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Yong Chen, UC Irvine history professor and author of "Chop Suey, USA: The Story of Chinese Food in America" talks about the evolution of Chinese restaurants in the U.S. with Mark Bittman. They visit Los Angeles Chinatown to compare the artifice of the ...
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The restaurant industry is the second largest sector in the economy with more than 11 million workers, yet these individuals are the lowest paid in the country -- the federal minimum wage is still $2.13 an hour for tipped workers.
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In this last episode of California Matters, Mark Bittman recaps his California tour.
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Mark tours the UC Santa Cruz Farm and learns how the organic farm's pioneering efforts are benefiting an entire community.
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In an ongoing video series, writer Mark Bittman explores a diverse range of food issues.
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Mark Bittman goes on a foraging excursion around the streets of Oakland.
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In this episode, Mark Bittman cruises along the waters off of Marshall, CA, where UC Davis researchers are helping local food producers Hog Island Oyster Co. monitor the effects of ocean acidification on the marine ecosystem.
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Mark Bittman and Claire Kremen visit Full Belly Farms in Northern California and talk about why promoting native pollinators is essential to the ecosystem and our food system.
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These days, school lunch is a much more loaded idea than the lunch lady serving kids food on trays.
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The Central Valley is home to the nation's largest Hmong farming community, but they still face huge challenges.
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Mark Bittman learns about the CHAMACOS Study and how it's working to make agricultural communities safer for children and families.