Past Articles by April Fulton
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A Tax Day Story For Hard-Cider Lovers When is hard apple cider not considered hard apple cider? When it's taxed like wine or champagne. America is in the midst of a cider revival, but antiquated tax laws make it a risky business for entrepreneurs, critics say. Not to worry: Sen. Schumer is on the case. |
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A Tax Day Story For Hard-Cider Lovers When is hard apple cider not considered hard apple cider? When it's taxed like wine or champagne. America is in the midst of a cider revival, but antiquated tax laws make it a risky business for entrepreneurs, critics say. Not to worry: Sen. Schumer is on the case. |
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A Tax Day Story For Hard-Cider Lovers When is hard apple cider not considered hard apple cider? When it's taxed like wine or champagne. America is in the midst of a cider revival, but antiquated tax laws make it a risky business for entrepreneurs, critics say. Not to worry: Sen. Schumer is on the case. |
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Edible Spray Paint: Give Your Foods The Midas Touch Food dyes just got easier for the average Joe. A new metallic food spray in a can from a German company may make it easy for non-pros to create shimmering looks. But who uses this stuff? |
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Chinese New Year: Dumplings, Rice Cakes And Long Life Eating foods that symbolize wealth, longevity and fertility is key to the Chinese New Year, which begins this year with a New Year's Eve feast on Feb. 9. And, lucky for us, the northern Chinese tradition of making dumplings late at night has spread throughout the world. |
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Oh, Baby: Squeezable Snacks Might Be Tough On The Teeth Those cute little foil pouches of organic food for toddlers may pose hidden dangers for new teeth and developing mouths. But they may not be any more of a risk than the frequent use of sippy cups and bottles, dentists say. |
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Oh, Baby: Squeezable Snacks Might Be Tough On The Teeth Those cute little foil pouches of organic food for toddlers may pose hidden dangers for new teeth and developing mouths. But they may not be any more of a risk than the frequent use of sippy cups and bottles, dentists say. |
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Inaugural Balls Where Food Isn't An Afterthought Gearing up for inaugural weekend balls often means getting ready to stand in lots of lines for some not-so-awesome food. But if you want to say goodbye to the rubber chicken brigade, these foodcentric inaugural balls might be a better bet. |
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Inaugural Balls Where Food Isn't An Afterthought Gearing up for inaugural weekend balls often means getting ready to stand in lots of lines for some not-so-awesome food. But if you want to say goodbye to the rubber chicken brigade, these foodcentric inaugural balls might be a better bet. |
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Whole Foods Founder John Mackey On Fascism and 'Conscious Capitalism' The outspoken Whole Foods founder tells us why he hates "Obamacare" and why we have trouble cutting the sugar, fat and salt out of our diets. What would you like to tell him? Let us know. |
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Whole Foods Founder John Mackey On Fascism And 'Conscious Capitalism' The outspoken Whole Foods founder tells us why he hates "Obamacare" and why we have trouble cutting the sugar, fat and salt out of our diets. What would you like to tell him? Let us know. |
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Don't Waste That Christmas Tree: Turn It Into Spruce Beer Everyone from the Vikings to 18th century British sailors swore that a pint of spruce beer kept away scurvy. While that may not have really worked, you, too, can capture the essence of your Christmas tree in a glass. |
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Milk: Symbol Of Purity, Symbol Of Conflict Our complicated relationship with milk may make images of this week's EU dairy farmers' protest more powerful than, say, if they sprayed police with water. For much of human history, says historian Deborah Valenze, we've wavered between reverence and revulsion for the stuff. |
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Milk: Symbol Of Purity, Symbol Of Conflict Our complicated relationship with milk may make images of this week's EU dairy farmers' protest more powerful than, say, if they sprayed police with water. For much of human history, says historian Deborah Valenze, we've wavered between reverence and revulsion for the stuff. |
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Twinkies' Hostess Brand May Die, But The Iconic Snack Cakes Never Will In the interest of science, we offer some ideas for people who are hoarding Twinkies now that Hostess has announced it is going out of business. And none of them involve eating. |
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Ready-To-Eat Meals Feed Thousands In Wake Of Superstorm Sandy A close cousin of the military's MREs has moved out of Red Cross and Federal Emergency Management Agency warehouses and into the hands of the ordinary citizens of New York and New Jersey hurt by Superstorm Sandy's bluster and flooding last week. |
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More Tips For Feeding The Family, Hurricane Edition The hand can opener is a storm cook's best friend. Sterno cans, gas grills and portable stoves can be, too, say our readers. |
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Six Tips For Feeding The Family During A Storm-Related Power Outage Storms like Sandy send many of us responsible for feeding the family running to the grocery store in a panic, and then throwing out a lot of food. Here are some tips to minimize both of those things. What are yours? |
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What's For Dinner? Fueling A Presidential Debate Both candidates fueled up on potatoes and meat last night as they prepared for the debate at separate Marriotts near Hofstra University. But did what they choose to eat help their performance? We asked an expert to weigh in. |
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NPR's food blog, The Salt, has a new, more streamlined look and feel that will make taking us with you on mobile or tablet much easier. We've also added snappy categories and bigger photos, with more white space to let things breathe. Let us know what you think @NPRFood and in the comments. |
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Making 'The Science Of Good Cooking' Look Easy Forget the room-temperature eggs and the tenderizing meat with a marinade, America's Test Kitchen host Chris Kimball tells Morning Edition. A little bit of science goes a long way in the kitchen, he says. |
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Liquid Nitrogen Cocktails: Smoking Hot Trend Or Unnecessary Risk? The latest victim injured by a liquid nitrogen cocktail had to have parts of her stomach removed. Yet some in the bar business say the substance is safe when used properly. What do you think? Take our survey. |
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Nearing Its 50th Birthday, Arby's Gets A 'Fresh' Makeover, New Logo   After scoring poorly on recent restaurant surveys, Arby's is introducing fresh-made sandwiches and a new logo. But the chain is not about to ditch the curly fries that made it famous. |
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Peanut Butter Recall Widens To Other Nut Butters After Salmonella Outbreak Twenty-nine people in about 18 states have reported becoming sick from a rare strain of Salmonella associated with the peanut butter so far. Peanut butter supplier Sunland, Inc.'s expanded recall is a reminder that our food system depends on just a handful of companies. |
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Three Burning Questions Answered About Salt In honor of our first birthday today here at The Salt, we delve into the mysteries of our namesake rock. Why do low-salt foods taste bad? Do you need hand-harvested red Hawaiian salt? Read on. |
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Man Wins $7 Million In Suit Claiming Microwave Popcorn Caused Lung Disease Previously, "popcorn lung" disease has been limited to plant workers exposed to flavoring chemicals. The new verdict awarded to a microwave popcorn consumer may spark a rash of similar suits, lawyers say. |
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Dr Pepper's Evolution Ad Strikes A Nerve With Some Christians Some creationists are taking offense at Dr. Pepper's new take on a famous 1965 evolutionary drawing called "March of Progress." And the outrage and "counteroutrage" are spreading across social media. |
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Penn State's Latest Woes: There's Something In The Ice Cream Berkey Creamery recalls ice cream and frozen yogurt after customers find plastic in their half gallons. It comes after campus police launched a criminal investigation into the tainted ice cream reports last month. |
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Canada's Food Insecure Find Help, Community Through Facebook A Canadian mother of five decided to bring attention to the food challenges she and families like her face every day by creating a Facebook group called "Feeding My Family." And now she has more than 20,000 members. |
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When It Comes To Buying Organic, Science And Beliefs Don't Always Mesh Many of you wrote in to let us know you weren't happy with a recent study on the health benefits of organic foods - or our coverage of it. |
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To Maximize The Joy Of Eating Candy, Apply Physics What's the best way to make the pleasure of eating a candy last? A team of Austrian researchers devises a simple method for observing how spherical candies dissolve. |
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McDonald's Goes Vegetarian - In India McDonald's plans to open the first in a series of all-vegetarian restaurants in India next year. But rest assured, in most locations around the world, meat will stay on the menu. |
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There's Too Much Food Waste, But Here Are Five Things People Are Doing About It A report from the National Resources Defense Council finds that 40 percent of food in the U.S. today goes uneaten. But several grassroots groups around the country are working to turn food waste into something useful. |
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Food Waste Is Overwhelming. Here Are Five Things People Are Doing About It A report from the Natural Resources Defense Council finds that 40 percent of food in the U.S. today goes uneaten. But several grass-roots groups around the country are working to turn food waste into something useful. |
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Kenya's Answer To Barbecue Is Part Celebration, Part Test Of Manhood Nyama choma - grilled meat - is Kenya's answer to barbecue. It's usually goat and always signals a celebration. Grooms-to-be have to slice it properly in front of wedding guests to prove their manhood. |
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White House Dinner Rewards Kids Who Eat (And Cook) Their Veggies Kale and quinoa, anyone? Some kids and parents who created recipes for a healthy eating contest were honored at the first Kids State Dinner today hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama and her Let's Move campaign partners. |
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Reach For The Fries? Apple Slices Recalled For Possible Listeria Contamination Sliced and chopped apples shipped all over the U.S. by Ready Pac Inc., are recalled over concerns about Listeria found on plant equipment. So if you've been choosing apples over fries lately, you might want to hit pause. |
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Some At-Risk Shark Species Are Ending Up In U.S. Soups Shark fin soup is a delicacy, but consumers may not be aware they're eating threatened species. Scientists hope the methods they've devised to trace shark DNA in bowls of soup can help law enforcement officials track contraband in states where sales are illegal. |
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Paleo Diet Blogger Sues State For Trying To Regulate His Advice A blogger who claims he lost weight and lowered his blood sugar on the paleo diet files a First Amendment lawsuit after he's told he needs a license to give others diet advice and nutritional counseling. |
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Presidential Foods And What They Say About Our Leaders What our presidents and candidates eat says a lot about the public images they strive to project. Historically, their recipes also gave us insight into the cooking advancements and habits of the period. |
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'Sweet Child O' Mine,' Julia Child Mash-Up Honors America's First Top Chef An 80s hairband and American cooking doyenne Julia Child are an unlikely combo, and yet, in this tribute video mash-up by our colleagues at WGBH, it works. Child would have turned 100 on August 15. |
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Where Did All The Watermelon Seeds Go? Seedless watermelons are easier to eat than traditional ones, but are we sacrificing flavor? Plant breeders say watermelons have been bred to enhance flavor and convenience, and argue that seedless ones are usually sweeter. |
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Hold The Ice: Rhetoric Gets Hot Over New York's Big Soda Ban At a public hearing today, the opponents to New York Mayor Bloomberg's proposed big soda ban are saying the government is too involved in personal health decisions. But the mayor is determined, and the ban is likely to be approved by the board of health in September. |
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Ordering Food Online? That'll Be More Calories, Cost And Complexity It may be easy to order food online, but it's also more pricey and more calorific compared to traditional ways of ordering, says a new study. It seems we lose our personal inhibitions when we don't have to talk to the seller or see other customers. |
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Cargill Warns Of Salmonella-Tainted Ground Beef In Latest Recall At least two people have been hospitalized in a Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak tied to ground beef from a Pennsylvania Cargill beef plant. The company is warning consumers to check packages in their freezers before consuming ground beef. |
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Soul Food Fans Say Goodbye To 'Queen' Sylvia Sylvia Woods of the legendary Harlem soul food restaurant, Sylvia's, died yesterday at age 86. She made chicken and waffles cool long before today's current crop of retro hipsters decided to take it on. |
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Romney And Jimmy John's Sandwiches, Never Far Apart The success story of sandwich king "Jimmy John" Liautaud is a regular part of GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's stump speech. And it's a safe bet that Jimmy John's is being served on the political press bus at lunch. |
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Discarded Food Cans Turn Into Canvas For British Street Artist The UK artist known as My Dog Sighs makes striking "can people" out of old food cans he finds and the cans people collect for him, then he leaves them on the street for others to find. But P.S: Don't tell anyone that he doesn't have a dog. |
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An Olympic-Sized Outrage Grows Over French Fry Sales At The Games McDonald's deal to block others from selling fries at the Olympics is giving some people heartburn. Hear more tonight on All Things Considered, and check out our Storify of what we're reading now. |
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Studies Tie Human Bladder Infections To Antibiotics In Chicken A new investigative report connects human drug-resistant infections and overuse of antibiotics in animals raised for food. But not everyone agrees the problem of antibiotic resistance is so clear cut. |
