Halloween Tricks And Audio Treats Underwater Pumpkin Carvers Vie for Top Honors October 30, 2006 • Conventional pumpkin carving just isn't enough for some people. For the Mountain Sharks Dive Club of Missoula, Mont., it's just the start. At its premier underwater pumpkin-carving event, held Sunday, nearly a dozen divers sank to the bottom of the Blackfoot River to test their manual dexterity. Underwater Pumpkin Carvers Vie for Top Honors Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6407192/6407193" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Writer Explores Comforts, Community of Food October 29, 2006 • Community and food are the central topics of Bonny Wolf's new book, a collection of essays called Talking with My Mouth Full. Wolf shares her thoughts on the recent shift in U.S. attitudes toward food. Writer Explores Comforts, Community of Food Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6395236/6395414" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Lobstermen Seeing Red Over Langostinos October 27, 2006 • When is a lobster not a lobster? When it is a Langostino Lobster. At least that's the opinion of Maine lobstermen. Restaurants are marketing the langostino as lobster, and the cheap price is driving down demand for the Maine catch. It's no wonder the experts in Maine are feeling crabby. They say the langostino is really an overgrown cousin of the hermit crab. Lobstermen Seeing Red Over Langostinos Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6394216/6394217" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Dinner with George October 26, 2006 • Our first president was never the life of the party. Couldn't stand small talk. And some say he didn't even like to be touched. Yet in 1798 alone, more than 650 guests dined at his home. So what gives? Was Washington a closet bon vivant?
Environment Cactus Moth Threatens Mexico's Nopal Crops October 26, 2006 • The cactus moth, which has already become an expensive pest in the Caribbean and the southern United States, has now invaded Mexico. An infestation in Isla Mujeres near Cancun, on Mexico's Caribbean coast, is destroying the nopal cactus, a food source that has been a staple since pre-Colonial times. Cactus Moth Threatens Mexico's Nopal Crops Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6387508/6387509" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Halloween Tricks And Audio Treats One Mom's Stint as the Healthy Halloween Grinch October 25, 2006 • Betsy Block knew something had to change: She could remain a self-righteous outsider, fighting a powerful tide of sugar, or she could join the party. She shares her attempt to inject some nutrition into Halloween.
Opinion The Opinion Page E. Coli Outbreak Was Wake-Up Call for Food Safety October 23, 2006 • Marion Nestle, professor of nutrition, food studies and public health at New York University, discusses her op-ed that appeared in Sunday's San Jose Mercury News. She argues that the recent outbreak of E. coli-contaminated spinach was both "entirely predictable" and preventable, and explains why it's time for the food-safety system to change. E. Coli Outbreak Was Wake-Up Call for Food Safety Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6368481/6368482" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Collecting Southern Menus for a Museum October 21, 2006 • Elizabeth Williams, director of the soon-to-be-opened Southern Food and Beverage Museum, has collected menus from restaurants, roadside stands and Sweet 16 parties from all across the South. She says there's more to southern cooking than barbecue and greens. Collecting Southern Menus for a Museum Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6356187/6356196" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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A Culinary Duet: 'The Opera Lover's Cookbook' October 21, 2006 • For centuries, an evening of dinner and the opera has been a popular combination. Food historian Francine Segan celebrates this combination with a new book of recipes inspired by beloved arias, overtures and composers. A Culinary Duet: 'The Opera Lover's Cookbook' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6354859/6359762" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Apple Lovers High on Honeycrisps October 21, 2006 • A recent sweet treat is sweeping the nation: Honeycrisp apples, which offer apple eaters the right balance of sweetness, juiciness and crunchiness. But they're only one variety in an array of offerings for "apple snobs." Apple Lovers High on Honeycrisps Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6358718/6358719" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Kitchen Window Like Fine Wines, Fine Olive Oils Boast Subtle Joys October 18, 2006 • Gourmet olive oil is a lot like wine — and easily as expensive a habit. Sixteen-ounce bottles of the finest oil can run $30 or more, giving new meaning to Homer's description of it as "liquid gold."
Business Restaurateur Shares the Secret of His Success October 17, 2006 • Danny Meyer has built an empire of 10 restaurants in cutthroat New York City. In his new book, Setting the Table, Meyer explains that more than good service, hospitality is what sets his eateries apart from others. Restaurateur Shares the Secret of His Success Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6162737/6284302" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Fishing for Bonito in the Bosphorus Strait October 15, 2006 • Autumn marks the start of the fishing season in Istanbul, when schools of mackerel begin migrating south from the Black Sea via the Bosphorus strait, the busy waterway which bisects the Turkish city. Fishing for Bonito in the Bosphorus Strait Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6264788/6264825" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Cardamom Bread, Wisconsin Style October 14, 2006 • Theater star Alfred Lunt enjoyed taking center stage in his kitchen from time to time. One of his specialities was cardamom bread. Dean Schmitz, head chef at Andrew's Restaurant in Delafield, Wisc., tries his hand at the egg-glazed treat. Cardamom Bread, Wisconsin Style Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6268287/6268322" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Kitchen Window The Cake Lady: Welcome at the Office October 11, 2006 • Every Monday, Melissa Gray bakes a different cake for her colleagues at NPR. That's nearly 50 confections over the past year, with no repeats, no mixes, no margarine, no low-fat sour cream, no faux sugar. She shares what she's learned.