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Tuesday

Food recalls have dropped off during the pandemic, but no one is entirely sure why

Food recalls were down this year, but experts who track foodborne illness don't know exactly why. Here, produce is on sale at a Miami supermarket on Oct. 22. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Health

Food recalls have dropped off during the pandemic, but no one is entirely sure why

When the pandemic hit last year, restaurants closed and grocery stores struggled to keep their shelves stocked. A shift also occurred in the national food safety system.

Thursday

These mushroom foragers hit the jackpot. Then they got creative

Dan Gebhart surveys some of the haul of chanterelle mushrooms. Jordan Anderson hide caption

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These mushroom foragers hit the jackpot. Then they got creative

A pair of fungus foragers in California's Humboldt County recently pulled in more than 200 pounds of chanterelles. Rather than cash in, they donated and got creative.

These mushroom foragers hit the jackpot. Then they got creative

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Friday

Kellogg's workers will vote on another tentative deal, but the strike may still go on

Striking Kellogg's workers stand outside the Omaha, Neb., cereal plant on, Dec. 2. The company reached a new tentative agreement on Thursday, with its 1,400 cereal plant workers that could bring an end to the strike that began Oct. 5. Josh Funk/AP hide caption

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Business

Kellogg's workers will vote on another tentative deal, but the strike may still go on

Union negotiators and company officials have reached another possible deal to end the months-long strike by 1,400 workers — but there are signs of opposition to the agreement.

Thursday

Kraft will literally pay you not to make cheesecake this holiday season

Earlier this month, customers were able to get cream cheese from a Manhattan grocery store. But Kraft, which owns Philadelphia Cream Cheese, hopes you lay off the popular baking ingredient. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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Kraft will literally pay you not to make cheesecake this holiday season

Kraft Heinz will reimburse up to 18,000 customers $20 each to buy or bake desserts without cream cheese, which is harder to come by this holiday season. Here's how the (cheesy) promotion works.

Monday

Friday

5 DIY holiday recipes and crafts to avoid supply chain problems

New York Times food writer Priya Krishna says Dorie Greenspan's World Peace 2.0 cookie are impossible to hate. Mark Weinberg/Mariner Books, an imprint of Harper Collins hide caption

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Culture

5 DIY holiday recipes and crafts to avoid supply chain problems

It's the most wonderful time of the year, as they say. That is, unless you ordered the latest and greatest gadget too late, and now it's stuck in supply chain limbo. We're here to help.

5 DIY holiday recipes and crafts to avoid supply chain problems

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Wednesday

Tasting At A Distance

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Rough Translation

Tasting At A Distance

You can zoom around the world through sight and sound, but you can't taste at a distance, right? Stories about what happens when we try.

Tasting At A Distance

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A Glimpse At 'How The Other Half Eats'
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Code Switch

A Glimpse At 'How The Other Half Eats'

How do race and class affect the way we eat? What makes dollar store junk food different from organic junk food? And when did Whole Foods become such a polarizing grocery store? We're getting into all those questions and more with Priya Fielding-Singh, author of the new book, How the Other Half Eats.

A Glimpse At 'How The Other Half Eats'

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Saturday

Opinion: Do you know who's picking your açaí berries?

Detail of the fabric used on his feet by Marcos Antonio Costa, 27, to climb açaí palm trees to pick its berries in the rainforest near Melgaco, southwest of Marajo Island, state of Para, Brazil, on June 6, 2020. Tarso Sarraf/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Simon Says

Opinion: Do you know who's picking your açaí berries?

NPR's Scott Simon details how many of Brazil's açaí berries are harvested: by children.

Opinion: Do you know who's picking your açaí berries?

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Thursday

Friday

For Stanley Tucci, food is like religion — and cancer almost took it away

Fresh Air

Tucci has always connected to his roots through food, so he was devastated when cancer treatment put him on a feeding tube. He's now cancer-free, with a new memoir. Originally broadcast Oct. 5, 2021.

For Stanley Tucci, food is like religion — and cancer almost took it away

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Thursday

Canada taps into strategic reserves to deal with massive shortage ... of maple syrup

Producers plan to tap 7 million more maple trees to meet syrup demand. Robert F. Bukaty/AP hide caption

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Canada taps into strategic reserves to deal with massive shortage ... of maple syrup

While high gas prices have pushed President Biden to tap into the US's strategic oil reserves, America's neighbor to the north is also dealing with a shortage of another so-called "liquid gold".

Canada taps into strategic reserves to deal with massive shortage ... of maple syrup

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