the history of a New Year's Eve staple that had rather inauspicious beginnings.

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'Fruits of the Harvest': A Taste of Kwanzaa

Author Eric Copage talks about foods that are traditionally served for the African-American inspired Kwanzaa holiday. His book is Fruits of the Harvest: Recipes to Celebrate Kwanzaa and Other Holidays.

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National

Teaching Immigrant Women with Community Kitchens

A non-profit community kitchen in San Francisco is part of a growing movement to launch small food businesses around the country. Reporter Pauline Bartolone examines La Cocina's focus on poor immigrant women.

Teaching Immigrant Women with Community Kitchens

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Business

Wonder Bread Struggles to Stay Afloat

Wonder Bread has fallen on hard times. Last year, the company filed for bankruptcy protection. This year, it closed eight bakeries across the country. Next month, you won't be able to buy Wonder Bread in Washington and Oregon. Phyllis Fletcher of member station KUOW reports.

Wonder Bread Struggles to Stay Afloat

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Mysteries of Olive Oil Production Explained

Chef Mario Batali provides an explainer on his favorite golden-green liquid: olive oil. Batali hosts the Food Network program Molto Mario, and is author of the cookbook, Molto Italiano: 327 Simple Italian Recipes to Cook at Home.

Mysteries of Olive Oil Production Explained

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Joan Nathan: An Exotic Holiday Feast

In The New American Cooking, cookbook author Joan Nathan showcases some of the more unusual items that are turning up on America's tables — plantains, pomegranates and other once-obscure ingredients.

Joan Nathan: An Exotic Holiday Feast

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Diversions

Experiencing a Southern Christmas

NPR's Farai Chideya gets a crash course on Christmas, Southern style, from David Barnette, author of The Official Guide to Christmas in the South or If You Can't Fry It, Spraypaint It Gold.

Experiencing a Southern Christmas

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Talking Turkey with Cookbook Author Ted Allen

Ted Allen is best known for his role as the food-and-wine specialist on the television show Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. But he is also a journalist and author. The Food You Want to Eat is Allen's current cookbook.

Talking Turkey with Cookbook Author Ted Allen

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Whole Foods to Sell Exclusive Icelandic Delights

"Haute cuisine" and "Icelandic food" are terms not often heard together on these shores, but our perception may be on the verge of change: Whole Foods has been granted exclusive rights to sell Icelandic delicacies including lamb and high-fat butter, and Americans will be able to truly appreciate what the chilly island has to offer. Essayist Bonny Wolf recently sampled Icelandic treats at a luncheon in Washington, D.C.

Whole Foods to Sell Exclusive Icelandic Delights

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Endangered List Created for Native Foods

A coalition of botanists, farmers, chefs and anthropologists is working to catalog North America's native foods -- from the mule deer to the tepary bean. The goal is to preserve food traditions among local chefs and gardeners.

Endangered List Created for Native Foods

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Stollen: A Tasteful German Fruitcake

Dense, much-maligned fruitcake simply won't fly with many folks. But German stollen is another matter entirely. Many Americans are finding it a welcome alternative to our homegrown variety.

Stollen: A Tasteful German Fruitcake

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