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Fake drinks that don't taste fake: The rise of the mocktail

A growing and sophisticated variety of alcohol-free beverages are hitting bars, restaurants and grocery stores as mocktails become more popular. America's Test Kitchen hide caption

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Fake drinks that don't taste fake: The rise of the mocktail

A growing number of people are saying "bottoms up" to alcohol-free cocktails

Fake drinks that don't taste fake: The rise of the mocktail

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Wednesday

Behold the tax free bagel: A New York classic gets a tax day makeover

The tax free bagel from H&H Bagels injects the cream cheese inside of the bagel to avoid New York's 8% Sandwich Tax Stacey Vanek Smith hide caption

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Behold the tax free bagel: A New York classic gets a tax day makeover

The so-called sandwich tax is a charge on prepared foods in some states, like California, New York, and Massachusetts. But one iconic New York dish found a loophole

Behold the tax free bagel: A New York classic gets a tax day makeover

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Rural grocery stores are dying. Here's how some small towns are trying to save them

Students help run the Circle C Market in rural Cody, Neb., as part of classwork. As rural areas struggle to keep traditional grocery stores, some communities are finding innovative ways to keep the stores running. Mike Tobias/Nebraska Public Media hide caption

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Rural grocery stores are dying. Here's how some small towns are trying to save them

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When a town loses its grocery store, it also loses a local source of healthy food and a place for neighbors to gather and connect. But some communities are finding innovative ways to keep shops open.

Monday

Texas oyster farms collect their first harvest

In 2019, Texas became one of the last coastal states to allow oyster farming. Now, the first farms have had their first harvests. (This piece originally aired April 3, 2023, on All Things Considered.)

Texas oyster farms collect their first harvest

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Thursday

We pack our knives and go deep on 'Top Chef'

Tom Colicchio, Padma Lakshmi, and Gail Simmons in a season 20 episode of Top Chef. David Moir/Bravo hide caption

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We pack our knives and go deep on 'Top Chef'

Even after 20 seasons, we still get a thrill every time we hear "hands up utensils down" on Top Chef. Controversial winners, heartbreaking losses, food that looks good enough to eat, and the foolishness of even attempting risotto — they've all been backbones of the Top Chef franchise over its many, many years. So we thought now would be the perfect time to revisit our conversation about the Bravo series.

We pack our knives and go deep on 'Top Chef'

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Wednesday

Chipotle and Sweetgreen's short-lived beef over a chicken burrito bowl gets resolved

People walk past a Chipotle store in New York City. The fast casual restaurant known for its burritos and bowls is suing Sweetgreen over alleged trademark infringement. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption

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Chipotle and Sweetgreen's short-lived beef over a chicken burrito bowl gets resolved

Chipotle had argued in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that Sweetgreen was attempting to profit off of the burrito chain's popular chipotle chicken burrito bowl by allegedly making a near-identical menu item.

Wednesday

Yang Bing-Yi, patriarch of Taiwan's soup dumpling empire, has died

Yang Bing-Yi started the Din Tai Fung restaurant with his wife in Taipei in 1972. From there, the restaurant grew into a chain of more than 170 locations around the world, known for steamed soup dumplings. Courtesy of Yang family hide caption

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Yang Bing-Yi, patriarch of Taiwan's soup dumpling empire, has died

The cofounder of Taiwan's famed Din Tai Fung restaurant chain died at 96, his company announced March 26. He helped turn delicate soup dumplings into a global phenomenon, even earning Michelin stars.

Yang Bing-Yi, patriarch of Taiwan's soup dumpling empire, has died

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Tuesday

Panera rolls out hand-scanning technology that has raised privacy concerns

Panera has piloted handprint scanners in two locations so far. The company plans to roll out the technology in additional locations across the country in the coming months. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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Panera rolls out hand-scanning technology that has raised privacy concerns

Developed by Amazon, the technology will make it faster for Panera customers' to pay as well as give recommendations on what to order based on their order history.

Monday

Perennial rice: Plant once, harvest again and again

The perennial rice 'Yunda 107' is harvested in the Yunnan Province of China. Perennial rice can be harvested for successive regrowth seasons, maintaining a relatively stable yield and greatly reducing labor input. China News Service/China News Service via Getty Ima hide caption

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Perennial rice: Plant once, harvest again and again

Rice is arguably the world's most important staple crop. About half of the global population depends on it for sustenance. But, like other staples such as wheat and corn, rice is cultivated annually. That means replanting the fields year after year, at huge cost to both the farmers and the land. For years, scientists have been tinkering with rice strains to create a perennial variety – one that would regrow after harvest without the need to be resown. Today, Scientist in Residence Regina G. Barber takes a look at one promising perennial rice effort. It's one of a series of interviews we conducted live at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Perennial rice: Plant once, harvest again and again

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Monday

Tamar Adler shows you how to make the most of your leftovers in her new cookbook

Tamar Adler is the author of The Everlasting Meal Cookbook: Leftovers A-Z, which focuses on creatively reusing leftovers. Keren Carrión/NPR hide caption

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Tamar Adler shows you how to make the most of your leftovers in her new cookbook

Tamar Adler's new cookbook is an ode to the bags of yesterday's salad in your fridge and the jars of nearly empty peanut butter in your cupboard. Leftovers, she says, are to be celebrated.

Tamar Adler shows you how to make the most of your leftovers in her new cookbook

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If you want to up your yogurt game, this Iranian cookbook will show you the whey

Homa Dashtaki is the founder of The White Moustache yogurt company. (Her father's moustache inspired the name.) Her new book is called Yogurt & Whey: Recipes of an Iranian Immigrant Life. Mobolaji Adeolu/The White Moustache hide caption

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If you want to up your yogurt game, this Iranian cookbook will show you the whey

Just in time for the Persian New Year, Homa Dashtaki has published the Yogurt and Whey cookbook -- nearly 100 recipes, old and new, including some surprising ones, like whey cocktails and popsicles.

If you want to up your yogurt game, this Iranian cookbook will show you the whey

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