Foodsurfing: Rediscovering steamed cheeseburgers
Sometimes you find things on the Internet; other times, things find you. Poking around online last night, I wasn't even thinking about food – which, granted, is fairly unusual for me. Somehow, I...
View ArticleFood crush: Addie Broyles
We get food crushes sometimes. It might be a chef whose stracciatella makes our hearts sing (that'd be you, Missy Robbins), a winemaker with a barrel-sized brain and wit to match (cheers, Randall...
View ArticleCNN Heroes: Feeding "motel kids"
Click to watch video In the shadows of Disneyland, often referred to as the "happiest place on Earth," many children are living a reality that's far from carefree. They are living in cheap motels more...
View Article'Love Kitchen' feeds bodies and souls in need
Click to watch video Knoxville, Tennessee (CNN) - Helen Ashe experienced many hardships growing up in Abbeville, South Carolina, during the 1930s and '40s. Her family's first house had no lights or...
View ArticleNew Orleans café breaking chains of poverty
The smoky aroma of chicken and sausage gumbo fills the air inside Café Reconcile. A moist, tender pot roast emerges from the oven while the timid hands of novice knife holders chop onions and peppers....
View ArticleBringing healing to Newtown, one pie at a time
Beth Howard pulled up to Newtown in her 24-foot-long camper, loaded with 240 apple pies. She dished out pie to kids from Sandy Hook Elementary School, grieving parents and anyone who asked. She...
View ArticleHow a Brooklyn girl became a legendary Southern baker
This year, the Southern Foodways Alliance celebrates women, work, and food. Today's subject is Karen Barker, who was happily co-proprietor and pastry chef of the Magnolia Grill in Durham, North...
View ArticleTexas man funds lunch for school kids
Last week, dozens of children at a Utah elementary school had their lunch trays snatched away from them before they could take a bite. Workers at Uintah Elementary School removed the already-served...
View ArticleThe CNN 10 Visionary Women: Saru Jayaraman
This Women’s History Month, CNN set out to highlight the efforts of 10 women who are helping other women find success, self-esteem and sometimes a safe haven. The women represent diverse fields:...
View ArticleCNN Hero Sarah Ramirez brings healthy produce to the people
In "the nation's salad bowl," as California's Central Valley is often called, fresh produce grows in abundance. But for many area residents, healthy food is out of reach. "Here we are in this...
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