Amy Eddings

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Last Chance Foods: Rooting for Rutabagas

Friday, April 04, 2014

As a cross between a cabbage and a turnip, the rutabaga is an underdog vegetable easily overlooked. Concuco Farm's Hector Tejada helped shine the spotlight on rutabagas with advice on...

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No "Goddesses of Food"? Female Chefs Beg to Differ

Friday, March 28, 2014

WNYC

Female chefs ask what they have to do in order to get noticed.

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Last Chance Foods: One Connoisseur's Quest for the Freshest Mallomar

Friday, March 28, 2014

They may be processed and packaged, but Mallomars are also seasonal. Find out why, and hear about Wall Street Journal columnist Ralph Gardner Jr.'s quest to find the freshest specimen.

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Women Rule the Kitchen, But Not the Best Ones

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

WNYC

Women represent only six percent of the head chef positions at 15 prominent U.S. restaurant groups.

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Last Chance Foods: Sweet On Onions

Friday, March 21, 2014

Before ramps jump in and steal the seasonal spotlight, Dirt Candy chef Amanda Cohen talks about how to make onions the star of the show — even in desserts. Try her recipe for grilled ...

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New Sanitation Commissioner Faces Challenges

Monday, March 17, 2014

Kathryn Garcia is well known in city government and among environmental groups, but her only experience in the Sanitation Department comes from an internship there more than 20 years ago.

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Last Chance Foods: For Lobster Eaters Only

Friday, March 14, 2014

Cooking live lobster can be squirm-inducing culinary task. But if you're determined to do so, Red Hook Lobster Pound's Susan Povich has some advice. 

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Anatomy of a Gas Explosion

Thursday, March 13, 2014

A Duke University Professor who has studied urban gas infrastructure explains what it takes for a disaster to happen. 

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Last Chance Foods: The Secret, Highly Processed Life of Orange Juice

Friday, March 07, 2014

By the time not-from-concentrate orange juice reaches grocery store shelves, it's had the oxygen stripped from it and "flavor packs" added back in. Even the amount of vitamin C listed...

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Feds: Abu Ghaith Used "Murderous" Words in Wake of 9/11

Wednesday, March 05, 2014

WNYC
In their opening statements Wednesday, federal prosecutors said the alleged al-Qaida spokesman used "murderous power of his words" to help Osama bin Laden publicize the attacks of S...

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Last Chance Foods: The Truth About High Fructose Corn Syrup

Friday, February 28, 2014

Is it really worse than table sugar? You'd be surprised, says author Michael Moss, who answers that question and discusses the ongoing battle between the sugar and corn industries.

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Delta Changes Frequent-Flier Program, Social Media Erupts

Thursday, February 27, 2014

The airline will now calculate miles earned based not on how far you fly, but how much you pay for the ticket.

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True Detective: Not Just Another Cop Show

Thursday, February 27, 2014

WNYC

HBO’s True Detective isn’t misogynistic. It’s only depicting misogyny, says Slate TV critic Willa Paskin.

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Last Chance Foods: It's Millet Time

Friday, February 21, 2014

You may know millet as those yellow grains in bird food, but it's delicious people food, too. Food writer Mark Scarbrough talked about the gluten-free grain and shared a recipe for Mi...

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NY Changes Could Be 'Tipping Point' for Prison Reform

Thursday, February 20, 2014

New York's unprecedented restrictions on the use of solitary confinement places the state at the forefront on one issue in an emerging national debate about the criminal justice system.

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Last Chance Foods: Why You Shouldn’t Eat Raw Chocolate

Friday, February 14, 2014

Last Chance Foods visited Cacao Prieto in Red Hook, Brooklyn, to find out about the strange science behind chocolate, how it's fermented, and why it's not a bean. 

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Famed Snow Day Calculator Stumped by NYC

Friday, February 14, 2014

WNYC

David Sukhin's snow day-predicting algorithm has never been wrong for his New Jersey hometown. But on Thursday it forecast a 90 percent chance of school closures in New York City...and schools stayed open.

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Jeter To Play His Final Season

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

It's the end of an era in the Bronx. Shortstop Derek Jeter announced he'll retire after the 2014 season, ending nearly two decades with the Yankees.

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De Blasio Unveils First Budget, Faces 'Unprecedented' Labor Contract Situation

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

De Blasio said Wednesday his priorities include universal, full-day pre-kindergarten; an inspector general for the NYPD; and enforcement of the paid sick leave act.

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Last Chance Foods: How to Pick the Best Italian Olive Oil

Friday, February 07, 2014

Restaurateur Lidia Bastianich explains what you need to know about Italian olive oil. Also, try her recipe for olive oil and rosemary spaghettini.

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