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Sunday

Recreating Indonesian Home Cooking With 'Coconut And Sambal'

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Recreating Indonesian Home Cooking With 'Coconut And Sambal'

Indonesian cuisine isn't as widely known as other Asian foods, but Lara Lee wants to change that. Her new cookbook, Coconut & Sambal helps make Indonesian flavors more accessible to home cooks.

Recreating Indonesian Home Cooking With 'Coconut And Sambal'

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Friday

Fishermen Team Up With Food Banks To Help Hungry Families

Fishermen sell freshly caught seafood at the Saturday Fishermen's Market in Santa Barbara, Calif. When the pandemic began, fishermen watched their markets dry up overnight. Now, as well as public markets like this, some are selling to food assistance programs. April Fulton for NPR hide caption

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Shots - Health News

Fishermen Team Up With Food Banks To Help Hungry Families

The COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated food insecurity and stretched an already-strained fishing industry. New partnerships with food banks give fisherman income and provide food for those in need.

Fishermen Team Up With Food Banks To Help Hungry Families

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2020 In The Kitchen: The Year We Spent Making, Baking, Frying And Trying
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2020 In The Kitchen: The Year We Spent Making, Baking, Frying And Trying

Whether it was discovering new uses for pantry staples or learning to bake bread at home, many people got acquainted with their kitchens during the pandemic.

2020 In The Kitchen: The Year We Spent Making, Baking, Frying And Trying

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Thursday

In Baltimore, These Santa Clauses Bring Pork And Christmas Trees To Your Door

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In Baltimore, These Santa Clauses Bring Pork And Christmas Trees To Your Door

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Pork 'N Pine owners Todd Coleman and Mike Santoro dress as Santa, load the trees on their bikes, pack a cooler full of pulled pork sandwiches and deliver this bit of joy to residents across the city.

In Baltimore, These Santa Clauses Bring Pork And Christmas Trees To Your Door

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Monday

A Cookie And Linguine: 2 'America's Test Kitchen' Dishes For Your Holiday Table

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A Cookie And Linguine: 2 'America's Test Kitchen' Dishes For Your Holiday Table

The holidays will be unconventional, and Jack Bishop of America's Test Kitchen offers two dishes that follow that theme: a decadent seafood linguine and hazelnut–browned butter sugar cookies.

A Cookie And Linguine: 2 'America's Test Kitchen' Dishes For Your Holiday Table

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Sunday

Iranian American Chef Discusses Role Of Food In Yalda Day Celebrations

Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with cookbook author and chef Najmieh Batmanglij about the central Asian winter solstice celebrations known as Yalda night.

Iranian American Chef Discusses Role Of Food In Yalda Day Celebrations

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Thursday

With 100,000 Restaurants Already Closed, Owners Left Wondering If Help Is Coming

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With 100,000 Restaurants Already Closed, Owners Left Wondering If Help Is Coming

An emerging coronavirus relief package may not do enough to help restaurants hobbled by the pandemic, many of which have struggled to make ends meet all year — with 100,000 restaurants closed on a permanent or long-term basis, according to a survey from the National Restaurant Association.

With 100,000 Restaurants Already Closed, Owners Left Wondering If Help Is Coming

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'Not A Lot To Celebrate' For Boston Restaurant Trying To Survive The Pandemic

Cornwall's Tavern's owners Pam and John Beale are in survival mode. They're thinking a short-term pause in business, as COVID-19 infections surge, could allow them to reopen strong next year. Tovia Smith/NPR hide caption

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The Coronavirus Crisis

'Not A Lot To Celebrate' For Boston Restaurant Trying To Survive The Pandemic

Instead of banning indoor dining due to COVID-19, Massachusetts is squeezing restaurants with ever-tightening restrictions. At Cornwall's Tavern, it becomes a question of whether to take a break.

'Not A Lot To Celebrate' For Boston Restaurant Trying To Survive The Pandemic

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Americans Are Drinking More During The Pandemic. Here's How To Cut Back
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Life Kit

Americans Are Drinking More During The Pandemic. Here's How To Cut Back

Alcohol sales are high and Americans are drinking more during the pandemic. If you're thinking of cutting back or even taking a break, you're not alone. Life Kit talked to the experts about how to do that.

Americans Are Drinking More During The Pandemic. Here's How To Cut Back

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Wednesday

Distant Cousins Of Food Crops Deserve Respect And Protection

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Research News

Distant Cousins Of Food Crops Deserve Respect And Protection

Scientists are calling for efforts to protect hundreds of wild plants in the United States that are related to native foods such as cranberries and chili peppers.

Distant Cousins Of Food Crops Deserve Respect And Protection

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Monday

To Unlock Sublime Flavor, Cook Like A Scientist

Maldon salt flakes under a microscope. Food writer and recipe developer Nik Sharma is a molecular biologist by training, unlocking flavor with a scientific approach to cooking. Nik Sharma hide caption

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Short Wave

To Unlock Sublime Flavor, Cook Like A Scientist

What is flavor? Is it merely what your nose and tongue tell you? For cookbook author and recipe developer Nik Sharma, flavor is a full-body experience. Drawing upon his background in molecular biology, Nik brings scientific inquiry to the kitchen in his new cookbook, The Flavor Equation. In today's episode, Short Wave reporter Emily Kwong and producer Rebecca Ramirez cook two recipes from Nik's book and explore the scientific principles at work. Check out the episode page for photos and other links! Email us at shortwave@npr.org.

To Unlock Sublime Flavor, Cook Like A Scientist

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Tuesday

Words Of Advice
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Analysis

Code Switch

Words Of Advice

Let's face it — we could all use some help right now. So today on the pod, we're looking at a few of our favorite questions about race and identity from our "Ask Code Switch" series. We're getting into food, relationships, money, language, friendship and more, so you know it's about to get a little messy (in the best way.)

Words Of Advice

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Friday

An Ode, À La Mode: 1 Baker Savors America, Creating 50 Pies For 50 States

Stacey Mei Yan Fong has been baking her way across the United States: Clockwise from upper left, a baked Alaska pie, Utah's funeral potato pie, Nevada's all you can eat buffet pie, South Carolina's peach pie, Ohio's buckeye pie, Iowa's s'mores pie, Missouri's frozen custard pie, and Minnesota's corn dog casserole pie. Stacey Mei Yan Fong hide caption

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An Ode, À La Mode: 1 Baker Savors America, Creating 50 Pies For 50 States

Originally from Singapore, Stacey Mei Yan Fong loves baking and America. For a project she calls 50 Pies/50 States, she's made an elaborative representative pie for each state.

An Ode, À La Mode: 1 Baker Savors America, Creating 50 Pies For 50 States

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Thursday

Restaurants Reinvent Themselves For Thanksgiving And Beyond: 'You Just Pivot'

Yuko Watanabe's biggest pivot was starting to sell plants at her Yuko Kitchen restaurants in Los Angeles. Yuko Watanabe hide caption

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The Coronavirus Crisis

Restaurants Reinvent Themselves For Thanksgiving And Beyond: 'You Just Pivot'

A Japanese café sells plants and green-tea pie. An Italian restaurant caters a prime-rib dinner. A steak-and-fries chain delivers free meals for the elderly. "Fight or flight," one manager says.

Restaurants Reinvent Themselves For Thanksgiving And Beyond: 'You Just Pivot'

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Families May Be Apart For Thanksgiving This Year, But Connections Burn Bright
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Family

Families May Be Apart For Thanksgiving This Year, But Connections Burn Bright

While many are not spending Thanksgiving with family and friends, connecting virtually is keeping people close and thankful for each other.

Families May Be Apart For Thanksgiving This Year, But Connections Burn Bright

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