Foragers build a community of plants and people while connecting with the past James Beard award-winning chef Alexis Nikole Nelson harvests wild food while building a community of plants and people. Alice Woelfle
The legacy of the 'father of Kansas City barbecue' Bernetta McKindra is the granddaughter of Henry Perry, known as the "father of Kansas City barbecue." She reflects on her family's culinary legacy.
Getting into the kitchen with an Indigenous chef who uses North American ingredients Cooking with ingredients that are original to this country is a passion for some indigenous chefs. We get into the kitchen with one of them. Elizabeth Caldwell
NPR's Scott Detrow gives the verdict on Korea's green onion cereal, 3 years later A follow-up to a very important story — okay, it's actually a very silly story — that Weekend Edition did on a special variety of Chex cereal released in South Korea. Scott Detrow
The FDA is investigating whether lead in applesauce pouches was deliberately added The Food and Drug Administration is working with Ecuadorian authorities to investigate Negasmart, who has been supplying cinnamon to the three recalled applesauce brands. Juliana Kim
Houston, we have a tomato: ISS astronauts locate missing fruit (or vegetable) A missing tomato sparked a lighthearted mystery for the astronauts on board the International Space Station — and it's finally been solved after months of accusations and intrigue. Erika Ryan
Kids are losing the Chuck E. Cheese animatronics. They were for the parents, anyway The kids "eatertainment" chain is saying goodbye to its animatronics band. But not all are ready to let go of the fuzzy robot characters of their youth. One stronghold will keep the nostalgia alive. Emma Bowman
CosMc's lands in Illinois, as McDonald's tests its new coffee-centered concept The beverage-first McDonald's spinoff, named for a six-handed extraterrestrial, seems to be a grab at markets currently served by the likes of Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts. Bill Chappell
Rose Previte, of D.C.'s Michelin star restaurant Maydan, releases her debut cookbook NPR's Asma Khalid and Rose Previte cook stuffed summer squash with lamb and rice. It's a recipe from Previte's new cookbook, Maydan. Asma Khalid
In Wisconsin, a lot of training goes into being a cheese tester 250 people applied for five open jobs, hoping to be chosen to help cheesemakers create a creamier cheddar or more melty mozzarella. (This story first aired on Morning Edition on November 22, 2023.) Maayan Silver