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Thursday

Farm Fresh Food Finds

Rocky Ford Cantaloupes: As Sweet As Can Be

The small town of Rocky Ford, Colo., about 50 miles east of Pueblo, hails itself as the "Sweet Melon Capital of the World." That's because hot days, cool nights and a high elevation help farmers grow some of the sweetest cantaloupe on the planet.

Rocky Ford Cantaloupes: As Sweet As Can Be

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Wednesday

Tuesday

Food On Film: The Famished And The Feasts

Food by the foot: In The Gold Rush, an unfortunate run of bad luck lands The Tramp (Charlie Chaplin) in Alaska with nothing left to eat but an old shoe. Photofest hide caption

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Movies

Food On Film: The Famished And The Feasts

Tired of giant sodas and theater nachos at your local cineplex? Film critic Bob Mondello offers a tasting menu of movies that will whet your appetite for something more than popcorn.

Food On Film: The Famished And The Feasts

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Sunday

Drinks After Hemingway's Own Heart

If Hemingway were throwing a celebration for his 110th birthday, it's a sure bet that the festivities would include a hefty dose of spirits. Phil Greene of the Museum of the American Cocktail meets us at a watering hole in downtown Washington, D.C., to tell us about the drinks Hemingway wrote about, and show us how to make them.

Drinks After Hemingway's Own Heart

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Analysis

Economy

The Global Burger: A Leading Economic Indicator

The Economist's Big Mac Index compares the price of a Big Mac in dozens of countries, using the hamburger to draw conclusions about the strength of each country's currency. In a recession in which no one relishes a strong currency, China's Big Mac remains unsustainably cheap, and at $6, Switzerland's is wildly overpriced.

The Global Burger: A Leading Economic Indicator

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Throw Away The Recipe; Learn The Ratio Instead
Donna Turner Ruhlman

Throw Away The Recipe; Learn The Ratio Instead

Author Michael Ruhlman wants to free home cooks from what he calls the "shackles of the recipe." He says home cooks are so focused on recipes that they don't understand the importance of ratios.

Throw Away The Recipe; Learn The Ratio Instead

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Saturday

From Our Listeners

Share Your Pizza Recipes

Host Scott Simon reveals his favorite pizza place in the universe — where the pizzas are as heavy as manhole covers — and asks listeners to send in their own homemade pizza recipes.

Share Your Pizza Recipes

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Business

Starbucks Goes Into Stealth Mode

This week, Starbucks opened a remodeled café, and a key ingredient was missing. Not Caffe Verona Blend or Iced Grande Lattes, but the name — a name that may now be better known in the U.S. than any car company. Host Scott Simon talks with ad critic Barbara Lippert of AdWeek magazine about why the company is trying this new strategy.

Starbucks Goes Into Stealth Mode

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Thursday

Farm Fresh Food Finds

Ripe Figs: The Real Fruit Of Eden?

Farmer Rick Knoll says it wasn't an apple that got Adam and Eve kicked out of the garden; it was figs. They're the sexiest thing there is, says Knoll, who grows seven fig varieties on his California farm. Knoll figs are fat and come to market oozing nectar.

Ripe Figs: The Real Fruit Of Eden?

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Wednesday

Tuesday

Law

Pez Maker Is Sour On Museum's Memorabilia

The Austrian creator of Pez dispensers is suing a small museum in Northern California that displays a huge Pez snowman outside its doors. The museum is full of Pez-related material, but the company claims trademark infringement, saying: "It's only Pez if we say it's Pez."

Pez Maker Is Sour On Museum's Memorabilia

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Friday

Military Chefs Battle On Pentagon's Cooking Show

Every week, you can catch some of the military's best chefs on The Grill Sergeants, the Pentagon Channel's cooking show. Brad Turner, the original "Grill Sergeant," is shooting new episodes focused on cuisine from different countries.

Military Chefs Battle On Pentagon's Cooking Show

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