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Vegan cheeses are getting closer to the taste and texture of the real thing. Kevin White/ATK hide caption

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A company says it created a milk protein that could revolutionize dairy-free cheese

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Ollin's Mexican Restaurant Week menu included birria enchiladas, rice and beans, empanadas and a margarita. Cuauhtemoc Reyes hide caption

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Mexican Restaurant Week

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A sampling of some of the hundreds of ready-to-eat products affected by the BrucePac recall, according to the USDA. U.S. Department of Agriculture hide caption

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Listeria chicken recall

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Most bananas imported to the U.S. come through ports affected by the dockworkers' strike. And the fruit's limited shelf life made it hard to stockpile in advance. Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Because of the strike by dockworkers, bananas could soon be in short supply

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Word Central Kitchen has partnered with Bear's Smokehouse BBQ to help provide meals for the Asheville, N.C., community. World Central Kitchen/WCK.org hide caption

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"I love cooking for people I love," Ina Garten says. "And the cooking is just the medium; the thing that I care about is the connection." Austin Hargrave/Penguin Random House hide caption

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Ina

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Colorful Tupperware products are displayed at a selling party in California. Garrett Cheen/AP hide caption

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Tupperware bankruptcy

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Not all Americans eat beef equally. Research finds the nation's biggest beef eaters are disproportionately men. Jackie Lay/NPR hide caption

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Eating less beef is a climate solution. Here's why that's hard for some American men

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Garbage is unloaded into the Pine Tree Acres Landfill in Lenox Township, Mich., on July 28, 2022. State bans on commercial food waste have been largely ineffective, researchers found. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption

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Shuggie's co-owners David Murphy and Kayla Abe aim to reduce food waste by using upcycled ingredients. Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption

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Cans of Campbell's soup are displayed on a shelf at a grocery store in Richmond, Calif., in 2019. The Campbell Soup Company says it's changing its corporate name to The Campbell’s Company. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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ChoViva, a cocoa-free chocolate alternative, is tested and processed by an employee at the testing lab of Planet A Foods. Sandra Singh for NPR hide caption

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To fight climate change, 2 siblings in Germany make chocolate without cocoa beans

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President Biden welcomes then White House executive chef Cristeta Comerford to the podium during a reception celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Cristeta Comerford reflects on cooking for five presidents as White House chef

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