Jacques Pépin, pictured in his home in Connecticut in August, has a new book called Art of the Chicken. Carlin Stiehl for The Boston Globe via Getty Images hide caption
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For a limited time, McDonald's will give adults a chance to relive a part of their childhood by purchasing a Happy Meal for grown ups. Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption
President Joe Biden speaks during the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 28, 2022. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Linda Skeens won first, second and third place for best jelly and jam and many, many other categories at a Virginia county fair. AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Boxes of dates are auctioned off by the tens of kilos at the Buraydah Date Festival in Buraydah, Saudi Arabia, on Aug. 3, 2022. Tasneem Alsultan hide caption
Mark Bittman's spinach carbonara is a vegetarian twist on a classic Italian dish. He says spinach adds "a variety of different nutrients and just mixes things up a bit." Jim Henkens hide caption
Fast cooking is about strategy. Use these 3 tips to make the most of your kitchen
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Yaroslav Holovatenko (left) and a friend with their McDonald's meals in Kyiv on Wednesday. Ashley Westerman/NPR hide caption
McDonald's reopens in Ukraine, feeding customers' nostalgia — and future hopes
Fred Franzia, the man behind Charles Shaw brand wine, also affectionately known as "Two Buck Chuck," brought affordable wine to the masses. Stephen Osman/Los Angeles Times via Getty Image hide caption
Fred Franzia, creator of 'Two Buck Chuck' and champion of affordable wine, has died
The recipe for this pineapple kimchi is available in Danny Bowien's new cookbook, Mission Vegan: Wildly Delicious Food for Everyone. Henry Hargreaves hide caption
Yes, you can make a quick and simple vegan meal. This chef shows you how
Tariq and his family traveled from New York to South Dakota's corn palace for a ceremony honoring his new position as the state's official corn-bassador. Travel South Dakota hide caption
Melissa Clark and NPR's Ayesha Rascoe pose with the cheesy baked pasta. Shannon Rhoades/NPR hide caption
Ibrahim Songne, an immigrant from Burkina Faso, opened a pizza spot called IBRIS in the Italian town of Trento. He overcame local prejudices — and now has been named to a list of the world's top 50 pizzerias. Marilena Umuhoza Delli for NPR hide caption
Augustin Laborde, owner of Le Paon Qui Boit, at his shop in Paris on Aug. 26. Matthew Avignone for NPR hide caption
Urban farmer Victor Edalia (right) with three beneficiaries of his free veggies in 2020 (left to right): Sheila Musimbi, a single mom; Celine Oinga, who comes from a family of 9 siblings; and Jackline Oyamo, jobless due to the pandemic. He's expanded his garden — and giveaways — since then. Thomas Bwire hide caption
Gold miners discovered the mummified Steppe Bison now called "Blue Babe." Researchers believe it is more than 55,000 years old. Unfortunately, radiocarbon dating tools can't measure any further back that. University of Alaska Museum of the North hide caption
A pedestrian wears a mask while walking past a sign for a Whole Foods Market in San Francisco, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption
The Girl Scouts website calls Raspberry Rally a "thin, crispy cookie infused with raspberry flavor and dipped in chocolaty coating." Girl Scouts of the USA hide caption
Jill Mallen gets her groceries at a food pantry because of soaring inflation. She says she's a "confused" voter — a registered Democrat who feels Republicans did a better job of managing the economy. Asma Khalid/NPR hide caption
Brad and Susan Wall have been together for 35 years. Brad and Susan Wall hide caption
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit Japan's alcohol industry hard, sharpening a long-running trend away from drinking. A new campaign sponsored by the National Tax Agency hopes to change that — but it's running into sharp criticism. Philip Fong/AFP via Getty Images hide caption