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In Paris, Where Food Is King, Refugee Chefs Show What They Have To Offer

Eleanor Beardsley

In a weeklong festival, refugee chefs teamed up with their French counterparts to serve up feasts that fuse their culinary traditions. It's an effort to recast refugees in a new, culinary light.
International

Learn To Make Korean Food With A Charming Graphic Cookbook

Tove Danovich

Robin Ha's Cook Korean! uses brightly colored illustrations to break down the process of making dishes like acorn jelly salad or kimchi stew.
Science & Technology

Fish Have Feelings, Too: The Inner Lives Of Our 'Underwater Cousins'

Jonathan Balcombe, author of What A Fish Knows, says that fish have a conscious awareness — or "sentience" — that allows them to experience pain, recognize individual humans and have memory.
Environment

How Canada Became A Greenhouse Superpower

Dan Charles

Canada, despite its cold weather, ships more fresh tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers to the U.S. than we send the other way. How? With the continent's largest cluster of greenhouses.
Economy

'Locally Laid': A Humorous Memoir To Cure You Of Farming Fantasies

Nina Martyris

When Jason Amundsen told his wife he was quitting his job to raise pasture-raised eggs, she was less than amused. Readers, however, will chuckle at the story of their tragicomic path to success.
KPBS Midday Edition

Michael Pollan's Groundbreaking Book On Food Still Resonates

Maureen Cavanaugh

Michael Lipkin

Ten years after writing "The Omnivore's Dilemma," Pollan says Americans are still concerned about where their food comes from.
International

Tea Tuesday: Meet The Chai Wallahs Of India

Layla Eplett

Resham Gellatly and Zach Marks spent eight months traveling through India, meeting with hundreds of India's chai wallahs — or tea vendors — who highlight the country's culture and diversity.
International

'Moon Of The Faith:' A History Of The Apricot And Its Many Pleasures

Joel Denker

The Romans dubbed it the "precious one." Poets praised its beauty. The conquering Arabs took it to the Mideast, where the luxurious fruit was exploited in sugary confections.
Health

A Neuroscientist Tackles 'Why Diets Make Us Fat'

Jean Fain

Why don't traditional diets work for many people? Blame your brain, suggests Sandra Aamodt. Her new book delves into the science of why eating and weight have become such a sizable problem.
KPBS Midday Edition

'MasterChef' From La Mesa Serves Signature Mexican Recipes In ‘Claudia’s Cocina’

Maureen Cavanaugh

Marissa Cabrera

Claudia Sandoval, who won "MasterChef" season six, is out with a new cookbook. “Claudia’s Cocina” offers a taste of Mexico and chronicles the chef’s culinary journey.