Taste Test: Seattle Kids Try White Wheat August 25, 2005 • To see if kids would actually eat a new kind of white wheat bread, four Seattle kids, aged 8 to 11, volunteer to touch and sniff and taste to get a sense of whether they prefer it to regular white bread. Taste Test: Seattle Kids Try White Wheat Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4815008/4815009" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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New Wheat Bread Meant to Taste Like White August 25, 2005 • In the nation's breadbasket, there's a lot of interest in new wheat. It's hard white wheat, which has a milder flavor and paler color than red wheat. More importantly, it can be used as a whole grain ingredient in white bread and snacks. New Wheat Bread Meant to Taste Like White Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4815005/4815006" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Kitchen Window A Simple Yet Chic Picnic August 24, 2005 • As the perfect embodiment of dining freedom and playfulness, writes Clotilde Dusoulier, a chic picnic can and should be the simplest of things. A mix of store-bought and homemade items combines for a sophisticated yet fun and convivial outdoor dining experience.
NPR Replay: Chowhounding Searching Out America's Best Street Food August 22, 2005 • Day to Day reporters go on the prowl for quintessential American street food. Karen Grigsby Bates finds taco bliss in Los Angeles, Mike Pesca raves about chili and BBQ in New York City, and Eric Weiner gravitates toward high-octane Cuban coffee. Searching Out America's Best Street Food Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4810023/4810024" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Jello-O, Still Breaking the Mold August 21, 2005 • It shimmies. It shakes. It glides down your throat to evoke memories of a cool treat on summer evenings or ease the sting after a tonsillectomy. Many a Boomer may have thought it was a thing of the past, but there's still room for Jell-O. Jello-O, Still Breaking the Mold Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4808879/4808899" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Man from Hunger: A Century Run of Sushi August 20, 2005 • Chappy Hardy, a.k.a. the Man from Hunger, details to Scott Simon his all-you-can-eat value meal of sushi at Kanpai, a Japanese restaurant in New Orleans. Man from Hunger: A Century Run of Sushi Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4805797/4808157" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Kitchen Window Paella Perfect August 17, 2005 • Paella prepared on a kettle grill and a glass of cool sangria made for a magical party for food writer Bonny Wolf. She shares her recipes and tips.
Diversions Dog Days Never End at Seoul Cafe August 16, 2005 • In Seoul, three stories above street level, a cafe caters both to people and to dogs. As the human clientele sip drinks and slurp noodles, the canine clientele eat dog food and just about anything else. Dog Days Never End at Seoul Cafe Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4800612/4800726" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Dishes That Double as Special Effects August 14, 2005 • At a new restaurant in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood, Chef Grant Achatz's cuisine reflects a fresh culinary trend. Jennifer Ludden paid a visit, and came away thinking of Alinea's fare as "special effects food." Dishes That Double as Special Effects Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4799871/4799872" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Hung Up on Hobbies A Hobby, a Calling: Barbecue August 11, 2005 • Our series on hobbies continues with an old favorite: the barbecue grill. Charcoal and meat seems to bring out the fanatic in some people. Robert Smith visits a group of devoted grillers. A Hobby, a Calling: Barbecue Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4796427/4796428" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Hung Up on Hobbies Making Small Bites Even Smaller August 10, 2005 • The world-renowned chefs and bakers of the "tiny" food world spend countless hours making tiny meals. And you can't even eat them. In our series on hobbies, Robert Smith looks at cuisine through a magnifying glass. Making Small Bites Even Smaller Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4794582/4794583" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Kitchen Window A Hard-to-Kick Habit: Korean Barbecue Short Ribs August 10, 2005 • Writer and editor Howard Yoon tried to give up red meat, much to his Korean parents' dismay. But the sweet and savory flavors of kalbi -- the barbecue short ribs of his childhood -- proved too difficult to resist.
National Summer Tour Series: San Francisco's Coffee Houses August 8, 2005 • Elaine LeBalme leads a walking tour of coffee houses in San Francisco, where listeners are treated to a bit of history, a bit of exercise and a lot of coffee. Follow along as Day to Day continues its series on summer tours. Summer Tour Series: San Francisco's Coffee Houses Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4790540/4790541" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Splitting a Mango in the Blink of an Eye August 8, 2005 • Kevin Walzak of Syracuse, N.Y., has invented a device that seeds and slices a mango in less than a second. He tells Madeleine Brand about the invention. Splitting a Mango in the Blink of an Eye Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4790537/4790538" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Kitchen Window Cool and Comforting Ceviche August 3, 2005 • Food writer Gabriella Gershenson shares a party plan featuring ceviche -- a classic Latin American dish that can be whipped up in a cool kitchen.