NPR Topics: Food


Where's The Beef? One Man's Search For 'Steak'
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:50:00 -0400
Mark Schatzker, a lifelong steak lover, was disappointed in the steaks he was eating. So Schatzker set off on a quest to find the very best piece of beef in the world -- a quest that took him from feedlots in Texas, to French cave paintings of prehistoric cattle, to the Argentine pampas.

Burger King Sold For $3.26 Billion To Private Investors
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:42:00 -0400
Burger King has agreed to be bought by a private-equity group for $3.26 billion.

Boy Howdy! You Can Deep Fry Beer
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0400
Amateur chef Mark Zable from Texas has a new culinary invention: fried beer. Zable tells Steve Inskeep this is the first time anyone has successfully deep fried a liquid. He'll debut his fried beer at the Texas State Fair later this month.