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Why We Eat What We Eat

Most Americans now have more choices when it comes to food than any other group of people in the history of the world. We are so, so lucky to live in a time and place when we get to choose between feasting on fresh vegetables from the farmer’s market… and ordering a meat lover’s pizza delivered right to our door.

With such a ridiculous abundance of options, how do we actually decide what’s for dinner?

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Why We Eat What We Eat
What the Heck Is Duck Sauce? from 2017-11-15T14:00

There are more Chinese restaurants in the United States than McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, and Kentucky Fried Chicken. Combined. But the iconic menu items you’ll find in many of them bear almos...

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The Climate Change Diet from 2017-11-08T14:00

When you think about the climate change, you might think about how it’ll affect where you’ll live, or get around. But one of the most intimate effects of climate change will be on what we eat. Sea ...

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Potluck Capital of the World from 2017-10-25T13:00

Sometimes we eat what we eat because there’s a shared tradition and history that brings us together, and sometimes we eat what eat because it’s what was brought to the table. That’s the potluck. In...

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I Eat Everything, Except… from 2017-10-18T13:00

Macaroni and cheese, chicken nuggets, grilled cheese. American kids are known around the world for their bland, boring palates. But what happens if you never outgrow the kids’ menu? Today on the sh...

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The Search for Big Kale from 2017-10-11T19:32

In our first episode, we take on food trends — specifically, the biggest food trend of the last decade: kale.  Kale isn’t an especially flashy vegetable. It’s slightly bitter, hard to digest, and ...

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Introducing: Why We Eat What We Eat from 2017-10-03T16:02

In a new series brought to you by Blue Apron and Gimlet Creative, host Cathy Erway investigates the unseen forces that shape our eating habits. We’ll tackle everything from food conspiracies and pi...

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Why We Eat What We Eat
Introducing: Why We Eat What We Eat from 2017-10-03T16:02

In a new series brought to you by Blue Apron and Gimlet Creative, host Cathy Erway investigates the unseen forces that shape our eating habits. We’ll tackle everything from food conspiracies and pi...

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