Chef and writer Samin Nosrat is the author of Good Things: Recipes and Rituals to Share with People You Love: A Cookbook. Aya Brackett hide caption
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Culinary historian Michael W. Twitty's new cookbook traces the history and cultural context for each recipe he shares. Maansi Srivastava/NPR hide caption
A celebration of the South’s rich — and messy — heritage, delivered on a plate
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s affinity for saturated fat and his ire over ultraprocessed foods could influence federal food guidelines, expected out this fall. Francesco Carta fotografo/Moment RF/Getty Images hide caption
Sign of the season: Pumpkins and other cucurbits sit on a garden cart at a festival in Nevers, France, on Oct. 4. Frédéric Moreau/Hans Lucas/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Pumpkin: A favorite sign of fall, with a bit of shady history
A prominent medical publisher has retracted a study that claimed apple cider vinegar could aid in significant weight loss. May Lim/500px/Getty Images hide caption
Visitors eat snacks near a KPop Demon Hunters-themed zone at the Everland Resort, South Korea's largest theme park, in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, on Sept. 30. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Slurp with care: 'KPop Demon Hunters' instant noodle trend can cause burn injuries
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is warning people not to eat specific batches of heat-and-eat products containing precooked pasta, sold at Trader Joe's and Walmart. At this point, the dishes are more likely to be in customers' fridges than on store shelves. USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service hide caption
Peter and Kathy Fang shop for vegetables in San Francisco's Chinatown. They are the father-daughter duo behind the city's iconic House of Nanking. Quentin Bacon/Abrams hide caption
The father-daughter chefs behind House of Nanking are finally sharing their recipes
Karla Tatiana Vasquez looks at the flor de izote at the Salvadoran street market in Los Angeles. The blossoms come from the giant yucca, which grows all over the city. Stephanie Noritz/for NPR hide caption
A ubiquitous flower in LA brings memories of homeland for a local Salvadoran chef
Endangered barrel cactuses known as biznaga are seen growing inside the botanical gardens of the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City. Rebecca Blackwell/AP hide caption
A Starbucks coffee shop in New York on Monday, July 28, 2025. Starbucks Corp. is closing stores and laying off 900 corporate employees as part of a turnaround strategy. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Bloomberg hide caption
Samin Nosrat won the James Beard Award for General Cookbook of the Year in 2018 for Salt Fat Acid Heat. Aya Brackett/Random House hide caption
FA: Samin Nosrat, Good Things: Recipes and Rituals to Share
Food prices rose 3.2% in the last 12 months, outpacing overall inflation. Fifty-three percent of the people surveyed by The Associated Press and NORC this summer said rising grocery prices are a significant source of stress. Getty Images/Emily Bogle/NPR hide caption
How rising grocery prices are impacting household budgets and political opinions
Beef prices have increased over 50% since 2020, causing restaurants and stores to raise their prices. Getty Images/Emily Bogle/NPR hide caption
Beef prices are higher than ever and shoppers are starting to resist
A French zarf and cup, made around 1848 to 1855, made of porcelain. Zarfs are often associated with coffee drinking in the Ottoman Empire, but many were made in Europe. The Cleveland Museum of Art hide caption
Scientists at Sam's Club replaced artificial dyes in this star-shaped iced cookie with natural alternatives, but in a way that would keep the treat just as vividly colored. Zayrha Rodriguez/NPR hide caption
White beans and chorizo with quick-marinated tomatoes and onions are a delicious way to say goodbye to summer. ATK hide caption
Send off summer with this recipe that’s packed with flavor and color
The iconic lox bagel — a "Classic with the Works" — prepared at Russ & Daughters. Keren Carrion/NPR hide caption
Russ & Daughters in NYC celebrates more than 100 years of 'appetizing' and family
Freshly picked coffee cherries are washed at a farm in Santa María, Colombia. Thomas O'Neill/NurPhoto hide caption
More Colombia, less Brazil? How tariffs could change your morning blend
Kraft Foods and Heinz merged into one company in 2015. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption
Kraft Heinz is splitting up, separating hot dogs from ketchup
A scalloper competes onstage as part of a shucking contest at Scallopalooza, an event in New Bedford, Mass., that celebrates the Atlantic sea scallop — and the people who work in the fishery. Caroline Losneck hide caption
Introducing the Scallopalooza festival in Massachusetts' 'scallop capital of the world'
Potatoes — both the wild species, and the domesticated ones we buy at the grocery store — evolved from a chance hybridization between two plants some nine million years ago.
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Influencers on TikTok are going back to Depression era food recipes
Siblings Marie-Charlotte Piro and Romain Piro stand among some of the olive trees they harvest in Tuscany, Italy, to create their olive oil. Their Olio Piro startup had been exporting all its olive oil to the United States — until new U.S. tariffs moved up their plans to start expanding elsewhere. Vikki Colvin hide caption