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Is that Thai food genuine? Ask a robot.

by Kai Ryssdal
Sep 29, 2014
Thai scientists say they have a robot that can tell whether ethnic food is "real."
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How techies are reenvisioning restaurants

by Queena Kim
Sep 29, 2014
Hungry? There's an algorithm for that ...
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We're paying more for butter and milk. Way more.

by Shea Huffman
Sep 12, 2014
U.S. milk and butter prices have risen to record levels this year.
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Your Wallet: Hacking the grocery store

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Sep 3, 2014
What are your favorite ways to save money at the grocery store?
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A business with a taste for risk and honey

by Amanda Aronczyk
Sep 1, 2014
Despite tough odds, new small businesses like Wise Acre still try to make it.
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What is a superfood?

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 21, 2014
A new study tries to define superfoods. Hint: it's more than just kale.
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Why does popcorn at the movies cost so much?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Aug 4, 2014
Hint: Movie theaters don’t make much money from movies. Movie studios do.
Is that yellowish hue butter, or pure gold? 
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Refrigerators are running in China

by David Gura
Jul 29, 2014
Nicola Twilley talks about China's huge refrigeration boom.
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Why Americans spend less of their budgets on food

by Noel King
Jul 7, 2014
Food prices are rising, but Americans still spend less of their disposable income on food than people in other countries.
Safeway customers shop for peaches at Safeway's 'Lifestyle' store in Livermore, California.
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Would you eat computer food? Because Watson's cooking

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 1, 2014
Supercomputer Watson is now programmed to create recipes. Weird, maybe tasty ones.
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