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Saturday

Recipes

What's The Best Way To Eat Cicadas? A Chef's Insect-Based Recipes

NPR's Michel Martin talk to Xavier Deshayes, chef and cicada-cooking connoisseur, about how to eat and enjoy the emerging cicadas ahead of Memorial Day, if you're feeling adventurous.

What's The Best Way To Eat Cicadas? A Chef's Insect-Based Recipes

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Friday

The Year We Learned To Cook Seafood At Home, And Sent Prices Soaring

"My wife and I stumbled on this place while cruising coastal Maine in 2019 and we got the biggest and tastiest lobster rolls I've ever eaten," said Karen's Hideaway patron JS O'Connor. JS O'Connor hide caption

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The Year We Learned To Cook Seafood At Home, And Sent Prices Soaring

Maine Public

A lot of Americans learned to shuck oysters and cook fish at home during the pandemic. Now that restaurants are getting back to normal, there's a supply crunch.

The Year We Learned To Cook Seafood At Home, And Sent Prices Soaring

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Thursday

Science

Good Beer Doesn't Just Taste Better, It Sounds Better Too

Multisensory researchers have found a relationship between sound — like a bottle opening or a can of beer pouring into a glass — and the perceived quality of beer.

Good Beer Doesn't Just Taste Better, It Sounds Better Too

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Tuesday

This Contender For The World's Longest Cheesesteak Spans 3 City Blocks

The 510-foot cheesesteak made in South Philly's Italian Market spanned three blocks. Sean Duffy hide caption

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This Contender For The World's Longest Cheesesteak Spans 3 City Blocks

A group of chefs in South Philly's Italian Market set out to break the record for world's longest cheesesteak on Monday. The resulting hoagie spanned three blocks and caused some traffic issues.

This Contender For The World's Longest Cheesesteak Spans 3 City Blocks

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Television

Book 'High On The Hog' Inspires Netflix Docuseries

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Jessica Harris and Stephen Satterfield of the new Netflix TV show, High on the Hog, which explores the roots of African American food.

Book 'High On The Hog' Inspires Netflix Docuseries

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Monday

Spanish Company BR5 Invents Robot That Cooks Paella

The robot stirs and shuffles the pan as the rice cooks. While the company says it is not aiming to replace home-cooked versions, the robot could be deployed across the world to help busy restaurants.

Spanish Company BR5 Invents Robot That Cooks Paella

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Sunday

Author Interviews

Yasmin Khan's Cookbook Tells The Story Of Pieces Of Home Left Behind

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with cookbook author Yasmin Khan about her new book, Ripe Figs: Recipes and Stories from Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus.

Yasmin Khan's Cookbook Tells The Story Of Pieces Of Home Left Behind

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Saturday

This Neighborhood Badly Needs A Grocery Store. A Medical Device Maker Will Build One

After big-box grocery chains left the Arlington Woods neighborhood in Indianapolis, residents were traveling at least five miles to get groceries. Medical device manufacturer COOK Medical is building a plant in the community and, after listening to residents, decided to add a grocery store to its plans. Luis Alvarez/Getty Images hide caption

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This Neighborhood Badly Needs A Grocery Store. A Medical Device Maker Will Build One

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COOK Medical added a grocery store to its plans for a new plant in Indianapolis after hearing from residents that food access was a problem. It's a unique model of corporate social responsibility.

This Neighborhood Badly Needs A Grocery Store. A Medical Device Maker Will Build One

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Friday

Big Government Cheese (CLASSIC)
Photo illustration by Kenny Malone/monkeyatlarge/Flickr/Library of Congress

Planet Money

Big Government Cheese (CLASSIC)

That time the U.S. government accidentally created a cheese surplus so large it had to be stored in a ginormous cave. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

Big Government Cheese (CLASSIC)

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Restaurants Are Welcoming Back Diners, But Say Mask Rules Have Them Relying On Trust

A staff member wearing a mask serves customers at a restaurant in San Mateo, Calif., on May 17. Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

Restaurants Are Welcoming Back Diners, But Say Mask Rules Have Them Relying On Trust

The National Restaurant Association is recommending to its members that employees continue to wear masks until the government clarifies how the guidance applies to a requirement to keep workers safe.

Restaurants Are Welcoming Back Diners, But Say Mask Rules Have Them Relying On Trust

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Thursday

Why People Are Upset About The Flamin' Hot Cheetos Story

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Los Angeles Times columnist Gustavo Arellano about the Flamin' Hot Cheetos controversy and the historical erasure of Mexicans in American food culture.

Why People Are Upset About The Flamin' Hot Cheetos Story

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Why You Should Celebrate World Bee Day Today

Bees are seen on a honeycomb cell at the BEE Lab hives at the University of Sydney on May 18, 2021. The U.N. has designated May 20 as World Bee Day. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images hide caption

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Animals

Why You Should Celebrate World Bee Day Today

The U.N. has designated May 20 as the day to celebrate these famous pollinators. "There are 20,000 species of bees around the world and a lot of these bees are in decline," says bee expert Hien Ngo.

Why You Should Celebrate World Bee Day Today

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Wednesday

Black Entrepreneurs Sow Seeds Of Healthier Eating During Pandemic Gardening Boom

Ietef "DJ Cavem Moetavation" Vita plants seeds with daughter Libya LeaDonvita in the garden at their home outside Denver. Vita is among a growing list of Black gardening enthusiasts-turned-entrepreneurs across the country who've launched seed businesses during the pandemic-inspired gardening boom. Rachel Woolf for KHN hide caption

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Shots - Health News

Black Entrepreneurs Sow Seeds Of Healthier Eating During Pandemic Gardening Boom

Kaiser Health News

Denver-based rapper DJ Cavem Moetavation started pushing beats and beets by distributing free seeds. Black-owned companies like his are trying to encourage more people of color to grow their own food.

Monday

Wisconsin Bakery Makes Cookies With Burglary Suspect's Face On Them

A burglar broke into Canfora Bakery in Milwaukee and took the cash drawer. A security camera caught the profile his face. The bakery made cookies with that image, and gave them away for free.

Wisconsin Bakery Makes Cookies With Burglary Suspect's Face On Them

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