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Former accountant Mario David García Mansilla gets up at 5 a.m. every day and heads to Pacaya, an active volcano near Guatemala City, Guatemala. There, Mansilla continues at the craft he has worked to hone for years: making the perfect pizza in a volcanic oven. LX News contributor Matt Dworzanczyk shows you Mansilla’s workday and his spot on Pacaya, where...

Daniela Rabalais has seen white creators on TikTok appropriate or rebrand foods and drinks from other cultures, and wanted to call attention to the harm that can cause. So she flipped the script, making a viral video while preparing a hot dog, giving the ingredients new names. Rabalais joins LX News to talk about culinary appropriation.

It’s been a warm July, and the best way to cool off? Ice cream, of course. Here’s some sweet promotions you can get your hands on during the month in 2022.

Grilling competitions are a summertime staple, so the 30th annual Giant National Capital BBQ Battle is returning to Pennsylvania Avenue just in time. Military chefs and some of the best pit masters in the world will be showing off their skills. News4’s Molette Green reports.

Overfishing and climate change are causing trouble for the world’s salmon population in oceans and rivers – but what if your salmon didn’t need to be fished or farmed? Wildtype is using “cellular agriculture” to grow sushi-grade cuts of salmon and help fisheries recover. Co-founders Aryé Elfenbein and Justin Kolbeck joined LX News to explain how it works.

If your burrito-wrapping skills aren’t quite restaurant-ready, a group of Maryland college students may have a solution: burrito tape.

Millions of Americans struggle to access fresh and affordable groceries every day. The areas they live in are most often called “food deserts,” but academics and activists use another term they say better reflects the systemic racism that created them. That term is “food apartheid.” Here’s how food apartheid plays out in Chicago — and how local community members are...

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President Joe Biden is vowing to help American farmers try to ease a global spike in food prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He visited a family farm in Illinois on Wednesday and unrolled policies meant to increase harvests in ways that the administration believes could also help to reduce grocery bills at home. The Democrat is making a pitch...

Goldfish crackers is partnering with Old Bay for a new “bold” and “zesty” limited-edition snack just in time for summer. The limited-edition Old Bay seasoned Goldfish snack is now available, according to a news release. The crackers are seasoned with Old Bay’s popular spice blend that includes black pepper, paprika, celery salt and red pepper flakes, which “creates a...

Discover the best Cinco De Mayo deals you can take advantage of this Thursday.

What foods should you buy to help the environment? How should you use your dollar at the grocery store to vote for a better climate future? Author and Johns Hopkins University bioethicist Dr. Jessica Fanzo explains.

Anyone can eat like an Arlington County firefighter thanks to their new cookbook — which focuses on healthier eats. News4’s Molette Green reports.

NBC New York’s Kay Angrum talks about a new map of the best bagels in NYC, and pays a visit to Bo’s Bagels in Harlem, the business ranked seventh out of 200. A lot of hard work went into making the map: the couple behind it walked more than 130 miles a week for 13 months.

“I’m not afraid to be that voice, to say that we need papers, we need a life,” says Cristina Martinez. The South Philly Barbacoa chef is open about being undocumented, and uses her platform to call for change. Her activism and her cooking have led to multiple award nominations. Martinez tells 1st Look host Johnny Bananas about leaving behind an...

We’ve all thrown away food after letting it sit in the fridge for too long — but with rising grocery prices, it’s time to get savvy. News4’s Susan Hogan lays out clever ways to extend the shelf life of fruits, vegetables and herbs.

The Russian tanks and missiles besieging Ukraine also are threatening the food supply and livelihoods of people in Europe, Africa and Asia who rely on the vast, fertile farmlands known as the “breadbasket of the world.”

Many businesses have posted rising profits and 70-year-high profit margins since the pandemic. But executives have also talked openly in earnings calls about raising prices, and then saying the increases were due to inflation. And Lindsay Owens and her organization Groundwork Collaborative have the receipts to prove it. She joined LX News to talk about how many businesses are seeing...

It’s nearly kickoff time. Do you know where your jellied cucumber-olive salad is? Super Bowl LVI is coming up, and like all the other big games from years past, it’s expected to be a bad day for wallets and stomachs. Many homes across the nation are going to make mountains of food, including party staples like chicken wings, Lipton-soup-based...

A scene out of a sci-fi movie is made real at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Trays with food careen down from the ceiling in an effort to minimize person-to-person contact.