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An order of ground beef is prepared for a customer at Deep Cuts butcher shop in Dallas on Oct. 21, 2025. Tony Gutierrez/AP hide caption
Will Trump’s latest beef plan make your hamburger cheaper? Not much, experts say
The samples of jollof rice at the festival in Washington, D.C., were prepared by chefs from the D.C. metro area hailing from six countries: Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia and — for the first time since the competition began in 2017 — the United States. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Which country has the best jollof rice? A traveling festival aims to find out
Los Angeles-based personal trainer Erik Rokisky recommends using lean ground beef, specifically 96/4 blend, in boy kibble recipes. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A restaurant's head chef portrayed by Antonio Banderas (left) takes under his wing a 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain, played by Dominic Sessa (right), in Tony. Seacia Pavao/A24 hide caption
Biopic 'Tony' traces a summer that changed the celebrity chef's life
A grocery cart is full of food items as a person shops at the Feeding South Florida food pantry on July 8 in Pembroke Park, Fla. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Over 4 million people are no longer on SNAP since last July
Kate Feurtado, a medical assistant at Spectrum Health, browses for produce at a farmers market in Philadelphia on July 15. The Food Trust, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit, uses SNAP-Ed funding to support its farmers markets. Rachel Wisniewski for NPR hide caption
The White House pushes healthy eating. It cut a landmark nutrition education program
Nephi Craig's mother is White Mountain Apache and his father is Diné Navajo. He grew up on both reservations. Ari Carter Craig/Penguin Random House hide caption
Turn the last few ingredients and leftovers in your fridge into completely new dishes you can enjoy kaisersosa67/Getty Images hide caption
An illustration of the Boston Tea Party, when colonists dumped British East India Company tea into the harbor on Dec. 16, 1773. Some accounts say this marked a pivotal moment when Americans started loving coffee. But one historian says Americans were drinking lots of coffee before then. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption
A table setting of a meal typical for working-class people in 18th and 19th-century Annapolis is displayed at Hogshead Trades Museum. Anna Rose Layden for NPR hide caption
If you're struggling to use up leftovers like a half-eaten rotisserie chicken, turn the assignment into a creative exercise, says chef Margaret Li. It'll make the cooking process more fun and less guilt-driven. Pulse/Getty Images/Corbis RF Stills hide caption
Matias Videla, of Dallas, a supporter of Argentina, checks meat on his grill during a rally ahead of his team's World Cup Group J soccer match against Austria, Sunday, June 21, 2026, in Dallas. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption
The New York Public Library asked local brewery Talea to make a beer from George Washington's original recipe, which they have in their collection. Jonathan Blanc/NYPL hide caption
Can you taste history? We try George Washington's original beer
LEXINGTON, KY - FEBRUARY 18, 2026 Cows are pictured in a feed barn at Hallstead Farms on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 in Lexington, Ky. Family farmers Reid and Amanda Hall raise beef cattle in central Kentucky despite the challenging economics of farming in 2026. Luke Sharrett for NPR Luke Sharrett for NPR hide caption
Why the U.S. cattle herd is at a 75-year low — and what it means for beef prices
The FIFA World Cup 2026 match ball "Trionda" is shown at Brooklyn Bridge Park in New York City last October. Sarah Stier/Getty Images hide caption
Trick or spice? How the 'nutmeg' came to dominate the soccer world
Concession stand sandwiches range from $1.50 to $3 at the Masters this year. Andrew Redington/Getty Images hide caption
Franks, in Stein. One Batter After Another. Bugonion. F1 ... but make it cake. We are here to help with your Oscars party planning. Abi Inman/NPR hide caption
Mara is a single mother of two in Minnesota. She and her family have depended on SNAP benefits to make ends meet. Caroline Yang for NPR hide caption
Out of work and with 2 teens, this mom may lose food stamps under Trump’s changes
Is veganism in its flop era? Aleksei Morozov/Getty Images hide caption
PepsiCo is cutting prices on many of its chips, including Lay's, as soon as this week. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption