Hidden Kitchens: The Kitchen Sisters http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91851784&ft=1&f=91851784 "Food history is as important as a baroque church. Governments should recognize this cultural heritage and protect traditional foods. A cheese is as worthy of preserving as a 16th-century building." — Carlo Petrini, founder, Slow Food Movement en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:42:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/thumbnail/npr_generic_image_75.jpg Hidden Kitchens: The Kitchen Sisters http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91851784&ft=1&f=91851784 yes Central Valley Disconnect: Rich Land, Poor Nutrition California's Central Valley produces many of the fruits and vegetables consumed by Americans — but not by the residents themselves. The area is one of the poorest in the country, with high rates of malnutrition and obesity. Some locals are working to change that. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:42:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106061080&ft=1&f=91851784 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106061080&ft=1&f=91851784 California's Central Valley produces many of the fruits and vegetables consumed by Americans — but not by the residents themselves. The area is one of the poorest in the country, with high rates of malnutrition and obesity. Some locals are working to change that. 439 no California's Central Valley produces many of the fruits and vegetables consumed by Americans — but not by the residents themselves. The area is one of the poorest in the country, with high rates of malnutrition and obesity. Some locals are working to change that.

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]]> Stubb Stubblefield: Archangel Of Barbecue C.B. "Stubb" Stubblefield, namesake of the legendary club in Austin, Texas, had a mission to feed the world, especially the people who sang in it. When he started out in Lubbock, he generously fed and supported both black and white musicians, creating community and breaking barriers. Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:50:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101823249&ft=1&f=91851784 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101823249&ft=1&f=91851784 C.B. "Stubb" Stubblefield, namesake of the legendary club in Austin, Texas, had a mission to feed the world, especially the people who sang in it. When he started out in Lubbock, he generously fed and supported both black and white musicians, creating community and breaking barriers. 418 no C.B. "Stubb" Stubblefield, namesake of the legendary club in Austin, Texas, had a mission to feed the world, especially the people who sang in it. When he started out in Lubbock, he generously fed and supported both black and white musicians, creating community and breaking barriers.

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]]> Birth Of Rice-A-Roni: The Armenian-Italian Treat The birth of Rice-A-Roni began with a friendship between a Canadian immigrant and a survivor of the Armenian genocide. Soon after, an Italian family made "the San Francisco treat" into a popular side dish. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:54:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2008/07/31/93067862/birth-of-rice-a-roni-the-armenian-italian-treat?ft=1&f=91851784 http://www.npr.org/2008/07/31/93067862/birth-of-rice-a-roni-the-armenian-italian-treat?ft=1&f=91851784 The birth of Rice-A-Roni began with a friendship between a Canadian immigrant and a survivor of the Armenian genocide. Soon after, an Italian family made "the San Francisco treat" into a popular side dish. 0 no The birth of Rice-A-Roni began with a friendship between a Canadian immigrant and a survivor of the Armenian genocide. Soon after, an Italian family made "the San Francisco treat" into a popular side dish.

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]]> London's Gardens: Allotments for the People London's "allotment" gardens are an unusual and vibrant system of community gardens across the entire city. Tended by immigrants, retirees, chefs and fans of fresh food, the allotments make up a kitchen community like no other. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:38:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2008/06/26/91805611/londons-gardens-allotments-for-the-people?ft=1&f=91851784 http://www.npr.org/2008/06/26/91805611/londons-gardens-allotments-for-the-people?ft=1&f=91851784 London's "allotment" gardens are an unusual and vibrant system of community gardens across the entire city. Tended by immigrants, retirees, chefs and fans of fresh food, the allotments make up a kitchen community like no other. 0 no London's "allotment" gardens are an unusual and vibrant system of community gardens across the entire city. Tended by immigrants, retirees, chefs and fans of fresh food, the allotments make up a kitchen community like no other.

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]]> The Sheepherder's Ball: Hidden Basque Kitchens In the last century, Basque people fleeing Francisco Franco's dictatorship flocked to America, herding sheep across the West. "Hidden Kitchens" explores the world of Basque sheepherders and their outdoor, below-the-ground, Dutch oven cooking traditions. Thu, 29 May 2008 00:01:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2008/05/29/90893167/the-sheepherders-ball-hidden-basque-kitchens?ft=1&f=91851784 http://www.npr.org/2008/05/29/90893167/the-sheepherders-ball-hidden-basque-kitchens?ft=1&f=91851784 In the last century, Basque people fleeing Francisco Franco's dictatorship flocked to America, herding sheep across the West. "Hidden Kitchens" explores the world of Basque sheepherders and their outdoor, below-the-ground, Dutch oven cooking traditions. 0 no In the last century, Basque people fleeing Francisco Franco's dictatorship flocked to America, herding sheep across the West. "Hidden Kitchens" explores the world of Basque sheepherders and their outdoor, below-the-ground, Dutch oven cooking traditions.

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]]> Broncos and Boudin: The Angola Prison Rodeo Hidden Kitchens travels to the Louisiana State Penitentiary and the world of unexpected, below-the-radar, down-home convict cooking at the Angola Prison Rodeo. The event, which draws thousands of spectators, features traditional dishes prepared and sold by inmates at the prison farm. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:01:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2008/04/17/89698695/broncos-and-boudin-the-angola-prison-rodeo?ft=1&f=91851784 http://www.npr.org/2008/04/17/89698695/broncos-and-boudin-the-angola-prison-rodeo?ft=1&f=91851784 Hidden Kitchens travels to the Louisiana State Penitentiary and the world of unexpected, below-the-radar, down-home convict cooking at the Angola Prison Rodeo. The event, which draws thousands of spectators, features traditional dishes prepared and sold by inmates at the prison farm. 0 no Hidden Kitchens travels to the Louisiana State Penitentiary and the world of unexpected, below-the-radar, down-home convict cooking at the Angola Prison Rodeo. The event, which draws thousands of spectators, features traditional dishes prepared and sold by inmates at the prison farm.

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]]> Sugar in the Milk: A Parsi Kitchen Story Niloufer Ichaporia King lives in a house with three kitchens. She is known for her ritual celebrations of Parsi New Year on the first day of spring, when she creates an elaborate ceremonial meal based on the auspicious foods and traditions of her vanishing culture. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:01:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2008/03/20/88505980/sugar-in-the-milk-a-parsi-kitchen-story?ft=1&f=91851784 http://www.npr.org/2008/03/20/88505980/sugar-in-the-milk-a-parsi-kitchen-story?ft=1&f=91851784 Niloufer Ichaporia King lives in a house with three kitchens. She is known for her ritual celebrations of Parsi New Year on the first day of spring, when she creates an elaborate ceremonial meal based on the auspicious foods and traditions of her vanishing culture. 0 no Niloufer Ichaporia King lives in a house with three kitchens. She is known for her ritual celebrations of Parsi New Year on the first day of spring, when she creates an elaborate ceremonial meal based on the auspicious foods and traditions of her vanishing culture.

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]]> Hercules and Hemings: Presidents' Slave Chefs Hercules, a slave of George Washington, and James Hemings, owned by Thomas Jefferson, began a long connection of presidents and their African-American cooks. And President Lyndon Johnson's black cook may have influenced his work on civil rights reform. Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2008/02/19/18950467/hercules-and-hemings-presidents-slave-chefs?ft=1&f=91851784 http://www.npr.org/2008/02/19/18950467/hercules-and-hemings-presidents-slave-chefs?ft=1&f=91851784 Hercules, a slave of George Washington, and James Hemings, owned by Thomas Jefferson, began a long connection of presidents and their African-American cooks. And President Lyndon Johnson's black cook may have influenced his work on civil rights reform. 0 no Hercules, a slave of George Washington, and James Hemings, owned by Thomas Jefferson, began a long connection of presidents and their African-American cooks. And President Lyndon Johnson's black cook may have influenced his work on civil rights reform.

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]]> Kibbe at the Crossroads: A Lebanese Kitchen Story In the late 1870s, Lebanese immigrants began arriving in the Mississippi Delta, working first as peddlers, then grocers and restaurateurs. Kibbe, a meatloaf of sorts, is part of the glue that continues to hold the Lebanese family culture together in the Delta and beyond. Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2008/01/31/18547399/kibbe-at-the-crossroads-a-lebanese-kitchen-story?ft=1&f=91851784 http://www.npr.org/2008/01/31/18547399/kibbe-at-the-crossroads-a-lebanese-kitchen-story?ft=1&f=91851784 In the late 1870s, Lebanese immigrants began arriving in the Mississippi Delta, working first as peddlers, then grocers and restaurateurs. Kibbe, a meatloaf of sorts, is part of the glue that continues to hold the Lebanese family culture together in the Delta and beyond. 0 no In the late 1870s, Lebanese immigrants began arriving in the Mississippi Delta, working first as peddlers, then grocers and restaurateurs. Kibbe, a meatloaf of sorts, is part of the glue that continues to hold the Lebanese family culture together in the Delta and beyond.

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]]> Weenie Royale: Food and the Japanese Internment After Pearl Harbor, about 120,000 Japanese Americans were uprooted and forced to live for years in remote federal camps around the country. The upheaval of internment changed the traditional Japanese diet and erased the family table. Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2007/12/20/17335538/weenie-royale-food-and-the-japanese-internment?ft=1&f=91851784 http://www.npr.org/2007/12/20/17335538/weenie-royale-food-and-the-japanese-internment?ft=1&f=91851784 After Pearl Harbor, about 120,000 Japanese Americans were uprooted and forced to live for years in remote federal camps around the country. The upheaval of internment changed the traditional Japanese diet and erased the family table. 0 no After Pearl Harbor, about 120,000 Japanese Americans were uprooted and forced to live for years in remote federal camps around the country. The upheaval of internment changed the traditional Japanese diet and erased the family table.

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]]> Olive Oil Season: A West Bank Kitchen Story Every year, Palestinians from towns and villages across the West Bank bring their ladders and tarps to local olive groves. Olive oil season is the center of local history and culture — and at the heart of the economy. Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2007/11/22/16506897/olive-oil-season-a-west-bank-kitchen-story?ft=1&f=91851784 http://www.npr.org/2007/11/22/16506897/olive-oil-season-a-west-bank-kitchen-story?ft=1&f=91851784 Every year, Palestinians from towns and villages across the West Bank bring their ladders and tarps to local olive groves. Olive oil season is the center of local history and culture — and at the heart of the economy. 0 no Every year, Palestinians from towns and villages across the West Bank bring their ladders and tarps to local olive groves. Olive oil season is the center of local history and culture — and at the heart of the economy.

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]]> The Birth of the Frito The Kitchen Sisters explore the saga of a Texas corn chip and C.E. Doolin, the can-do visionary behind it. Doolin, who envisioned Fritos as a side dish, never imagined anyone would consume an entire king size bag. The story of the Frito is the latest in the "Hidden Kitchens" series. Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:01:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2007/10/18/15377830/the-birth-of-the-frito?ft=1&f=91851784 http://www.npr.org/2007/10/18/15377830/the-birth-of-the-frito?ft=1&f=91851784 The Kitchen Sisters explore the saga of a Texas corn chip and C.E. Doolin, the can-do visionary behind it. Doolin, who envisioned Fritos as a side dish, never imagined anyone would consume an entire king size bag. The story of the Frito is the latest in the "Hidden Kitchens" series. 0 no The Kitchen Sisters explore the saga of a Texas corn chip and C.E. Doolin, the can-do visionary behind it. Doolin, who envisioned Fritos as a side dish, never imagined anyone would consume an entire king size bag. The story of the Frito is the latest in the "Hidden Kitchens" series.

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]]> Beyond Tang: Food in Space NASA's Johnson Space Center invited The Kitchen Sisters to visit its "hidden kitchen." On the eve of NASA's scheduled launch of space shuttle Atlantis, The Kitchen Sisters present a brief history of space food. Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:01:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2007/06/07/10792763/beyond-tang-food-in-space?ft=1&f=91851784 http://www.npr.org/2007/06/07/10792763/beyond-tang-food-in-space?ft=1&f=91851784 NASA's Johnson Space Center invited The Kitchen Sisters to visit its "hidden kitchen." On the eve of NASA's scheduled launch of space shuttle Atlantis, The Kitchen Sisters present a brief history of space food. 0 no NASA's Johnson Space Center invited The Kitchen Sisters to visit its "hidden kitchen." On the eve of NASA's scheduled launch of space shuttle Atlantis, The Kitchen Sisters present a brief history of space food.

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]]> Mozart's Hidden Kitchen On the eve of Mozart's 251st birthday, The Kitchen Sisters take us to Vienna, to Mozart's Hidden Kitchen: "The Tables of New Crowned Hope." The festival honored the composer's free-thinking philosophy, innovation and radical music. Fri, 26 Jan 2007 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2007/01/26/7003147/mozarts-hidden-kitchen?ft=1&f=91851784 http://www.npr.org/2007/01/26/7003147/mozarts-hidden-kitchen?ft=1&f=91851784 On the eve of Mozart's 251st birthday, The Kitchen Sisters take us to Vienna, to Mozart's Hidden Kitchen: "The Tables of New Crowned Hope." The festival honored the composer's free-thinking philosophy, innovation and radical music. 0 no On the eve of Mozart's 251st birthday, The Kitchen Sisters take us to Vienna, to Mozart's Hidden Kitchen: "The Tables of New Crowned Hope." The festival honored the composer's free-thinking philosophy, innovation and radical music.

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]]> Farm Aid: Saving the Family Farm The Kitchen Sisters visit the 21st annual Farm Aid benefit concert in Camden, N.J., for some turkey-stuffin', potato-mashin' music and some deep stories of an endangered tradition — the American family farm. Thu, 23 Nov 2006 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2006/11/23/6526686/farm-aid-saving-the-family-farm?ft=1&f=91851784 http://www.npr.org/2006/11/23/6526686/farm-aid-saving-the-family-farm?ft=1&f=91851784 The Kitchen Sisters visit the 21st annual Farm Aid benefit concert in Camden, N.J., for some turkey-stuffin', potato-mashin' music and some deep stories of an endangered tradition — the American family farm. 0 no The Kitchen Sisters visit the 21st annual Farm Aid benefit concert in Camden, N.J., for some turkey-stuffin', potato-mashin' music and some deep stories of an endangered tradition — the American family farm.

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