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Killer Plants; Nagging Questions; Food Safety; Caviar King
Answers to all your nagging questions (like what is charcoal really made out of)...finally! And Afghanistan is not just a war zone. It has a rich culture and we'll hear about the food. Plants that can kill you. And when a hamburger killed her 2 year old son, a mother turned into a food safety activist. Plus the market report takes a look at wild berries.
By Evan Kleiman • • 58m ListenIce cream headaches and what's in charcoal. Answers to nagging questions courtesy of columnist Roxanne Webber. Susan Marx lives in Afghanistan and shares the rich food culture. Be afraid of plants. Some of them can kill you says Amy Stewart. When Barbara Kowalcyk's 2 year old son died after eating a tainted fast food hamburger she became an activist to change food safety rules. Marion Nestle explains the unbelievable maze that makes up our food safety system. The challenges of keeping bees in Los Angeles according to beekeeper Kirk Anderson. Then, Armen Petrossian describes the how to enjoy the delicacy of fine caviar. And Laura Avery shares tales of wild blueberries at the farmers market.
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8 storiesMarket Report
Robert and Rob Poole of Redlands bring down all varieties of blackberries. They will have them for three weeks only. Find them at the Hollywood Sunday market and the Wednesday Santa Monica farmers markets. The boysenberry is their specialty. These can be stored in a plastic container in the fridge with a moistened paper towel.
Read the story7 minNagging Questions
Roxanne Webber is the woman behind the Nagging Questions column at Chow.com. Send Roxanne your nagging question. Music Break: Adious by Eric Serra
Read the story7 minDining in Afghanistan
Susan Marx lives in Afghanistan with her husband Chris. She works for a non-governmental, human rights organization.
Read the story7 minKiller Plants
Amy Stewart is the author of Wicked Plants: The Weed that Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities . Her book is behind a new exhibit at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens . White Snakeroot (Photo Courtesy Amy Stewart) Deadly Nightshade (Copper etching by Briony Morrow-Cribbs for the book Wicked Plants by Amy…
Read the story7 minThe Fight for Food Safety
In 2001 Barbara Kowalcyk's 2-year old son died after contracting E. coli O157:H7 from a hamburger. The tragedy of his death propelled her into a life of food-safety activism. She started the non-profit Center for Foodborne Illness and continues to lobby Congress for an improved food safety system.
Read the story12 minFood Safety Update
Marion Nestle is a Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University. She is the author of numerous books including Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health. Her blog, FoodPolitics.com , covers a variety of food issues including safety.
Read the story5 minBackwards Beekeeping
Kirk Anderson is a beekeeper living in Los Angeles. He practices " backwards beekeeping ," which means that he doesn't use a "foundation" in his hives. Traditional beekeeping uses plastic or beeswax foundations printed with a hexagonal cell pattern to draw their comb. Instead, backwards beekeepers use a strip of wood or cardboard and allow the…
Read the story6 minCaviar King
Armen Petrossian is the President of Petrossian Fine Foods . Armen is the son of Mouchegh who, with his brother Melkoum, began importing Russian caviar to Paris in the 1920's.
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