Miracle Mystery Fruit Turns Sourness Sweet March 31, 2007 • It's a tiny berry. But it works miracles when you eat it before sour foods. Lemons instantly turn from sour to sweet. Even a bologna sandwich turns to cake. Miracle Mystery Fruit Turns Sourness Sweet Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9264829/9264830" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Fifty Foods to Try Before You Die March 31, 2007 • British food writer Anna Longmore talks about her list in Arena Magazine of the 50 foods you should try before you die. She says that monkfish liver and duck embryo are definitely not for everyone. Fifty Foods to Try Before You Die Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9261667/9261668" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Road to Perfecting Matzo-Ball Soup March 31, 2007 • Passover begins Monday. It's the Jewish holiday peppered with matzo-ball soup. Making matzo-ball soup that keeps them coming back for more is a duty worth perfecting. The Road to Perfecting Matzo-Ball Soup Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9261664/9261665" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National NYC Rooftops May Host Vineyards March 28, 2007 • Vineyards and wine invoke images of rolling hills and sun-drenched valleys. But in New York City, wine has taken on an urban grit as city-dwellers learn to grow grapes on roofs and balconies. NYC Rooftops May Host Vineyards Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9182492/9182493" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Kitchen Window Fava Beans: A Little Spring On Your Plate March 28, 2007 • Americans are undergoing an awakening when it comes to fava beans, with their buttery texture and slightly bitter, lovely nutty flavor. And after a long, dark winter, what could be more spring-like than their fresh green color?
Katrina & Beyond Gulf Shrimpers Worry Cleanup Will Hurt Season March 27, 2007 • Hauling away debris that Hurricane Katrina dumped into the Gulf of Mexico seems like a good step — and perhaps an overdue one. But shrimpers and fishermen along the Mississippi Gulf Coast are worried that their shrimp season will be destroyed by the cleanup. Gulf Shrimpers Worry Cleanup Will Hurt Season Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9163116/9163117" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Restaurant Relief: Blue Herons Scared Away March 27, 2007 • A dispute between businessmen and nature lovers over the presence of blue herons next to a California restaurant has taken another turn with controversial efforts to scare the birds away. Restaurant Relief: Blue Herons Scared Away Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9156685/9156686" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion The Unger Report 'Cruelty-Free' Dining March 26, 2007 • Wolfgang Puck has announced he will no longer serve fois gras at his restaurants. The superstar chef is the latest to embrace "cruelty-free dining." Humorist Brian Unger applauds the move, but wonders whether "cruelty-free" can also apply to patrons. 'Cruelty-Free' Dining Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9138965/9138966" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Seeking the Truth About Wine Labeling March 24, 2007 • Is it fair to call a sparkling wine from California champagne? Wine industry reps want labels to reflect where the wine was actually made. Michael Franz, editor of Wine Review Online, tells how to make sure your vino is from the right spot. Seeking the Truth About Wine Labeling Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9125559/9125562" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business A Downsizing at T.G.I. Friday's March 23, 2007 • T.G.I. Friday's is advertising a new menu with smaller portions for lower prices. Friday's is the first chain restaurant to do this, but will customers embrace the "less is more" concept when it comes to food? A Downsizing at T.G.I. Friday's Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9104346/9104347" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Heirloom Recipe Contest Yields 'Naked Ladies' March 23, 2007 • A cooking magazine's family-recipe contest brought in 3,000 entries. Public television cooking host Chris Kimball says many had catchy names like "Naked Ladies with Their Legs Crossed," along with equally memorable back-stories. Heirloom Recipe Contest Yields 'Naked Ladies' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9049243/9049271" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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At Chez Panisse, It's Time for Tap Water March 22, 2007 • The Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley, Calif., has decided to drop bottled water from its menu. Robert Siegel talks with the restaurant's general manager, Mike Kossa-Rienzi. At Chez Panisse, It's Time for Tap Water Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9083544/9083545" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Kitchen Window March Maple Madness: A Sweet Time of Year March 21, 2007 • At a wildlife sanctuary in Lincoln, Mass., maple syrup is still made the old-fashioned way, with hand-held drills and metal buckets. Betsy Block explains the ritual of maple sugaring and shares two ways to enjoy the liquid treasure.
Lobster Sting Operation Nets Two Poachers March 20, 2007 • Michele Norris talks with Mike Norris, a California game warden and lead investigator on the case of two lobster poachers who were arrested Monday after a months-long investigation. Lobster Sting Operation Nets Two Poachers Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9015539/9015540" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Vietnamese Pho Chain Takes on U.S. Competition March 20, 2007 • As KFC and other U.S. fast-food chains spread in Vietnam, a local entrepreneur is trying to blunt the Americans' corporate invasion. Ly Qui Trung has expanded his noodle chain to more than 50 stores in Vietnam and overseas. Vietnamese Pho Chain Takes on U.S. Competition Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/8993340/8993433" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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