Alton Brown: 'Feasting on Asphalt,' Town by Town March 30, 2008 • For his new book, the popular Food Network host hopped on a motorcycle to find the best road food along the Mississippi River. His flavorful picks range from deep-fried dishes to pickles soaked in Kool-Aid. Alton Brown: 'Feasting on Asphalt,' Town by Town Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89128508/89220368" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Obituaries Egg McMuffin Creator Invented Breakfast-on-the-Go March 27, 2008 • The creator of the Egg McMuffin, Herb Peterson, died Tuesday. The ad man and McDonald's franchisee's love of eggs Benedict led to the invention of the ubiquitous breakfast sandwich, opening a whole new market for the fast food industry. Egg McMuffin Creator Invented Breakfast-on-the-Go Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89163684/89163648" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Paul Prudhomme Dodges a Bullet, Literally March 27, 2008 • Celebrity chef Paul Prudhomme tells Robert Siegel that he was in the midst of setting up his cooking tent at a golf tournament in New Orleans when he heard a kind of "whistley zing" and felt a sting in his arm. Prudhomme shook his shirt sleeve and found a .22-caliber bullet in his long johns. Paul Prudhomme Dodges a Bullet, Literally Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89163674/89163645" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Salmon Prices to Skyrocket March 26, 2008 • Grocery shoppers who want to buy wild salmon this year are going to have pay some wild prices. The California and Oregon seasons have been suspended, leaving only fish in Alaska for consumption. Salmon Prices to Skyrocket Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89114999/89114971" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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'Marketplace' Report: Mob Takes Toll on Mozzarella March 26, 2008 • Japan has placed a ban on Italian buffalo mozzarella following findings of high dioxin levels in the imported cheese. The carcinogen is the result of a garbage strike in Naples, which many blame on the mob. 'Marketplace' Report: Mob Takes Toll on Mozzarella Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89114989/89114968" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Immigration's Fallout: Fewer Fresh Tomatoes? March 26, 2008 • Congress has failed to create an immigration policy that is both fair and functional, says Pennsylvania's largest tomato grower. He says he won't plant this year because he can't find enough laborers to harvest the crop. Immigration's Fallout: Fewer Fresh Tomatoes? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89099456/89099425" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Kitchen Window Roast Fish: An Elegant, Flavorful and Easy Solution March 26, 2008 • It almost seems perverse to take a fish, that wateriest of creatures, from its ocean home and subject it to the pummeling heat blast of a 450-degree oven. But it's a magical punishment, like that which turns coal into diamonds. Hear an interview with T. Susan Chang Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89044024/89343535" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Sports The View from the All-You-Can-Eat Seats March 25, 2008 • To make the great American pastime just a little more American, at least ten major league ball parks will offer all-you-can-eat seats for the 2008 baseball season. Author Neal Pollack discusses his experience indulging in vats of nacho cheese sauce and buckets of self-serve soda in the bleachers at Dodger Stadium. Listen to this 'Talk of the Nation' topic Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89051133/89061348" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries Popeyes Chicken Founder Al Copeland Dies March 25, 2008 • Al Copeland, the founder of Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits, has died. He was 64 years old. In his native New Orleans, he was known as much for his flamboyant lifestyle as for his chain's spicy chicken. Popeyes Chicken Founder Al Copeland Dies Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89022322/89022291" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Essay Cooking Gourmet with 99¢ Food March 21, 2008 • As food gets more expensive, preparing a meal for a large family can seem daunting. Christiane Jory offers an innovative solution in The 99¢ Only Stores Cookbook. As off-putting as the concept may seem, her dishes, created entirely with 99-cent ingredients, are deceptively fancy. Cooking Gourmet with 99¢ Food Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/88746746/88751362" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Diversions Generations Battle in Hamantaschen Bake-Off March 21, 2008 • To kick off the celebration of Purim, BPP's executive producer Sharon Hoffman's kids challenge BPP's Laura Silver and Dan Pashman in a bake-off of biblical proportions. Generations Battle in Hamantaschen Bake-Off Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/88732111/88732055" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Food Fight Erupts over the 'Everything' Bagel March 21, 2008 • New Yorker David Gussin says he invented the classic "everything" bagel 30 years ago, marrying poppy seeds with sesame seeds, salt, onion and more. A rival foodie challenges that claim, but Gussin's not giving in.
Cut the Nutri-Hype. Eat Real Food March 21, 2008 • Have that burger, says author Michael Pollan, and honor the importance of pleasure in food. The author slices through the nutri-hype with his latest book, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto. Plus: Pollan reveals his own guilty pleasures. Cut the Nutri-Hype. Eat Real Food Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/88732100/88732052" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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A Food Fight Erupts over the 'Everything' Bagel March 21, 2008 • New Yorker David Gussin says he invented the classic "everything" bagel 30 years ago, marrying poppy seeds with sesame seeds, salt, onion and more. A rival foodie challenges that claim, but Gussin's not giving in.
Hidden Kitchens: The Kitchen Sisters Sugar in the Milk: A Parsi Kitchen Story March 20, 2008 • Niloufer Ichaporia King lives in a house with three kitchens. She is known for her ritual celebrations of Parsi New Year on the first day of spring, when she creates an elaborate ceremonial meal based on the auspicious foods and traditions of her vanishing culture. Sugar in the Milk: A Parsi Kitchen Story Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/88505980/88651441" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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